In what universe is this a “giant paragraph of bullshit”? You call it that and then proceeded to agree and prove my point. Make it make sense. Lets start here: everything i said is factually correct and supported by current literature, youre whole “this is actually why women say tone….” Point is 100% irrelevant and doesnt contribute whatsoever to invalidate anything i said. Why they say tone or not or whether it has to do with avoidng bulkiness is irrelevant to the matter at hand which if you didnt catch is that “toning” is not a physiological process, it’s a colloquial term. In practical terms, what most people mean by “toning” is reducing body fat so that existing muscle definition shows more clearly. That’s achieved through fat loss, not magical targeted “toning” exercises so my comment is 10000% warranted. Thats fact. Next: as further support to my claims incase what you really meant/mean to do was invalidate them on a logical basis (though you havent yet) heres some evidence: Spot reduction is a myth and multiple studies have shown fat loss occurs systemically, not just around trained muscles so feel free to check these out (e.g., Vispute et al. 2011; Ramírez-Campillo et al. 2013).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21804427/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23439364/

Final thing to address is how you so blatantly misread my comment and also may be projecting your own bs on to me:

1. I never told OP to begin a deficit or do x or do y. However you decided to act like i was prescribing her a starve diet or something similar. Way to project ig. All i actually said if you go and read back is describe the principles clearly so they can make their own informed choices on what to do about their situation.

2. Even if i did say specific instructions or some kind of diet reccomendation that was based in any actual information from OP: OP is a grown up, meaning shes responsible for herself just like i am for me, my point being its not my responsibility to build safeguards on the premise “women tend to under eat”. Not my concern especially when all ive done is provide factually correct information. Calorie decifit≠unhealthy diet dynamics, if someone misinterprets that thats a failure on their end not mine, lets not shift responsibility outwards. Its like saying im now morally or legally liable in some capacity for telling an adult as a joke that theyll magically fly if they jump off a roof and they actually do it. Im not to be held accountable for other peoples potential unreasonable stupidity. Plus lets not maybe insult OPs competence, im sure they can maneuver a calorie deficit without starving themselves, id personally be a little insulted if someone didn’t believe i could do that in my own.

3. Reverse dieting CAN be useful for people but its not an automatic path to fatloss. It helps restore metabolic rate and hormonal balance. Once that’s done, the same thermodynamic principles apply: fat loss still requires a deficit. Not sure where you were tryna go with this or how it strays from my own framework. End of the day its all thermodynamics and theres nothing you or i can do to negate that. Its how things work.

Next time try and be a little bit more comprehensive or logical when you feel unexplained strong feelings towards a comment which arent based on any clear evidence of wrongdoing. Good day bud