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1500 calories a day......will i starve to death??

  • 11-07-2007 7:39pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,639
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    ok so i have lost a stone in the last two months and have just been on holidays and gained maybe 2 pounds.

    I am happy with my weight and general appearance but I want to try and kinda "go to the next level" and very lean / defined. there is a diet in julys mens fitness which is 1500 cals a day and coupled with daily excersise burning about 250 cal can apparently burn 10 pounds in 4 weeks.......

    Now assuming I have 5/6 meals a day split up evenly and cover all my food groups and nutrient requirements is 1500 calories "healthy". I assume it is as it is in the magazine but just want your opinions here as well.

    my excersise will more than likely be alternating days between 40min-1hour runs, 2 hour cycles and 30-40 mins weights.

    I plan on trying this for 2 weeks at first to see how i feel and if i feel fine and am seeing results will do it for the four weeks and then start specifically building more muscle at that stage.

    opinions please?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ali.c
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    Eh its really hard to tell as you dont give you stats (i.e. age height). Its seems very very low (your a guy right?), tbh if you really want to do a "cut" i.e drop your cals super low to burn fat then not only do you need to worry about cals but also the sources that you get them from, it will be very very difficult to get all your nutrional requirement froms 1500kcals.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,639 PeakOutput
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    ye sorry im 21 6'2 was 14st 2 months ago now im 13st and i wana get to 12

    it dosnt really have to do with the weight tho its just that i have seen how much fat iv lost with 1 stone and think it will take almost the same again to look as i want to

    i can post up the diet when i get home but i was going to keep a log anyway listing what i eat every day and asking for corrections as i go

    from my memory it is;

    breakfast; something along the lines of muesli with low fat milk

    snack; banana

    lunch; some mix of spinach / lettuce / tomatoes / cheese in a cold salad

    snack; mueller rice or low fat yoghurt

    dinner; chicken stir fry / baked dry fish with vegetables

    snack; fruit again

    edit thats probably too rough a description ill post up a sample day when i get home in about half an hour


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 775 Boru.
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    As Ali mentioned your calorie intake is relaitve to your current bodyweight and compostion. If 1500 calories represents anything lower than 15-20% less than your current maintanence calories + workout calories, than yes I would say it is too low - you will likely lose muscle tissue.

    On the other hand, this may not be the case. With my daily BSM and reducing by 15-20% I currently only take in 1400 calories, but I'm short small, lean and wiry. It's relative to the individual. Find out and post your current stats and we can give you an answer.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 310 maxi-twist
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    PeakOutput wrote:
    ok so i have lost a stone in the last two months and have just been on holidays and gained maybe 2 pounds.

    I am happy with my weight and general appearance but I want to try and kinda "go to the next level" and very lean / defined. there is a diet in julys mens fitness which is 1500 cals a day and coupled with daily excersise burning about 250 cal can apparently burn 10 pounds in 4 weeks.......

    Now assuming I have 5/6 meals a day split up evenly and cover all my food groups and nutrient requirements is 1500 calories "healthy". I assume it is as it is in the magazine but just want your opinions here as well.

    my excersise will more than likely be alternating days between 40min-1hour runs, 2 hour cycles and 30-40 mins weights.

    I plan on trying this for 2 weeks at first to see how i feel and if i feel fine and am seeing results will do it for the four weeks and then start specifically building more muscle at that stage.

    opinions please?

    Im pretty much the same stats as you. Started at 14st and im 6'2. 2 1/2 months ago. Im now 12st. Be aware you will loose lots of muscle and probably go down on some of your lifts. I'd seriously recommend you take some kind of fat burner/energy supplement aswell. I took venom and found it a great help. I dont really tink my calories were that low though either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,639 PeakOutput
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    maxi-twist wrote:
    Im pretty much the same stats as you. Started at 14st and im 6'2. 2 1/2 months ago. Im now 12st. Be aware you will loose lots of muscle and probably go down on some of your lifts. I'd seriously recommend you take some kind of fat burner/energy supplement aswell. I took venom and found it a great help. I dont really tink my calories were that low though either.

    well im not too worried about how much i can lift as one my weight regime is fairly all over the place as im not a member of agym and only have a bar bell and dumbells in my attic so i try my best to make educated guesses at what i should be doing but how much i can lift is not as important to me for now as the overall result of my lifestyle and workouts.

