Low calorie and testosterone

[Dr. latissimus]

When eating half of your maintanence cals how do you feel? Does it lower test? Im 230 so my maintenance is 230X10= 2300 cals

[willldabeast]

why the **** are you eating half of your maintenance? Which by the way you are probably estimating low. ya, you probably are messing with your hormone levels

[Be_Easy]

i highly doubt your maintenance is 2300 unless your bf is 34% @ 230lbs which by your pic, I doubt.

[rockdawg21]

Yes, lowering your calories will lower hormonal levels. Cutting is a bitch. However, eating half your maintenance will mess with everything.

[SDC77]

i highly doubt your maintenance is 2300 unless your bf is 34% @ 230lbs which by your pic, I doubt.

If he is 230lbs his maintenance is likely over 3,000 a day if he's even moderately active. 2,300 is low calorie for someone that weight.

[Dr. latissimus]

Ive been having 800-1200 cals and burning 300-400. I lost weight like hell but feel fatigued. Im gonna chill out now and up my cals to 1400-1600 and burn about 300 cals doing cardio.

[Theenforcer1]

uh you should up your cals to like 2500 if you want to keep any muscle at all..

[Guai]

Ive been having 800-1200 cals and burning 300-400. I lost weight like hell but feel fatigued. Im gonna chill out now and up my cals to 1400-1600 and burn about 300 cals doing cardio.

You're eating 800-1200 cals and feeling fatigued? That makes no sense at all!






















































Ok now srs. You are 230lbs. I'm 225 and I'm cutting on 3000, why are you eating so little?

[PopeGregorius]

Yes, lowering your calories will lower hormonal levels.

Insulin? No. Glucagon? No. What hormones do you mean?

[stempleman]

Ive been having 800-1200 cals and burning 300-400. I lost weight like hell but feel fatigued. Im gonna chill out now and up my cals to 1400-1600 and burn about 300 cals doing cardio.

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yeah agreed with everyone if you want to keep any muscle at all then up your calories to about 500 under maintenance. go no lower then 2500 try 2700 or so. and by your signature it really sounds like you would like to keep your muscle 230 8%? never gonna happen doing that. you will actually lose weight (body fat) at a good consistent rate eating 500 under maintenance and not get fatigued and give up. make sure your getting 1lb of protein per pound of lean mass and get the rest from carbs and good quality fats. by the sounds of it you may have lost a lot of weight but guaranteed a lot has been muscle. eat some more!

[shadowman575]

why the **** are you eating half of your maintenance? Which by the way you are probably estimating low. ya, you probably are messing with your hormone levels

this. however if you were still eating adequate amounts of fat in ur macros then test levels would not even change.