Tips from a fitness Pro - Tip No. 6: Slight calorie deficit
Still suffering the Tokyo jetlag but slowly getting over it. I haven't done any exercises in a long while but had my dance class today. We were choreographing Madonna's "Human Nature"... needed lots and lots of attitude while performing...
Here's tip#6 from Raphael:
6. Slight calorie deficit -- After you have found maintenance, simply reduce your calories by 200. Our goal is to have you eating as much as possible while still losing fat and retaining muscle. I don't want you to eat as little as possible because that will only slow the rate of your metabolism and force you to burn muscle for energy. This approach will destroy all chances for a firm body because of muscle loss.
The first week you may lose four to 6 pounds of water. After the first week you should only lose up to 1.5 pounds per week. The goal is to preserve muscle and make your body a metabolic inferno. If you're not losing up to 1.5 pounds per week (it will fluctuate week to week), then reduce calories by another 100. Then monitor your progress after one week.
