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Do y’all use NWS, weather.com, accuweather, or something else?? All of these showing rain tomorrow morning and my guy is still going to place.
What secret sauce are yall hiding or am I getting rained on tomorrow at 3am.
Short version: I had extreme fatigue during my last cut. So this cut I switched to fasting 24 hours one day a week with a smaller deficit on the other days. I have started feeling fatigued again. Should I add a second 24 hour fast?
Context:
Male, 28, 6’2”, 288, BF 20 to 25%
I have been fasting 24 hours 1 day a week. Then over the course of many weeks I have been adding a deficit to the other 6 days. Right now, I am at a 300 daily deficit. My maintenance is 3500 so that is a 1.5 lb loss per week.
However, this past week I am starting to see the fatigue I saw during my last cut. I was in bed all day Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Plus my sleep has been terrible this past week.
Is this a result of my cut lasting too long? I am on week 11. Is this a result of me losing too much weight? I am 17 pounds down. Adding in muscle water weight I probably lost it is most likely around 12 real pounds lost. Or is this a result of my deficit being too steep?
Unless the recommendation would be to stop the cut. I would plan to switch to fasting for 24 hours two days a week.
This is because, during my last cut when i didn’t fast, the fatigue set in at a measly 500 cal daily deficit. So the fast let me push further this time.
So I think if I set my other days to maintenance, then fast 24 hours Monday and Thursday. I can lose two pounds per week without fatigue.
Need some guidance for my next diet
During my last diet, from January to May. I essentially hit every roadblock possible. Having too high a deficit, losing too much muscle, extreme fatigue, and extreme water retention. This resulted in me starting and stopping my diet throughout the past months. In the end, I lost 7 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle. Confirmed with dexa.
For my next phase of dieting, what should my direction be? I have two options: first, reduce calories slowly every week, or fast 1 day a week while eating at maintenance.
For some context, I am 6'2", 301lb, and 24% bf. My maintenance calories are roughly 3500kcal.
During my first phase, I had extreme diet fatigue. My brain simply would not work. So I reduced the deficit. After a couple of weeks, the fatigue would return. Rinse and repeat. Due to my size, I should be able to handle a 3-pound deficit, let alone a 0.5-pound deficit. But I couldn't do it. The fatigue would return.
So, for option 1, by slowly increasing the deficit, I am hoping I can push off this fatigue as long as possible. Then, like last time, once I hit that fatigue limit, I would raise the calories and continue on.
For option 2, since my maintenance calories roughly equal 1 pound of fat loss. Every Sunday, or a better day of the week, if someone has a recommendation. I would fast for 24 hours, and for the rest of the week, I would eat at maintenance. I am hoping that by eating my normal calories during the week, I will not experience the same fatigue as last time. I would be losing less weight than Google says I can, but I would be happy with 1 pound per week.
I am leaning towards option 2, but I wanted to consult others for their opinions before moving forward. I plan to start on May 26th or May 31st, depending on whether I do option 1 or 2.
I appreciate any advice, happy Friday.
So, i understand weight fluctuations are normal during a cut. However, at the end of my cut, i started to see extreme weight fluctuations. (This is the reason I stop my cut)
296 to 305 pounds in one week. No diet changes. Googled around, increased calories by 500. 5 pounds lost the following two days bringing me to 300lbs.
Then another 7 days passes and im back up to 305. So I increase calories again by 500. Which returns me to maintenance. The next two days I drop 7 pounds to 298
However, it has been another week. I am back up to 305 pounds. Even at my maintenance calories.
What is going on?? Are my hormones not regulated?? Why am i storing so much water and why am i storing still while eating a maintenance??