I only eat ~1500 calories a day and I’m 30 and weigh 250 pounds. The only way for me to lose weight is to literally not eat for days at a time. I’m simply not doing enough physical activity a day to warrant what I eat which is bullshit. My average food intake per day looks like this.
-Breakfast
>half a bowl of Oatmeal
>A glass of chocolate milk
-Lunch
>Either a lunch meat sandwich
Or
>8 Taquitos (small)
-Dinner
>Some form of meat (beef, chicken, or turkey)
>Rice or Mashed Potatoes
>Vegetables, usually Broccoli and Carrots
I do not drink soda, I ONLY drink water and have only drank water for 10+ years. I barely eat out or eat fast food.
cut out carbs. they are not essential
Ok, so eat less.
You need to be tracking your calories. Every sip of juice, every drop of oil. You're not losing weight because you're still eating too much and you're underestimating your caloric intake.
Any less and I’ll be starving myself. I’ll feel weak and sick. I’ve tried before.
It's normal to feel a bit hungry when you're cutting food. Are you tracking your calories though, actually? Again, you're probably underestimating how much you're eating.
stay fat then
eat less, count your calories better, or exercise more
>Any less and I’ll be starving myself
Yes...that's the point. You lose weight by starving yourself and forcing your body to consume your fat stores.
Get your thyroid checked out. Also 1,500 is way too low. You want to cut 1000 calories per day max and at 250 using the simple 15 X bodyweight = 3,750 estimate method you should be doing 2,750 cal per day.
An anon with ACTUAL advice other than screaming at OP to eat less
Thanks for having a brain, anon.
Holy shit that is WAY too many calories
>The only way for me to lose weight is to literally not eat for days at a time.
Then just do that, bro:
Here's what nobody teaches you. Your body can adjust to how many calories you eat.
The eat less thing is a lie. The body is efficient to work with what you give it. You need to cycle or diet like you'd cycle creatine. 3 weeks cut and 1 maintenance.
It's efficient for resetting your metabolism and kickstarting your body to burn off fat.
It's thyroid or way too low. If you cut too low you naturally start to conserve energy due to thinking a new famine is on.
Should be doing 2,800 cal at the max. Also need to be accurate get a food scale and weight everything.
When you are eating at a deficit everyday your body is thinking that you are in a resource deficient environment and is therefore doing it's damndest to making sure you're functioning at the bare minimum, doesn't go into scooping from those energy reserves we call fat.
It doesn't matter. You will start shedding the pounds sooner or later, unless you're a miracle and can somehow defy the laws of physics.
yeah it's called a disregulated metabolism, the CICO tards don't realize your body will drastically cut CO in cases like yours, you'll eat 1500 and instead of losing weight you'll just have no energy and feel cold all the time
these guys are right:
i think you should throw your body a curveball, start working in a weekly 36 hour fast or two
So if 1500 doesn't lose weight, then drop to 1000. If that doesn't work, drop to 500. Eventually you will cut low enough your body consumes its fat.
you don't need 3 meals a day if you're trying to lose weight
Sedentary people living in a calorie deficit will lose weight. People in comas aren't becoming obese. You're lying and that's a shitty trait... especially because you're lying to yourself.
>I ONLY drink water and have only drank water for 10+ years
>>A glass of chocolate milk
Regular milk itself is good for you. Adding in a few tablespoons of chocolate isn’t hurting at all. At best that comes out to like 80 extra calories.
That's assuming that OP is actually drinking 1 cup of whole milk. It doesn't sound like he's tracking his calories or measuring his portions out at all, though. He could very well be having 2 or 3 servings of chocolate milk.
OP here, I drink about 4 cups of 2% milk a day. About 10% of the glass is chocolate before I stir so less than half a cup of chocolate is added to the glass.
>I drink about 4 cups of 2% milk a day.
1 cup alone is 122 calories. 4 cups means you're drinking 488 calories in skim milk alone. Out of your supposed 1500 calories, almost 1/3 is coming from milk. The 10% of chocolate syrup you add is absolutely adding up to more calories, too.
I seriously, truly doubt that you're eating only 1500 calories a day. You're clearly eating way more.
drink skim milk and stop putting chocolate in it you stupid fat fuck. if you can't do that you're fucked
what kind of chocolate are you adding? if its just 100% unsweetened cocoa, then its actually fine.
is right though, you are certainly underestimating your calorie intake if you are drinking that much milk a day. you fatties that make these threads complaining about not being able to lose weight are all the same.