    i would not want to lose any muscle really so would a protein shake added in make much of a difference?

    heres a sample day diet anyway(iwent to pub after work last time for a while so dats why its late getting put up)

    breakfast; 50g unsweetened muesli 200ml semi skimmed milk, 1 banana sliced, mug of green tea(no tea for me more than likely)

    snack; apple

    lunch; blue cheese, pear and walnut slada(this is going to be an experience for me)

    snack; 200g muller rice

    dinner; chicken and veg stirfry (roughly 100g chicken 200g noodles 150 g veg)

    snack; 50 dark chocolate(again for me not going to happen i was thinking more fruit and maybe protein shake)

    in reality im not a measurer so while the meals would be the same the quantitys may vary slighty.....does this look balanced???? if its going to cause a large muscle loss its not going to be worth it as i dont have much to spare:p


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ali.c
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    right so at 13 stone or so, tbh 1500 kcals seems far too low. Even if you want to lose weight quickly i personally wouldnt recommend dropping your kcals more than 20% below maintenance.

    On a high cal def weight training is important as it encourages your body to maintain muscle (active tissue) therefore encouraging your body to use its only remaining fuel source.

    Your diet looks okay, but for weightloss i would drop the noodles from the dinner, just have veg and meat. Your snacks mainly comprise of fruit, again this is not perfect. If you had protein based snacks such as nuts or meat you would feel fuller for longer.

    With regard to not being a measurer, unless you have a good eye its really easy to underestimate the amount of food your eating. Also for the duration of it, you would have to knock alcohol on the head for a bit.

    Also if you dont want to lose muscle, get your weights program sorted out and work with a lower calorie deficit.

    I dont mean to be very negative, but at the same time I think that with the information you have given 1500kcals is far too low. Also whilst creating a large calorie deficit will lose the weight quicker, a slower approach is more sustainable in the long run. If you have found your weight loss plateauing of late then maybe re-look at your training and current diet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,639 PeakOutput
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    adding in nuts for the snacks is easily done

    im basically in a filler stage between now and when i will have acces to a top class gym and can get things sorted for a regular long term plan which is 2 months away. i want to be as lean as possible when that time comes. so in that respect this is meant to be a very short term thing.

    ok so will up my weight training considerably as best i can with what i have.

    i barely drink alcohol at all completely abstaining for 2 months is not a prob.

    i assume you are saying drop the noodles because they are carbs??? is that a big thing with that much of a cal deficit?

    and being negative does not bother me destruct away im not a particularly sensitive person particularly when im only making loosely educated guesses about what is good for me


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ali.c
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    I would actually think that dropping the starchy carbs (% wise that is) on a high cal defecit is probably more important. As they do not contribute as many essential nutrients as other food groups, such as fibrous veg and nuts do to your diet.

    2 months is a good bit of time, if you aim to lose between 1-2lbs of fat a week you could lose between 8-16lbs in the next two months.

    I am trying to up my fat busting tatics at the moment so doing crossfit, you could add some in to your workouts? www.crossfit.com They are fun in a kinda painful kind of way and good for burning fat too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 justsomebloke
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    PeakOutput wrote:
    I assume it is as it is in the magazine but just want your opinions here as well.

    man I have to thank you, I have had a bit of a depressing week but this has cheered me up.

    As the great philosopher Chuck D once said " don't believe the hype"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 rubadub
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    PeakOutput wrote:
    in reality im not a measurer so while the meals would be the same the quantitys may vary slighty
    No problem about eating too little so :D , if you aim for 1500kcal you will probably end up eating 2000kcal per day, if you are just eyeing food. I very much doubt people on calorie restricted diets eyeball portions as being too large.

    I aimed for 1500kcal myself, and DID measure accurately, but I knew over the course of the day I would get a sly 300-500kcal in here and there. Buiscuits, sweets & milky coffee in work mostly.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,639 PeakOutput
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    jsb wrote:
    man I have to thank you, I have had a bit of a depressing week but this has cheered me up.

    As the great philosopher Chuck D once said " don't believe the hype"

    hahaha i suppose it was a bit naievly put but you know what i mean


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