If you are low body fat

[Anonymous]

Are you always hungry, tired, and/or sluggish? Or is it just the cutting/diet phase?

[Anonymous]

Obviously. If you intentionally have lower than normal body fat and are “cutting” you are likely eating very low carb. Carbohydrates are your body’s ideal energy source and the easiest for it to use. Of course you feel terrible without them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you always hungry, tired, and/or sluggish? Or is it just the cutting/diet phase?

Yes … all of the above. And constantly fighting the urge to go awol and eat everything

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Obviously. If you intentionally have lower than normal body fat and are “cutting” you are likely eating very low carb. Carbohydrates are your body’s ideal energy source and the easiest for it to use. Of course you feel terrible without them

Not necessarily low carb, just low calorie

[Anonymous]

Define low body fat please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Define low body fat please.

Yes, this thread is incomplete for a whole host of reasons.

Amateur endurance sports athletes - especially men - tend to be very lean. I’m one of them. Around 8-11% year round - only used an in body and not a dexa since it’s not that important to me. I have more energy than just about anybody I know.

[Anonymous]

I weigh 117 at 55 years old. I don't eat crap or sugar. I workout everyday. I feel great. My older sister who is heavy can hardly keep her eyes open at 8:30PM. Her diet is awful. She lives on Diet Coke, fast food and coffee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Define low body fat please.

Yes, this thread is incomplete for a whole host of reasons.

Amateur endurance sports athletes - especially men - tend to be very lean. I’m one of them. Around 8-11% year round - only used an in body and not a dexa since it’s not that important to me. I have more energy than just about anybody I know.

Sorry. Women, mid-40’s+, around 17% and below.

[Anonymous]

No and no.

[Anonymous]

Matter of fact, when I overeat or eat a lot for a few days, I feel like I can't move and everything is tiring.

[Anonymous]

M51 here. I only have low energy if I’m cutting weight. Once I level out to normal calorie intake my energy and the things I get to enjoy are normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Define low body fat please.

Yes, this thread is incomplete for a whole host of reasons.

Amateur endurance sports athletes - especially men - tend to be very lean. I’m one of them. Around 8-11% year round - only used an in body and not a dexa since it’s not that important to me. I have more energy than just about anybody I know.

Sorry. Women, mid-40’s+, around 17% and below.

How many mid-40s women have 17% and below? That’s lower than what it takes to lose your period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I weigh 117 at 55 years old. I don't eat crap or sugar. I workout everyday. I feel great. My older sister who is heavy can hardly keep her eyes open at 8:30PM. Her diet is awful. She lives on Diet Coke, fast food and coffee.

What do you eat on a normal day?

[Anonymous]

No, I’m not often hungry, tired, or sluggish. But I am always cold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Define low body fat please.

Yes, this thread is incomplete for a whole host of reasons.

Amateur endurance sports athletes - especially men - tend to be very lean. I’m one of them. Around 8-11% year round - only used an in body and not a dexa since it’s not that important to me. I have more energy than just about anybody I know.

Sorry. Women, mid-40’s+, around 17% and below.

48 and 18% 5'4" 116lbs
I'm hungry all the time! I dream about food. I have TONS of energy and I'm never sluggish. You can guess from my height and weight I'm athletic and exercise quite a bit. I (try to) eat low carbs because it actually cuts the hunger down. Craving cookies WHILE feeling like you are starving is horrible. No amount of self control can stop me from devouring a whole bag in that condition. Why do it? I look fantastic and that's worth more to me than eating whatever whenever. When I do slip up (and I do) it's so hard to get back. I feel like I can gain weight by smelling baked goods these days.