>>34694684>you will lose one pound of fat each week.Well it depends on protein intake and exercise, you can lose a bit of muscle as well.
> When you reduce calorie intake, your body responds by making you burn fewer calories. You start moving around less, and the body becomes more efficient. It does the same amount of work, but uses fewer calories than beforeThen increase your exercise. Everyone knows running for example, burns slightly less calories as you get more in shape.
> You may also lose muscle mass along with the fat, which also makes you burn fewer calories.Then recalculate your BMR/TDEE.
>This is often called starvation mode, although the technical term is “adaptive thermogenesis”>starvation modeMuscle and fat take energy to stay functional and alive. Less fat and muscle=less caloric needs
>Weight loss is not a linear process, and typically slows down over timeBecause eventually you cut so much that eating less becomes more difficult, especially for short women.
None of this disproves cal in cal out, pretty much everything it says is mentioned in the sticky.