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Is my diet plan working if I am losing body fat%

ksaranya
ksaranya Posts: 50
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have my calorie intake at 1300. And doing insanity. Many say it is too less and it will not work. I seem to have lost 5% of body fat per the scale and 5 inches overall in month 1. But no weight loss may be a 1lb.

Is my diet plan for 1300 calories working or am i in starvation mode? I do cheat two three meals a week over weekend. I have kept the ratio at 45/30/25, because I just cannot take too much protein.

I know starvation mode has been beaten to death here.

I am open to increasing my calories.
I have a slow metabolism, endomorph, tend to accumulate weight very quickly.

F 32 151lbs 5' 4"

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  • ksaranya
    ksaranya Posts: 50
    To calrify, I eat only 1300 calories dont eat back exercise calories which is about 400 on days i workout.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,145 Member
    I have my calorie intake at 1300. And doing insanity. Many say it is too less and it will not work. I seem to have lost 5% of body fat per the scale and 5 in overall in month 1. But no weight loss may be a 1lb.

    Is my diet plan for 1300 calories working or am i in starvation mode? I do cheat two three meals a week over weekend. I have kept the ratio at 45/30/25, because I just cannot take too much protein.

    I know starvation mode has been beaten to death here.

    I am open to increasing my calories.
    I have a slow metabolism, endomorph, tend to accumulate weight very quickly.

    F 32 151lbs 5' 4"
    How are you reading your body fat %?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • ksaranya
    ksaranya Posts: 50
    My scale (Taylor?) shows body fat%. It may not be accurate but i did see it reduce from when I started...
  • now_or_never12
    now_or_never12 Posts: 849 Member
    Personally I would eat more than 1300 to ensure you don't lose muscle.

    You are doing a tough workout so your body needs the fuel.

    I wouldn't trust the body fat measure on scales. They are normally not accurate. I can step on mine three times in a row and get a reading that is a lot different from the previous one without changing anything.
  • ksaranya
    ksaranya Posts: 50
    now_or_never1
    I actually stood on it like 10 times in the last couple days variation was only within 1%. so I think it is pretty decent.
    I am not the one to believe these numbers by looking at them once ;--)
    Plus the inches, without weight loss, must mean something right?
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Seems to me like it's working.
  • Vansy
    Vansy Posts: 419 Member
    Sounds like it's working. Although the first time I did insanity I lost 5 pounds and mega inches in the first month while building muscle; I would think your scale should have moved more than 1 pound by now.
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    now_or_never1
    I actually stood on it like 10 times in the last couple days variation was only within 1%. so I think it is pretty decent.
    I am not the one to believe these numbers by looking at them once ;--)
    Plus the inches, without weight loss, must mean something right?

    Sounds like its working. Although, I don't agree with you netting only 400 cals on days you work out. That is taking a step back. Your body needs calories to "refuel" after the workout. Eat them back. But I guess if you're not hungry, then don't eat, but if you are...EAT.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    My scale (Taylor?) shows body fat%. It may not be accurate but i did see it reduce from when I started...

    BIA is horribly inaccurate. That said I would eat more.....I'm not going to use the phrase "starvation mode" but will say you should eat more to fuel your body if you are working out that much.
  • ksaranya
    ksaranya Posts: 50
    Vansy, 5lbs is awesome! I had high hopes for the program, but I am just not able to increase protein intake. Can you share your diet plan and results? I hear you get real results in month 2, was that true in your case?
    Can we chat more? Interested in doing the right thing in month 2 to get maximum benefit of the program!
  • ksaranya
    ksaranya Posts: 50
    Erinbeth and Jac,

    I will try eating some of the exercise calories back and see if that helps.
    I exercise about 400cals netting around 900..
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