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Oleophobic · 08-28-2010, 02:52 AM

dude guys I have a problem and hope you guys can help me out....
I started out 3 months ago at 162lbs....

eating 2800 on my non-training day (I'll just use non-training, just assume training days I eat 200 calories more with a fair amount coming from carbs PWO etc.)

I know this was way above my maintenance but hwat I did was lower it by 200 every 2 weeks or so
Got down to 1800 calories and was at 159lbs
Now I'm at 1600 calories and still at 159 lbs.
I only drop calories after at least 2 weeks of no progress, ie. weight still the same/didn't lose any fat.

I still honestly don't think i look any better, it's hard to tell because during the daytime I don't look that great, but at night time or morning I look ok.
Waist is 32 still so sucks..

I'm 5'7.

Should I lower calories even more? It seems like for most people 1500 or lower would be almost "starvation".

fyi all this time I've been doing 1-2 hiit sessions a week about 10-15mins, 4-5 low intensity cardio 40mins...
now I stopped with HIIT because my carbs are really low. I've even started losing strength due to the low carbs...

any ideas? Should I just lower to 1400 cals? Metabolism is still fine as my body temperatures are above 97.3 in the mornings and above 98.3 in the afternoon.

08-28-2010, 02:52 AM	#1960
Oleophobic xxx Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: vancouver Posts: 1,406 Thanked 777 Times in 247 Posts Failed 58 Times in 27 Posts	dude guys I have a problem and hope you guys can help me out.... I started out 3 months ago at 162lbs.... eating 2800 on my non-training day (I'll just use non-training, just assume training days I eat 200 calories more with a fair amount coming from carbs PWO etc.) I know this was way above my maintenance but hwat I did was lower it by 200 every 2 weeks or so Got down to 1800 calories and was at 159lbs Now I'm at 1600 calories and still at 159 lbs. I only drop calories after at least 2 weeks of no progress, ie. weight still the same/didn't lose any fat. I still honestly don't think i look any better, it's hard to tell because during the daytime I don't look that great, but at night time or morning I look ok. Waist is 32 still so sucks.. I'm 5'7. Should I lower calories even more? It seems like for most people 1500 or lower would be almost "starvation". fyi all this time I've been doing 1-2 hiit sessions a week about 10-15mins, 4-5 low intensity cardio 40mins... now I stopped with HIIT because my carbs are really low. I've even started losing strength due to the low carbs... any ideas? Should I just lower to 1400 cals? Metabolism is still fine as my body temperatures are above 97.3 in the mornings and above 98.3 in the afternoon.