Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Specific Diets & Nutrition
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

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How many calories to avoid starvation?

eowynspirit
eowynspirit
Posts: 1
Joined: 2008/12/02
United States
2008/12/02, 02:41 PM
Alright, I'm 5'6, 144 pounds, and my BMR is 1511. I work out three times a week. I would really like to lose some body fat. I'm taking a nutritional supplement called reliv, and it has everything I need as far as nutrition goes. So basically I want to eat only what's necessary to avoid letting my body going into starvation mode and shutting down my metabolism, would 1200 hundred be too few? should I up it to about 1400?
returnofplex
returnofplex
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Joined: 2007/10/26
United States
2008/12/02, 03:10 PM
I'd say keep with 1400-1500. Also you could try reducing your carbs, and increasing your protein intake for a while.