1300 calories for Men ?

Paxi_R6
Paxi_R6 Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Is it safe? I mean it's very minimal for men someone told me not to go below 1600 .
Also when I excerise the calories I burn off (between 400-500) should I eat back when eating 1300 ?

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  • j4nash
    j4nash Posts: 1,719 Member
    Whatever you've been doing seems to be working! Congrats on the weight loss. I'd focus on gaining muscle vs. losing more weight.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Hey guy....keep in mind that deficits like that are somewhat sustainable when you have a lot to lose...when you have a lot of surplus fuel for your body, you can maintain those big deficits without much consequence. As you get closer to goal, those large deficits become less sustainable because your body simply does not have the fat stores to keep up with the deficit. As you get closer to your goal, you should dial your deficit back to a more reasonable and sustainable level. This will help keep your metabolism in check...also, you won't be slamming on the breaks when you get to goal weight. I would also definitely recommend eating back your exercise calories or at least a good portion of them back.
  • Paxi_R6
    Paxi_R6 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you :) I agree about gaining muscle but still need to burn a good bit of fat and I want to be leaner when gaining muscle . As for calorie in take I've been on 1700-1900 past few weeks and haven't really lost weight ! So lowering seems like the ideal way to go . I will do if I burn 400 calories ill up my intake to 1700 the days I do exercise .
  • leanhulk
    leanhulk Posts: 19
    what do your macros look like? 1300 when you're burning 400-500 a day isnt safe... nor is it healthy... aim for 2000 knowing you'll burn 400-500 and tweak the macros based on workout day vs non workout day... without seeing your macros thought its hard to give you more guidance.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Well I'm female, old(er) :tongue: , and I'm losing fat on 1800+ calories a day! Don't wanna eat too low or you'll risk losing lean body mass along with the fat. I used the info and tools in this topic to calculate my goals and set my macros, and it's been working great for me for nearly a year now - best move I ever made: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    Be sure to take measurements along the way, don't just go by the scale - it lies! :smile:
  • now_or_never13
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    Why eat so low when you can lose on more calories?

    1300 is too low for a lot of women.

    Try to bump that up quite a bit. Find out what your BMR is and go from there.

    Losing too much too quickly and having too low of calories will cause you to lose muscle along with fat and water.

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