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Part 2...

When you routinely cross the 1000 calorie deficit then you are going to lose some lean muscle mass for sure.

That's why you see me harping on here so much about people restricting too many calories - in the long run it's self defeating, because the more muscle you lose the slower your metabolism will be.

So everytime you lose a pound on the scale where the ratio is tilted toward muscle loss, then every pound after that will be harder to lose.

BUILDING muscle (especially for a woman) is difficult to begin with and requires (for the most part) an overall calorie surplus - but MAINTAINING and making the muscle you currently have toned and more efficient - while losing fat - is possible if you train properly and don't push the calorie deficits too far.

Good luck! Brad