Thursday Twist Aftermath: Korean BBQ Part II 🔥🥩📊
Sharing this for anyone who thinks one social meal ruins progress. My numbers today in MFP: 🔥 Cut goal: 1,700 calories 🔥 Food eaten: 2,054 calories That puts me 354 calories over my cut target. BUT… My maintenance is around 2,200 calories. At 2,054 total intake, I am still about 146 calories BELOW maintenance. That means I am STILL in a small calorie deficit overall. No panic. No punishment cardio. No “I messed up” mindset. I enjoyed Korean BBQ with my family — guilt free ❤️ My approach moving forward: ✅ Add more steps tomorrow ✅ Trim 50–100 calories from my usual deficit ✅ Keep protein high ✅ Keep carbs controlled ✅ Stay consistent What I learned 📚👇🏽 Going over your CUT target does NOT automatically mean fat gain. Fat gain happens when you consistently eat ABOVE maintenance — not just above your deficit goal. There’s a difference between: • Going over your cut calories • Eating at maintenance • Eating in a surplus Tonight I went over my 1,700 cut target. But I did NOT go over my 2,200 maintenance. One higher-calorie meal does not equal body fat gain. Sustained surplus over time does. Knowledge removes panic. Consistency builds results. P.S. I brought my food scale and weighed my food. No shame I got goals to meet.