Cutting advise

[transformingAU]

about a year ago i was 370 pounds 6 ft im now 214 but i fluctuate between 215 to 220. ive been eating 1800 to 1500 for a year now with a few cheat days here and there but now my weight has come to a halt i still have a little bit of a belly but im small everywhere else i was doing weight training as well so i got some definition but i think i was too low calorie to really build/maintain any muscle i had prior my question is how can i start losing bodyfat% since now i cant really lose weight on 1800 is there a way i can lose body fat slowly while gaining some muscle? i wanted to be shreaded before i started a bulk or anything like that in terms of diet idc what i have to eat to get to my goals i just wonna get to at least 15% before going on a bulk

[faithbrah]

hard to believe you're not losing on 1500-1800 calories... are you sure you're counting correctly?

and 15% is not shredded but it could be a decent goal

[transformingAU]

Yes 100% correct counting as i said ive lost close to a 170 pounds allready doing it im strict with this stuff
its only now im haveing trouble losing more i guess maybe my cheat meals are getting to much im finding it harder to stay on 1800 now days then i did when i was heaver its like ive gone from being obese to muscley to skinny fat all in 1 year

[CommitmentRulz]

First of all, CONGRATS on the progress.

Secondly, rein in the cheat meals.

Thirdly, are you lifting weights? If not, it's past time to start. You can gain some muscle while dropping fat.

Good luck.

[Tommy W.]

Your counting is off on a WEEKLY basis. Also every 10 lbs you lose your maintenance calories can drop around 100 a day so unless you're dropping cals as you go you'll stall in your loss. At some point your deficit calories become maintenance unless you keep lowering as you go. Either add activity or drop calories or a combo of both.

[Luclin999]

about a year ago i was 370 pounds 6 ft im now 214 but i fluctuate between 215 to 220. ive been eating 1800 to 1500 for a year now with a few cheat days here and there but now my weight has come to a halt i still have a little bit of a belly

There is no way that you are 6' tall, 214 pounds and maintaining your weight on "1800 cal/day" average.


More like an average of 2800 cal/day.

Your counting is way off. Whether that is due to your "cheat meals", bad daily counting or a combination of both you are eating on average way more per day than you claim.

[worldwideLA]

those cheat meals can mess up days of good eating.

[Tommy W.]

those cheat meals can mess up days of good eating.

Small enough deficit for 6 days and a big enough cheat on day 7 and you may even be in a weekly surplus. It's the weekly/monthly numbers that matter. Counting daily is only a tool to get to those numbers