Netting Under 1000 a Day
tayloryay
Posts: 378 Member
Hey ladies. So I've seen a few comments along the same lines recently, and I felt like I should make a post. If you're netting under 1000 calories a day, I would strongly urge you to increase your intake. Eating such a low amount, and working out on top of that, is most likely not very good for you. Unless you're extremely short, that is a huge deficit, and can have a lot of negative effects on your body and mental health. Eating that little can contribute to feelings of depression, and anxiety concerning food and your body. It could even steer you into disordered eating territory. I'd hate to see that happen to anyone here.
Even if your mental health stays stable, you can't crash diet forever! Once you hit your goal and go back to eating normally or closer to maintenance levels, you're much more likely to gain some of the weight back than if you'd taken your time and lost the weight slowly with a smaller deficit. The less you have to lose, the longer it is probably going to take you!
I strongly considered not saying anything, because I don't want to act like I know what's best for anyone's body or seem like I'm judging anyone, but I really felt like I should bring it up. I just want to see everyone being healthy in reaching their goals!
Even if your mental health stays stable, you can't crash diet forever! Once you hit your goal and go back to eating normally or closer to maintenance levels, you're much more likely to gain some of the weight back than if you'd taken your time and lost the weight slowly with a smaller deficit. The less you have to lose, the longer it is probably going to take you!
I strongly considered not saying anything, because I don't want to act like I know what's best for anyone's body or seem like I'm judging anyone, but I really felt like I should bring it up. I just want to see everyone being healthy in reaching their goals!
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Well said!0
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When I started 4 weeks back, my net was way too low .I am slowly making it go up and currently it is close to 1000.I am planning to keep it above 1000.As long as I am eating home cooked meals, I have to eat a lot later at night to make my net calorie go up.I should probably add more to my Breakfast and Lunch to keep it more even.0
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BTW, I am going to get a food scale so I don't have to do guesswork.Right now I am not even sure if I am overestimating or underestimating0
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As I posted previously, I often net under 1000/day when I'm losing weight.
I'm maintaining right now (and have been for months with no issues, eating about 1200/day on weekdays and a few hundred more on weekends) , but because I am not tall and am fairly light (5'4", 118 pounds right now) and work a desk job, my TDEE is only about 1500/day. 900-1000 calories is only a deficit of about 500/day, hardly large or extreme (and just as an FYI, I weigh and measure everything meticulously.) It's really the only way for me to lose weight effectively because I'm not willing to make more time for exercise than a 1/2 hr run three times a week or so.
It worked for me, it gave me a reasonably paced weight loss which I have had no trouble maintaining, and I have suffered no ill effects whatsoever. It won't work for everyone, obviously, but for those of us who simply don't burn many calories, a carefully planned 1000/day with attention to micro and macro nutrients isn't necessarily a bad thing. Yes, with fewer calories one has to be very careful to get the appropriate vitamins and a good percentage of protein and fat, but it doesn't have to be this horrible thing.
Good for those of you with an active lifestyle who do burn 2000/day or more, but that is not everyone's reality.0
