Nutrition science doesnt make sense anymore

[Deleted member 44222]

I achieved my lean goals back in the late summer this year. Despite that, I’ve been in perma calorie deficit mode all this time.

Why have I not lost my muscle mass? Has my body simply learned to spend less calories and maintain muscle despite the deficit?

 

[Deleted member 20890]

depends how much protein you’re eating vs carbs/fats

 

[Deleted member 44222]

depends how much protein you’re eating vs carbs/fats

I eat good amount of proteins but the most calories from that probably goes to offset the deficit

 

[Deleted member 44222]

Bump

 

[Deleted member 20890]

I eat good amount of proteins but the most calories from that probably goes to offset the deficit

Metabolism slows down in a long term deficit.

 

[Deleted member 15778]

I achieved my lean goals back in the late summer this year. Despite that, I’ve been in perma calorie deficit mode all this time.

Why have I not lost my muscle mass? Has my body simply learned to spend less calories and maintain muscle despite the deficit?

Muscle and fat require calories to maintain, so if you're at a lower weight you have a lower caloric maintenance.

Your body also adapts to expend less energy when you eat less.

 

[Deleted member 44222]

Muscle and fat require calories to maintain, so if you're at a lower weight you have a lower caloric maintenance.

Your body also adapts to expend less energy when you eat less.

Muscles yes but why does fat require calories to be maintained. Shouldn’t it burn under deficit by common sense

 

[Deleted member 44222]

Muscle and fat require calories to maintain, so if you're at a lower weight you have a lower caloric maintenance.

Your body also adapts to expend less energy when you eat less.

I’m still eating under my current maintenance, many days even below my current BMR

 

[Deleted member 15778]

Muscles yes but why does fat require calories to be maintained. Shouldn’t it burn under deficit by common sense

If you're been lifting for a long time, and you lost weight, you definitely lost a good amount of muscle, even in a slow cut.

But fat is an organ that has a bunch of metabolic functions and requires energy to run.

 

[Deleted member 44222]

If you're been lifting for a long time, and you lost weight, you definitely lost a good amount of muscle, even in a slow cut.

But fat is an organ that has a bunch of metabolic functions and requires energy to run.

I’m still not convinced. All these models are perma starve-maxxing but they still have some muscle definition (although dyel in clothes)

 

[Deleted member 15778]

I’m still not convinced. All these models are perma starve-maxxing but they still have some muscle definition (although dyel in clothes)

You don't burn all of your muscle in a cut.

Also most models that don't look like skeletons are on a low dose of steroids.