Whitney

Hey, guys. I'm so excited to talk to you.

Hey, guys. I'm so excited to talk to you.

Hey, guys. I'm so excited to talk to you.

All right. All right. I'll read my question. I am 30 years old, about two years postpartum with baby number four. That pregnancy, I was on pretty strict bed rest practically the entire time. Since then, I've lost about 55 pounds and gained back most, if not more, muscle, following your advice on reverse dieting. and bulking. My body fat percentage into December via Dexa was about 33%.

All right. All right. I'll read my question. I am 30 years old, about two years postpartum with baby number four. That pregnancy, I was on pretty strict bed rest practically the entire time. Since then, I've lost about 55 pounds and gained back most, if not more, muscle, following your advice on reverse dieting. and bulking. My body fat percentage into December via Dexa was about 33%.

All right. All right. I'll read my question. I am 30 years old, about two years postpartum with baby number four. That pregnancy, I was on pretty strict bed rest practically the entire time. Since then, I've lost about 55 pounds and gained back most, if not more, muscle, following your advice on reverse dieting. and bulking. My body fat percentage into December via Dexa was about 33%.

So I decided to go ahead and go into a deficit. I went into a deficit in January, but was not consistent. I wasn't disciplined enough with tracking. So I fell off. I've been eating 1,750 calories a day, lifting four times a week and hitting all my protein goals.

So I decided to go ahead and go into a deficit. I went into a deficit in January, but was not consistent. I wasn't disciplined enough with tracking. So I fell off. I've been eating 1,750 calories a day, lifting four times a week and hitting all my protein goals.

So I decided to go ahead and go into a deficit. I went into a deficit in January, but was not consistent. I wasn't disciplined enough with tracking. So I fell off. I've been eating 1,750 calories a day, lifting four times a week and hitting all my protein goals.

I'm consistently losing about one and a half to two pounds a week and feel like it's something I could continue for the next couple of months. My question is, how long can I continue this cut before my metabolism slows down and I have to slowly build back up to the 24, 2600 calorie range that I was at?

I'm consistently losing about one and a half to two pounds a week and feel like it's something I could continue for the next couple of months. My question is, how long can I continue this cut before my metabolism slows down and I have to slowly build back up to the 24, 2600 calorie range that I was at?

I'm consistently losing about one and a half to two pounds a week and feel like it's something I could continue for the next couple of months. My question is, how long can I continue this cut before my metabolism slows down and I have to slowly build back up to the 24, 2600 calorie range that I was at?

I don't want to slow my metabolism way down, but I really want to lean out and feel confident in my own skin after all four of my babies.

I don't want to slow my metabolism way down, but I really want to lean out and feel confident in my own skin after all four of my babies.

I don't want to slow my metabolism way down, but I really want to lean out and feel confident in my own skin after all four of my babies.

My youngest just turned two in January. And just to update, I'm not losing one and a half to two pounds a week. I think that was just the initial water weight that kind of went down. So a little update since then is I've been very, very consistent for six weeks. I haven't missed a day of hitting 160 grams of protein. And I was 160 pounds. I'm now 157 pounds.

My youngest just turned two in January. And just to update, I'm not losing one and a half to two pounds a week. I think that was just the initial water weight that kind of went down. So a little update since then is I've been very, very consistent for six weeks. I haven't missed a day of hitting 160 grams of protein. And I was 160 pounds. I'm now 157 pounds.

My youngest just turned two in January. And just to update, I'm not losing one and a half to two pounds a week. I think that was just the initial water weight that kind of went down. So a little update since then is I've been very, very consistent for six weeks. I haven't missed a day of hitting 160 grams of protein. And I was 160 pounds. I'm now 157 pounds.

So I actually stopped losing weight completely, continued to get stronger at the 1750 to 1800 calorie range, hitting that every day. And I just now this past week after six weeks of being consistent have started to lose probably about a pound a week since that point.

So I actually stopped losing weight completely, continued to get stronger at the 1750 to 1800 calorie range, hitting that every day. And I just now this past week after six weeks of being consistent have started to lose probably about a pound a week since that point.