Eating healthy, low carb, but having enough energy for sports...help me

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you starving yourself with only 1200 calories?

You need to eat.

Because 1200 calories a day is leading to .5 - 2lbs weight loss per week, which is a reasonable weight loss pace.

If it takes me two weeks to lose .5 lbs, I get discouraged and blow it all to hell. I know myself. I need to see progress and movement towards the goal to keep me going.

How much more do you want to lose? At some point you will have to start eating at maintenance.

OP here. I'd like to get to 140 and maintain that. At 5'7 I think there's a very healthy weight, not too low at all. So I'm very close to maintenance.

140 vs 142 is basically the difference between a big shit in the morning or not. I would stop trying to be in such a steep defeceit at this point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you starving yourself with only 1200 calories?

You need to eat.

Because 1200 calories a day is leading to .5 - 2lbs weight loss per week, which is a reasonable weight loss pace.

If it takes me two weeks to lose .5 lbs, I get discouraged and blow it all to hell. I know myself. I need to see progress and movement towards the goal to keep me going.

How much more do you want to lose? At some point you will have to start eating at maintenance.

OP here. I'd like to get to 140 and maintain that. At 5'7 I think there's a very healthy weight, not too low at all. So I'm very close to maintenance.

So, OP, here's the trade-off: you get to lose weight at a rate you prefer and which keeps you motivated, but you are tired in your workouts. OR you can lose weight more slowly and have more energy for them. That's your choice.

This. Sorry OP, you can’t have it all.

[Anonymous]

I follow the rule of thumb that one should lose no more than 1.5 pounds per week for every hundred pounds. Otherwise, you are definitely losing too much muscle.

[Anonymous]

Also, the last few pounds are the hardest to lose. If they come off too quickly, you can bet that the percentage of fat is pretty low.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you starving yourself with only 1200 calories?

You need to eat.

Because 1200 calories a day is leading to .5 - 2lbs weight loss per week, which is a reasonable weight loss pace.

If it takes me two weeks to lose .5 lbs, I get discouraged and blow it all to hell. I know myself. I need to see progress and movement towards the goal to keep me going.

How much more do you want to lose? At some point you will have to start eating at maintenance.

OP here. I'd like to get to 140 and maintain that. At 5'7 I think there's a very healthy weight, not too low at all. So I'm very close to maintenance.

I'm trying to get to the same weight, and am coming to the conclusion that with consistent exercising it may just not be possible for me. And I'm 5'5", trim, look great in my clothes, and have a butt and boobs (but flat stomach). So you may be shooting for too low. Try maintaining for a bit, and see if you can tone now rather than lose - trade fat for muscle basically. That's what I've decided to do, because I'm not losing anymore and I've been at 146 for the past 3 weeks with no movement on the scale.