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Reverse diet is a strategy to restore TDEE after a cut without gaining back fat. See how to apply it safely in practice.
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Direct answer: After a prolonged cut, TDEE is depressed due to metabolic adaptation (actual TDEE can be 10 to 20% lower than that calculated by formula).
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Week Calories Observations --------- 0 (fim do cut) 2000 Cut maintenance 1 2100 +100 kcal (carbohydrate) 2 2200 +100 kcal 3 2300 +100 kcal 4 2400 +100 kcal 5 2500 +100 kcal 6 2600 +100 kcal 7 2700 Assess weight and me...
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Stable protein during reverse diet. Increases come from carbohydrate primarily, fat secondarily.
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Adjust: Maintain current week's calories for 2 weeks before increasing again.
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Adjust: Maintain current week's calories for 2 weeks before increasing again.
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A common mistake is to understand reverse as "permanent restrictive diet". On the contrary — the goal is to reach true maintenance in a few weeks, not to eat little indefinitely.
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Reverse Diet: How to Get Out of a Cut Without Regaining Fat Quickly
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