Why eating too little calories is a bad idea.....

Jacquilda

So, what if you've messed up your metabolism so much that you simple can't eat the 1790 calories they recommend?

heybales

Jacquilda wrote: »

So, what if you've messed up your metabolism so much that you simple can't eat the 1790 calories they recommend?

Repair it first.
Though it's not really broken, body did exactly what it needed to do.
Now you can spend some time convincing it there doesn't need to be a max adaptation to protect itself.
Work out strong in the meantime and transform the body more than mere weight on the scale might indicate.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/heybales/view/reduced-metabolism-tdee-beyond-expected-from-weight-loss-616251

Jacquilda

Thanks heybales!

tinkerbellang83

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alteredsteve175

Bump. Good info. Thanks, @tinkerbellang83.

chantellecalgary

I used MFP before and trying it again but I find it very hard to meet the calorie requirement when eating healthy because I get full pretty quickly with meals or snacks .. suggestions?

fb47

chantellecalgary wrote: »

I used MFP before and trying it again but I find it very hard to meet the calorie requirement when eating healthy because I get full pretty quickly with meals or snacks .. suggestions?

Eat high caloric liquids (ex: Fruit juice, chocolate milk)...don't be affraid of putting more olive oil in salads...make sure to weigh it so that you don't go overboard either, olive oil has a lot of calories. Peanut Butter and dried fruits have high calories for low volume.

try2again

chantellecalgary wrote: »

I used MFP before and trying it again but I find it very hard to meet the calorie requirement when eating healthy because I get full pretty quickly with meals or snacks .. suggestions?

Consider how you want to eat for the rest of your life... do you plan on *exclusively* eating "healthy" foods (whatever you're calling that) for the rest of your life? Learn how to incorporate the foods you enjoy during the weight loss process and it will be good practice and help you meet your calorie goal.

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LivingtheLeanDream

Thanks for bumping this excellent thread again

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hippiesaur

Thank you for writing this. I have almost all the symptoms of undereating, although I'm only on 500cal deficit... MFP gives me 1200 cals a day, I always eat the exercise calories back though (so I usually eat 1500-1700 cals, I use FitBit to track my CO). Should I go for a lower deficit? I don't have much to loose, only 2-3 kgs...

tinkerbellang83

reeeggiii wrote: »

Thank you for writing this. I have almost all the symptoms of undereating, although I'm only on 500cal deficit... MFP gives me 1200 cals a day, I always eat the exercise calories back though (so I usually eat 1500-1700 cals, I use FitBit to track my CO). Should I go for a lower deficit? I don't have much to loose, only 2-3 kgs...

If you only have a couple of kilos to lose, set yourself at the lowest rate, you don't have enough to lose for a 500 cal deficit really, the slowest rate will give you around another 250 cals per day.

fb47

I agree, when you need 10-15 lbs to lose, 0.5 lbs per week loss is definitely enough and as a lifter, I get to maintain my muscle mass. It's much more funner to lose weight by eating as much food as you can.

hippiesaur

Thank you! I will try to eat a bit more then...

FeliciaFancy

Thanks for a really helpful post especially for a newbie like me.

I have a quick question in regard to eating back your exercise calories.
How accurate is MFP when calculating calories burned through exercise?
I did a circuits class this morning and I'm fairly certain that I would not of burnt the same amount of calories as the lady next to me, who lifted heavier weights and did more reps than I could manage.
As a newcomer to the gym I am not at my maximum fitness/strength level yet (but I will be one day), so should I eat all of my exercise calories back?

AnnPT77

FeliciaFancy wrote: »

Thanks for a really helpful post especially for a newbie like me.

I have a quick question in regard to eating back your exercise calories.
How accurate is MFP when calculating calories burned through exercise?
I did a circuits class this morning and I'm fairly certain that I would not of burnt the same amount of calories as the lady next to me, who lifted heavier weights and did more reps than I could manage.
As a newcomer to the gym I am not at my maximum fitness/strength level yet (but I will be one day), so should I eat all of my exercise calories back?

Start with 50%, monitor for 4-6 weeks, then adjust. Only adjust sooner if you become certain you're losing too fast, where "too fast" is either a sustainability problem or negative symptoms (persistent weakness, fatigue, etc.)

FeliciaFancy

Thank you @AnnPT77

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tlgale

Thanks for this post! Apparently I was doing it all the wrong way