Cutting Strategies Explained
A listener shares their journey of cutting weight and experiences setbacks due to summer activities and illness. Despite feeling stalled, they are losing a healthy amount of fat each week and are encouraged to assess their progress. The discussion emphasizes the importance of patience and the potential need for dietary adjustments to continue achieving their goals.In this clip
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I have made a solid transformation over the last year. I started at 182 lbs at 15% body fat in April and am now down to 171 lbs at 9.5% body fat in October. I achieved this through a long-duration cut over that period. Over the last couple of months, I have increased my calories from 2100 to 2500 and have reached 178 lbs at 9.2% body fat, with a slight decrease in body fat percentage. I’m worried that I am nearing the end of being in the miracle zone of reducing fat while building muscle and I'm curious if I should go back onto my cut. Should I continue increasing calories or go back onto my cut?
Did my body need a break after a five-month cut that ended in mid-April this year, even though I was still hoping to lose 5-10lbs of fat? I spent the summer at maintenance, pushed hard in the gym, and in August, I decided to try for a small amount of fat loss by dropping my calories by 100-200. The weight was slowly shifting, but I took weekends off mostly due to activities like camping, where I ate at maintenance. Everything has been super gentle.
Do you think I'm being wise with my weight loss plan? I did a cut from December to the middle of April and spent the summer in and out of maintenance, sometimes a little bit above and sometimes a little bit below my target weight. I am about 7 pounds away from my absolute goal, so I am doing a four-week more aggressive cut, even though I’ve been a little bit in and out of cuts all summer. My previous cuts have all been very gentle and gradual. I ended my big cut at 141 pounds and have maintained a weight of around 145 pounds all summer.