mikayla150

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Calorie deficit
So my tdee is about 2,500. Should I be eating 500 calories less than that to lose fat? I'm trying to lose fat and gain muscle and I lift heavy 4 to 5 days a week. For awhile I was eating around 1,500 calories while lifting and it took me awhile to realize how bad and stupid that was. So what would you guys recommend?
Macros: cutting
I am needing to lose some fat. I lift heavy so I do need some carbs on my heavy lift days. I just really need help figuring out my macros for cutting. I've been reading that for cutting some people eat 20% of their calories for their carbs? I have my macros set at 45, 30,25(protein,fat,carbs) Is that what I should do? I…