How much to eat

OwloftheFuture

How much is too little to eat on keto? I have seen a couple people mention eating enough but what does that mean in terms of calories?

harper16

Weight loss is caused by being in a calorie deficit. Use mfp and let that help calculate your calories. Set your activity level before any added exercise. Log your food and any exercise. Eat back your exercise calories. The minimum a sedentary female should be eating is 1200 net calories. The minimum a sedentary male should be eating is 1500 net calories.

How much weight are you trying to lose?

OwloftheFuture

harper16 wrote: »

Weight loss is caused by being in a calorie deficit. Use mfp and let that help calculate your calories. Set your activity level before any added exercise. Log your food and any exercise. Eat back your exercise calories. The minimum a sedentary female should be eating is 1200 net calories. The minimum a sedentary male should be eating is 1500 net calories.

How much weight are you trying to lose?

I currently eat between 1200 and 1500 on Keto. But I am just worried since everyone keeps emphasizing eating enough or eating till satisted (I have an eating disorder so I can't measure satiated).

I am also concerned MFP over estimates calories burned doing exercise...

janejellyroll

OwloftheFuture wrote: »

harper16 wrote: »

Weight loss is caused by being in a calorie deficit. Use mfp and let that help calculate your calories. Set your activity level before any added exercise. Log your food and any exercise. Eat back your exercise calories. The minimum a sedentary female should be eating is 1200 net calories. The minimum a sedentary male should be eating is 1500 net calories.

How much weight are you trying to lose?

I currently eat between 1200 and 1500 on Keto. But I am just worried since everyone keeps emphasizing eating enough or eating till satisted (I have an eating disorder so I can't measure satiated).

I am also concerned MFP over estimates calories burned doing exercise...

You can begin by eating back a set percentage of the calories burned through exercise (many start with 50 to 75% percent) and then observe your results over time. If you're losing faster than expected, you can eat back more of the calories. If you're right on target, you can keep on with that percentage. If slower, then reduce the percentage.

For your base calorie goal, 1,200 is the lowest that women should generally go. If you're regularly eating this much AND you're exercising, it's almost certain that you can eat more. But your results over time are the best guide.