Is a deficit above 1,000 calories safe to maintain assuming 1,500 daily calories were eaten?

Last attempt got removed for "not enough info" for some reason so round 2, with more thought process added. Tried daily thread but it isn't stickied so that seems fruitless.

25 y/o Male

300 lbs

6'4"

BMR rated at 2,500

Diet: Keto + Intermittent fasting, drinking Keto Chow as primary food source.

I was pretty sedentary prior, so TDEE likely very near 2,500 as well.

Daily intake goal of 1,500 (the minimum, as I understand it), 2 lbs a week lost.

I'd like to start working out, honestly with my main interest being if it's safe to use for potentially accelerating weight loss beyond 2 lbs a week without negative health impacts. Obviously getting in shape is its own reward, but I'm mainly asking whether or not I need to up my caloric intake with my physical activity, or if I can stay at 1,500 calories safely and enjoy the faster pace.

My biggest concern relates to the study cited in this video, where the Biggest Loser study found that BMR was negatively impacted.

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Thanks you r/loseit, someone asked me if I lost weight for the first time today

So to give a little backstory, I'm a 6'2, 20 year old guy. I gained a lot of weight after I left high school in 2016 to go to university. In high school, I cycled 25 km daily and played Football 3 times a week, but when university started I didn't have any exercise at all. I also broke up with my girlfriend after 5.5 years, which led to me eating my emotions away. I gained close to 20kg/45lbs, and was at the heaviest I have ever been in January 2018, weighing in at 125kg/278lbs. I was always in denial of the fact that I had to lose weight, but towards the end of November something snapped in me.

I saw a video of me in 2015, looking kinda fit and much healthier. I burst out into tears and swore to myself to get to that weight and even lower. I started at 121kg/266lbs and I am aiming to get myself down to 90kg/198 lbs. I stumbled upon this subreddit when researching, and all of your stories gave me the belief I could actually do this. I started CICO and it's safe to say I've become a little bit obsessed with it. It worked though. My cravings are close to gone after four weeks and I eat much less than I used to. Even over this Christmas period I haven't had any cheat days and it feels so good! I also started running, and where I started at an average of 9 mins per km (over 4 km runs), I am now down to an average of 7 and a half mins per km. Still not fast, but I'm getting there.

Best thing about all this, is that the weight is flying off. After the first week I got on the scale and I was at 119 kg/262 lbs. This gave me such a boost. When I stepped on the scale today, it weighed in at 114 kg/251 lbs. I am very proud of what I have achieved so far, but it is only the beginning. Today someone for the first time asked me if I lost weight, and that only gave me a bigger boost to keep going. I know that this fast weight loss won't be the standard and I probably will plateau at some point, but I feel a lot better already.

I want to thank this subreddit for all the stories and the advice, and I hope I can share my whole weight loss journey with all of you as soon as possible.

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Will loose skin bounce back if I slow down my weight loss?

This is my first post here, and before I get into the topic at hand, I’d like to say hello and I hope you’re all doing well.

I’ll start out by saying I have probably been bad in the fact that I’ve lost a fair amount of weight quite quickly. I started at around 150 lbs and 5 feet on November 29th. As of today (December 26th) I’m about 136/7 lbs. So that’s between 3.5 and 4 lbs a week (I know that’s bad and not recommended - however I didn’t plan to lose this much, it’s just happened)

I did start out by beginning with an intake of slightly less than 1,000 calories. However, I am regretting it as I’ve found I have some slightly loose skin (not noticeable to the naked eye, but if I pull it it does feel like the skin on the back of my hand) around the areas I have lost the most weight (inner thighs, lower abdomen, and breasts)

My question is, if I slow down my weight loss to 1.5 to 2 lbs a week, will this give my skin more time to become adjusted to the weight changes? And will the skin that is currently slightly loose adjust as well or am I stuck with it for good, now? (Apologies for probably asking ridiculous rookie questions)

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Accountability (Currently 116kg/255lbs - aiming to get down to 85kg/187lbs by July)

I've been saying I "started" my weight loss and I'm logging my calories but I see im constantly hitting double what my goal should be(3000 instead of 1500) . I'm making this post as accountability for one, and also something to refer to in July when I've hopefully hit my target weight. I told myself I'm STARTING starting yesterday and today I was only 400calories above my target (1900cal) so I'm taking that as a positive, but tomorrow onwards it's gonna be 1500.

Good luck to anyone reading this that is also beginning their journey, or as already begun. LETS GET IT!

(Wednesday 26th December 2018 at 21:47)

Gonna reply to this post every week(hopefully) with my new weight for that week and how that week went, so someone monitor and hold me accountable if you see me not doing well so I don't feel like I'm letting you down.

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Anyone, good literature to read up about losing weight?

So I've decided that 2019 will be the year that I'll begin to lose the weight that has been hindering me from living life to its fullest. Are there any good things to read that will help me keep up the motivation to lose weight. I 18 years old, and my current weight is around 310 pounds, and I just want to get to 199, by the end of next December. I love being on Reddit, and getting inspired by the users here, I was just wondering if any books changed the way people viewed weight loss, or helped them along their journey? Since I have so much weight to lose, that has been something that has discouraged me from ever even trying, but I'm at a point where I have to make some changes. I'm open to anything, blogs, other Reddit posts, and news articles.

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Alternatives to Counting Calories

Counting calories is not sustainable for me. I get too obsessive over them, spending most of my day calculating and recalculating different potential options I can have. After a month or two, I end up getting too stressed amd anxious about them and completely giving up.

I know calories in calories out is the only thing that matter weight loss. I was wondering if anyone here manages this in a different way.

I was thinking of having a set of rules that would lead me to healthier and lower calorie choices. This would be more about portioning through the day, than about tracking. I came up with a rough draft (see at the end of the post).I am okay with looking at the calorie counts and making sure I'm under, but the logging and tracking is the part I find so stressful.

Please let me know if you have another method that works for you or if you have comments on my rules.

1. Unlimited fruit (no sugar added), veggies, and lean protien

2. Fatty protien (85% ground beef, bacon, dark meat chicken, etc) only once per week

3. 1 serving of starches per day. Once on the weekend, can have an extra serving of starch or an unhealthy startch (fries, pancakes, etc).

4. 1 serving of fat (cheese, peanut butter, avocado) / day not to exceed 100 calories

5. 1 treat per day not to exceed 250 calories

6. Cooking oil for the day not to exceed 100 calories.

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Beginning again

It's Boxing day in the UK. I (26F) am approx. 12stone 10lbs, 182lbs or 82Kg

Tomorrow I am going to start my weight loss journey again and for what I hope will be the last time. For years, I have dieted on and off, exercised on and off and every time, I let something get in to way and stop me. I know I need to push through the hard times and I hope the medication I am currently taking for my depression will help null the vicious cycle that slowly sucks me back into binge eating and feeling sorry for myself.

I'm going to let myself finish my Christmas chocolates and enjoy it, because it's not a punishment to look after myself.

I'm posting it here to give myself some accountability, you all know it and you're the mostly likely group of people who will ruthlessly tell me to stop feeling sorry for myself when I'm ready to give up.

I marry the love of my life in October and I want to be in my best shape for my wedding, I want to comfortable and happy.

I'm raring to start again, for what I hope will be the last time

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