Trouble meeting meeting reccomended calories

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james9366

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I've actually tried finding an answer to this but there does'nt seem to be anything out there.

I'm on a low carb diet and having trouble meeting my daily 1500 calorie goal. The problem is I don't even get hungry but I want to make sure I keep losing weight.

Can I subsitute deficit calories with something like oils or fats. I've hear coconut oil is supposed to be really good for you.

It would be pretty easy for me to make it up with carbs but unfortunately they're off limits for now.

I just want to make sure that my body will use the oil as energy and not store it as fat.

Thanks,
James
 
Honestly? You can fill those missing calories with chocolate if you want. It pretty much comes down to calories in vs calories out.

I need close to 4000 calories a day to maintain my weight. I could eat all week 2000 calories of chocolate and guess what..I'll lose roughly 2 pounds. I'll be sick as a dog but I hope you get my point :)
 
james9366 said:
I've actually tried finding an answer to this but there does'nt seem to be anything out there.

I'm on a low carb diet and having trouble meeting my daily 1500 calorie goal. The problem is I don't even get hungry but I want to make sure I keep losing weight.

Can I subsitute deficit calories with something like oils or fats. I've hear coconut oil is supposed to be really good for you.

It would be pretty easy for me to make it up with carbs but unfortunately they're off limits for now.

I just want to make sure that my body will use the oil as energy and not store it as fat.

Thanks,
James
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Hi James.

I have a question. Why are you subscribing to low carb dieting? Not that you're wrong in doing so... I'm just wondering why you choose that route.

Also, what do you consider low carb?

Lastly, what are your stats. By that I mean, how tall are you, how much do you weigh, and what is your age?

You seem to misunderstand the importance of a calorie deficit. If you're in a deficit, you can't store fat. At least not over the long haul. Acutely you might store fats but by the very definition of an energy deficit, any acute storage must come back out for the demands from the body.

If you eat 1500 calories worth of fat and your body needs 2000 calories to maintain... you're not going to be gaining weight over time. Such an extreme example is obviously ridiculous and you'd have negative health reading and probably unfavorable body composition changes... but the fact remains.... you can't create something out of nothing.
 
Staying on a low carb/high fat diet for a prolonged period of time isn't healthy.

You may want to rethink your diet to incorporate a plan that is much healthier and also helps you lose weight.

You can read more about the low carb/high fat diet danger .

Hope this helps
 
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