Hi,
Please shine upon me with your wisdom.
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Height: 183cm / 6ft
Starting weight (14 weeks ago): 89kg / 196lbs
Current weight (reached 3 weeks ago): 79kg / 174lbs
Basically I lost 10kg / 22lbs over an 11 week period by straight up cutting calories (I did not count proteins, carbs or fats). I have in the past 3 weeks added 1h of weight lifting every day for 6 days/week (which temporarily halted the weight loss on the scale, but my waist is still going down at the same pace). Last week I heard about adaptive thermogenesis / metabolic damage which happens when you cut too many calories and the body slows down the metabolism, sometimes permanently... All I can find online is that a male should not consume any less than 1200 calories daily in order to avoid this state (of course it's individual), but I have now been cutting an average of 1000-800kcal per day (spread out over a week) for 14 weeks straight, and I am currently eating an average of 1950kcal/day (800kcal daily deficit according to the online calculators)... should I be slowing down or am I alright? I keep my protein intake to about 30% of my total calories.
Every study I could find was with obese people, I was never obese, I just had/still have a **** load of body fat that needs to go asap (I am still incredibly motivated and I don't want to lose it by taking unnecessary breaks).
Please shine upon me with your wisdom.
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Height: 183cm / 6ft
Starting weight (14 weeks ago): 89kg / 196lbs
Current weight (reached 3 weeks ago): 79kg / 174lbs
Basically I lost 10kg / 22lbs over an 11 week period by straight up cutting calories (I did not count proteins, carbs or fats). I have in the past 3 weeks added 1h of weight lifting every day for 6 days/week (which temporarily halted the weight loss on the scale, but my waist is still going down at the same pace). Last week I heard about adaptive thermogenesis / metabolic damage which happens when you cut too many calories and the body slows down the metabolism, sometimes permanently... All I can find online is that a male should not consume any less than 1200 calories daily in order to avoid this state (of course it's individual), but I have now been cutting an average of 1000-800kcal per day (spread out over a week) for 14 weeks straight, and I am currently eating an average of 1950kcal/day (800kcal daily deficit according to the online calculators)... should I be slowing down or am I alright? I keep my protein intake to about 30% of my total calories.
Every study I could find was with obese people, I was never obese, I just had/still have a **** load of body fat that needs to go asap (I am still incredibly motivated and I don't want to lose it by taking unnecessary breaks).
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