Should I eat less on off days?

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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I’m running Hypertrophy I on a slight deficit at the suggestion of Dr. Feigenbaum because I have a 41" waist at 5’8, currently 170 lbs. My weight loss has been very nice so far, down almost 4 lbs (weekly average) since starting a few weeks ago.

Since I live a very mechanical life in terms of activity—I do the same things, at the same times, practically every day, and my lifestyle is mostly sedentary because I am a full-time college student who doesn’t work—I was wondering if it would be beneficial for me in terms of recovery, hypertrophy and especially fat loss if I were to eat 150-200 calories less on my off days. I do nothing on my off days but sit and do school work, so very very little physical activity occurs on these days.

Thank you.

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No need to do this, as your energy expenditure on rest days vs days you lift is nearly indistinguishable. That said, I would recommend trying to be active on most days via conditioning work in an effort to meet the physical activity guidelines.

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