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      08-15-2018, 11:17 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by hooligan_clt View Post
According to this basic calculator, your BMR would require 1800 calories a day. That doesn't include any of your exercise. (The Basal Metabolic Rate is the amount of energy expended per day at rest.)

So, you're either far underestimating your caloric intake or you're far overestimating your workouts. Probably a little bit of both - how are you figuring your workout expenditures?

If you're only eating ~1350 cals/day there is no reason you should not be losing weight.
If you are 190 lbs and only eating 1350 calories a day, your body is likely in some form of starvation mode where it wont burn fat unless it has to. Get back close to 2000 calories and you should jump start your metabolism and should start losing weight.

I've seen it too may times where someone is trying to lose weight but isn't eating enough. You have to eat enough protein that your body doesn't start burning muscle (this is at least 1/2 g of protein per lb of body weight, so 95g of protein minimum for a 190 lb man). You also have to eat enough nutrients to keep your body happy, that's why outside of the protein you need to be eating a lot of vegetables and other healthy foods.
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