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

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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...

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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.

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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