Under 1000 calories
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Everyonelies wrote: »
I didn't read ALL the replies, so a few questions in case I missed it...
How are you tracking your calories burned?
Do you weigh everything that you eat or do you eye-ball it?
What are you doing to help your metabolism...are you eating a couple of small meals or just 1 or 2 bigger meals?
You really should have read all the replies. Meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism.15 -
I'm 5'1", over 60, and already at a low weight (under 130) but not low for me, and on the high end of my BMI. I lose on 1,000 cal a day, but sooooo slowly, like 1 lb. a month.
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I'm 5'1", over 60, and already at a low weight (under 130) but not low for me, and on the high end of my BMI. I lose on 1,000 cal a day, but sooooo slowly, like 1 lb. a month.
I don't want to conflate your situation with the OP's. But unless you use a food scale for all solids, have double checked that all the entries you are using in the database have accurate serving size/calorie info, AND are extremely sedentary or have an untreated medical condition, you are probably eating more than you think. Which is pretty much the theme of all 7 pages of this thread.18 -
onedownchic wrote: »Thanks everyone I will double check calories I’m eating. I’ve been using MFP to log calories. I use under armor and map my walk to track my calories. I’m 5’3 228 down from 236. However I dropped that weight under 1000 calories. My BMR was tested st 1451. I came to this conclusion after 6 months of cross fit 3 times a week and I just started walking 4 miles a day. When I combined 7 days of walking and eating 1000 calories or so or less I lost. But when I keep the same workout regimen and eat over 1000 I gain or at the least maintain. The only other thing I did do differently was I drunk a gallon of water a day and lost. Thanks for input. I’ll keep working on it!!!
I will ditto what others are saying.
I'm 5'11" and range between 215 and 220 pounds. I lose weight on 2000-2500 calories/day.
I weigh calorie dense foods like meat, dairy, nuts, and dressings/sauces on a food scale using the grams setting. I do not weigh my fruits or non-starchy veggies.
On a sedentary day, I will be in a calorie deficit if I eat under 2400 calories. If I work out, I have between 500-1000 calories I "can" add to my intake.
While I don't expect that you will burn as much as a 5'11" man that weighs 100kg, I can't imagine you could be in a caloric surplus at 5'3" and even 220#
I just looked at the tdeecalculator.com and put in a 53 year old 220 pound, 5'3" woman who was sedentary and had 40% body fat and got a TDEE of nearly 2000 calories. (My age and weight and your height, but close enough for illustration.)
More activity or more muscle mass, less body fat, or a younger age would only increase the TDEE value.
Please use a food scale, on the grams setting for best accuracy and log EVERYTHING before you eat it.
I suspect if you were really eating 1000 calories / day and doing nothing else, you would be losing about 2 pounds/week.
Something is off in your measuring system.
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onedownchic wrote: »Everyone replying is not obese or if they have been not mentioning it. My weight and deficit will not be like yours. Does anyone get this? In order for me to lose I have to restrict calories. I have to burn more than I eat.
Actually, according to the tables, I'm obese at 5'11" and 220 pounds.
But think about what you are saying. People who are not obese are replying. OK, perhaps they have some knowledge or experience. Maybe they WERE obese and know what it really takes because they are further along in their journey?
Just because you may not like the message doesn't mean it's not accurate or that it doesn't have value.
The figure I provided above is an estimate based on observed results.
Bigger people need more energy for day to day life. So someone who weighs 250# will need about 2x as many calories as someone who weighs 125#. Not exactly 2x as much.
But if someone who weighs 135# tells you they maintain on 1200-1600 calories, then, by some rough extrapolation, someone who weighs 100# more will need about 75% more calories to simply maintain. (Rough, in my head math.) So in other words, that person will need between 2100-2500 or so calories to do the same.
The math just doesn't work for you to be gaining weight if you go over 1000 calories, but are no where close to 2000 calories/day. Some measurement is off and we are asking you to check that your measurement system is accurate.4 -
tbright1965 wrote: »onedownchic wrote: »
But think about what you are saying. People who are not obese are replying. OK, perhaps they have some knowledge or experience. Maybe they WERE obese and know what it really takes because they are further along in their journey?
This is me. Actually just slipped into the normal BMI range in the last week or so. BUT I was actually morbidly obese in my early 20's before loosing 100lbs. Then I went back up to obse in my early 30's and lost the 100lbs or so again. Then I put on 35 (thank goodness stopping sooner this time) which I have just lost again. So I HAVE been there. more than once. I spent most of my life obese.
