1700 Calories
1700 Calories
Is this too few calories......I am 5'7" 200lbs 20% bodyfat with 161lbs lean mass......I eat pretty clean with an occasional cheat per week...lift three times a week and 4 days of cardio.......not seeing anymore loss should I up the calorie intake?
Is this too few calories......I am 5'7" 200lbs 20% bodyfat with 161lbs lean mass......I eat pretty clean with an occasional cheat per week...lift three times a week and 4 days of cardio.......not seeing anymore loss should I up the calorie intake? Your not seeing anymore loss even when your at 1700 calories??!? At 200 pounds its against the laws of physics that you arent loosing. You have counted your calories wrong or this "occasional cheat" is about 15 big macs. If what you were eating was really 1700 calories I would say definitely up your calories but since your not loosing weight even if its lots of muscle. Your really not at 1700 calories.
I'm serious........I have been eating 1700 cals so long I think my body may be begging for more calories.....Lately though I usually end up eating like shit friday night and saturday all day....I am thinking maybe this is effecting gains/losses big time or my body thinks its starving at 1700......not sure thats why I am looking for help.
I would highly suspect your calorie count is off and yes the weekend cheating is also probably slowing you down
I'm serious........I have been eating 1700 cals so long I think my body may be begging for more calories.....Lately though I usually end up eating like shit friday night and saturday all day....I am thinking maybe this is effecting gains/losses big time or my body thinks its starving at 1700......not sure thats why I am looking for help. Well theres your problem. You know why your not loosing weight, you just decided to make it hard for people to help you by saying that you eat an "occasional cheat" rather than admitting that you pig out all friday and saturday. Up your daily calories to at least 2500 quit eating shit at the weekend and bust your ass in the Gym. This thread will help you a lot.
I started a cut at 208 pounds and I'm doing a 3 day carb cycling diet. Two days I'll eat 2500 cals, 90g carbs one day, 180 the next, and every third day I'll have 3000 cals with around 250g carbs. Every day I'm eating 250g + of protien.
As you see, even on my lowest days I'm still eating 2500 calories. I'm a competitive powerlifter so I refuse to loose muscle, but I've been very happy with my fat loss at this level of caloric intake.
I honestly don't see how you're living on 1700 per day. I hope your fat loss hasn't slowed down because you lost some lean mass.
Up your calories but cut your cheat days out.
Yeah its time to cut out the cheat meals........Archduke what are you eating to get 2500 calories and only 90grams of carbs?
Yeah its time to cut out the cheat meals........Archduke what are you eating to get 2500 calories and only 90grams of carbs? I wouldnt cut out your cheats, its what keeps me sane, but I would slow down. A cheat doesnt mean "pig out". It means eat what you want until your full and stop. Maybe just cheat a couple meals on Saturday?
I look forward to my ice cream sundae EVERY Sunday.
I'm serious........I have been eating 1700 cals so long I think my body may be begging for more calories.....Lately though I usually end up eating like shit friday night and saturday all day....I am thinking maybe this is effecting gains/losses big time or my body thinks its starving at 1700......not sure thats why I am looking for help. Normally I'd say try not cheating for a week or 2 and see what happens. But if you've been losing fat on this calorie intake for a while with occasional cheats, then I'd say do a clean carb refeed day (search the forums for more info), and then go back to your regular intake level. One of these 2 things should work.
Yeah its time to cut out the cheat meals........Archduke what are you eating to get 2500 calories and only 90grams of carbs? this is the last couple days under 90g of carbs:
8-9-07
Meal 1. 1 scoop protien w/ water
Meal 2. 10.5 oz (w/bone) T-bone Steak
Meal 3. 1 scoop protien w/ water, 1 apple
Meal 4. 14 oz of baked chicken legs (5-6) legs
Meal 5. Apple
Meal 6. 1 cup low fat cottage cheese, 1 Dannon Light and fit yogurt
this came out to:
Calories: 2429
Protien: 278g
carbs: 58g
fat: 115g
Carbs were a little low this day. I usually try to get closer to 90g. Keep in mind the next day I'll eat around 150-180g of carbs, and the day after that like 250g. I just have to drop the fat some on those two days to keep my calories right. I get 3000 calories on my high carb days. I normally don't lift on my days under 90g carbs. I may do sprints or GPP that day.
