Do you lower the amount of calories as your losing weight????

[**Middleweight**]

I was wondering since I'm cutting and my current weight is 185. In a week or so do I redo the BENEDICT FORMULA for a 183 pounder if I drop 2 pounds? Or do I keep this diet throuhout the whole 8 weeks??

This is my diet

Cardio 12:30

2:00 Oatmeal/EggWhites
36gPro 2gFat 21gCarb 300Calories

4:10 ProShake/Almonds
61gPro 18gFat 3gCarb 430Calories

6:20 Steak
36gPro 12gFat 2gCarb 280Calories

7:30 Workout

9:00 ProShake/Dextrose
42gPro 2gFat 75gCarb 420Calories

10:00 Chicken/Pasta
26gPro 6gFat 39gCarb 350Calories

1:00 Cottage/Almonds
45gPro 12gFat 13gCarb 410Calories


Total 246gPro 52gFat 153gCarb 2190Calories

[ascendant]

yes, as you lose weight, you'll want to very gradually reduce your calories.

it's not so much the weight that causes the need, but moreso the fact that the calorie-restricted diet will gradually slow your metabolism, hence you'll need to keep lowering the calories to reduce more weight.

do not reduce your caloric intake too fast though or else your body will go catabolic and start burning muscle, dramatically slowing down your metabolism to compensate.

can't remember the suggested number and i'm sure it varies from person to person, but i'd say over a weeks period, don't lower it more than 150 calories at most.

[Kärnfysikern]

I drop carbs when my weightlose stops thats about the only modifications I usualy do while cutting.

[marcus300]

when am cutting i slowly reduce my carbs or even start to cycle them which seems to give my body a further push in the way of fat loss.

[bigsd67]

i usually reduce carbs first and maybe increase protein and fat so the calorie loss is like 100 cals....i do this every 1 to 2 weeks til im down to the desired bodyfat...you should not go lower than 2100 - 2200 cals IMO due to possible muscle loss. up the cardio if you need to get leaner.

[**Middleweight**]

Yeah, that would make more sense to drop the carbs and up the cardio then drop calories. I'm tryin not to sacrifice any muscle here. I've been watching the fit show w/ Bob Cichrello on bodybuilding.com. His transformation is ridiculous! Good motivation for me