One meal a day
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How do you fit all that food in your stomach at once?0
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Back away from the zombie thread people!0
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macgurlnet wrote: »gypsymatis wrote: »I am five foot one and have a desk job. To maintain I only need 1500 calories. So I eat one meal a day of roughly 1000 calories and take a multi vitamin as well as a 15-30 min body weight workout a day. Short women NEED a lot less.
You're funny
I'm 5 feet tall. My maintenance is probably around 1400-1500. I'm losing on 1300 (though I do exercise and eat back most of my calories). Some days I have a desk job, other days I'm walking a ton.
~Lyssa
I'm 5ft0 too and have a desk job and don't do much exercise at the moment. I eat 1000 cals a day to lose. Recenetly i upped it to 1200 and plateued for 5 weeks- so I'm dropping it back down.
On another note. My husband is a large muscular fella who moves very heavy furniture around all day and he has eaten only one meal a day for over 20 years. Some days he doesn't eat anythign at all- or just a salad- BUT other days he will eat I'd guess 40000cals or more - a whole chicken in one sitting etc. I guess it balences it's self out overe the week. He has never lost muscle mass and is quite chunky and his energy levels enever drop. it's not for everyone (certainly not me) but hes not unhealthy in any way (he never gets sick)
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Whitezombiegirl wrote: »macgurlnet wrote: »gypsymatis wrote: »I am five foot one and have a desk job. To maintain I only need 1500 calories. So I eat one meal a day of roughly 1000 calories and take a multi vitamin as well as a 15-30 min body weight workout a day. Short women NEED a lot less.
You're funny
I'm 5 feet tall. My maintenance is probably around 1400-1500. I'm losing on 1300 (though I do exercise and eat back most of my calories). Some days I have a desk job, other days I'm walking a ton.
~Lyssa
I'm 5ft0 too and have a desk job and don't do much exercise at the moment. I eat 1000 cals a day to lose. Recenetly i upped it to 1200 and plateued for 5 weeks- so I'm dropping it back down.
On another note. My husband is a large muscular fella who moves very heavy furniture around all day and he has eaten only one meal a day for over 20 years. Some days he doesn't eat anythign at all- or just a salad- BUT other days he will eat I'd guess 40000cals or more - a whole chicken in one sitting etc. I guess it balences it's self out overe the week. He has never lost muscle mass and is quite chunky and his energy levels enever drop. it's not for everyone (certainly not me) but hes not unhealthy in any way (he never gets sick)
how much weight were you losing with 1000 calories?
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I was losing 1-1.5 pounds per week, nothing drastic.0
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »Just going to drop this here....just in case....
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
Plus one.
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gypsymatis wrote: »I am five foot one and have a desk job. To maintain I only need 1500 calories. So I eat one meal a day of roughly 1000 calories and take a multi vitamin as well as a 15-30 min body weight workout a day. Short women NEED a lot less.
Why did you wake up the zombie?0 -
I tried this, and it works for a week or two but then your body starts intensely craving and it leads to a binge.
You should try having your daily calories in small amounts of food eaten throughout the day instead.
Maybe up your calories to at least 1000 a day also. Your more likely to succeed then.0 -
Whitezombiegirl wrote: »I was losing 1-1.5 pounds per week, nothing drastic.
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I used to eat 1 meal a day and I actually gained weight!! After months of eating one big meal after work/right before bed I gained about 20 pounds... for the last week I have been eating small meals and snacks all day staying around 1220 calories and I have lost 7 pounds as already!0
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Even if I am eating sufficient calories, isn't it better to spread across the day?
Nope. You have to find what works best for you.
I personally could not eat just one meal a day because I love spreading my calories out, but some people can. You just have to make sure you meet your calorie goals.0 -
Whitezombiegirl wrote: »I was losing 1-1.5 pounds per week, nothing drastic.
Do you weigh your food and log everything you eat? Do you go the extra mile to make sure your calorie estimates are correct? MFP has A LOT of incorrect food entries.
Also, have you been to the doctor and tested for any underlying medical conditions that can hinder weight loss?
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katniss_200 wrote: »I tried this, and it works for a week or two but then your body starts intensely craving and it leads to a binge.
You should try having your daily calories in small amounts of food eaten throughout the day instead.
Maybe up your calories to at least 1000 a day also. Your more likely to succeed then.
Not necessarily. One's mileage may vary.0 -
tattooedmomma93b wrote: »I used to eat 1 meal a day and I actually gained weight!! After months of eating one big meal after work/right before bed I gained about 20 pounds... for the last week I have been eating small meals and snacks all day staying around 1220 calories and I have lost 7 pounds as already!
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bad idea, you should be eating more calories, that is not healthy...also eating once a day will slow your metabolism0
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Oscarinmiami wrote: »bad idea, you should be eating more calories, that is not healthy...also eating once a day will slow your metabolism
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Just make sure you have someone following you around all the time to catch you in case you faint.0
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gypsymatis wrote: »I am five foot one and have a desk job. To maintain I only need 1500 calories. So I eat one meal a day of roughly 1000 calories and take a multi vitamin as well as a 15-30 min body weight workout a day. Short women NEED a lot less.
I am 5'3" and have a desk job. BMR calories for my GOAL weight are 1332. Unless you're in a coma, you aren't eating enough calories. I am eating 1800 calories per day with moderate exercise and losing weight.
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