Can't lose weight on a 1400 calorie diet !

[5552]

5 feet 9
190 pounds

I'm currently on a 1400 calorie diet and I don't see any results.

It would take about 2600 calories each day to stay at my current weight.

It has been around 3 weeks since i've started this diet and i have the same fat body pourcentage.

I go to the gym 4 times a week , play basketball 4 times a week and football 2 times a week

Please help me lose fat !

[SaMpoWer]

What's your bodyfat pourcentage at the moment?

The last Diet I did, I was loosing weight with 3000 calories !!! It's not really the "number of calories" you eat.. But the QUALITY of those calories and when you eat them, the right moment.

It also depends on what are your macro : The number of proteins, carbs and fat. If you're ratio of Carbs is too high.. it could be the reason.
But not loosing weight with 1400 calories... Not normal.

[stephenlatsha]

Calories are way low imo anyways...anymore then a 500 calorie deficit your gunna loose muscle. But Are you sure your counting your calories correctly?

[StayMirin]

whats your caloric maintenance?

[5552]

What's your bodyfat pourcentage at the moment?

The last Diet I did, I was loosing weight with 3000 calories !!! It's not really the "number of calories" you eat.. But the QUALITY of those calories and when you eat them, the right moment.

It also depends on what are your macro : The number of proteins, carbs and fat. If you're ratio of Carbs is too high.. it could be the reason.
But not loosing weight with 1400 calories... Not normal.

My body fat pourcentage is about 20% , I eat what I want and when i'm at 1400 I stop eating so that might be it .

[5552]

whats your caloric maintenance?

~ 2600 cals

[5552]

Calories are way low imo anyways...anymore then a 500 calorie deficit your gunna loose muscle. But Are you sure your counting your calories correctly?

100% sure

[Kcabo]

What's your bodyfat pourcentage at the moment?

The last Diet I did, I was loosing weight with 3000 calories !!! It's not really the "number of calories" you eat.. But the QUALITY of those calories and when you eat them, the right moment.

It also depends on what are your macro : The number of proteins, carbs and fat. If you're ratio of Carbs is too high.. it could be the reason.
But not loosing weight with 1400 calories... Not normal.

This post is complete bro-science. Actually it is the "number of calories" you eat. OP, I assume you're counting cals incorrectly.

[Cole1994]

If you eat what you want then stop when you hit 1400, that's pretty drastic on your body to not get any more food for the day! To compensate for this, your metabolism will slow down. The body needs a constant supply of food, and the best way to make sure as a bodybuilder is by ingesting typically 6 well placed meals in your diet.

Also that is a pretty drastic diet btw......

[monkeybutter]

yeah, youre doing it wrong...bring up those calories by lie 800 and learn how to calculate properly...also give it more than 1 day before you cry about not losing weight....give it a month before you complain...lots of factors could contribute including water retention levels and what you ate

[LiftCore]

What's your bodyfat pourcentage at the moment?

The last Diet I did, I was loosing weight with 3000 calories !!! It's not really the "number of calories" you eat.. But the QUALITY of those calories and when you eat them, the right moment.

It also depends on what are your macro : The number of proteins, carbs and fat. If you're ratio of Carbs is too high.. it could be the reason.
But not loosing weight with 1400 calories... Not normal.

Everything you just said, is the most amount of wrong anyone can be in the sport of bodybuilding.

[iNlKE]

Honestly, it might just be that the fat from your leg and elsewhere is coming off before your stomach fat, thats what happened to me. Keep it up!

[Tw1tcHy]

I'm really enjoying the posts where people are saying he isn't losing weight because his calories are too low.

[LiftCore]

If you eat what you want then stop when you hit 1400, that's pretty drastic on your body to not get any more food for the day! To compensate for this, your metabolism will slow down. The body needs a constant supply of food, and the best way to make sure as a bodybuilder is by ingesting typically 6 well placed meals in your diet.

Also that is a pretty drastic diet btw......

The body doesn't need a constant supply of food, you don't need 6 "well placed" meals in a diet.

OP 1400 calories, gym and sports you would be losing weight like phucking insane, the minimum for the average person 1200, and that's the MINIMUM. You're nearing the point of an eating disorder at that many calories. You're not counting your calories correctly. Count correctly.

[DarthMaulscle]

Eat more. Eat better. Train harder.

[WannaBherculean]

try increasing your calories to around 3000 for 3-4 days (continue the same amount of activity). After that decrease your calories to 1400 and continue for a week (see if it makes a difference). Make sure you get around 150-200 grams of protein and try to avoid junk as much as you can.

[lankywhitekid]

That should be low enough calories. I think the biggest problem is how hard are you pushing yourself in the gym? Are you doing cardio 4-6 times a week as well? Also if you eat absolute crap food until you hit 1400 calories you may still not lose weight because if you're hypothetically eating 1400 calories of McDonald's then you're not going to see fat loss or weight loss because everything you're losing will be masked by water rentention. That's another thing. Drink a TON of water. It's good for the body and the more water you drink the less water you retain ironically (that always confuses people when I tell them that).

[mightyillidan]

maybe ur calories are so low that ur body wen to starvation mode
dude count calories and do a 700 defecit max and u will lose weight quickly and maintain muscle

[MisturrBlake]

If you eat what you want then stop when you hit 1400, that's pretty drastic on your body to not get any more food for the day! To compensate for this, your metabolism will slow down. The body needs a constant supply of food, and the best way to make sure as a bodybuilder is by ingesting typically 6 well placed meals in your diet.

Also that is a pretty drastic diet btw......

what the fuk. get out with this chit.

OP, track your food. No way you CAN'T lose from eating 1400 calories @ 190bw.

[JRGaffley]

I am eating between 1 200 and 1x00 cals a day, and have gone from 163 to 158 in a week, with no muscle loss(based on bicep, chest size)

I train 5 mornings a week, with a 20 minute intense cycle session prior to weights, so u must be counting cals wrong, dieting definitely works. Its absurd to say it doesn't, so sort out your numbers and good luck.

[XCRunner9]

I wouldn't be surprised if you could lose 3 pounds a week (so a 1500 cal deficit) with around 1500 calories, so something must not be right. It might be your metabolism is screwed up or you're not counting correctly or eating foods that you don't think adds up calories, but does.

[shawnypro97]

Too low too fast man, gradually bring down your calories. Start of with a 500 calorie deficit, it's just about the calories it's about the protein/fat/carb ratio. E.G 45/35/25%. Bro science to the max!

[Anabolex43]

Seems like you phucked up your metabolism. Your calories are way to low for your bodyweight you dont loose weight because you dont eat enough.

[SebastianSD]

Do a lot of cardio around one hour and also eat litlle more because your body need food and if u dont have enought calories your body eats your muscles sorry for bad english i am not from england or usa , but i think u understanded me

[stefanuus]

slowly bring up calories by 200 a week until you hit maintenance then go into a 500 kcal deficit trough diet and do cardio for some extra fat loss. Make sure u dont overdo the cardio and to refeed at least once a month