Been on a clean diet for one week now ~2200 calories on workout days ~2000 calories on off days (cardio only) I’m down 8 pounds - from 232 to 224. I know the first week is a lot of stored glycogen loss and water weight. So going forward, what should I watch out for to make sure I’m not at too high of a caloric deficit? I do have a naturally fast metabolism and I want to preserve as much muscle as possible during my cut

first day back in the gym after a cold https://youtube.com/shorts/hqGT-XI0FpI?si=JXMRJDTTiOkxntYF

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@Markus Reinhardt it seems that no matter what I eat no matter how clean I always get bloated. Is there any supplements you might suggest? The only thing that comes to my mind is glutamine.