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ru4life3 07-28-2008 10:59 AM

Safe amount of calories on a cut?
 
I'm currently in the end of a cutting phase, I've put off 30lbs from my bulk and am down to around 1800 calories a day. I've noticed that I've kinda stalled lately, but I was worried about cutting lower than 1800 calories a day. I was wondering, is it safe to go a little bit lower than 1800 calories a day while on a cut?

I'm currently 150lbs at 5'8". I wanna lose a couple more pounds of bodyfat before the summers end and start a slow bulk. I currently do HIIT 3x a week, I was thinking of lowering my intake 10%.

Ross86 07-28-2008 11:03 AM

Maybe you need to increase calories to keep losing... Post the diet history (starting calories, caloric reduction, what period of time, macronutrient ratio, etc).

MusTGeTBiG 07-28-2008 11:34 AM

throw another cardio session or two in there...

Ross86 07-28-2008 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by MusTGeTBiG (Post 62277)
throw another cardio session or two in there...

He's already below maintenance...that would probably just get rid of muscle if my understanding is correct.

MONSTAFACE 07-28-2008 11:44 AM

can i ask a question. why did you bulk then drop 30 pounds then want to bulk again?

ru4life3 07-28-2008 12:18 PM

I started out at around 135 and put on about 40 lbs of mass, and lost about 25 actually. And here I am now. I wanted to lose some bodyfat and its usually easier for me to do that in the summer. I want to do a slow bulk over the fall but not gain nearly as much. Anyway, for now, I currently take in 1786 calories a day. Here are the stats:

Total: 1786
Fat: 43 387 23%
Sat: 8 72 4%
Poly: 8 74 4%
Mono: 14 126 7%
Carbs: 187 577 34%
Fiber: 42 0 0%
Protein: 186 745 44%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

Trying to lose 4-5 lbs between now and whenever. Not in a rush to lose it. Any suggestions?

Ross86 07-28-2008 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ru4life3 (Post 62284)
Any suggestions?

Answer my first post...?

Are you eating clean? It doesn't sound like it.

ru4life3 07-28-2008 01:19 PM

I've been eating very clean. My carb sources come from brown rice, veggies, beans, fruits. My fat sources come from salmon, fish oil, natural PB etc. Protein from lean chicken. I get in about 4-5 meals a day.

Pitysister 07-28-2008 01:27 PM

that calorie intake seems really really low...even for a cut. especially if you're active.

ru4life3 07-28-2008 03:07 PM

Should I just keep at what I'm doing right now and be a little more patient you think?

Ross86 07-28-2008 03:09 PM

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Post the diet history (starting calories, caloric reduction, what period of time, macronutrient ratio, etc).
AGAIN... why won't you do this?

Pitysister 07-28-2008 03:21 PM

you should do what ross says.

ru4life3 07-28-2008 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross86 (Post 62271)
Maybe you need to increase calories to keep losing... Post the diet history (starting calories, caloric reduction, what period of time, macronutrient ratio, etc).

I started out at around 4600 calories when I finished bulking, I reduced it about 10 percent a week or so until I reached around 2800. Then I started reducing 10 percent every two weeks until I reached around 1800 calories. Thats where I am now and have been for about a month or so. This has been going on since March.

Ross86 07-28-2008 04:58 PM

Ok, that's where you went wrong. There is no point in lowering calories if you're still losing weight. It looks like you just followed a linear decrease in calorie consumption. You went too low and it wasn't necessary to do to begin with. You only need to decrease calories when you hit a plateau, and even then lowering calories isn't always the answer.

Increase your calories by 200-300 for a couple of weeks and see if that makes a difference. If not, then increase it by 200-300 more. If you go too low, then your body will try to hold on to the very small amount of calories that you're taking in and store them as fat. You'll end up losing a significant amount of muscle mass in the process.

J-Rock 08-01-2008 02:18 PM

I would increase your calories to shock your metabolism. Your body has adjusted to your diet.

iron_worker 08-06-2008 02:08 PM

I would say you are much too far below your maintenance level. Your body is now going into starvation mode where it stores everything it can as fats to protect itself.

IronWorker


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