Is 1200 the lowest?

124»

Replies

  • freesiasun5
    freesiasun5 Posts: 3,122 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    RGv2 wrote: »
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    BeckaFrieri wrote: »
    I think its a matter of opinion its more what you eat if your having 900 calories of crap than yes your going to be very unhealthy but you can eat 900 calories of veggies and lean protein and not only be full but feel great
    timtakel wrote: »
    I eat 800-900kcal and walk at least 15.000 Steps a day that's ~12km. I'm happy, not hangry or hungry. I pay attention to my nutrients, which is not always easy.

    Attempted rationalization of what, if actually happening, is unhealthy behavior.

    I'm going to throw in the 895 calorie goal to give myself a full blown case of the sadz from this thread.

    I haven't produced that low of a total in my playing around with the webmd calculator.

    I managed to get a 500 cal goal with that calculator. (TDEE if I am a sloth all day is around 1500- so it's accurate if nothing else.) Of course to do so I had to say I wanted to lose 2lbs/wk, which is ridiculous because I'm less than 5-10 from goal, and I had to say I was sedentary.

    I have a feeling people using that calculator aren't reading the VERY IMPORTANT disclaimers underneath.
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    When I calculated using WebMD there was only about 45 calories different than what MFP gives me.

    I just got through calculating my TDEE by using my calories consumed + lbs lost and it came out within 150 calories of what WebMD based its figures on. My figures...2375...WebMD's figures...2225.

    I think it is fairly close considering everything is just based off of estimations.

    They also suggested that I eat 1475 with exercise burn of 250 daily taking me back down to 1225 net.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited July 2015
    Annie_01 wrote: »
    mom2kpr wrote: »
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    RGv2 wrote: »
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    BeckaFrieri wrote: »
    I think its a matter of opinion its more what you eat if your having 900 calories of crap than yes your going to be very unhealthy but you can eat 900 calories of veggies and lean protein and not only be full but feel great
    timtakel wrote: »
    I eat 800-900kcal and walk at least 15.000 Steps a day that's ~12km. I'm happy, not hangry or hungry. I pay attention to my nutrients, which is not always easy.

    Attempted rationalization of what, if actually happening, is unhealthy behavior.

    I'm going to throw in the 895 calorie goal to give myself a full blown case of the sadz from this thread.

    I haven't produced that low of a total in my playing around with the webmd calculator.

    I can get lower (never would!!). I put in 5', 190b, 44yrs old and albs a week = 771 calories a day = NEVER. If I read it right though, they recommend not going under 1200 calories a day. The number they are giving is net. So I am supposed to eat 1200 cal and not eat back exercise calories, according to WebMD.

    When I entered it on WebMD I got 1072 with a 2lb per week loss and sedentary. It also gave the recommendation of no less than 1200 by doing 128 cal exercise burn and eating those back.

    Not sure why we got such different numbers.

    Yeah, it's weird.

    Yours is quite similar to what I got. Well, I got 1033 or some such with 2 lb/week and moderately active, which is probably correct as I think my TDEE is 2000-2100 or so with a decent level of activity. (I think it'd be a silly goal to go with since I'm 5 lbs from goal and couldn't support that actively plus the additional activity I'd do to get to eat up to 1200 as recommended on 1200, but oh, well.)
  • petitehealth
    petitehealth Posts: 148 Member
    OK, now I see why everyone is so confused! I used WebMd’s BMI Calculator which also includes a calorie breakdown http://www.webmd.com/diet/body-bmi-calculator

    I entered in the following info:
    Female
    Age: 32
    Height 5’ 2”
    Weight: 123
    Pants Size: 4
    Goal: Lose 2 lbs/week
    Activity: Moderate

    It gave me a calorie goal of 895.

    HOWEVER, when I used the link you all are referring to (the personal plan) http://www.webmd.com/diet/food-fitness-planner/create-your-personal-plan
    Female
    Age: 32
    Height 5’ 2”
    Weight: 123
    Goal Weight: 113
    Goal: Lose 2 lbs/week
    Activity: Moderate

    It gave me a goal of 1026!!

    I don’t know if the pants size made some sort of a difference or what! Either way, I am still burning enough calories to allow me to each between 1200-1250 a day.
  • serenity1097
    serenity1097 Posts: 135 Member
    My daily calorie target using the first link is 811, using the 2nd I get 1047...neither of these seems particularly healthy for a middle aged woman in the 190-200 lb weight range. I think I will stick with mfp's goal of 1380 :)
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    petitehealth wrote: »
    OK, now I see why everyone is so confused! I used WebMd’s BMI Calculator which also includes a calorie breakdown http://www.webmd.com/diet/body-bmi-calculator

    I entered in the following info:
    Female
    Age: 32
    Height 5’ 2”
    Weight: 123
    Pants Size: 4
    Goal: Lose 2 lbs/week
    Activity: Moderate

    It gave me a calorie goal of 895.

    HOWEVER, when I used the link you all are referring to (the personal plan) http://www.webmd.com/diet/food-fitness-planner/create-your-personal-plan
    Female
    Age: 32
    Height 5’ 2”
    Weight: 123
    Goal Weight: 113
    Goal: Lose 2 lbs/week
    Activity: Moderate

    It gave me a goal of 1026!!

    I don’t know if the pants size made some sort of a difference or what! Either way, I am still burning enough calories to allow me to each between 1200-1250 a day.

    I think the key thing to note here is that in a roundabout way, this site is telling you your TDEE is somewhere between 1895 and 2026 calories per day. Meaning you can eat anywhere under 1895 (if you're being accurate with weighing food) and still lose weight. These numbers are telling me you don't HAVE to eat 1200 to lose weight.

  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited July 2015
    petitehealth wrote: »
    OK, now I see why everyone is so confused! I used WebMd’s BMI Calculator which also includes a calorie breakdown http://www.webmd.com/diet/body-bmi-calculator

    I entered in the following info:
    Female
    Age: 32
    Height 5’ 2”
    Weight: 123
    Pants Size: 4
    Goal: Lose 2 lbs/week
    Activity: Moderate

    It gave me a calorie goal of 895.

    HOWEVER, when I used the link you all are referring to (the personal plan) http://www.webmd.com/diet/food-fitness-planner/create-your-personal-plan
    Female
    Age: 32
    Height 5’ 2”
    Weight: 123
    Goal Weight: 113
    Goal: Lose 2 lbs/week
    Activity: Moderate

    It gave me a goal of 1026!!

    I don’t know if the pants size made some sort of a difference or what! Either way, I am still burning enough calories to allow me to each between 1200-1250 a day.

    Freaky. I did the same thing, based on

    Female
    Age: 45
    Height: 5'3
    Weight: 125
    Goal: 120
    Pants Size: 4
    Goal: 2 lb/week [not realistic]
    Activity: Sedentary [I'm not, it was a test]

    The BMI one gave me a goal of 419 (woohoo!). The other gave me a goal of 1145, which is higher than when I told it I was active (but I think then I said I wanted to be 115, maybe that made a difference? weird).

    For what it's worth, if I were sedentary and wanted to lose 2 lb/week, the likely calories would be around 500 or so, and 1145 would probably be .75 lb at best.

    But then me trying to lose 2 lb per week, let alone while being sedentary, is unrealistic.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories