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Will my metabolism slow down because of this

yasmingingerbread
yasmingingerbread Posts: 10 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Apparently if you go below 1200 calories a day your metabolism will slow down. Yesterday I was about below, about 1100. Will me metabolism have been damaged by this one day?

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  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    No, but try not to make a habit of it..
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    That is a myth, you'll be fine. In the future though, try to hit at least 1200 to get the minimum nutrition you need. As a 19 year old girl though, I'd bet you can eat more than 1200 and still be able to lose weight.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Going below 1200 calories is definitely not advised. But it will take months of under eating this way to damage your metabolism.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    No - but there is no need to be going below 1200! :)
    1200 is very, very low as it is (though still technically 'safe'). Anything below that is just being mean to your poor body!
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    No, but it will if it continues.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    http://www.biolayne.com/tag/metabolic-adaptation/

    BTW, it would take long term dieting to cause any slow down and even then, it's a very insignificant amount.
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