Will I lose weight by eating 1500 calories?

[Anonymous]

If I eat 1500 calories and workout 5 times a week for 40 minutes (cardio) how long will it take to see weight loss?

[BelfastBoy]

Bear in mind that you burn calories while you sleep. Multiply your total body weight in kg by 0.42 and that'll tell you how much you burn in your sleep PER HOUR (then multiply by say 8(hours)). Then work out how much you need for your daily body maintenance try myfitnesspal. com, it hooks into things like runkeeper app for IOS and android and has a MASSIVE food database. Also bear in mind that your max weight loss per week should be 2 lbs, there are 14lbs in a stone and 3500 calories in a single LB (pound) so if you want to loose 2lbs per week (to minimize flabby/wrinkly skin you should not loose too much more than this) you'll need to have a caloric deficit of 7000 per week. Once you work out how much - that's 1000 calories less than your daily caloric needs per day so once you work out your daily requirements take that off and measure your foods daily on myfitnesspal so you don't go over it. Everyone's needs differ - for instance I'm a 6'5 guy in my 30's and jog/lift weights so I'm a pretty big muscular guy, about 225lbs so I'll burn a lot more than you just sleeping. Also the type of foods matters A LOT. For instance I usually have a bowl of porridge after a morning run because it's full of good carbohydrates which gives me my energy back (plus it's low in calories for carbs) - without that I'd be tired all day at work. Then I'll have an orange, some soup for lunch and vegetables and meat for dinner prior to lifting some weights (if I have the time).

[WeaponZero]

1500 calories a week is too little for someone who is active. You do need to eat to fuel your activity, and approximately 1200-1500 is spent just fueling basic life support function. If you plan on adding in exercise, you should step it up to 1700-2000 if the exercise is lower intensity, like what you're saying. A better bet though would be higher intensity forms of exercise such as weight lifting, circuit training, HIIT, etc...

[WhatTheHellAmy]

I eat around 2000 calories and I do 20 minutes of cardio. I go to the gym for 2 hours and I go 6 times a week. Sunday is my break.

Don't be afraid of calories, be afraid of fat, don't eat junk food or you'll never lose weight, avoid pork or any food with too much grease.

Focus on protein.

-Eggs
-Liver
-Tuna
-Chicken
-Tofu
-Soybean
-Spinach
-Green vegetables

I'm 5'2 and 125 lbs, 1500 calories wouldn't be enough for me.

Sorry if I ask but how tall are you? and how much do you weight? What's your body fat percentage?

[Asker]

Thank you for your reply. Im 5,9 and not sure how much I weigh. Somewhere in the 60s kg. I just want to get rid of 3-4 kg.

[WhatTheHellAmy]

Then you shouldn't worry that much... You must a very nice body :) I think losing weight is too much XD You're totally fine!

[MCtricks]

It depends on if you're seriously committed. It also depends on how much you weigh. With that, you could see about ten pounds gone in a week or two. It just depends

[Streamhopper]

1500 calories is about what I eat on a good day, with a surgically restricted stomach. If you're that active, you need a lot more than that. Calories in themselves aren't the enemy. It's where they come from. If you're horking down pizza and beer, you're getting them from the wrong place. If you're focused on protein and good carbs, you're going the right way. There's a reason for the saying "You are what you eat." Because you literally are. Protein will repair your muscles after a workout. You may want to include some supplements, as well.

[peachblossomluck]

Gastric bypass?

[Streamhopper]

Vertical sleeve gastrectomy. What's left of my stomach looks like a banana with a little pouch at the bottom. I can eat about as much as a 5 year old kid can. It takes me all day to eat enough to survive. I regularly forget to eat because I'm never hungry. It saved me, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I did it because it was that or die. I wanted to live.

[Transigence]

My GOD don't rush it! Read up on people who tried to lose a bunch of weight really fast. It's disastrous.

Also, don't try to do it with cardio alone. You have to pump some iron. Your musculature is the furnace that burns the fat. Think of it as the multiplier that is applied to the cardio that you do.

And don't worry about getting bulky. You won't accidentally get bulky, I assure you.

[Ms_fiji]

Honestly if you want to lose weight become a vegetarian, you loose quite a bit of weight and you don't starve yourself or have to work too hard for weight loss.

[Anpu23]

It's possible that you are putting your body into starvation mode and not loose any fat. Do your research and do it smart. Just calorie counting doesn't work.

[JaysunFet]

40.•5 = ?

calories are just a measurement for heat energy superseded by the joule. You must learn your metabolism rate of speed at varying ranges of cardio.

[GymBumGuy]

depends on your weight if your pretty overweight could be fast but if your just 20 pounds O/W could take longer

[523206720]

Maybe 3-4 days? I never eat less then 2000 calories a day.

[PippiL]

It depends on your weight and age. If you're pretty tiny 1500 calories is probably good.

[Anonymous]

It took me about 1.5-2 weeks before I saw the scale go down by 2 lbs, then after that initial start, I started losing 2 lbs. every week. It can be different though from person to person.

[prettyface]

I think it depends on how much you weight too. The more you weigh, the quicker and more you lose.

[Anonymous]

I used to be anorexic and I rushed, slow and steady is way better for your health, it will take awhile but that is always better in the long rung, because you can keep it off and look glowing! :)

[aamy811]

I'd need to know your height and weight

[I_am_repulsive]

I usually lose about 2.5 lbs a week