How low can I go in calories if I am overweight? I can't really do damage then, right?
Wahbluffet
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I'm pretty damn overweight. I've calorie restricted a hell of a lot in the past but since I was a kid, I didn't do it "right." I would eat a lot of junk and wonder why I was still skinny fat (too many carbs) or I would try and starve myself for a week and binge the next. I went down to 82 lbs before. And I've ballooned up to 174 lbs before (please be sensitive, this is hard to say).
I'm a young adult now and am ready to give it a go the second time around and not screw up. So I know about BMR, TDEE, and all that jazz, but what if I wanted to know how low can I go in terms of calories to jump start my weight loss? I am 147 now, and that's horrendous for someone that's 5'2. I have 30% body fat. If I eat 1200 calories a day (100 under my BMR) and work out for 45 minutes on the elliptical ( i for one get pretty sweaty and shakey and red-faced after using this machine, so i think it definitely works for me, although i hear treadmill is better, i'm too fat to run right now/get chest pains ) would that destroy me and make me feel starved? i have tried SO so hard to eat maintenance, but it just makes me gain weight because when i eat maintenance and i have one huge slip up day every few weeks, I easily blow through my small calorie deficit and am back to square 1.
do you guys think ill become groggy or destroy my heart if i eat 1200 and exercise? my heart has been destroyed before. i have dipped so low i had cardiac issues. now i dont know what to do cause im so fat and im scared that i dont have a good system in place. i just cant do maintenance or close to it any more, its not working. i need the buffer of going low for a day when i want to have a snack, or when i have a social event and am forced to have wine and cheese or people say "why aren't you eating? eat!!!" please help.
I'm a young adult now and am ready to give it a go the second time around and not screw up. So I know about BMR, TDEE, and all that jazz, but what if I wanted to know how low can I go in terms of calories to jump start my weight loss? I am 147 now, and that's horrendous for someone that's 5'2. I have 30% body fat. If I eat 1200 calories a day (100 under my BMR) and work out for 45 minutes on the elliptical ( i for one get pretty sweaty and shakey and red-faced after using this machine, so i think it definitely works for me, although i hear treadmill is better, i'm too fat to run right now/get chest pains ) would that destroy me and make me feel starved? i have tried SO so hard to eat maintenance, but it just makes me gain weight because when i eat maintenance and i have one huge slip up day every few weeks, I easily blow through my small calorie deficit and am back to square 1.
do you guys think ill become groggy or destroy my heart if i eat 1200 and exercise? my heart has been destroyed before. i have dipped so low i had cardiac issues. now i dont know what to do cause im so fat and im scared that i dont have a good system in place. i just cant do maintenance or close to it any more, its not working. i need the buffer of going low for a day when i want to have a snack, or when i have a social event and am forced to have wine and cheese or people say "why aren't you eating? eat!!!" please help.
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Are you seeing a therapist?0
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Have you ever considered therapy to help with your eating disorder?0
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Wahbluffet wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Are you seeing a therapist?
why is this your answer? why are you being salty?
You're kidding, right?-1 -
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Wahbluffet wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Are you seeing a therapist?
why is this your answer? why are you being salty?
I wasn't being salty.0 -
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Wahbluffet wrote: »Wahbluffet wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Are you seeing a therapist?
why is this your answer? why are you being salty?
You're kidding, right?
wait why are you people ganging up on me
No one has said anything even remotely rude to you.0 -
everything about your post seems like you need help with the mental part of eating. And the part about destroying your heart is pretty darn scary. You are asking advice with a heart condition.0
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Your responses are very concerning. You are kind of touchy.0
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Wahbluffet wrote: »Wahbluffet wrote: »Wahbluffet wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »Are you seeing a therapist?
why is this your answer? why are you being salty?
You're kidding, right?
wait why are you people ganging up on me
No one has said anything even remotely rude to you.
idk saying "you're kidding, right?" to my entire question seems patronizing!
Well your response to a very simple and appropriate question was quite rude, I was hoping you were trying to be funny.0 -
You need 1200 plus eat back the exercise calories. To avoid ill effects keep to the protein minimum suggested by MFP.0
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You know the answer already but you want to hear something different from the members here but.....
Yes it will harm you...again
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OK, well you're clearly unable to discuss this without getting upset, plus you have medical issues. You should discuss this with a doctor and/or a therapist.-1
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But you are asking how low you can go with your calorie intake without damaging your body and heart. This is something you should not ask to a bunch of strangers.0
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just eat what MFP recommends + a part of your exercise calories
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"Forced to eat wine and cheese", lol. I want to hear more about this magical place you live where apparently they forcibly cram food down your throat.0
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AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »"Forced to eat wine and cheese", lol. I want to hear more about this magical place you live where apparently they forcibly cram food down your throat.
Especially if it's wine and cheese!
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every machine does
So eat a part back that is what a lot do here and works perfect! 0 -
And it is not about how low you can eat...the trick is how much you can eat and still lose weight
You feel even stronger and can exercise more if you want without harming yourself 0
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