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If his goal is to see his abs then he needs to be in a calorie deficit (I would suggest he adds mass at this stage, but this is his goal)...2500 cals/day will not put him in a deficit at his stats. ...

OP - nothing wrong with eating 1950 cals at your height/weight. You've got the right idea but just need to keep cutting if you want to see your abs. You will not see very much progress by 'eating...

I'd say definitely lower than 15%, maybe 12is%...Either way it doesn't really matter, you are lacking muscle mass and should start putting weight on.

Anyway now that the weird hunger is gone should I do 1800 calories/day ? I wouldn't go this low until you drop more weight or your weight loss stalls. By going this low this soon, you will not be...

Yes, that is unadvisable. How do you expect to meet the minimum amount of protein and fat you should be eating per day on 600 calories? You will not be able to sustain 600 cals/day and you will...

This sounds like a great to spin your wheels, and not make much progress...

OP -- If you want to make progress, you need to count calories, not "For the most part". You need to be strict and...

1500 cals is way too low for someone your size. The problem is that you are not tracking your calories and "eating healthy" does not matter in terms of body composition.

Start here iifym.com and...

You should lean bulk for more than 2-3 months, you won't gain much muscle in that amount of time. Fall is coming so lean bulk through the winter until spring time and then do you cut. This will be...

Pretty much this. It takes a lot of hard work, consistency and time to get a good physique. Put it this way...Took me 2.5 years in my avi and I still have a lot of work to do. Granted the first year...

Most likely one of the bolded. OP, how tall are you? Is 192lbs accurate? Do you weigh and measure your food?

I'd suggest tracking your calories with myfitnesspal as it doesn't seem like you know how many calories you are eating per day. You are eating more calories than you are burning. You can exercise...

Do you weigh your food with a digital scale? This was part of my problem when I stopped losing weight, I was over eating because I was 'eye-balling' my portions. Do you count sauces/oils etc that...

I only said 1000 because that's how big of a deficit he thinks hes in...Nothing wrong with a 100 cal deficit either = 2lb loss/week which is fine.

There is a way to gain muscle with minimum fat gain, it is called lean bulking.. ~250 calories over maintenance which will minimize fat gain. Plus being 15 years old, your hormones are going crazy...

Either you're not actually in a deficit or you are counting incorrectly. Have you figured out your TDEE?? Figure that out and then subtract 1000 from that and stop factoring in your exercise.
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You're 15 years old with very little LBM...It would be more beneficial for you to lean bulk IMO.

The lower you get, the bigger difference you will see. Going from 280 - 260, probably wont see much if any difference. Going from 200-180, you will see a big difference. At 5'8 though, expect to...

If the scale has stopped moving for 3-4 weeks then it is time to lower calories. 2200 calories is not that low. You are over-estimating how many calories you're burning during those cardio...

No, not 9%. The machine they use to measure BF is not accurate.

The small snacks are most likely taking her out of a calorie deficit and the culprit to her problem. Snacking can add up to a lot of calories especially if she is doing it all day. Cheese and candy...