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How much do you weigh?? And other stats? 1800 calories isn't much, especially if you are active in the gym.... ON 100% whey is great too... Low carbs and sugar when mixed with water... Delicious strawberry is pretty tasty... I can't see that you would put on much muscle at 1800 calories unless you're a pretty small guy... You would definitely lose weight though, for a while...

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I'm 5' 9 1/2" and weigh 265. Over the past eight months I've been just walking on a treadmill five times a week and dieting and lost 55 lbs. I've been lifting for just over a month now.

Congrats on the loss man.. Is the weight still coming off as rapid as it was at first? After a while with a calorie deficit that severe your body may begin to assume it is starving and it will hinder your loss... Especially considering you're are active, you may be able to increase your calories a bit... DO it slowly, try and extra 200 a day for a couple of weeks or so and if you are still losing wieght.. You can add a bit more after that...etc... Until you find a suitable calorie range for recomposition... Mass calorie deficits result in major loss at first.. However when you find a good calorie range for yourself, you will find it is much easier to maintain your weight lost... You won't gain the weight back after the "diet"..Yo yo dieting!!!!. Because you will learn what your body can utilize effectively.. You can find a calorie range that will allow muscle growth yet minimize fat storage...

Thanks. The weight loss slowed down considerably after I got to the 45lb mark. The last 10lbs. were much harder to lose. I'm having a more difficult time losing weight now, especially since I'm trying to increase my protein intake. I'm trying to keep the calories down but increase the protein.

I was taking in about 120g of protein a day however this past week I've increased it to an average of 194g per day. I read I should take in at least 1g of protein/lb of body weight. I guess that's lean muscle mass so I wouldn't think that I should consume 265g of protein. I guess I should consume about 200g/day?

Another thing to consider, now that you are lifting and consuming more protein.. You can't go by lbs. lost on the scale all the time.. You might want to start checking your measurements with a tape.. You may be gaining some good mass.. And that is exactly what you want to happen.. If you are losing inches don't worry about what the scale says all that much.. Especially after a dramatic loss in weight...

I weigh 165lbs and I'm taking in +300gr protein per day from whole food. Up your protein intake. It's better to get 1.5 to 2 grams/lb IMO.

Great point ENorris.

Like ENorris said, increase your calories a little bit. I think your fat loss will increase. 2000 is just too low for someone your size. Good work so far. Stay dedicated. Your fat loss will start to slow a little...the less fat you have, the harder it is to lose. But I think you can lose it faster than you lost the last 10 lbs.

Good luck.

Thanks for all the help. I'll increase my protein intake even more. I have a protein shake in the morning and eat some fruit for carbs like an apple or 1/3 of a banana and some berries (black berries, raspberries, blueberries).

From an earlier post I was confused about how to calculate the right amount of carbs to consume with my protein shake. I think I read that in order for the protein to be consumed properly I have to calculate the 'right' amount of carbs?

I've always taken Optimum Nutrition Gold 100% whey. It tastes good to me, cookies n creme flavored. Mixes well with water even. If you counting calories, I'd try 1 shake a day for a week. Then see if you can increase to 2 shakes a day following a weigh-in. Also, for cutting, it's more important to eat balanced meals. If you don't count calories, then I would suggest eating your heavier meals earlier in the day. Gives you more time to burn off some of the calories. Also, I would quit walking and maybe start a hit program. Maybe walk .10 of mile, do a hard run for .20 of a mile. If you don't use a treadmill, then use a clock. 30 seconds walking to around 1 minute running all out.