Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

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Caloric deficit...

im_not_ok
im_not_ok
Posts: 3
Joined: 2003/03/30
United States
2004/01/25, 11:45 PM
If my calorie needs per day, without exercise, come to about 2,500 and I burn 1,300 more with my daily exercises if I ate between 2,000 - 2,500 is that too much of a deficit?
lordxena
lordxena
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Joined: 2003/01/26
United States
2004/01/26, 07:58 AM
Your deficit should really be anywhere between 250 and 500 calories. Anything more than that, you'll be killing your metabolism and losing muscle.
im_not_ok
im_not_ok
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Joined: 2003/03/30
United States
2004/01/26, 09:26 AM
Then I assume it's ok to keep the exercise the same, if I choose to, and then I can eat more, correct?
pimple
pimple
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Joined: 2003/07/08
United States
2004/01/27, 12:16 AM
yeah, you can have the deficit be in the form of exercise... (cardio and/or weights)