re: My InBody Scan & Macros

You sound a lot like me. In 2021 I was 5’8” weighing 220lbs and had never stepped foot in a gym. I started working out (weights seven days a week and running multiple miles a day) and limiting my calories down to around 1600-1800 (eating high protien) and eventually got down to 160lbs. I had never looked better but I had also never felt worse. I was sleeping like shite, my digestive system was a mess, my energy levels were low, I would gas out easily in the gym, and had no sex drive. I did some blood work and realized I tanked my testosterone levels. I eventually realized I was under eating and over training. Once I backed off on my training and started slowly increasing my calories I started to feel amazing and was seeing huge strength gains in the gym. I’m now sitting around 180lbs and look so much better than when I was 160. All this to say, my suggestion is to slowly increase calories to about 2500 and focus on just getting stronger. Going that low on calories is only recommended in the short term to cut a few pounds quickly. The reason your plateauing is because you have tanked your metabolism and the only way to lose more weight in the cut calories again or add more exercise which at this point for you is a recipe for disaster.