anyone else on 1000cal and struggling?

georgiarosea

Hi there I was wondering if anyone else is doing an 1000 cal diet and if they have late lost weight? also I'm finding it hard to get motivated to exercise on 1000 calories I know that if I eat exercise I can eat more but I still feel unmotivated how much do you guys exercise on 1000 calorie diet?

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85Cardinals

That's not very many, 1000.

Jruzer

1000 kcal is likely way too little. How did you determine this number?

peleroja

You're 22 and are only trying to lose 11 pounds. You do not need to be on a 1000-calorie diet to lose weight.

Why not bump it up 300-500 calories, lose a little slower, but have the energy to exercise?

I know it's frustrating to lose slowly, but it's HARD to starve (and that's pretty much what it is at that point). I've done 1200/day so I know what it's like, but I had to be absolutely meticulous about my nutrition. Nothing but vegetables, lean protein, and a bit of fat day in, day out. No treats, no starches, just green food and a little fish or chicken, pretty much. Obsessive calculation of macro and micro nutrients. No meals out. No treats. It's hard and it's not a lot of fun in the long term and it's not necessary for someone young with not too much weight to lose. You can still lose weight with a few more calories and you won't feel so bad about it.

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Btbeam

It has been my experience that 1200 to 1300 is the minimum for women and 2000 for men. 1000 is way to low. You will likely create metabolic damage at 1000. Your body will think it's starving and hold on to everything.

blankiefinder

What are your stats? Do you weigh all your food with a food scale?

deksgrl

Eat more food.

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mantium999

Agree with above. No good will come of this. Don't even bother modifying you calorie plan, toss it out completely and start over. Have you actually calculated your TDEE? What is your age, height, weight, how much are you trying to lose, and what is your exercise program?

Serah87

Eat.

strong_curves

I can't even imagine a 1000 calorie diet. That ish cray.

barbecuesauce

Btbeam wrote: »

It has been my experience that 1200 to 1300 is the minimum for women and 2000 for men. 1000 is way to low. You will likely create metabolic damage at 1000. Your body will think it's starving and hold on to everything.

-1500 is the recommended minimum for men
-You're right that it's too low
-You're right that she could experience health consequences from a sustained VLCD, if not metabolic damage
-The body DOES NOT hold on to fat if you don't eat enough. What actually happens is you lose lean body mass more quickly. So you lose weight, but a higher percentage of the weight lost will be muscle along with the fat lost.

georgiarosea

Hi thanks for this, I was adviced by MFP to eat 1200 calories but I didn't think that I would lose weight quick enough. I'll change it to 1200 and exercise aswell

PaulaWallaDingDong

I'm just making ends meet on 1500, so I can imagine 1000 would be tough. Unnecessary, even.

georgiarosea

blankiefinder wrote: »

What are your stats? Do you weigh all your food with a food scale?

Hi, no I don't weigh all my food. I just bought some scales. Do you recommend?

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mantium999

georgiarosea wrote: »

Hi thanks for this, I was adviced by MFP to eat 1200 calories but I didn't think that I would lose weight quick enough. I'll change it to 1200 and exercise aswell

1200 may still not be ideal. That is MFPs default when you push the extremes of the software. You may not have a lot to lose, in which case a slower approach may be more beneficial. What are your stats?

georgiarosea

mantium999 wrote: »

Agree with above. No good will come of this. Don't even bother modifying you calorie plan, toss it out completely and start over. Have you actually calculated your TDEE? What is your age, height, weight, how much are you trying to lose, and what is your exercise program?

What is tdee? I'm 22, 6ft, 75kg, and want to lose 5-10kg. And currently not sure about how much to exercises

FatFreeFrolicking

georgiarosea wrote: »

Hi thanks for this, I was adviced by MFP to eat 1200 calories but I didn't think that I would lose weight quick enough. I'll change it to 1200 and exercise aswell

Weight loss isn't a race. Although, slow and steady wins every time.

