re: Timing Deficit Calories vs Maintenance Calories

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What's the difference between the "quicker" timeline and the longer one?

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Not sure the difference between short andblong plans. If I keep the same pace, short would be 4ish months.

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you sound like you're pretty good at cutting

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I won't sugar coat it. I've tried counting calories in the past (I think twice) and eventually failed. This time is going much better. I have better discipline, habits, and using a GLP1 to stave off the urges. I've actually had to force myself to eat to keep from being in too steep of a deficit. I've had a couple high and low days (calorie wise) over the last 2 months, but my average has been pretty damn flat overall.

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I still feel that it's generally wiser to go slower because it gives you more time to build stronger habits to serve you in the future, where I'd assume you would be in maintenance mode for the long term.

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This is what I was thinking also. I know this is an extreme example.... I didn't want to hit my goal weight and then the next day say "OK, now I need to eat a cheeseburger to get those extra 500 calories in for maintance."