How low can I go in calories if I am overweight? I can't really do damage then, right?

Wahbluffet
Wahbluffet Posts: 93 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
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.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Are you seeing a therapist?
  • CrazyMermaid1
    CrazyMermaid1 Posts: 354 Member
    Have you ever considered therapy to help with your eating disorder?
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Wahbluffet wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Are you seeing a therapist?

    why is this your answer? why are you being salty?

    You're kidding, right?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Wahbluffet wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Are you seeing a therapist?

    why is this your answer? why are you being salty?

    I wasn't being salty.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Wahbluffet wrote: »
    maidentl 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.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited October 2015
    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.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Your responses are very concerning. You are kind of touchy.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Wahbluffet wrote: »
    maidentl wrote: »
    Wahbluffet wrote: »
    maidentl 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.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    You need 1200 plus eat back the exercise calories. To avoid ill effects keep to the protein minimum suggested by MFP.
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    edited October 2015
    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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  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    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.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    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.
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    just eat what MFP recommends + a part of your exercise calories

    its that simple

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  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    "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.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    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!
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    every machine does
    So eat a part back that is what a lot do here and works perfect!



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  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    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

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  • NikkiMichelleS
    NikkiMichelleS Posts: 897 Member
    Some of the wording you usein your original post is concerning; that's why people are asking if you're seeing a therapist as well. You seem to have an unhealthy grasp on food & your body image.
    1200 is the really the lowest you should go,period. If you're working out burning good calories, eat some of those back to help fuel yourself. When you eat too low, you will end up binging, your body is hungry for food.
    With previous medical problems, get to a Dr or nutritionist to help you. Heart problems may be exacerbated by unhealthy eating and/or workout routine if not monitored.
    Good luck.
  • BodyByBex
    BodyByBex Posts: 3,685 Member
    Wahbluffet wrote: »
    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.

    haha you know what i mean, like social eating? hasn't that happened to you before?

    No. I have no idea what you mean because when people ask me why I'm not eating, the simple and easy response is "Because I'm not hungry and I do not eat if I am not hungry."

  • sayyestohealthy
    sayyestohealthy Posts: 16 Member
    "I have been to an ED specialist before but got 'kicked out' for being fat again (aka once you reach a healthy weight there is no reason to be there)"

    I'm sorry but i think you need to seek help. From experience you're just going to gain and lose weight over and over again if you have a bad mental relationship with food.
    Especially since you just compared being a healthy weight to being fat again.
    Please just focus on your health and well being before thinking about weight.

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