Lose fat and kepe muscles

dagisen

I have been in a depression and eated to little food. On about 1-1500kcal a day. When my myfitnesspal says i need 2700kcal a day. Will increasiin my food consumption make me gain musclemass and lose fat? Increasing by + 500 kcal the days i workout. And maintenance the days i dont?

45% carbs. 30% protein. 25% fat

4legsRbetterthan2

Its not very likely you will gain muscle mass and lose fat at the same time as gaining muscle typically requires you to eat in a surplus and losing fat requires you to eat at a deficit. (there is some research that shows this is possible for a short period of time in obese people new to lifting, not sure if you fit that category or not).

If you are at a healthy weight but want to look more muscled then you should probably start by eating at maintenance and begin a lifting program. This should allow your body to burn fat while maintaining your muscle, possibly with some muscle gains, and will result in a more muscly appearance.

If you need to lose weight then set your calories to a reasonable deficit and start lifting. You will lose fat, and most likely some muscle mass as well, but lifting will help maintain the muscles you have.

terbusha

You certainly need to be eating more than 1500 cal/day. When you eat too little, your body actually start to break down your muscle tissue and use it as fuel, since you're not getting enough from your diet. Eating at a more moderate calorie deficit (with higher protein and doing weight lifting exercises) will help to protect your muscle mass as you lose weight. This will result in you having a higher metabolism and help you to lose weight and keep it off long term.

Allan