1700-1800 calories

ironkid55

My question is my goal for my diet is to eat 1700 to 1800 calories a a day I am a 300-plus pound man that is 6 foot 2 and I'm trying to lose weight and build muscle my macros this week and last week we're about 40% protein 30% carbs and the rest good fats am I on the right track or should I be eating more I break it up between food protein shakes and snacks I consume food or protein shakes about 4 to 5 times a day and I try to drink a gallon of water I have given up pop and anything that has unnecessary calories I just want to know if I'm not eating enough any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated and thanks in advance

jemhh

I think that 1700-1800 is too little for you to be eating. Or at least for very long I saw in the exercise section that you are lifting 3x per week. You could likely eat 2400 calories per week and lose 2 pounds each week right now. If you want to eat the lower amount for a few weeks so that you can see a big loss and then move to eating a bit more, you'll likely be fine, but I wouldn't stick with the lower amount the whole way down to your healthy weight.

cross2bear

If you want to learn healthy habits while losing weight, I would suggest that you try building meals instead of relying on shakes or drinks for your nutrition. Are you going to drink shakes the rest of your life? So to answer your question, no I dont think you are EATING enough, because you are DRINKING your calories.

You may very well be able to lose weight with this plan of restricting your calories, because after all, a calorie deficit is what weight loss is built on, but is your plan sustainable? Is your calorie budget that which was established by MFP when you entered your stats? As a male, it is generally accepted that you dont go below 1500 cals per day, so the 1700-1800 range sounds appropriate, all things considered equal.

Just something to consider........

cangler

for a man of your size, that calorie budget seems really low and you may lose way too quickly... not sure how you got that budget but can only imagine you're going to be hungry and binge. i would suggest you log what you normally eat (be as accurate as possible), and slowly deduct 50-100 cals per day (every 2-4 weeks) until you slowly start to lose... and id guess 2-3 lbs weight loss a week is about right. you don't want to lose too quickly, it'll be too much of a shock to your body and mental state but merely my opinion. i wouldn't worry so much about macros at this point until you're a more reasonable weight, but id suggest hitting around 20-35% fat, 50% protein (grams) of your current body weight (so in this case 150 grams of protein should be sufficient), and then the rest is carbs. once you get that weight down, you can adjust your macros as needed.

JJS1979

You should try to get a rough estimate of your TDEE and then decrease maybe 5-10% from that. It will be a moving target as you lose weight your energy expenditure will decrease. I'd adjust every two weeks since there is often a delay with weight loss. If after two weeks your average weight loss is about 2-3lbs/wk then you can stay on that until your body adapts and then readjust.

ironkid55

cross2bear wrote: »

If you want to learn healthy habits while losing weight, I would suggest that you try building meals instead of relying on shakes or drinks for your nutrition. Are you going to drink shakes the rest of your life? So to answer your question, no I dont think you are EATING enough, because you are DRINKING your calories.

You may very well be able to lose weight with this plan of restricting your calories, because after all, a calorie deficit is what weight loss is built on, but is your plan sustainable? Is your calorie budget that which was established by MFP when you entered your stats? As a male, it is generally accepted that you dont go below 1500 cals per day, so the 1700-1800 range sounds appropriate, all things considered equal.

Just something to consider........

I am cooking and eating clean i cut out all the bad in my life and the shake are because i lift i plan on lifting for the foreseeable future

mgc0001

I think you are eating way too little, but really the best judge should be yourself. Do you feel like you are starving all the time? Are your lifts suffering (are you making a linear progression [if you are new])? If the answer is no, then keep at it, if yes, increase calorie intake.

In my opinion though i would aim for ~2500 calorie intake on workout days and ~2100 on non-workout days. And then readjust as I lose weight.

quiksylver296

I'm a 5'9, 170 lb, 42 year old female, and I'm losing on 1900-2000 calories per day.

"He who eats the most and still loses, WINS!" -a wise rabbit

ironkid55

mgc0001 wrote: »

I think you are eating way too little, but really the best judge should be yourself. Do you feel like you are starving all the time? Are your lifts suffering (are you making a linear progression [if you are new])? If the answer is no, then keep at it, if yes, increase calorie intake.

In my opinion though i would aim for ~2500 calorie intake on workout days and ~2100 on non-workout days. And then readjust as I lose weight.

I dont feel I'm starved my lifts ar better then i expected and i dont feel tired till the end of my day i think ill stick with it for one month and evaluate my progress and adjust from there

ashjongfit

My SO is 350 lbs and 6'1 and hes losing 2 lbs a week on 2500 calories. I would honestly think you are eating too little.

Macy9336

quiksylver296 wrote: »

"He who eats the most and still loses, WINS!" -a wise rabbit

Sounds more like he thoughts of a locust to me. After all it's better for the Earth to use less resources, not more.