Rock Lee
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Okay I've never really watched/counted what I ate before, though I always made sure I had more protein than carbs and the only fat that was in my diet came in the form of dairy (but was usually pretty low). Last week though I started cutting and began with what I thought was my maintenance level of calories (body weight x .42 x 24 [hours in a day]), giving me a shade under 2100. So all last week I stayed between 2000-2100 with my macronutrient ratio looking like 55% protein, 35% carbs, and 10% fats. Then this week I weighed myself again and all that and the scale said I had lost 6 lbs and about 2% BF. I had mixed feelings about that...that seems to be too much weight to lose in a week, then today in the gym my fears came true, all my numbers were down. So my question is, what should I do now? Is there a better formula then (BW x .42 x 24) for maintenance calories, or is it all about trial and error? Does this mean my maintenance calories is actually much higher than I originally thought? What would you recommend I now raise my calories too and how much do you think I should decrease them each week? How many pounds/ how much BF% should I be aiming to lose each week? And lastly is that muscle that I lost pretty well gone for good, or can it be recovered somehow if I increase my calories?
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