Am i on starvation mode?

I am thinking of getting into a lower bf level like 10 and stay at that,because for my height i am already muscular and it would look silly if i get more muscular if u know what i mean.So i just want to maintain my current lean mass on 10% bf but i am not sure if its healthy for my age.Any suggestion?

1. Somatotypes are a myth, there's no such thing as a mesomorph.

2. 141 at 5'7 is in the middle of the healthy weight range, if you're looking to drop from 13 to 10% body fat, a 20% deficit is way too aggressive. Much better idea is to eat at maintenance and work on strength training to do a slow recomp, especially seeing as you're 18 and still growing.

3. I doubt you're too muscular at 5'7 and 141 pounds. I'm 5'7 and 195 pounds at 18% body fat. If I cut to 10% body fat I'd still weigh 175 pounds. Don't worry about adding muscle. It sounds more like body dismorphia issues more than anything else.

I am not sure if i am a complete meso but i have a fast metabolism and thats what i was saying.I am not too muscular its just i look big for my weight(i want to look lean and toned),i know its not fat and if its not muscle its the frame size then but 141 at 12 is not not-muscular in a sense of having something and its that which is right for me and adding more muscle would make me look weird,you know what i mean so cutting down to 10 would look nice.And yea i think i should maintain considering i am still growing but is there any good chance of just cutting down to 10 then maintaining it?cut for sometime maybe a few months?cuss i would like to loose some extra fat and look better and 10 would be ideal for it.

Much better idea is to eat at maintenance and work on strength training to do a slow recomp, especially seeing as you're 18 and still growing.

Can you loose bf gradually with maintenance and strength training?i guess you need to do cardio too,right?

I'm 5' 11 and last year dropped to 127lbs and was continuing to lose weight/BF. as soon as I tried any sort of proper calorie intake my weight and BF shot up, that's more similar to starvation mode, what you need to do is gradually increase your calories and lift some weights

About how much per week?Also i have a question.Is it ok for me to loose bf and hit 10% on a calorie deficit diet?Or should i be eating a maintenance diet and do cardio to loose?

You are not in starvation mode. You may have some AT. You are an 18 year old male. Eat more, get active, do some strength training.

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Someone else noted you are still growing. You have to eat to grow. It is a distinct possibility that you may be doing yourself longer term harm, including stunting your own growth. Talk to a professional (which I am not), but you should be eating closer to 2k calories & high protein IMHO. Boys do not complete puberty until early 20's, so please eat more and worry about the "love handles" later (which I cannot imagine you have at your stats). Lift weights, young man.

I know i know dieting while growing is harmful but i was thinking of a small term diet to loose those bit of fat(i got obsessed with it lol)while working out and get that shredded look but after some searching through the net i found out it is actually the lack of muscle mass for my height,the opposite of what i thought(i got it all wrong lol)which is giving that love handle or fatty look. I still don't know if a small term diet like 1-2 month do any harm but i guess i should be working on building muscles rather than loosing more fat since everyone recommends that.My diet always included a fair amount of carb and protein though but few calories.Thanks for your time.

Getting to 10% bf is hard and takes a long time. Many athletes stay in the 12-15% range. You need to be on an effective workout regimen and proper diet. If you just diet like you did to get to 141 lbs, then you'll drop lean body mass with weight and never get there.

It's not unhealthy to lift weights, exercise, or diet at 18, provided you do it intelligently.

There are tons of workout routines on the web, but I have to ask why don't you play any team sports?

PS 1600 cal is my net at 157 lbs to lose 1 lb/week, so at 141 you'll probably need 1400-1500 net to continue losing.

Yes giving close attention to my diet and doing effective workouts was my first thought to cut down but i changed it later.And thought of dieting further till i reach my goal,but not heavy diets but just like 200-300 cal restriction.My bmr is 1650 so along with some workouts/cardio i should be eating 19500 close to 2000 to maintain my current weight.And taking 200-300 cals which is around 1700 i thought it would be right and healthy.And that was what i was doing but now it bothered me if its unhealthy for my age.So now i guess it is and going to stick to adding more mass while slowly decreasing bf.Or not at all if its not good.

