HOLY COW DUDE!!!

6ft tall and 262 lbs and 1000 calories?

You are killing yourself!
1. You're shutting down ur metabolism forcing ur body into starvation mode where it will store fat, not burn it

2. How the hell are u supposed to get the nutrients u need on 1000 calories?

3. How do you train and stuff with that many calories.

Firstly bro, up the calories. I would say you need about 3000 calories a day just to maintain 220lbs.

Cut about 500 calories from that and you're at 2500 calories a day
You dont need to cut food but you can excercise so you burn say 250 extra cals and eat 250 cals less (so your cardio should more than cover it)

Spread your meals across 6 meals a day
Ratios look like 50% protein 25% fat 25% carbs

so u will need

312g protein
156g carbs
70g Fat

You need fat in your body so your body functions properly. LOW FAT DIETS ARE STUPID!

Eat most of yoru carbs before the evening unless you workout at night.

Split your meals so that you consume fats and proteins seperate to fats and carbs

For example you could do:

Meal 1. Oatmeal
Protein Powder
Egg Whites

Meal 2. Grilled Chicken
Sweet Potato

Workout: (dunno when u workout but imagine here lol)

Meal 3. Post Workout Shake (50-80g High Glycemic Carbs, 25-40g whey protein)


Meal 4. Baked Salmon
Salad

Meal 5. whey Protein, Natural PB and Cottage Cheese

Meal 6 (same as meal 5 if u like)


Throw in some Flax oil and fish oils if u like to make up ur fats.


With good training and good eating u'll lose. U might lose faster on 1000 cals a day but there are too many consequences which you'll regret later in life. I lost alot of weight too fast and i wish i hadnt!

very good and thorough advice baby

Thank you so much guys, the help is much appreciated...

I have more questions now...lol.

I actually work out before I go to bed. Is that bad? The problem is that the gym is so freakin' crowded during the day, and my day usually starts at about 12 in the afternoon cuz' I work nights. Now, you mentioned something about having a post workout shake along with meals soon after that. How would you change that meal plan up to suit the needs of someone whose only real chance to work out is at 12 at night. I usually work out about 2 to 3 hours a day, so that gets me in bed around 3 or 4 in the morning. But, I also know that it's not good to eat right before you go to bed, so I haven't been eating anything after 10 pm. I get off work around 12 and go straight to the gym.

How do I sort that out to take in the necessary calories I need and not eat right before bed?

i workout late weeknights and finish at around 9pm. I get to bed at 11 so at 9pm i have a High GI pw shake with whey and about an hour later a small meal of protein with a few veggies. It's working for me but I know the guys at T-NMag say , they dont care if you train right before u go to bed, straight after your workout have a PW shake.

would metrx and w/ whey added work? or do you use something else?