Reverse Questions (received Custom Macros

Uncategorized Oct 22, 2020

Question: Good morning! I received my custom macros this past week and plan to adjust and began following yesterday. It was suggested I do a reverse due to previous diet history.
My estimated TDEE is 2610 and calories given are 1550 (been eating around 1600 past few weeks).
Question #1: I adjusted to 1550 calories beginning yesterday and will follow for one week with consistency. Based on Amber's reverse flowchart, I would move to 1650 the following week (if lost or maintained)?
Question #2: It says to decrease cardio. So I should stop my "normal" full out cardio days (Wed/Sat) at my gym? Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri is upper/lower body weights w/light cardio are okay?
Question #3: Duration of reverse is my choice...maybe 6 weeks? Or when do I stop when I am not seeing any scale or body changes?

I have listened to Amber's reverse dieting modules and just want to
be sure I understand it correctly.

Thanks for your expertise!!

Answer:
Question 1: Yes, follow the reverse diet flowchart to help you determine when to increase your macros
Question 2: We recommend decreasing cardio to amount you enjoy doing and can do long term. Keeping in mind when you do a subsequent cut, adding in cardio is a lever you can pull to help increase the caloric deficit without decreasing calories a ton. So, when you pull the cardio lever in a caloric deficit you will need to add cardio to the amount of cardio you were doing previously in maintenance. SO, if you choose to decrease your cardio during a reverse you would alternate decreasing cardio with increasing calories - pulling one lever at a time. One week you can increase calories and the next week decrease cardio slightly..
Question 3: You continue in the reverse until you hit your maintenance. The reverse diet flowchart will help you know when you have hit maintenance but there isn't a set time frame. I highly recommend listening to the Bonus in module 4 called "Reverse Diets Don't Have to be Hard: 10 Mistakes to avoid"

If you need additional coaching, I encourage you to post in the private Facebook so the coaches can have a back and forth conversation with you :)

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