Changing my Budget

JeremiahStone
JeremiahStone Posts: 682 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I had my calorie budget set at about 1650 calories a day. I rarely ever reached 1400 and I'm not losing as much as I hoped. About 1/2 lb a week.. So I brought down my budget to 1470 calories a day. I'm about 167lbs, 6.1 ft. My goal is at least 155lbs. Is it a good idea for me to lower my budget?

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  • EuroDriver
    EuroDriver Posts: 254 Member
    not to knock your goal or anything... why would you want to loose weight?? i was 170lbs at 6'2.. n i was so skinny/fat i was embarrassed..
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,159 Member
    The closer you get to goal, the less deficit you want to create. I wouldn't recommend going more than 500 below your BMR. Sometimes, too much deficit can backfire. And watch for other factors that can slow your weight loss, like sodium, drinking plenty of water, other nutrients besides just calories.
  • JeremiahStone
    JeremiahStone Posts: 682 Member
    not to knock your goal or anything... why would you want to loose weight?? i was 170lbs at 6'2.. n i was so skinny/fat i was embarrassed..
    Its because in my case alot of my weight is fat not muscle :(
  • EuroDriver
    EuroDriver Posts: 254 Member
    not to knock your goal or anything... why would you want to loose weight?? i was 170lbs at 6'2.. n i was so skinny/fat i was embarrassed..
    Its because in my case alot of my weight is fat not muscle :(

    i had the same problem.. i had 0% muscle defenition... so i bulked then cut... lots of people make the mistake of thinking.. oh i have too much fat.. so ill loose weight.. well how much weight do you need to loose if its all fat.. you will have to loose down to the bones... plus more muscle=more cals burned.. everyday.. and higher matabolism

    heres my before/after pics copy n paste
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/294850-my-6-8month-progress-with-pics
  • JeremiahStone
    JeremiahStone Posts: 682 Member
    not to knock your goal or anything... why would you want to loose weight?? i was 170lbs at 6'2.. n i was so skinny/fat i was embarrassed..
    Its because in my case alot of my weight is fat not muscle :(

    i had the same problem.. i had 0% muscle defenition... so i bulked then cut... lots of people make the mistake of thinking.. oh i have too much fat.. so ill loose weight.. well how much weight do you need to loose if its all fat.. you will have to loose down to the bones... plus more muscle=more cals burned.. everyday.. and higher matabolism

    heres my before/after pics copy n paste
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/294850-my-6-8month-progress-with-pics

    Wow that's true.. I never really though about it like that. So did you basically just focus all on strength training and building muscle?
  • EuroDriver
    EuroDriver Posts: 254 Member
    yes... i bulked from 170lbs-205lbs (actuly lost fat in the process, and held it better..) then did a month n half cut (lost lots of muscle so it was a fail but oh well) thats the only way to do it man.. promise you will like ur body alot more the second you start strengh training and trying to bulk.. especially at your height.. and sience low weight already that means your metabolism is good n healthy..

    i actuly have a friend a asian guy.. hes 6'1 and weights like 165lbs.. n he keeps just running on the treadmill saying his fat.. and still looks thin n fat n he wont listen to me that he needs to put on muscle first...
  • JeremiahStone
    JeremiahStone Posts: 682 Member
    yes... i bulked from 170lbs-205lbs (actuly lost fat in the process, and held it better..) then did a month n half cut (lost lots of muscle so it was a fail but oh well) thats the only way to do it man.. promise you will like ur body alot more the second you start strengh training and trying to bulk.. especially at your height.. and sience low weight already that means your metabolism is good n healthy..

    i actuly have a friend a asian guy.. hes 6'1 and weights like 165lbs.. n he keeps just running on the treadmill saying his fat.. and still looks thin n fat n he wont listen to me that he needs to put on muscle first...
    Thanks man! Any specific foods or workouts that would help?
  • EuroDriver
    EuroDriver Posts: 254 Member
    um depends have you been lifiting weights already? i read alot of books before i decided which workout to go with..

    as for foods.. yeah try to eat clean cals, carbs, fats, proteins.. for me at 187lbs now to bulk i need to eat atleast 4500cals.. so what i do now is add COLD PRESSED extra virgin olive oil, 2tbsp to each protein shake and it help me get cals up.. this olive oil has good fats in it and it actuly helps loose fat as it raises testostrone.. eggs are good, chicken breast are good, cottage cheese, lots of milk, lots of water, creatine,
  • wanttogetskinny
    wanttogetskinny Posts: 194 Member
    I had my calorie budget set at about 1650 calories a day. I rarely ever reached 1400 and I'm not losing as much as I hoped. About 1/2 lb a week.. So I brought down my budget to 1470 calories a day. I'm about 167lbs, 6.1 ft. My goal is at least 155lbs. Is it a good idea for me to lower my budget?

    I personally think you aren't eating enough. Not eating enough will cause weight loss to stall.

    I'm a 5'6" woman and I eat 1400 a day......and I'm losing .5 to 2.5lbs a week. As a 6'1" man, I would think you'd need to be eating quite a bit more than me.

    Also, I've heard men shouldn't consume less than 1500 net calories a day. This is the amount typically needed for basic life functions. Eating less can startle your body into 'hoarding' what you do eat and you won't lose weight.
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