Can i lose muscle?

Jesusjohnjames
Jesusjohnjames Posts: 378 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
If I am eating 1000 Cal's & 60 grams of protein per day? Will I lose muscle?

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,750 Member
    edited May 2015
    Yes.

    If that's what you're doing.... Why are you doing it?
  • freqzinbigd
    freqzinbigd Posts: 56 Member
    Are you like 4'2"/80 lbs?

    If not then yeah...you're going to lose some muscle doing that.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Probably. Any weight loss, even slow weight loss, is going to cause muscle loss if you aren't increasing some kind of muscle building activity, just by virtue of your body carrying less weight.
    If you're looking to preserve or gain muscle while losing fat, you're generally going to want to be close in calories to what your goal weight's maintenance should be. You're also going to want to consume protein equal to .75-1 g / lb of lean body mass.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    If I am eating 1000 Cal's & 60 grams of protein per day? Will I lose muscle?

    Nobody needs to do this to lose weight.

    Pick a sensible deficit, do some sort of activity and get some protein.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    yep
  • Jesusjohnjames
    Jesusjohnjames Posts: 378 Member
    How can you lose muscle if you are eating high protein? And lifting weights?
  • 3bambi3
    3bambi3 Posts: 1,650 Member
    You can and will lose muscle eating that way. Are you working out? Why are you eating so few calories?
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    OP you are 5 pounds away from your goal ticker.
    Why are you still eating so little?
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    Not only will you lose muscle, but you are only setting the stage for binge days instead of eating at sensible sustainable deficit.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,750 Member
    edited May 2015
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    How can you lose muscle if you are eating high protein? And lifting weights?

    60g isn't high protein. And your deficit is likely massive, unless you're 4ft nothing.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    If I am eating 1000 Cal's & 60 grams of protein per day? Will I lose muscle?

    Possibly. How tall are you? What type of exercise/activity are you doing? How long do you plan to do this? How many carbs are eating?
  • doktorglass
    doktorglass Posts: 91 Member
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    How can you lose muscle if you are eating high protein? And lifting weights?

    60g is high protein?
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
    everybody loses muscle when losing weight. The goal should be to minimize muscle loss. By incorporating about 1gm of protein per lb of lbm and adjusting remaining macros accordingly to fit in your calorie goals, coupled with some resistance training, you should be fine, don't worry about it too much!
  • Jesusjohnjames
    Jesusjohnjames Posts: 378 Member
    Thanks this was a real question I needed answered.
  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
    Question should be why are you eating so little?
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    How can you lose muscle if you are eating high protein? And lifting weights?

    That's not high protein. And yes, you'll lose muscle. It's inevitable when you lose weight with an extreme deficit.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    Thanks this was a real question I needed answered.

    Why are you eating so little?
  • FitFitzy331
    FitFitzy331 Posts: 308 Member
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    How can you lose muscle if you are eating high protein? And lifting weights?

    You aren't eating high protein. I am 5'4" 132lbs, I lift 3 days a week, run 3 days a week and I aim for (at least) 120g protein each day that I'm aiming to lose weight. I also eat about 1750 cals per day and I'm losing consistently. Even if you are very short, if you are working out there is no reason for you to be aiming for 1000 calories a day.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
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  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    Thanks this was a real question I needed answered.

    Here's hoping you follow the great advice given to you:-)
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Jesusjohnjames wrote: »
    How can you lose muscle if you are eating high protein? And lifting weights?

    So you're eating 1000 total calories then working out meaning your net is too low ... the same issue you had in February. Are you still netting under 500?

    The body can only metabolize so much fat. When your body needs fuel beyond what it has stored as glycogen or accessible fat, it turns to other sources including muscle. As you were told months ago, low net intake has dangers.
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    The body has minimum requirements.. if it does not receive those requirements it begins to consume its self in order to maintain vital functions, just as the body cannot choose where it loses fat it also cannot regulate where it find's it's protein , fat, glucose, so not only will you lose muscle BUT you can potentially harm vital organs such as liver, kidney's, heart etc... do some research on the effects of malnutrition... wonderful things like hair loss, dehydration, loose teeth... not to mention hampering your endocrine and exocrine systems from functioning properly are all on the list of why extreme dieting are not recommended... and lets NOT forget the emotional toll on YOU your friends and family...
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