re: Timing Deficit Calories vs Maintenance Calories

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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."

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It's called a reverse diet. Once cutting is complete you slowly increase your calories back up to maintenance while hopefully maintaining or only gaining minimal weight. The Carbon app Layne Norton created can walk you through this