Only at 934 calories...

cunning_linguist

I'm only at 934 calories for the day but I'm not hungry at all. Should I force myself to eat?

kk_inprogress

Unless you're sick, yes. Eating less than 1200/day is not safe or healthy.

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jenncornelsen

what u eat on the odd occasion doesn't really matter. if u are consistently only eating around 900 calories yes eat more. 934 calories is very low. once i awhile i eat under 1200 but it is maybe once a month. u can't be getting much protien with that. it doesn't take much to get an extra 250 in.. peanut butter on an apple, some coconut butter, some dark chocolate , mmmm. im hungry now just thinking about all the options lol

MakePeasNotWar

Depends on context, I think. If you normally eat all your calories and you don't feel good or hungry today, don't force it. If you are chronically low, keep eating until you hit the minimum, whether you want to or not. If this is a recurring problem, try adding more calorie dense foods throughout your day, like nuts, avocado, dried fruit - anything that appeals to you, really.

ncboiler89

kkenseth wrote: »

Unless you're sick, yes. Eating less than 1200/day is not safe or healthy.

Or she may have miscounted.

SnuggleSmacks

If you're occasionally not hungry and come in under your calories, that's not a problem. It just makes up for the times when you're occasionally a little over your calories. But if you consistently come in under your goal, especially under 1200, then you definitely have an issue which needs addressing.

Undereating can have some severe consequences, including loss of lean body mass (ie. muscle) -- which lowers your metabolism because muscle burns calories -- and also gallstones, which is one of the most common side effects to eating very low calorie or low fat diets. Gallstones are very painful, potentially deadly, and require surgical removal of the gall bladder to cure.

cunning_linguist

I'm usually not under. I'm usually right at what MFP figures but I am just not feeling it tonight..

kk_inprogress

ncboiler89 wrote: »

kkenseth wrote: »

Unless you're sick, yes. Eating less than 1200/day is not safe or healthy.

Or she may have miscounted.

Her profile and diary are locked so all I have to go by are her words. You may be right.

Rayman79

If you are usually on track and eat as much as you should, one night in isolation at under 1000 cals will not hurt you at all. The interesting thing will be to see how it effects your hunger tomorrow. Some people will undereat one day and be crazy hungry the next. Just pay attention to how it effects you personally and you'll know for the future.

Bottom line, just make sure your calories even out to somewhere close to your plan over the course of the week. Don't sweat the small stuff too much.

mebepiglet123

If just one day don't stress it...did you add back exercise cals today

Kst76

Yes, all we can do is trust Op's word and that should be fine. I mean, even if we can see each others diary's they could still be inaccurate. People don't log correctly, forget to log or simply are too lazy to log everything. So again, all we can do is "trust" each other...
The Op pretty much asked if it would be ok to only have 900 some calories this ONE time. I'd say yes. Eating less than 1200 calories one time is not going to hurt you.

MakePeasNotWar

Rayman79 wrote: »

If you are usually on track and eat as much as you should, one night in isolation at under 1000 cals will not hurt you at all. The interesting thing will be to see how it effects your hunger tomorrow. Some people will undereat one day and be crazy hungry the next. Just pay attention to how it effects you personally and you'll know for the future.

Bottom line, just make sure your calories even out to somewhere close to your plan over the course of the week. Don't sweat the small stuff too much.

This happens to me a lot. I will be under my goal by 500+ calories for a few days, then I have one day when I just can't get enough to eat, and make up the extra deficit.

If you aren't far under on a weekly basis, daily fluctuation in hunger and intake shouldn't be a problem.

SLLRunner

cunning_linguist wrote: »

I'm only at 934 calories for the day but I'm not hungry at all. Should I force myself to eat?

Very low calorie diets are not the answer. I advise pre-planning so that you eat enough food to fuel your body.

Kst76

She is not eating that low everyday. It's a one time thing.

Merkavar

Before you go and force your self to eat I would double check what you recorded. You may have missed something or entered it incorrectly.

If it's a habit to be under like this maybe replace some of your foods with higher calorie versions like full cream milk etc

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pineapple_peach10

If you aren't hungry but want to bump up your calories, what about a glass of chocolate milk or something like that?

SLLRunner

MrM27 wrote: »

cunning_linguist wrote: »

I'm usually not under. I'm usually right at what MFP figures but I am just not feeling it tonight..

How many calories do you normally eat?
What is you macronutrient distribution in grams?
How accurate is your logging?
What's your height and weight?
What's your training like?

These are great questions.

Also, OP, you willing to open your diary for more concrete feedback?