Help! Buring muscle not fat!

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stilldontlikeyo

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Ok, here is what happened.....

I'm 24
5'11
Weight before diet 240
Now 224...I've lost 16 pounds in two weeks. I told some people about my diet and they were shocked and said most of what I've lost is prob. muscle not fat. This is all just confusing to me........Can someone here help me out? I have been eating 1200-1600 calories a day, and was told that is wwwaaaaay to low. That I should be eating 2400-2600 calories a day. How do I know if that's even correct?

How can I figure out how many calories I need to consume to lose 2-3 lbs a week, which is considered healthy? How do I go about losing actual fat and not muscle. I thought I was doing good and this just really knocked me down, I feel like I have to start from the beginning again.

I ate A LOT today, all healthy foods and still only managed around 1800 calories. I need help. :eek:
 
I strongly doubt that you've lost over 10 pounds of muscle in two weeks. Your body will eat fat in preference to muscle.

Rapid weight loss at the onset of a weight loss program is, in my experience, loss of fat, loss of water and loss of food travelling through the digestive tract. This is what I think of as `quick weight', like how you can eat a huge meal and drink lots of fluids and according to the scales, gain many pounds in a day, when in fact it's not fat.

16 lb in two weeks is a heck of a lot!. Don't feel too down though, I suspect your weight loss will slow down a bit.
 
I think you're doing pretty well, though 1200 does sound low. I'd personally increase the calories to between 1500-1800 or a bit higher if you're male, but I dont think you'll lose a thing if you increase to 2400-2600 unless you're exercising extremely vigorously. How many calories were you consuming before the diet? That also has something to do with your starting point.

I dont think you lost all this muscle either, more food and water plus a bit of fat.
 
You are starving your body which will compensate by slowing down your metabolism. This means when the rapid weight loss is over that fighting weight gain will be very difficult. Slow and steady is the only way and 2 lbs. of fat per week is the maximum recommended.
 
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