>500 calories worth of milk + 200 calories of chocolate syrup in one sitting (since you said you only drink it in the morning).
Fuck's sake. Stop lying to yourself. There is NO WAY you are only eating 1500 calories.
honestly for 4 cups of milk, 200 calories of syrup is on the lower end, OP could easily be drinking more than 800 calories of chocolate milk if he's been eyeballing the syrup/powder/whatever.
>4 cups of chocolate milk a day
>why am i not losing weight
you fat fucking moron you're not drinking enough chocolate milk!
once the diabetes hit and you saw off a limb or 2, thats when the magic happens
>Regular milk itself is good for you
Yes, but it's high in calories. It's meant to help baby cows grow.
Here are some suggestions;
>Protein with every meal
>Only drink water
>Cut your portions down
>Avoid added sugars
>Look up your caloric maintenance and eat 10% less than that
>TRACK YOUR CALORIES! LOOK AT NUTRITION LABELS, PAY ATT TO SERVING SIZES, WEIGH YOUR FOOD, LOG IT IN AN APP OR JOURNAL
sure but if you're fat and trying to lose weight why would you put chocolate in your milk?
and for all we know he's buying extra thick choco milk from walmart
>why would you put chocolate in your milk
Are you retarded? Plain milk is fucking awful, that’s why.
Why even drink it then? Its super calorie dense and not that good for you anyways especially if youre cutting. Just drink water instead or a protein shake.
chocolate water sounds even worse than plain milk
I promise you that you won't die if you forego chocolate milk for plain water instead. You might even lose weight!
>Plain milk is fucking awful
Why are people like this allowed to breed?
It's not to me. I prefer plain milk to chocolate milk unless it's skim. Skim milk isn't worth drinking to me.
you're not actually eating 1500 calories. People are notoriously bad at tracking. Get a scale and be more accurate.
There is no fucking way this food adds up to only 1,500 calories. You need to really count these fucking calories, you lazy lardass. The needless glass of (chocolate) milk you have for breakfast itself is over 200 calories.
He probably thinks a serving size “cup” is the same as when he fills his drinking “cup” but it’s likely 2-3 cups.
>trying to lose weight
>starts day off with chocolate milk
this guy ain't gonna make it bros
Your new diet: 1 lb of 90% ground beef, cooked only with tomato paste, with one oz, weighed with a scale, of shredded cheese mixed in. Just that.
Two possibilities:
A) you are not eating 1500 calories a day. Be honest with yourself. Its likely you're miscounting calories by either severely underestimating your portion sizes or leaving out additional calorie sources like butter, oil, syrup etc. With a sedentary lifestyle you would need to eat over 2500 calories a day to maintain your weight unless you have some severe form of hyperthyroidism which is EXTREMELY rare and you likely dont since youd likely be much heavier than 250lbs.
B)
>The only way for me to lose weight is to literally not eat for days at a time.
Have you ever tried to diet for more than a month? It is not possible to have accurate weight measurements over a few days. You should be weighing yourself every 7-10 days, natural daily weight fluctuations can make your weight jump several lbs a day. Eating 1500 calories a day you would lose about 2lbs a week at your weight, but its not necessarily gonna show on the scale cleanly.
Ok I ACTUALLY have this problem and I actually track all my meals INCLUDING cooking fats, sodium, etc. I'm 250lbs at 5'9, 30yrs old.
I eat ~1400 calories give or take 100 daily.
I workout 5 days a week. 3 days weightlifting 2 days cardio.
I take the weekends off, although sometimes I hit the gym if time permits for a quick cardio sesh.
My lifts are steadily going up. Currently at a 275 squat for 5 and a 245 bench for 5. I don't deadlift because my body physically has trouble going into that position and I think I have short arms.
My daily macros are generally as follows:
180g protein 20g carbs 60g fat
I eat about 1500mg of sodium per day. I drink around or above 4L of water per day(it's all I drink and I love it). However this FUCKING GUT does not go away. My bloods return all normal, no beetus, no issues with T or E2.
I did a retarded diet when I was in my early 20s. I ate barely anything. Like 2 chicken breasts and a cup of rice and a protein shake per day, while working out literally EVERY single day. Is it possible that I permanently fucked my metabolism? Idk bros. At my wits end.
No youre retarded and dont know how fo coubt calories.
ur a literal gay.
I count my calories perfectly I weigh everything. Just assume what I'm saying is true and either respond with something helpful or dont respond at all retard
Literally eat less. If you're not losing weight at ~1400 calories, then you're eating too much.