Gska17

You may discover (as I did) that 1,200 isn't enough. I was lacking in energy so I changed my goal from 1 lb per week lost to .5. Good luck!

malibu927

At 6' tall, even 1200 is going to be way too low. Set your goal to half a pound a week, log and weigh everything, and be patient as it can take some time to lose when you aren't far from your goal.

rosebette

75 kg is around 165, which is a BMI of 22.1 for a 6' person. What is the need to get so thin so fast?

mantium999

georgiarosea wrote: »

mantium999 wrote: »

Agree with above. No good will come of this. Don't even bother modifying you calorie plan, toss it out completely and start over. Have you actually calculated your TDEE? What is your age, height, weight, how much are you trying to lose, and what is your exercise program?

What is tdee? I'm 22, 6ft, 75kg, and want to lose 5-10kg. And currently not sure about how much to exercises

TDEE=Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Its an estimate of how many calories you use in a day. By eating less than that number, you lose weight. But you shouldn't eat at a really large deficit (-20% is generally aggressive enough). Plugging your stats into a calculator I use, your TDEE with little to no exercise is approx 1900 calories. Reduce from that to 1550ish and your should lose around 5kg within 3 months, 10kg in 6. Of course, you need to recalculate these numbers as you lose weight and/or increase your activity level. Either way, 1200 is still likely too low for you.

veganminecraft

georgiarosea wrote: »

Hi thanks for this, I was adviced by MFP to eat 1200 calories but I didn't think that I would lose weight quick enough. I'll change it to 1200 and exercise aswell

Myfitnesspal calculates that deficit for you. THey give you that number to have something that most people are okay with and can do healthy off of, to aim for, but many people eat a few hundred calories more and are perfectly okay. You could eat up to around 1800 calories and still gradually lose weight. People who have trouble with 1200 calories might try 1500-1700 calories for awhile. Once there around 1800 calories, sedentary, you are at maintenance calories, and if you go an extra few hundred above maintenance calories that's when you slowly put on the weight.

Cass2025

Weight loss isn't a race it takes time and I know at times can be very frustrating 1000 is way to low and when you do eat your body is going to store everything because it isnt getting the nutrients it needs which might be why you arent losing weight or don't have energy. Look up what you should be eating for your current weight and size and start from there. Often times people when they do start "dieting" they go way too extreme and thats what leads to quitting take it slow figure out your calories I recommend no lower than 1200-1350.

rosebette

If you're 6' tall, no wonder you're tired on only 1000 calories. My BMR is around 1100 (BMR is what you need if you're sedentary), and I'm 56 and only 5'1.5". You can do some serious damage eating that little.

georgiarosea

mantium999 wrote: »

georgiarosea wrote: »

mantium999 wrote: »

Agree with above. No good will come of this. Don't even bother modifying you calorie plan, toss it out completely and start over. Have you actually calculated your TDEE? What is your age, height, weight, how much are you trying to lose, and what is your exercise program?

What is tdee? I'm 22, 6ft, 75kg, and want to lose 5-10kg. And currently not sure about how much to exercises

TDEE=Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Its an estimate of how many calories you use in a day. By eating less than that number, you lose weight. But you shouldn't eat at a really large deficit (-20% is generally aggressive enough). Plugging your stats into a calculator I use, your TDEE with little to no exercise is approx 1900 calories. Reduce from that to 1550ish and your should lose around 5kg within 3 months, 10kg in 6. Of course, you need to recalculate these numbers as you lose weight and/or increase your activity level. Either way, 1200 is still likely too low for you.

Okay thanks very much for the advice!

lalainap19

Eat 1200 no less and give it time to get used to. If u eat under 1200 it can make u groggy and low energy.

peachyfuzzle

I'm 6'1", and my BMR (basal metabolic rate = the amount my body burns just by being alive) would be 1800 calories at 165lbs. You're eating WAY too little...

If you're thinking of working out, you might want to think about bumping it up to at least 1800 calories, if not even more than that. You'll lose weight a little more slowly, but you'll also not cause permanent damage to yourself either.