I am using low calorie diet and exercise to lose weight fast, but am I being unhealthy?

broadwat

I am 30 years old, 6'4" tall and started at 250 pounds. I have lost 26 pounds so far in 30 days...and I feel great. I am exercising every day and my workout apps / apple watch say my "active energy" as in energy above my BMR is about 900 kcal per day. The weight loss has been pretty linear to this point. My average daily food consumption is 660 kcal (according to what I log which may miss some things like a dash of olive oil here or there to grease the pan). No alcohol. I take a dietary supplement multivitamin. Again I feel great, but is it possible I am doing too much and unknowingly creating health risks for myself? I am 1 month into a 2.5 month weight loss competition with my brother that has a large reward for winning. I would love to attempt to continue on my current track but definitely dont want to end up with more health problems than I started with! Do you think it is safe to continue on this track? Thanks!
Mark

KrissFlavored

Yes. You definitely are.

You need a minimum of 1500 calories a day NET for a male, and that is if you are short and sedentary, and those are two things you are not.

You are starving yourself, you might feel great now, but you wont and you are sacrificing your lean muscle and your health to lose weight unreasonably fast

Eat. Food.

Nothing is worth harming your body for.

sijomial

Winning the competition is more important than your health then?

Because what you are doing is unsafe.

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