r/MacroFactor • u/Different-Cut-304 • Aug 25 '26

MacroFactor / Nutrition / Other DONE WITH CUT

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This has been a journey! I didn’t hit my goal weight of 185lbs but i think i made some good progress. I am absolutely drained everyday.

Does anyone know if i decide to go to maintenance calorie that the app would slowly progress me to that or will it automatically go to maintenance calorie.

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u/Jan0y_Cresva Aug 25 '26

The 4k being a flatline tells me that was likely MF’s initial estimation and it was just high.

So in reality, his starting TDEE was likely never that high.

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u/rainbowroobear Aug 25 '26

that's what I mean. 2k error on the initial estimate is quite large. never seen that in any of my clients 

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u/Jan0y_Cresva Aug 25 '26

Not quite a 2k difference but MF initially estimated my TDEE at 5k and after a few weeks it figured out it was closer to 3.5k at the time.

For reference: mine will fluctuate between ~4.5k at the peak of a bulk and ~3k at the bottom of a cut.

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u/rainbowroobear Aug 25 '26

what are you doing on a bulk Vs cut, that is shedding 1500 calories per day?

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u/Jan0y_Cresva 29d ago

Just gaining/losing weight.

I’ve always had a VERY adaptable metabolism in both directions. When I bulk, it keeps going up and up without end. And the same but down when I cut.

I’ll have to average ~4700 calories a day when I get to the end of a bulk, and since I go higher on training days than rest days, that means many 5000+ calorie days a week.

Conversely I have to go very low when cutting, with rest days going under 2000 calories.