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onedownchic wrote: »I’m saying I don’t lose. I maintain or gain if I don’t restrict my calories. My BMR IS 1451 to 1600 or so. So when I eat more no exercise I stay the same. However when I create a deficit and eat 1000 calories I lose. That’s all I’m saying.
BMR - calories your body uses if you don't get out of bed all day. Unless you are bedridden, you would lose weight (albeit not quickly) by eating 1451 calories per day. This is true......because math.
Either you are not counting calories in correctly, or you are expecting visible weight loss each and every week. Water weight makes the number on the scale fluctuate. You should be looking for a downward trend over time....not specific results every single weigh-in.5 -
lowcarbmale wrote: »lol. who is wooing this?
It seems most of the food in the diary is processed food. I barely see and greens in there (lettuce or any other kind of clean salad, kale, spinach, broccoli etc.). Macros are important but micronutrients (vitamins, healthy essential fats,...) are important too.
Greens will also help to keep you full.
September 28
More sugar than fat and protein combined. I would try to completely ditch the sugar if possible. Would still leave you with close to 100 g of carbs / day or more (less sugar means you can eat more of the other food).
September 6:
This looks a lot better. If you are trying to burn your own body fat carbs and sugar don't really help a lot. These are the ones that can be reduced. Protein and healthy fats are essential (meaning your body can't function properly without them).
From my own experience the body will keep telling me to eat food until it gets the daily protein it needs. So if you eat food that is low on protein, chances are you will not get satisfied as quickly as you'd like. 50-70g / day should be fine.
I lost a lot of weight and fat eating high amounts of carbs and processed food as well. I also improved my health markers doing so. some of its due to weight loss. I also have to eat a low fat diet due to a genetic defect that makes it hard for my body to process fats and cholesterol. and body fat is burned IN A DEFICIT. greens dont keep everyone filled at least for me they dont .I would have to eat a crap ton of greens just to feel full. same with fruit.I can eat a whole bag of salad and then some and still be hungry. what keeps a person feeling full is NOT the same for everyone.8 -
Everyonelies wrote: »
I didn't read ALL the replies, so a few questions in case I missed it...
How are you tracking your calories burned?
Do you weigh everything that you eat or do you eye-ball it?
What are you doing to help your metabolism...are you eating a couple of small meals or just 1 or 2 bigger meals?
You really should have read all the replies. Meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28928073
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26226640
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-metabolism (Summary about intermittent fasting and metabolism with 46 references to scientific papers)
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onedownchic wrote: »We are not the same. I’m looking for people with the same issue please members. Thanks. I’m 225 pounds currently losing by creating a deficit. I can’t eat 2000 3000 calories and lose weight!!! U can but I can’t. 😩🙄🤷🏽♀️
If someone your height and weighing less than you can eat more and still lose, it means you should be able to eat at least as much as they do and lose weight.
You maintenance calories will be higher than theirs, meaning even your deficit calories will be higher than their deficit calories to lose at the same rate. People are not saying they are losing weight at 2000 calories. They are saying they maintain their weight at 2000 calories. Therefore if they ate 1500 calories they would lose weight. And so would you.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/#charts
I entered your stats in this. I guessed at your age (I put 30, but I don't know what it is)
You should be able to maintain your current weight at 2140 calories without any intentional exercise at all. In a coma, you would maintain your weight on 1780 calories a day. Which means if you ate 500 calories less than 2140 (say 1640), you would lose 1 lb a week. BUT that's only if you're logging, counting, and measuring correctly (100% of the time, 100% of everything you put in your mouth, including drinks like tea and coffee, licks, drips, medicine, fruits, veg, all other food, gum, etc)!!
If that is NOT the case, there is a 99.5% chance you're logging, counting and measuring incorrectly. You can go get your metabolism checked by a doctor, but again, in 99.5%ish of cases, the results will come back normal and say again that you're not tracking right. But, hey get them to check your thyroid and other possible issues if you'd like - it won't hurt to know for sure. And you could also make sure you're not sleep walking/eating lol. I guess it's possible.
You ask if you're wrong, why the scale is moving down when eating 1000 calories. It's moving down because you're at an extreme deficit... isn't that the point?
