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I’ve been running a calorie deficit of around 700–900 calories for the past few months.

M27 | 172 cm | currently 77 kg

I naturally have broad shoulders, and the attached images are my body metrics from March 6 and then on May 5 .

Since then, I’ve dropped down to 77 kg and have definitely seen noticeable fat loss overall.

Current diet:

Breakfast — Oatmeal Bowl
(60g oats + 300g curd + 2 scoops whey + chia seeds + pumpkin seeds)

Lunch
2 whole eggs + 3 egg whites + 1 bowl papaya

Pre-workout
1 banana

Dinner
200–250g cooked chicken + 1 cucumber

My daily intake is usually around 1500 calories.

Training:
I work out 5 days a week on a PPL-UL split.

Recently I came across a lot of posts saying that anything beyond a 500-calorie deficit can lead to muscle loss and other issues, so now I’m a bit confused.

The thing is — I am seeing results. My body fat has gone down noticeably, but my lower belly still holds a lot of fat.

Should I continue with this routine or make changes like increasing calories a bit? My goal is to get leaner while also building/maintaining muscle — basically trying to do a body recomp.

I’m open to any recommendations, suggestions, or criticism.

And yes, all of this has been managed with the help of my “Doraemon” aka ChatGPT acting as my dietician .

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