I would highly suspect your calorie count is off and yes the weekend cheating is also probably slowing you down i can tell you with a great deal of certainty that i stopped losing at 1700 cals a day.
to the OP. you need a reset or some refeeds.
this is the last couple days under 90g of carbs:
8-9-07
Meal 1. 1 scoop protien w/ water
Meal 2. 10.5 oz (w/bone) T-bone Steak
Meal 3. 1 scoop protien w/ water, 1 apple
Meal 4. 14 oz of baked chicken legs (5-6) legs
Meal 5. Apple
Meal 6. 1 cup low fat cottage cheese, 1 Dannon Light and fit yogurt
this came out to:
Calories: 2429
Protien: 278g
carbs: 58g
fat: 115g
Carbs were a little low this day. I usually try to get closer to 90g. Keep in mind the next day I'll eat around 150-180g of carbs, and the day after that like 250g. I just have to drop the fat some on those two days to keep my calories right. I get 3000 calories on my high carb days. I normally don't lift on my days under 90g carbs. I may do sprints or GPP that day. Oh yeah...refeed definitely. 60-90g of carbs per day is really low. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to go that low unless you want to go keto. Even on my low-carb days, I'm still taking in 160g which ends up being 30% of the calories.
Up your daily calories to at least 2500 quit eating shit at the weekend and bust your ass in the Gym. This thread will help you a lot. x2
And up your carbs to at least 20%, up to 30-35%. Lots of fibrous veg and make up the rest with quality unprocessed food (IMO oats, potato, squash, rice etc.. over pasta and bread).
Is this too few calories......I am 5'7" 200lbs 20% bodyfat with 161lbs lean mass......I eat pretty clean with an occasional cheat per week...lift three times a week and 4 days of cardio.......not seeing anymore loss should I up the calorie intake?
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Is this too few calories......I am 5'7" 200lbs 20% bodyfat with 161lbs lean mass......I eat pretty clean with an occasional cheat per week...lift three times a week and 4 days of cardio.......not seeing anymore loss should I up the calorie intake? Your not seeing anymore loss even when your at 1700 calories??!? At 200 pounds its against the laws of physics that you arent loosing. You have counted your calories wrong or this "occasional cheat" is about 15 big macs. If what you were eating was really 1700 calories I would say definitely up your calories but since your not loosing weight even if its lots of muscle. Your really not at 1700 calories.
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I'm serious........I have been eating 1700 cals so long I think my body may be begging for more calories.....Lately though I usually end up eating like shit friday night and saturday all day....I am thinking maybe this is effecting gains/losses big time or my body thinks its starving at 1700......not sure thats why I am looking for help.
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I would highly suspect your calorie count is off and yes the weekend cheating is also probably slowing you down
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I'm serious........I have been eating 1700 cals so long I think my body may be begging for more calories.....Lately though I usually end up eating like shit friday night and saturday all day....I am thinking maybe this is effecting gains/losses big time or my body thinks its starving at 1700......not sure thats why I am looking for help. Well theres your problem. You know why your not loosing weight, you just decided to make it hard for people to help you by saying that you eat an "occasional cheat" rather than admitting that you pig out all friday and saturday. Up your daily calories to at least 2500 quit eating shit at the weekend and bust your ass in the Gym. This thread will help you a lot.
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I started a cut at 208 pounds and I'm doing a 3 day carb cycling diet. Two days I'll eat 2500 cals, 90g carbs one day, 180 the next, and every third day I'll have 3000 cals with around 250g carbs. Every day I'm eating 250g + of protien.
