New Delhi:Many people trying to lose weight often believe they need to follow strict diets or make drastic lifestyle changes to see results. The woman recently shared on Instagram that she lost 26 kgs not by following an extreme diet, but by gradually reducing her calorie intake and maintaining a calorie deficit. She said everything changed once she understood the concept of a calorie deficit. Eat less than that and you create a calorie deficit, which can help you lose weight over time. She maintained that calorie deficit for 12 weeks before returning to her maintenance calories and then repeated the same cycle again.