Am I OKAY to cut more weight?

SpaMafia
SpaMafia Posts: 5
in Health and Weight Loss
Not really focusing on gaining weight and gaining muscle because of my BF%.

I've been loosing weight for a month now and my daily intake is around 1600-2000 calories a day. I usually wake up and my weight is around 173 but at the end of the day it's around 176-178…

Anyway, would I look too skinny if I dropped to around 160-165? All I'm looking for is a more athletic and aesthetically pleasing physique.

Thanks

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Not really focusing on gaining weight and gaining muscle because of my BF%.

    I've been loosing weight for a month now and my daily intake is around 1600-2000 calories a day. I usually wake up and my weight is around 173 but at the end of the day it's around 176-178…

    Anyway, would I look too skinny if I dropped to around 160-165? All I'm looking for is a more athletic and aesthetically pleasing physique.

    Thanks

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    2I000S0N1y0q

    (Fixing so the pictures show up for you :) )

    And to answer your question...In my opinion, I think you'd benefit more from recomping versus losing more weight. Are you currently doing any strength/resistance training?

    ETA: Nvm. The links won't work. :(
  • SpaMafia
    SpaMafia Posts: 5
    I lift every single day, yes. I just want to look better for the summer. I heard recomping takes a while as well.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    You can drop a few more pounds and be ok imo. I would not be looking to drop 15lbs though.

    What lifting routine are you doing?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    You can drop a few more pounds and be ok imo. I would not be looking to drop 15lbs though.

    What lifting routine are you doing?

    I'm trying out different things.

    I'm only 17, so I'm experimenting to see how my body handles things.

    This week I did:

    M: Chest/Tri (HIIT after)
    T: Back/BI
    W: Legs/Shoulders (HIIT after)

    And do this again Thursday through saturday. Saturday I do another session of HIIT. Before I split it up for the first month but now that I'm used to working out daily I'm trying to work out my body parts twice a week and see where that goes… I mean, it probably won't do much since I'm loosing weight but I'm just experimenting like I said.

    I would do more of a push/pull/legs split to give yourself more time to rest between muscle groups - you would get one day a week rest, which is usually not enough but you have your age on your side. I would also suggest not really trying to lose weight as such but recomp. Your age means that your test levels are high - make the most of it. I would drop the HIIT on the Saturday at least as this will also impact recovery if you are doing HIIT properly.

    Make sure your lifting includes progressive loading in it - i.e. increasing the weight you are lifting as you progress.
  • SpaMafia
    SpaMafia Posts: 5
    Yeah, but with a recomp doesn't that take much longer? Also, will I gain definition with a recomp?
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Yeah, but with a recomp doesn't that take much longer? Also, will I gain definition with a recomp?

    Just out of curiosity, how fast do you think you are going to get results with any program or method?
  • SpaMafia
    SpaMafia Posts: 5
    Yeah, but with a recomp doesn't that take much longer? Also, will I gain definition with a recomp?

    Just out of curiosity, how fast do you think you are going to get results with any program or method?

    It doesn't matter. Why would you want slower results?
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Yeah, but with a recomp doesn't that take much longer? Also, will I gain definition with a recomp?

    Just out of curiosity, how fast do you think you are going to get results with any program or method?

    It doesn't matter. Why would you want slower results?

    Less loss of LBM - you know the good stuff? Higher proportion of actual fat loss.

    There are no real shortcuts in life...

    ETA: but yeah, you can easily cut more fat. Depends on your target bf%, scale weight is mostly meaningless. Shred yourself back to your target bf% in a fashion that limits muscle loss and then add some muscle to your frame if you think you need more. Rinse and repeat.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Yeah, but with a recomp doesn't that take much longer? Also, will I gain definition with a recomp?

    Yes it is slower and yes you will gain definition. To gain muscle mass faster, you will need to eat at a surplus, which means you will also gain fat. This did not seem like something you wanted based on your posts.

    Eat at a slight deficit, cut your BF while doing a good lifting routine. Then bulk over the winter if you want to gain muscle quicker.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Yeah, but with a recomp doesn't that take much longer? Also, will I gain definition with a recomp?

    Just out of curiosity, how fast do you think you are going to get results with any program or method?

    It doesn't matter. Why would you want slower results?

    The question was not whether you want slower results. It was what results you expect.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Yeah, but with a recomp doesn't that take much longer? Also, will I gain definition with a recomp?

    I was not suggesting a recomp - I was suggesting eating at near maintenance i.e. at a slight deficit - I was not clear in my initial post.

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