Or go see a doctor if you suspect it may be thyroid related.
Dumping it full of sugary syrup isn't helping you. Just drink water or s o y milk instead.
I did see a doctor. They did a full panel including an EKG. Everything came back good or exceptional. I'm not fucking kidding when I say I weigh everything. Even the 30 calories from the fucking almond milk I put in my shakes is weighed.
Idk man you must just have the worst genetics of all time. Cut calories until you do lose weight is the only way, try eating 1000 a day. Youre literally like a 0.00001% outlier if everything youre saying is true though.
Nothing he is saying is true. He doesn't count the calories accurately at all.
I know but hes being a massive gay about it.
Honestly I just want to beat both you fucking gays with a spiked baseball bat. Here's some examples from MFP
Please take note that it would be VERY FUCKING DIFFICULT to fuck up counting the foods I eat.
The beef is one entire ONE POUND PACK, the eggs are literally QUANTITY: 4, the back bacon is consistent 5 slices = 85g.
EVEN IF YOU JUST STRAIGHT UP ADD 500 CALORIES OUT OF THIN AIR I should still be losing weight with my regimen. Fuck both of you retarded morons.
>eating 95g of protein in one meal
>putting butter in a protein shake
lol
2 tsp of butter is used in breakfast not in my shake just fucked up the meal allocation holy hell retards why would I put butter in my shake.
>I don't see any of the oils you're surely using to cook those meat and eggs
you mean the butter and the tallow clearly listed there?
>and start weighing food by the gram.
I do I literally have a very expensive coffee scale that is accurate to .1 grams.
I'm not the OP. I'm this sad ass mf
Calm down, butter is actually a thing people put in shakes.
sorry
idk bro id rather just kill myself (in roblox) if my retarded body can't even cut weight on this many calories
do a 3 day fast and cure your fear of not eating.
Then I don't know what you expect any anon to tell you. Either you're
A) not accurately counting your calories
B) working with an inaccurate TDEE
or
C) defying the laws of physics
If you're not gaining any weight, then whatever you're eating now is your maintenance. So you literally need to eat less. I really don't believe you're doing 1400cal a day at your height and weight and now losing any pounds.
Again, why not try to lower your intake further? Instead of 1400, do 1300 - and so on until you actually see a change.
>you mean the butter and the tallow clearly listed there?
the one day you listed it but not the other? which tells me you're not 100% accurate and a fat retard who lies?
Ya I didn't use tallow on that day I used 2tsp butter split between the 2 meals.
If you knew fuck all about cooking you'd know that ground beef has fat in it that will assist with cooking, even tho the beef i get is literally 95/5 it secretes enough. I also cook on a non stick pan. I used the tallow on the other day cuz I had just gotten it and wanted to try it. God damn you want a daily blog gay?
I've been considering trying this meme. Can you still lift heavy while fasting?
The calorie counting is accurate. the TDEE who the fuck knows. All the calculators I use tell me fucking 2.5k or some shit is my maintenance.
>If you're not gaining any weight, then whatever you're eating now is your maintenance.
Yeah, bingo. Not losing nor gaining. But honestly somethings fucking up and I want to know what.
I'm thinking about doing a body composition test/one of those vo2 metabolism tests. Anyone have any experience with these?
Instead of blowing a bunch of money on some VO2 max tests, why not just try fasting for a few days and see if that changes anything?
Too much effort.
this is not me
Yeah but what if my body does some gay shit like use my muscle for fuel instead of my fat while fasting you know what i mean then ill have to fast for 10 years
>Yeah but what if my body does some gay shit like use my muscle for fuel instead of my fat
muscle atrophy is only a problem if you are a lazy moron that lays in bed all day. if you continue to walk around, then the loss will be minimal.
>Can you still lift heavy while fasting?
no, but who cares? no one is gaining any thing meaningful while cutting. the entire point of cutting is to lose body fat while sacrificing some muscle mass. if you are obese, then losing muscle is the least of your worries
I don't see any of the oils you're surely using to cook those meat and eggs, chunky. you're not accurately counting. also, stop using servings on the package, and start weighing food by the gram.
There's no chocolate milk anywhere on this image.
im sure you must be trolling because of the chocolate milk thing but why isn't the chocolate on these? also why are you being such a fatass by eating 5 slices of bacon and 4 eggs every morning, that's the type of shit you eat on a bulk. and are you seriously eating just a pound of ground beef with some honey?? eat some fucking vegetables you disgraceful human being. if you're not trolling then your problem is that you're doing CICO with a fat mentality. stop being mentally fat and your physical fatness will cease.
