I decided to try the Reverse Dieting on the Carbon Diet Coach app for 3 weeks and my weight did go up a couple of pounds from the extra food and probably also because with life increasingly busier, I lessened my exercise for Jan/Feb. I'm only doing 3 hikes a week and 1-2 days of strength training with 10-15 minutes of dancing beforehand - about 5-6 hours a week; which is way less than the 6-9 hours I was doing.
The Carbon Diet Coach has my current maintenance at 2086 after my 3 weeks of reverse dieting and less exercise. I am ok with this and I know if I eventually return to my 6-9 hours of exercise later, I can be back up to around 2300 calories again for maintenance but at this time in my life, this is all I can do right now.
Then, I decided to do a mini-cut for 2 weeks before I take a week off tracking and weighing for spring break (I'll still be exercising). For my mini-cut, it puts me around 1690 to lose a pound a week and here are the calorie and macro ranges I need to stay in:
I'm really liking the app and use it exclusively now for my tracking. I also really want to lose the last of my weight that I have put off losing and hopefully I will accomplish that this year using the Carbon Diet Coach. Most importantly, I want to KEEP OFF the weight I've already lost and this app can also help me do that. It's such a relief to have something else do the math for me and adjust as needed week by week.
