I want to lose weight, but am afraid to “wreck my metabolism?”

[gorightgirl]

4ft 9.5 inches. SW: 109, CW: 105
Hi all! Newish to weight loss, started about a month ago. I’d like to get down about 10-12 more pounds to be around 93-95 ish but I’ve heard things in the past along the lines of losing weight too fast or being jn a deficit too long could lead you to messing up your metabolism, and you might gain even more weight than what you started out with in the beginning. Is this true?
Tbh I’m not tracking or anything, just eating less than before and always wary of eating to the point of getting too full. So far so good and I feel good, just afraid to damage my body/hormones/metabolism.

 

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@gorightgirl

1. Strength training 3-5 days a week and light cardio (like 1 day a week or less) 2. Take breaks every so often form exercising and being in a calorie deficit. Most trainers recommend every 12 weeks rest and eat at maintenance 3. Protein, protein, protein

 

[gorightgirl]

@laughter noted! thanks for the advice edit to add, if I’m taking a break every two weeks, how long does the break need to be?

 

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@gorightgirl If it's every 2 weeks I would only take 1 day off

 

[gorightgirl]

@laughter oops, meant to say 12!

 

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@gorightgirl In that case it's a week off