[Michaela]

Hilly has given you some good advice here

It would be helpful to pull some labs to see where thyroid is so you know your ability to taper it down if needed

Clen I personally would pull down to 40mcg daily for 2 weeks, then 20mcg for 2 weeks, then pull completely

Post what your current macros and cardio are, along with any photos you have and we can help more

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[Michaela]

Set up non negotiables. It’s all about finding a way and just making it happen.

Use one day a week to bulk prep proteins, portion them out per day, grab and go. Have your water amount for the next day set out the night before. Have your schedule known for the week or day ahead and plan ahead on the times you will do the things you need to do.

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[Michaela]

Ultimately if it all digests well for you and you’re progressing in the gym then all is good!

Nothing wrong with being analytical and regimented. Use it to your advantage!

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[Michaela]

If you feel good and are having good performance and training is progressing, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it

You can either do your t3/t4 an hour before meal one, or just move it to the pm an hour before your last meal if you go right to bed after eating. But if you stay up a while you can take it 2 hours after last meal

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[Michaela]

Honestly man nothing has to change. If you executed perfectly during the cut, all you do is continue that same process of adherence now you just have a bit more food and less cardio

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[Michaela]

8 days isn’t too much time, you may see after a bit more time it just drops big all of a sudden. I’m curious What have your previous diet phases been like in terms of how quickly it moved for you?

I’d give it another week and assess, also tracking visuals via photos

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[Michaela]

Can you send a video to me on instagram please and I’ll give you feedback

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[Michaela]

I would lower the weight and aim for a higher rep range. If you’re still not progressing that way, then switch to a pull down for a bit

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I would prep meals and freeze them and they’ll thaw as you fly. And take whey, pack tuna, rice cakes, nuts as a just incase

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[Michaela]

Not to avoid the question, but the best answer and The best way to find out is to run it and see!
I suggest going for it and then reporting here with feedback after a couple weeks and then we can help you adjust based on that if needed

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[Michaela]

The best answer is : it depends

So it depends on things like rate of loss, training progression/performance, body fat level, fatigue level

When you’re low level body fat, and those above things decline, a refeed is typically warranted

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[Michaela]

Quite possibly the best invention for bodybuilding of all time lol

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[Michaela]

How long have you been on this calorie amount and what is your rate of loss? Have you had any refeed days during this time?

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[Michaela]

We are here to help all goals! Not just the bodybuilding standard of cutting and growing. I respect your goal and your question!

I think in your case it’s only going to come by trial and error.
The way I would go about it right now is getting into a deficit and reaching your target physique, and then just slowly try to incorporate more calories back in and see what you can get away with without accumulating more weight/body fat

For myself I’ve definitely found it hard to maintain even if I keep calories the same my weight will just start to go back up on the same calories I lost it with.

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[Michaela]

Yes every week for multiple years straight I would drive an hour one way twice per week to train legs

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