But, if you've dropped calories more than 25 % from maintenance intake and you still aren't seeing any fat loss, it may be time to take a little break from dieting. (physiqonomics.com)
Reducing the occurrence of calorie consumption above maintenance intake and improving diet quality has been shown to drastically increase the probability that a diet will be successful5. (sixstarpro.com)
, researchers overfed 16 healthy human volunteers by 1000 kcal / day over their maintenance intake. (physiqonomics.com)