Low Net Calories - Question

bikerchick82
bikerchick82 Posts: 11 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello all :-)

I have been convinced not to go under 1200 calories a day. I am concerned about losing muscle. If I ate 1200 calories a day and exercised 300 or so for a net calorie intake of 900 will that out me at risk of muscle loss?

What important calories eaten or net calories?

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  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Yes, it does. Your NET is what matters.
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    edited January 2016
    You'll lose weight at 1200. I've lost 3# a month for 6 months. I'm not in a rush and if I didn't have some slip ups it could have been a little more.

    Edit: I eat my exercise calories so I don't go below 1200. When I have gone below I get tired and hungry.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Yep. You'll already be losing some at 1200 so...yep.

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