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Originally Posted by scottysbody
Actually 1600 calories is about 700 off maintenance so it's not low at all. If you check out my original post you will see that my goal is to get to sub-8% body fat so I still have a little ways to go.
Scotty
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That's nearly a 30% drop. Again, too much. You posted your stuff here and asked for opinions. For a male in your age range with your activity level, 1600 calories is way too low to maintain good muscle and have energy to keep up with your life. If you throw in poor sleep, the consequences could be bad. Remember that food is fuel, and you need to fuel hormone production, metabolic processes, and energy for activity. Cutting it that low will result in interruption to one of those things ...