As you see, even on my lowest days I'm still eating 2500 calories. I'm a competitive powerlifter so I refuse to loose muscle, but I've been very happy with my fat loss at this level of caloric intake.
I honestly don't see how you're living on 1700 per day. I hope your fat loss hasn't slowed down because you lost some lean mass.
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Up your calories but cut your cheat days out.
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Yeah its time to cut out the cheat meals........Archduke what are you eating to get 2500 calories and only 90grams of carbs?
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Yeah its time to cut out the cheat meals........Archduke what are you eating to get 2500 calories and only 90grams of carbs? I wouldnt cut out your cheats, its what keeps me sane, but I would slow down. A cheat doesnt mean "pig out". It means eat what you want until your full and stop. Maybe just cheat a couple meals on Saturday?
I look forward to my ice cream sundae EVERY Sunday.
Answer:
I'm serious........I have been eating 1700 cals so long I think my body may be begging for more calories.....Lately though I usually end up eating like shit friday night and saturday all day....I am thinking maybe this is effecting gains/losses big time or my body thinks its starving at 1700......not sure thats why I am looking for help. Normally I'd say try not cheating for a week or 2 and see what happens. But if you've been losing fat on this calorie intake for a while with occasional cheats, then I'd say do a clean carb refeed day (search the forums for more info), and then go back to your regular intake level. One of these 2 things should work.
Answer:
Yeah its time to cut out the cheat meals........Archduke what are you eating to get 2500 calories and only 90grams of carbs? this is the last couple days under 90g of carbs:
8-9-07
Meal 1. 1 scoop protien w/ water
Meal 2. 10.5 oz (w/bone) T-bone Steak
Meal 3. 1 scoop protien w/ water, 1 apple
Meal 4. 14 oz of baked chicken legs (5-6) legs
Meal 5. Apple
Meal 6. 1 cup low fat cottage cheese, 1 Dannon Light and fit yogurt
this came out to:
Calories: 2429
Protien: 278g
carbs: 58g
fat: 115g
Carbs were a little low this day. I usually try to get closer to 90g. Keep in mind the next day I'll eat around 150-180g of carbs, and the day after that like 250g. I just have to drop the fat some on those two days to keep my calories right. I get 3000 calories on my high carb days. I normally don't lift on my days under 90g carbs. I may do sprints or GPP that day.
Answer:
I would highly suspect your calorie count is off and yes the weekend cheating is also probably slowing you down i can tell you with a great deal of certainty that i stopped losing at 1700 cals a day.
to the OP. you need a reset or some refeeds.
Answer:
this is the last couple days under 90g of carbs:
8-9-07
Meal 1. 1 scoop protien w/ water
Meal 2. 10.5 oz (w/bone) T-bone Steak
Meal 3. 1 scoop protien w/ water, 1 apple
Meal 4. 14 oz of baked chicken legs (5-6) legs
Meal 5. Apple
Meal 6. 1 cup low fat cottage cheese, 1 Dannon Light and fit yogurt
this came out to:
Calories: 2429
Protien: 278g
carbs: 58g
fat: 115g
Carbs were a little low this day. I usually try to get closer to 90g. Keep in mind the next day I'll eat around 150-180g of carbs, and the day after that like 250g. I just have to drop the fat some on those two days to keep my calories right. I get 3000 calories on my high carb days. I normally don't lift on my days under 90g carbs. I may do sprints or GPP that day. Oh yeah...refeed definitely. 60-90g of carbs per day is really low. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to go that low unless you want to go keto. Even on my low-carb days, I'm still taking in 160g which ends up being 30% of the calories.
Answer:
Up your daily calories to at least 2500 quit eating shit at the weekend and bust your ass in the Gym. This thread will help you a lot. x2
And up your carbs to at least 20%, up to 30-35%. Lots of fibrous veg and make up the rest with quality unprocessed food (IMO oats, potato, squash, rice etc.. over pasta and bread).