question about calories

MarinosH
MarinosH Posts: 9 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm supposed to consume 1890 but I do 1100. Is that good?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    no...as a male, 1890 is already a pretty substantial deficit from maintenance...you're eating less than a short 90 year old woman at 1100.
  • MarinosH
    MarinosH Posts: 9 Member
    Won't that help faster weight loss ?
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    no...as a male, 1890 is already a pretty substantial deficit from maintenance...you're eating less than a short 90 year old woman at 1100.

  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    edited June 2015
    we should try to keep this as one thread.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10188545/question-about-calories#latest
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    MarinosH wrote: »
    Won't that help faster weight loss ?
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    no...as a male, 1890 is already a pretty substantial deficit from maintenance...you're eating less than a short 90 year old woman at 1100.

    Yes, but if you sustain it for more than a short period of time, your metabolism will begin to adapt to that calorie intake and slow dramatically which hurts you in the long run. On top of that, the faster you lose weight, the larger percentage of your weight loss will come from muscle mass. Stick with a moderate deficit, 1890 is already low enough.
  • MarinosH
    MarinosH Posts: 9 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    we should try to keep this as one thread.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10188545/question-about-calories#latest
    Sorry my bad :(
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    MarinosH wrote: »
    Won't that help faster weight loss ?
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    no...as a male, 1890 is already a pretty substantial deficit from maintenance...you're eating less than a short 90 year old woman at 1100.

    you will lose a greater % of lean mass to fat mass than most people desire. you're also going to really jack around with your hormones and stress your body out. you really shouldn't eat that low without being under the watch of a medical professional. that is extremely low calorie intake for an adult male.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    MarinosH wrote: »
    Won't that help faster weight loss ?
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    no...as a male, 1890 is already a pretty substantial deficit from maintenance...you're eating less than a short 90 year old woman at 1100.

    you will lose a greater % of lean mass to fat mass than most people desire. you're also going to really jack around with your hormones and stress your body out. you really shouldn't eat that low without being under the watch of a medical professional. that is extremely low calorie intake for an adult male.

    And for an adult female

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