on 1500 calorie diet
>need sleep to lose weight, build muscle
>cant sleep cause hungry
>eat around work out times, not enough calories to go around to have a filling meal before sleeping and have a successful rest of day w/ energy
what do?
>1500 calories
>build muscle
Really? You must be a female
If you're having 1500cals then you are either a 14 y.o girl, or you are a manlet who is completely shredded and about to step on a bodybuilding stage (eg. chris lavado 1 week out from comp).
>>34928777
>Diet
>not 2200cal & working out -600cals a day
>>34928777
and im not asking how to fall asleep on meds or pseudo meds like sleepytime tea/melatonin.
i can fall asleep fine when im full
>Not OP but tfw reading these comments and I'm on a 1200 calorie diet and I'm actually building muscle via cardio while losing weight
I feel like /fit/ is full of shit sometimes
>>34928803
>fit is full of shit
>building muscle via cardio
>>34928796
im 5'6 male, currently 190, i have to lose some fat but wouldnt mind building muscle while i do so.
joined /fit/ and started SS. followed sticky and thats how i arrived a 1500 calories according to its calc
>>34928818
I mean I'm not getting like
lifting muscle
but my legs are definitely getting bigger, which is something.
>>34928819
1500cal is extremely low, it basically should be at 1500cal as your are cutting out the details of abs/striations. If you arent that lean yet, then you have over shot the caloric deficit
>>34928833
so youre saying scooby lied to me
>>34928829
>being this delusional
>>34928855
my primary goal is weight loss, so I'm not really aiming to gain muscle
but I'm able to go for longer sessions with heavier resistance every time
call it what you will
>>34928861
but are you a grill
>>34928861
Why are you girls so fucking clueless when it comes to fitness? Can you sum it up in 2 words?
>>34928920
>▶
BODY
DYSMORPHIA
DISORDER
>>34928777
if you're hungry eat more loser.
There is such a thing as food not high in calories, have you even eaten a broccoli in your life?
>>34928777
Is that baked cheesecake?
>>34928777
you've got to be fucking kidding me. the baker goes to the effort of making an icing pattern the segments the pie perfectly and then a fuck comes along and cuts its shit up all willy-nilly like.
>>34928777
eat filling shit you faggot, fiber out the wazzoo
Cutting @ 1700
Coming down from 94kg at 90kg now. I'm 175 cm.
kickbox 2 times a week.
> cutting @ 1700 good/bad?
Look into intermittent fasting, OP. Eat all your calories in the latter part of the day so you can have bigger meals and feel full at bedtime. I do it and feel great all day, no joke.
Cutting at 1600kcal. Doing IF. One big meal in the afternoon for probably 1000kcal, lots of protein and fat, some veggies on side. 600 for late dinner, some oats, bananas, chocolate.
Shit's simple yo.
Faggot. I eat 1200 and sleep fine. Give up calorie dense shit like bread and fill yourself up with veggies.
I did 1500 cal for like two months but I was only able to while on an ec stack
>>34928777
Intermittent fasting basically fixed my sleep issues on a diet. I take 25mg ephedrine in the AM. Then I have half my calories 4 hours before bed. Then another meal 1-2 hours before bed. And I sleep great.
Eat like 100g carbs from sweet potatoes before you sleep.
You'll be fine training fasted, just don't over-exert yourself.
>>34928829
>lifting muscle
Now what the fuck is that? Muscle is muscle and cardio will only strengthen yout hart you retard
>>34928819
Holy shit, are you me?
I'm 5'6, and was 190. I got down to 185 in a month though. Been eating 2300 cals a day, but I do 30 minutes of cardio 4 days a week...so I don't know if that makes a difference.
>>34928833
Yes 1500 is way too low & retarded.
But you're wrong about it should be that low when carving abs. As you get down below 12%, you have to reduce the defecit to spare muscle. If 12-15%, you can lose 1.5lb a week, 10-12% you should only lose 0.7lb a week.. this is as a natural.
1500 is only appropriate if you're a preteen girl, or on steroids.
>>34929476
it's powdered sugar you fucking moron. it was as easy as putting down a template over the pie and just sprinkling the sugar over it.
>>34932126
Not him, but
>Muscle is muscle and cardio will only strengthen yout hart you retard
well, no.
Cardiovascular health & capacity is key. When a muscle contracts, metabolic byproducts happen and during the contraction/tension the blood flow to and from the muscle is restricted; metabolites are cleared more slowly.
If metabolite production exceeds the cardiovascular ability to remove them, the concentration increases and begins to interfere with muscle contraction, leading to a sensation of pain in the motor units and ultimately you'll fail at an earlier rep.
Cardio (in reasonable quantity and quality) has been linked with improved performance in bodybuilding as well.
http://www.strengtheory.com/avoiding-cardio-could-be-holding-you-back/
>>34932297
p0wned
OP wtf you calculated your deficit wrong or something. im 5'7 185 and am cutting on 2200 lifting 5x a week with cardio 4x a week. even without the cardio i could prob still get away with 2000 and lose over 1lb a week
