Result timing

Yep. I gained my first two weeks due to exercise. But 1300 is too low for a man, especially one of your size. I'm 5'6" 189 and lose eating 1800. You can easily eat more and get results without harming your body.

when i started, i was 6'3" and 250 lbs. you might be smaller framed than i am, but jesus christ that is a low amount of calories. the least i've ever had my diary set at was like, 1900 calories.

and to answer your question, i started seeing results right away. started drinking water and counting calories and i dropped weight quickly. i've was maintained at 225-230 for about two years, but since cleaning up my food intake even more, i've started to dip under 220.

also, the least i ever got down to was 209 i think. but i was really tired all the time though.

dougpconnell219 wrote: »

You are eating way too little.

Agreed. I'm 6'2 and eat 1800-2000 calories a day. (It would be 1600 without exercise). I started around 217 and saw the first 5 lbs drop quickly, but since then it's been steady.

My understanding is that if you eat too little, your body goes into "starvation mode" and will quickly try to save calories. It will use your muscle protein as an energy source, and you need your muscles to burn calories. You need your metabolism to recognize this as the new normal, and just burn fat to make up the calorie deficit. Look to the long term.

But I found benefits as soon as I started losing weight. My nightly heartburn stopped almost immediately. My snoring decreased and I hardly ever get asked to go sleep in the spare room (it used to happen almost every other night). Bending over is easier and I don't feel like I have to suck in my gut or twist like a pretzel to tie my shoes. I have lots more energy to get out and burn the remaining weight I want to lose.

magicman4260 wrote: »

Will eating too little effect weight loss productivity?

if you went to the doctor because of an illness and he prescribed you two pills a day for a month... do you think you'd get better if you took them all in the span of a few days?

magicman4260 wrote: »

Will eating too little effect weight loss productivity?

No, it will make you crash and burn because you cannot continue long term at that amount. Starvation/emergency rations for a life raft are 1,200 calories per day for a person sitting all day and doing nothing.

I started at 6'1" and 258# consuming 2,200 calories. Six months later I am at 209# and consuming 2,090 calories. I have lost 49# in 6 months eating reasonably and exercising. I do eat back some of the exercise calories also.

A man of your size and weight cannot get adequate nutrition at 1,200 calories. You certainly didn't get that figure from MyFitnessPal.