Extremely low energy/strength level. Help me out.

[the-short-one]

I may have missed this in your log, but are you OK eating that far below maintenance? From your stats and activity level, using Katch-McArdle formula (lean mass based) for basal metabolic rate and a moderate (3-5 day/week) activity multiplier, your maintenance level is 2395 calories/day, which would give you a cutting level of about 1895/day. I'm just asking 'cause if I drop below max cutting level, I lose all my lift strength and energy and quit losing, but I can cut and lift like crazy in the 'zone'!

I'm nowhere near as up as Sassy on this kind of stuff though, so go with her notes!

I stick to between 10 x my body weight and 12 x my body weight to lose fat. Those numbers work well for me and I lose at a nice, steady pace.
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BTW - UPDATE!!!

I am feeling MUCHO better with this new plan. Today happens to be my carb up day. Did some ginormous supersets for lower body and topped it off with 40 minutes of sweaty, heaving, side stitching cardio. It was heaven.

Measurements this morning show that I've lost:

an inch of my thighs
an inch off my ass
an inch of my biceps
1/2 an inch of my waist
2 inches of my chest

in the last 9 days. Scale weight is the same.

Time to bra shop again.

 

[velvett]

BTW - UPDATE!!!

I am feeling MUCHO better with this new plan. Today happens to be my carb up day. Did some ginormous supersets for lower body and topped it off with 40 minutes of sweaty, heaving, side stitching cardio. It was heaven.

Measurements this morning show that I've lost:

an inch of my thighs
an inch off my ass
an inch of my biceps
1/2 an inch of my waist
2 inches of my chest

in the last 9 days. Scale weight is the same.

Time to bra shop again.

YOU DA' wooooooooooooooooMAN

Wonda woman that is.

 

[*Bunny*]

YOU DA' wooooooooooooooooMAN

Wonda woman that is.

How did I miss this!!!??!?!? NICE shortstack!

I'm with ya on the bra's ...

Great news on your progress!

 

[the-short-one]

thanks, ladies. Boobage is not really a concern. Mine have been through breast feeding, so they're not exactly my favorite asset.

I'm going for abage.