I'm not OP. I'm
>5 slices of bacon
It's fucking giga lean back bacon what's the issue.
>4 eggs every morning
wtf is wrong with 4 eggs lmao.
>are you seriously eating just a pound of ground beef with some honey??
yeah whats the problem. CICO right bro?? Vegetables can suck my cock for the time being I don't give a shit.
>your problem is that you're doing CICO with a fat mentality
what does this mean? genuinely curious. How do I stop being mentally fat
it's not wrong macro or calorie wise but reveals a fat attitude. he wants to have his big daily fry every day while losing weight. Fair enough if you're keto or bulking but when cutting stick to some light shit. CICO works fine to a point but eventually you just have to eat like a healthy person, eat your veggies because a diet of chocolate, milk, meat and eggs isn't how a thin person eats.
yes i know that's vague and brosciencey but if what you're doing isn't working then you should try what works for everyone else. what skinny bitch on 1600 calories do you know that eats a pound of beef for dinner every day? broscientifically the explanation would be that his complete lack of micronutrients is causing his body to have a panic attack because the being in charge is clearly retarded but i prefer to just think of it as spiritual fatness overpowering his physical lack of energy.
I 100% guarantee that this diet is driving him to binge on a weekly or biweekly basis as well. being malnourished amplifies cravings and he obviously doesnt have the willpower to just deny those cravings because he's already fat.
You type like a leftbooker you're a fat chud trying to demoralise summer dieters neck rope now fatty
>5 strips of bacon is only 110 calories
That doesn't sound right, can that be true? That's less than a single slice of bread.
it's incredibly lean thin cut back bacon. Not regular bacon. That is an 85g serving on MFP.
There are millions and millions of people who severely underestimate their calorie intake. Being that heavy on that diet and exercise routine is literally impossible for most people so its only fair to assume. If you're not lying, go see a doctor because IST can't help you.
Bad genetics. Belly fat is usually the last to go.
"Bad genetics" doesnt make you 250lbs at 5'9" with that kind of diet anon, unless hes one of the rare ones who actually does have hyperthyroidism
First off it’s physically impossible to fuck your metabolism in the sense that no matter how little you eat you will always be fat. Physics dictates that. No way around it. What’s likely going on is your body operates differently from most people in that your energy intake is conserved much more than normal. You have to slowly redux your daily caloric intake. Eventually your body will tap into your reserves which reside in you fat. Do keep exercising and do it with a good amount of intensity. That’ll speed up weight loss process. If I was you and all I wanted was weight loss I’d stick to all cardio and HIIT or better yet SIT. But weight training would be fine as well.
Get your thyroid checked. By not eating, also, you destroy your metabolism and transmute basically everything you eat into the most convenient storage- fat.
Do low intensity steady-state cardio. But honestly, you've probably rekt your bodies lipostat.
>lipostat
there is no lipostat. this was disproven 50 years ago. no i wont spoonfeed you
Verification not required
Don't eat until your stomach growls constantly. Clean, move furniture, etc, light physical activity. Only eat a proper portion, stop before feeling full. More veggies, more protein. Snack on leafy greens without dressing. Drink a ton of water. Cutting sucks, gotta mind over matter that shit.
>I'm a magical fatty, believe me
Shut up, fatass. You're a food vacuum with endless copes for why you're still fat.
>"I only drink 1 glass of chocolate milk a day!"
>"a-actually I drink 4 glasses, tee-hee"
>"I swear this only adds up to 1500!"
You'll be a miserable fatass for a long time if you don't stop lying to yourself like this.
8 taquitos lol. Deep fried rolled up corn tortillas filled with meat and topped with sour cream and guacamole on top.
I wonder why you're fat?
Bro what? I’m a manlet eating 3000 kcal a day and every time I check the scale I’ve lost weight. Seriously are you just sitting at your computer 24/7 never even moving or getting up to use the bathroom? I can’t imagine being so disgusting and lazy
i actually laughed, a fatty drinking chocolate milk for breakfast is wondering whats going wrong
I HOPE YOU SEE THIS, OP
You very likely have a hormonal disorder. Particularly, I would assume a high A1C, insulin resistance and/or low testosterone. Visit an endocrinologist and discuss this with them.
