First time cutting. Any tips?

MotorsportEnthusiast · 2020-04-22T11:56:03+00:00

Go slow. 0.5 lbs per week is also fine in your case, since you are only looking to cut 10-15 lbs. Eat atleast 1 lb/bodyweight protein, more if possible.

You might lose some strength, compensate for that by doing the same amount of volume with lighter weights.

polarizingpotato · 2020-04-22T14:00:55+00:00

Don’t cut too fast. You’ll have wasted your time and effort bulking up for lean muscle gains in the first place.

1800 calories seems too low.

boy_named_su · 2020-04-22T16:46:17+00:00

eat lotsa fibre. makes you feel fuller. add psyllium husk to your meals or smoothies, or take metamucil

eat enough protein https://examine.com/nutrition/how-much-protein-do-you-need/

watch your sodium intake, it can swing your weight by a couple pounds in a day due to water retention. ie try to eat the same amount of sodium every day, so your weigh-ins are more accurate

that being said, fermented/pickled vegetables are a good low-cal savory snack

Sylvester_Sterone · 2020-04-22T17:32:56+00:00

Intermittent fasting works well for a lot of people. Nothing special about this. Eat high volume foods like potatoes, vegetables, meats, etc.

For training remember that you are preserving muscle not building. Focus on strength preservation. Walking for cardio as this can burn a lot over a longer period of time without draining the stamina needed for the strength workouts.

SalporinRP · 2020-04-22T19:03:56+00:00

1800 calories sounds really low for someone who's 230 and presumably exercises.

1900-2000 was my calorie goal when I was like 205 and working out 5-6 days a week.

It's tempting to starve yourself because the fat will definitely fall off but the muscle you spent so long to create will fall off as well. It's the mistake I made on my first ever cut. I dropped like 30lbs in like 12-16 weeks but I lost half the muscle I gained in my bulk.

Up the calories to like 2200 imo.

enjoiiiiii · 2020-04-22T20:42:46+00:00

Man what the fuck you thinking dawg? 1,800 calories?

Lightways434 · 2020-04-23T00:24:54+00:00

1800 is probably not even your TDEE. That’s too low use a macro calculator and adjust from there

BruhMoment45886 · 2020-04-22T14:31:52+00:00

Vertical, not horizontal

LukeVTruth · 2020-04-22T19:17:11+00:00

Assuming you're still lifting, 1800 cals per day is too low for someone your size you'll lose all your muscle. For reference I'm 5'11 currently 169lbs but started a cut awhile back at 185. I've been eating around 1950 calories per day, tracking EVERYTHING on myfitnesspal, and lift about 5x/week and average somewhere around 8000-10000 steps per day. I'm doing a cut at the same time as a buddy who is 6'5 and started at 230 and he's lost 30 lbs so far and he eats like 2600 cals per day. If you want to preserve muscle I'd say somewhere around 2400 cals/day would be a good starting point for you.

prinzklaus · 2020-04-24T16:25:47+00:00

Yeah. Here's a tip. Put the fork down fatty.

Title	First time cutting. Any tips?
Author	Carlo0mig
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Date	April 22, 2020 11:52 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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