All i want to know is if dieting for 1-2 months to reach a specific bf level at my age is unhealthy or not.

I already answered this question: no, it's not unhealthy.

However, your goal of 10% bodyfat is not possible for a man without doing athletic activity and strength training. If you diet alone you'll hover around 15-18% while losing both fat and lean body mass, and eventually you'll just look like a hungry skeleton. Considering you are already 141 lbs, you are reaching the limit of what dieting can do for you alone when it comes to body composition.

What people here are trying to tell you is that your goal isn't realistic and your plan to get there sucks, but you don't seem interested in that part. It seems like you just want affirmation that it's okay to diet at 18.

If you really want to be 10% bodyfat, your first step needs to be to do a lot more reading. But I'm guessing that the general advice you'd get is to start with a slow bulk/strength training routine to about 160-170 lbs (slow is to keep the bodyfat % in check), then cut back down while continuing to strength train. It will also take you at least a year to accomplish your goal.

PS: http://www.weightrainer.net/weight_loss.html

Put in 141 lbs, 18% bodyfat, desired bodyfat % of 10%, and 'stupid -- crash diet with no weight training' you'd have to go down to 113 lbs to reach your goal. Good luck.

Yea i thought of just dieting with cardio till reaching my goal.I didn't knew the possibility of loosing large quantity of muscle mass,which will suck yea.So i guess i should be bulking then cutting when i get the time.Thanks and sorry i was tired at the time when i made this thread so you know.

Figure out your TDEE maintenance level, eat at that, make sure you're getting lots of protein, hit the weight room. It is literally impossible to make yourself lose fat from just one place, but you can recomposition your body (to a point) with strength training, which causes you to burn fat while preserving lean muscle mass. You won't bulk up or add muscle without purposefully trying because that takes a LOT of work and a surplus diet. You will shed some flab and firm up those places you're worried about.

What in the world is up with all the 18 year olds starving themselves on here lately? Note: I'm not saying you're in "starvation mode", but you are undereating and it isn't going to help the problem you're describing.

Yes thats exactly what i was doing and no its not like i am anorexic or overly concerned about my body i just wanted to try to reach a goal of getting lean overall.

And I just told you how to do that. It isn't by losing weight or eating at a deficit. When were you doing what I described? How long did you try it for?

You say you're not obsessed, but earlier you said you do get obsessive about it. You're an 18 year old male eating less than me, a shorter 30 year old female trying to actively lose weight. Watching what you eat at 18 is not inherently unhealthy, but undereating is and it also won't get you what you're looking for. You are getting answers to your question and advice. It just doesn't seem to be what you want to hear.

I've been doing a small deficit diet about 300cals from my maintenance level along with some cardio and light exercises hoping i could loose bf without loosing muscle mass for 1 month and i got good results.I know this would work but then due to lack of time and other reasons i couldn't do much cardio or anything so i started lowering calorie intake instead.Eventually i lowered calorie intake of about 25%(which was too aggressive i know)and did very few days of exercises and sticked with it for 2 months.And the past 1 month my diet was complete mess,i ate around 1500 a day and sometimes more or less.I lost lots of fat and got around 12-13% now and was under the wrong impression that continuing the same procedure with some improvements in diet i could hit 10%.But recently i have a thought if i am under starvation mode and want to ensure and move accordingly.That was the reason for the thread.People started saying i am 18 and should eat and loose by weight training or other exercises.I knew that already what i wanted to know was i wanted to hit 10% and sticking with my diet is there any health issues and would it help.I wanted to know that and was trying to say,my english is not that good as its not my first language so it came out as me obssessing over fat loss.Anyways its clear for me now,thanks for the time.