I was the same way
Story
>be me, 240 lbs
>consistently work my ass off for two years tracking every calorie and exercising all the time
>in two years only able to get to 220lbs (20lbs lost)
>take a break and stop for 3 months
>240lbs again
>see endocrinologist
>verifies I have IR and low T
>literally tells me I me and someone else eat the same meal I won’t burn the calories like the other person would
>gives me pre-diabetes medication
>feel satiated with little food, never hungry
>3 months on medicine without counting calories or exercising, already down to 212 lbs
>achieved more in 3 months with less effort than years of hard work and dedication
WAGMI
nope, op is a fat disgusting moron that complains about not losing weight but insists he will die without 4 glasses of chocolate milk a day
NGMI
I was in the exact situation, even gaining weight because I am shorter than you. I cut my intake down to 1000 calories then I started losing weight again. But now I am plateauing. This week I’ll try eating clean instead of the usual goyslop.
It's fucking simple
Do rolling 48's.
2 days fasting
Third day eat your TDEE, DO NOT EAT AT A DEFICIT AS YOUR BODY SPENT TWO FASTING
You will lose weight.
Hey OP, i'm around your age. (SW:195,CW:168,GW:150).
When I first started I cut my daily cals to a ridiculously low # like ~1k. I was making steady process until I stalled around 175lbs. There was no way I was going to cut even more cals off so I decided to take a few week's off instead and ate at 2k. When I started the cut again I was losing weight! Even below 175.
This might be "broscience" or whatever, but I feel like your body freaks out when you cut heavily and will try to hold on to fat as much as possible. The trick I found is to restrict, then eat normally, then to restrict again, then to eat normally, etc etc.
Worked for me at least, give it a try.
>Anyone else unable to lose weight despite hardly eating anything?
Nah. I also ate 1500 daily. Started at 210 pounds. Got all the way down to 160 in about 6 months. Also exercised - mostly cardio.
There's something wrong with you. Either you're not tracking calories correctly or you have a disorder you need to see a doctor about.
>chocolate milk
0 carbs. Load up on as much fat and protein as possible. Cold water immersion apparently releases thyroid hormones. Lift heavy 3 days a week. Be patient
no you're fat and retarded. im eating 1800/day (with enough protein) to get shredded and im dropping weight like an Auschwitz prisoner
yep
I have been to 1000 cal a day - 700 cal and still not lost the belly fat.
and? not losing belly fat doesnt mean that you unable to lose weight. no fucking shit u havent lost your bellyfat when you are still 20-25% bodyfat retard. cut more idiot i dont care how much you weigh, you are still too fat to have abs
>eats massive quantities of carbs
>wonders why he isnt losing fat stores
im laffin
1. Skip breakfast to force body to consume fat for energy
2. Engage in HIIT Sprinting/Stairs to engage fat afterburn effect
3. Apple Cider Vinegar to help break down belly fat
This approach has worked well for me.
https://www.verywellfit.com/cardio-workouts-that-maximize-afterburn-4110550
you are undercounting by a lot
not really no. I ate @2000kcal for 6 months and lost 12kg to a gram meaning I was in a perfect 500cal deficit following the guideline of a 2500kcal maintenance.
during those 6 months i had days and weeks where my weight was higher than previous week despite eating the same but it all evens out in a longer time period.
it is scientifically impossible that you are not losing weight eating 1500kcal a day.
FUCK OFF THATS NOT 1500KCAL I will murder you for thinking you can drink chocolate milk on a cut and come here whining demoralising people
Sorry cant relate.
68kgs from 82kgs,good old cicerino + lift + cardio
>half a bowl of Oatmeal
>A glass of chocolate milk
absolute waste of calories
>Either a lunch meat sandwich
Or
>8 Taquitos (small)
probably underestimating calories + again carb based
>Rice or Mashed Potatoes
same, empty carbs
just eat lean meat, eggs, fish, poultry, dairy, and some vegetables on the side
most of your micronutrient intake needs to come from protein
but anyway you are probably miscounting calories by a lot
oatmeal
>150 calories with just water and salt, otherwise more
glass of chocolate milk
> 410 calories unless the glass is really big
lunch meat sandwich
> 500-1000 calories: 200 calories for two pieces of sliced bread, or 700 calories if its a sub, 200 calories for meat, 100 calories for mayo and other dressings
8 taquitos
> 960 calories according to google, zero idea what this is
meat
> 2-300 calories
rice
>200 calories if its just half a cup uncooked
vegetables
>negligible
total!
>2020 calories and i was being nice
aka youre eating what an average active person eats. the bigger issue though is probably your activity level, how many steps do you walk per day? if its less than 3000 then youre completely screwed. do you do any lifting, or running, probably not.