Calorie question

You are a guy for one thing so yeah, you do need AT LEAST 1500, and if you are active, then you'll need more. You WILL still lose.

How much do you want/need to lose? It depends on your current weight, most guys will maintain on 3000 calories if they are average height/weight 6ft. To lose 1lb per week that would equal eating 2500 calories a day hypothetically.

So plug in your stats to MFP and let it do the working out for you. Choose up to 1 or 2lbs per week weight loss - that will have you eating at 500 / 1000 calorie a day deficit of your maintenance calories. If you have less than 30lbs to lose 1lb per week loss is ideal.

There's no need to half starve yourself, lose weight in a healthy way and you'll be more likely to be consistent and stick with it.

All the best. Its not a race, its about making small changes that will last and will see you eating better in the long run and moving more.

Way too low!!! Personally I consider this app great for logging what you eat but as for getting the right intake - no no no. Based on your facts you need to take in between 2400-2700 cals a day (low carb/high carb days) and that means you'll be on a deficit of appr 600 cals a day which will make you loose fat. Try to make the daily calories split in 25% fat, 40% carbs and 35% protein. That's where this app gets really helpful!! It will show you where you're at every time you log your intake..

Sirick86 wrote: »

Thanks yall. I'm definitely in the obese category, atleast that's what my doctor says. I'm looking for 2lbs per week. Ideally I want to get down to atleast 190ish, I'm working out so I don't really have a weight planned out, basically a beach bod lol whatever that weight may be lol but anyways, probably around 190, I workout quite a bit and I'm not just trying to just loose weight, but looking forward to a bulk cut one day when all is ready. Bodybuilding is something I've become pretty interested in lately as my best friend is one and competes, however he's not very helpful when it comes to this dieting thing.

As for starving myself, the problem is, I've never been a big eater, I've always just ate really bad, pizza 3 or 4 times a week or mcdonalds every night. And now that I'm eating healthy food I still don't eat alot and it's why I have such low calories. I don't feel like I'm starving basically lol I just can't put down a lot at once mixed with this new healthy lifestyle I've taken up lol

You will never put on muscle unless you eat for it. And you were at one point a big eater in calories that is how you are where you are now. And well at a 1000 calories you are starving your self. You can STILL eat additional calorie dense food to make it too 1500, this is an excuse it sounds like to me. Be smart about this.

So you can either loose this 40 pounds ridiculously aggressive and loose the muscle mass a long the way (which you have rebuild that) or lose it slower and, keep lifting until you get leaner body fat % in order to bulk. Has your so called friend not even told you (the one that competes) what body fat % you need to get down to in order to do a bulk that would be advisable for lowest fat regain to muscle gain?

If you are looking for folks to say it is ok for you to eat this way, you are not gonna get that here. And if you really really want to bulk in the future and put on some mass and get a great looking body you have to work for it and eat for it!

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Start with the 1500 and see how you feel. Eat back about 1/2 of your exercise calories to make sure you're getting enough fuel. If you starve the muscle, it won't rebuild the way you want it to.

Maybe try more frequent meals and calorie dense foods? Protein shakes are great on the go (and HUGELY beneficial after a hard weights session). Nuts are extremely calorie dense- a few tbsps in a salad will add at least 100+ calories, avocado is another great calorie dense food (here are a bunch of VERY calorie dense avocado toast breakfast ideas: http://www.thekitchn.com/11-easy-ways-to-fancy-up-your-avocado-toast-219143). I second the comment that if you're trying to build muscle, you need to eat for it. I'm a 150lb woman and I eat well over 100g of protein every day (its lunch and i'm at 65g on less than 500 total cals). My "treat" food is the oikos frozen chocolate greek yogurt. Its got a good balance of protein, fats, and carbs (ok, yes, its sugar, but it's more or less my only sugar!). Its my go-to at 9:30pm when I realize i'm 300 cals short.

My other advice? Buy a food scale. It took me forever to come around to this, but it's changed my life. My guesstimates were definitely off

What he said (above).
I consistently eat a low calorie nutrient dense diet, I've been lifting heavy, getting plenty of cardio and practicing MMA for about 3 years. I was able to drop 80 LBs and gain, then maintain, my muscle. Also check out Eat to Perform, it's a site with some good ideas.