@Everyonelies did make a good point that MFP overestimates exercise calories. I also only eat back 50 to 75% of what it says the exercise was worth. So consider that in your calculations as well.4 -
I'm 5'3", 67 years old and weigh 105 lbs. Even my sedentary maintenance calorie goal is 1230. With even moderate activity I maintain at 1600-1800. And my metabolism is just average, not fast or slow. I definitely believe you're undercounting your calories.onedownchic wrote: »We are not the same. I’m looking for people with the same issue please members. Thanks. I’m 225 pounds currently losing by creating a deficit. I can’t eat 2000 3000 calories and lose weight!!! U can but I can’t. 😩🙄🤷🏽♀️
Since your comment referencing my comment from page 2 keeps getting re-quoted, I want to make it clear that my intent was to say what VeryKatie notes in her comment below. I started with 50 lbs. to lose, and was almost completely sedentary with a full time job and a 4 hour commute. I kept my calories at 1200, and lost an average of .5 lbs. a week, less as I got closer to goal. At your current weight you would lose considerably more than that weekly if you were eating below 1200.If someone your height and weighing less than you can eat more and still lose, it means you should be able to eat at least as much as they do and lose weight.
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I was 303 lbs at and lost 90 lbs in less than 12 months (total 130 lbs lost) on 1800-2000 calories. 45 min cardio before breakfast and 50 min weigh training with a bit of HIIT in each workout. I have been building muscle and maintaining my weight on 1600-1800 cal with cross fit 6 times a week.
You metabolic rate and activity level has a huge part in this. All that being said 1000 is way too low.1 -
Thank u ironlady70. I’ve been eating more calories than I logged. I’m soooo grateful for all of you!! I will be posting progress in 3 months. Like you said it takes time!! I’m so proud of your accomplishments!13
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It is so nice to see that although you were very frustrated at the beginning of your post you still took the time to read and respond to all the replies and have followed through with the advice given about your logging. I am sure you will see some real progress now. We will all look forward to an update in a few months.
Bookmarking for further posts.8 -
manderson27 wrote: »It is so nice to see that although you were very frustrated at the beginning of your post you still took the time to read and respond to all the replies and have followed through with the advice given about your logging. I am sure you will see some real progress now. We will all look forward to an update in a few months.
Bookmarking for further posts.
Absolutely. I love when this happens!
I hope you start to see some progress and do indeed keep us updated!
Best wishes.5 -
Onedownchic, happy to hear you're figuring out some stuff. Remember that weight loss can come in spurts. So if you're weighing all your food, doing the CICO, and the scale/measuring tape isn't going down, don't let that defeat you. Keep on going, knowing that you're doing all the right things, and eventually the weight will come off. I had to recently wait it out for 4 weeks before the scale started moving again. My body always fights the loss off when I'm obese for some reason (hormones in fat cells maybe?), but then it comes off easier as I get closer to a normal BMI.5
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Thanks msanderson27 somethingsorigjy and Kami3006!!! Thanks for putting up with me!!! Thanks everyone!! God’s gonna to bless you all in a special way. 🙌🏾❤️🙏🏾😘6
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lowcarbmale wrote: »Everyonelies wrote: »
I didn't read ALL the replies, so a few questions in case I missed it...
How are you tracking your calories burned?
Do you weigh everything that you eat or do you eye-ball it?
What are you doing to help your metabolism...are you eating a couple of small meals or just 1 or 2 bigger meals?
You really should have read all the replies. Meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28928073
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26226640
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-metabolism (Summary about intermittent fasting and metabolism with 46 references to scientific papers)
Erm, did you actually read what you posted?
1) It basically says that there is massive limitations with its review, and really it's not very useful: "High quality studies are needed to clarify the effectiveness of changes in eating time as an additional strategy for obesity and diabetes prevention and treatment in adults."
2) Doesn't draw the conclusions you think it does. The conclusions of the studies are saying that there is little evidence that eating many meals a day (4-5) shows any metabolic advantage, and that the opposite could be true when eating in a calorie excess. However, what it really says is that it show that evidence seems to suggest that eating the majority of your calories in the evening or at night, disrupts circadian rhythms. It states that this may impact weight and health.
Also, all talk of IF is using other studies only performed on rodents and not human subjects.
"Time restricted feeding has also shown great promise as a tool to mitigate the metabolic sequelae of diet induced obesity in rodents, and further suggests that reducing fasting periods to as little as 13–16 h, overnight, may be of benefit. Evidence for this type of dietary approach, in humans, is currently lacking, although it is clear that time restricting energy intake to later in the day is not optimal for metabolic health"
3) Is highly bias article, that draws statements from studies that do not seem to actually back them up.
I think the question is that scientists are smart enough to actually read what they're posting with a critical eye and not read the first two lines of the abstract and assume they know that the article says.15 -
@Deviette Good luck on your future research14
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You should do a physical before doing any weight loss program. Maybe you need to check your Thyroid. Mine was low when I could not lose weight. I had Vitamin D deficiency too. Don't alter the program. Losing weight too fast is not healthy. I hope this helps.2
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