Not eating after 3pm..
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Guys, i'm 96kg 183cm 26yo male, trying to loose some weight and i use the folowing technics:
i eat 5 times a day, but my last meal is at 3pm.. and then i just shut my mouth till the next day. I consume small portions of nutritous food from 7.30 till 3pm (around 1200 calories a day). I also try to do cardio three to six days a week, that helps me burn another 400-500 calories per workout. After the workout i drink a protein shake (at 6.30pm). So far i'm lossing 1.5kg per week. I'm on my third week right now.
What do u guys think about that kind of diet?
i eat 5 times a day, but my last meal is at 3pm.. and then i just shut my mouth till the next day. I consume small portions of nutritous food from 7.30 till 3pm (around 1200 calories a day). I also try to do cardio three to six days a week, that helps me burn another 400-500 calories per workout. After the workout i drink a protein shake (at 6.30pm). So far i'm lossing 1.5kg per week. I'm on my third week right now.
What do u guys think about that kind of diet?
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You're a 26 year old dude who works out. Why eat so little?12
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well, trying to loose weight asap.. how much is enough?1
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I think I would die. There's no way I could not eat after 3:00 (even though you are, by having the protein shake). It's been proven that meal timing has no effect on weight loss. But, if it works for you, go for it. If you find yourself struggling after awhile, change it up.
I personally don't eat until about 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. Lunch around 1:00. Snack around 3:00. Dinner around 8:00 (due to kid's sports). I find this works well for me.
Good luck!4 -
This plus you say you don't eat after 3 PM but have a protein shake at 6:30? that's eating
Though meal timing is totally irrelevant to weight loss. Doesn't matter what time you eat 3 -
so on the days you work out, you do eat after 3? I think I would starve !!! LOL I can't imagine you can keep up that momentum (1.5 kg a week, that's over 3 pounds, if I am not mistaking) on that amount of calories....0
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singingflutelady wrote: »This plus you say you don't eat after 3 PM but have a protein shake at 6:30? that's eating Though meal timing is totally irrelevant to weight loss. Doesn't matter what time you eat
this.
plus eating 1200 cals is ridiculously low1 -
wow...I eat more than you do...and I am old and a woman.
eat more food. Timing of eating is irrelevant for weight loss...eat at least 1500 a day (I would eat more if I were you as you risk losing muscle mass) when you want it...2 -
why... I just don't get the no eating after 3 pm... I have never heard of that.
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Meal timing has no effect on weight loss, other than it may help you (or make it harder) to stick with your calorie deficit (which is what creates weight loss). I hope that protein shake is in addition to your food, and more than 300 calories, or else you are undereating; or underestimating intake (also not good, but better than undereating). You can also eat anything you want to lose weight, as long as have a sustained calorie deficit. A large deficit is difficult to sustain and is not healthy; you will be hungry and prone to cheating, and you will lose muscle mass as well as fat.3
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well, trying to loose weight asap.. how much is enough?
I entered your stats into scoobysworkshop.com TDEE calculator, assuming you are sedentary. This is what I got back...
Your BMR is your Basal Metabolic Rate - you need this many calories just to survive, if you were bed-ridden or in a coma.
Your TDEE is your Total Daily Energy Expenditure. You could eat this many calories a day and maintain your current weight.
The third number, 2023 calories, is your TDEE minus 20%, to create weight loss. Eat this much. You'll be fine, and have enough energy to fuel your workouts.
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The minimum for men is 1500 calories. You might be losing at a fast rate but by eating such a low amount you are increasing muscle loss.5
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I'm hungry just reading this.5
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The things people do to lose weight!!!
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Calories are far too low. I get eating within a window of time , but I personally couldn't do it your way, I'm an evening muncher.
Eat more calories especially as you are working out a lot. You will lose lean muscle mass and burn your body out.
This is not sustainable nor healthy and you will not like the end result.
Good luck op on your journey but listen to those that have been there done that,
It's not a race.0 -
This sounds very sucky. I need more food, and to eat right up until bedtime. Good luck!0
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If I stopped eating at 3pm I would go to bed in hangry tears every night.
If that works for you then that's great, but there's no reason to have a cut off time for your meals and eating so little you'll probably crash and burn eventually.0 -
Thanks everyone! i will change my diet today
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kommodevaran wrote: »Meal timing has no effect on weight loss, other than it may help you (or make it harder) to stick with your calorie deficit (which is what creates weight loss). I hope that protein shake is in addition to your food, and more than 300 calories, or else you are undereating; or underestimating intake (also not good, but better than undereating). You can also eat anything you want to lose weight, as long as have a sustained calorie deficit. A large deficit is difficult to sustain and is not healthy; you will be hungry and prone to cheating, and you will lose muscle mass as well as fat.
This.0 -
I would agree that you need to eat more. Fuel your body and your workouts. Add strength training. This is about being a healthier, fitter version of you, so keep your plan one that you can sustain for life. 1200 calories is not sustainable for me, much less an active male.
Remember that it's not a race!
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Unsustainable and likely to REGAIN weight once you up your calories.
Restricting your body to extreme IS NOT a smart way to lose weight. Your body will react by dropping your metabolic rate to a crawl within a few weeks.
1% of body weight for loss a week is fine. Use MFP correctly and you'll lose weight fine.
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well, trying to loose weight asap.. how much is enough?
1200 calories is a weight loss target for a sedentary female. The minimum a male should really consume is about 1500 calories...and again, that would be as a sedentary male to lose at an aggressive pace of about 2 Lbs per week. If you're working out, you're obviously not sedentary...
I'm a 41 year old male...I workout regularly and I can lose about 1 Lb per week eating around 2300 calories per day. Extremely restricting calories is not a good idea...it puts a lot of stress on the body which will raise cortisol levels which in turn will make it difficult to burn fat. You will also burn more muscle mass than you otherwise would which will also reduce your overall metabolism. Just take it easy and realize that this is a marathon and not a sprint. Do things which are sustainable over the long haul, otherwise you're just going to crash and burn.7 -
This is recipe for disaster. There's no reason to eat so little. A lot of nutritionists actually suggest losing at as high of a deficit as possible and testing your limits in order to have continued success. Especially if you are working out, you should be eating more. Your body needs food to fuel itself and so that you have prolonged energy instead of feeling drained all the time. Have you considered incorporating lifting into your work out routine? Building muscles helps burn more calories overall and throughout the day.1
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On that few calories you are probably losing way too much muscle mass. I am a 150lb, 5'7" female and when I am losing I do so on 1800cal/day. Keep your muscle! Calculate your projected loss at 1lb/week and eat what the app tells you to. Log acurately, and adjust every two weeks if needed. I like to do some form of IF as well for the same reason, it keeps my calories in check. But I still eat enough to fuel my body. Don't crash and burn. Do this the smart way.0
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GaleHawkins wrote: »
IF is a form of calorie counting...timing has no impact on the actual weight loss. Not saying it's not an impact on the person mentally/emotionally but that's it.3 -
Guys, i'm 96kg 183cm 26yo male, trying to loose some weight and i use the folowing technics:
i eat 5 times a day, but my last meal is at 3pm.. and then i just shut my mouth till the next day. I consume small portions of nutritous food from 7.30 till 3pm (around 1200 calories a day). I also try to do cardio three to six days a week, that helps me burn another 400-500 calories per workout. After the workout i drink a protein shake (at 6.30pm). So far i'm lossing 1.5kg per week. I'm on my third week right now.
What do u guys think about that kind of diet?
Converting from metric for others who are interested:
26 yo male
212 pounds
6' tall
Losing 3.3 pounds per week.4 -
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