800 Calories a day?

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  • Panda_Rolls
    Panda_Rolls Posts: 101 Member
    This is why I hate that show. Makes me so mad I see red. I could rant on and on about it, but most of the previous comments said it all for me. The only thing I can add is that for me, personally, I started losing weight faster when I started eating more and exercising more. I feel a lot healthier and energetic and am WAY less cranky. I have to eat more than that if only to maintain my relationships.
  • dangerousdumpling
    dangerousdumpling Posts: 1,109 Member
    This reminds me of an ecard I saw that said, "I'd do anything to lose 10lbs, except eat healthy and work out". Weight loss doesn't have to mean starvation and suffering and endangering your health.
  • Yooperm35
    Yooperm35 Posts: 787 Member
    when I first started MFP and following the guided 1200 calories - I was losing my hair and my nails were brittle and cracking. I was apparently not getting enough nutrients. I have upped it to 1400 and eat back my exercise calories and everything went back to normal. Although the weight is not coming off as fast, I am much healthier!
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    No wonder there's so much drama on that show - they're all hangry! :tongue:

    I always enjoy seeing their transformations, but I hate the drama, knowing that they do restrict their cals so much (I've read other horror stories as well), and I get ticked when at any point during a season the trainers come down on them or act like it's the end of the world if a contestant hasn't lost more than 10lbs in a "week".

    I think the show does help some contestants and viewers change their lives for the better, but I think it also gives viewers false expectations of how weight loss should go. Case in point - the countless threads we have here with new members upset if they've only lost 3 (or 2 or 10, doesn't matter) after their first week or two.

    Slow and steady, proper nutrition and fuel in that body. This ain't The Biggest Loser, it's not a sprint, it's your life - do it right! :smile:
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
    More like 800 calories a meal :smokin:
  • kathystrauss1
    kathystrauss1 Posts: 142 Member
    How do they build so much muscle on 800cal/day? From everything I read here I understand that if you aren't eating enough you lose muscle.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    when I first started MFP and following the guided 1200 calories - I was losing my hair and my nails were brittle and cracking. I was apparently not getting enough nutrients. I have upped it to 1400 and eat back my exercise calories and everything went back to normal. Although the weight is not coming off as fast, I am much healthier!

    That's my concern, not only eating enough calories but nutritious calories.
    What's the point of eating less if you're not eating healthy and nourishing your body?
    I wouldn't hire either of them to be my personal trainer. :noway:
    They don't have a person's best interest in mind.
  • daniperrott
    daniperrott Posts: 3
    I think it depends on your circumstances ... like how much you have to lose. If you're are not very overweight and prone to eating disorders, its probably not a good plan. I'm not obese but i was (& still am a bit) overweight with Diabetes. My doctor and Endo both recommended a VLCD in the form of shakes for 3 weeks to give myself the 'kickstart' i needed. It has worked. My BMI is currently 25.2 so still have a little way to go and yes, I did stall a bit when I re-introduced food but I certainly didn't put it all back on again and now I'm doing another 3 week stint to give it another boost.
    Common sense (& your doctor's advice) should prevail. Different things work for different people and more than anything its about mindset - just as it is with giving up cigarettes or whatever.
    Find a doctor who understands your circumstances and what you want to achieve and go from there.
    For the record, I use a Pharmacy product because it's the only one I can stomach and I'm not rigid about it. Having said that, you're not going to go into Starvation mode in 3 weeks!
    Good luck!

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