Should I be eating my full 1200 calories?
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The reason you may feel everyone is 'jumping down your throat" is that a lot of people here have very real concerns for peoples health and well being. They only speak out of concern
and the fact that this question is asked at least once a week (if not more) usually by young women.
Search the topic in the forums you will see how often it comes up.
I regularly eat around 1200 cals. I haven't been exercising and it is enough in any day. Long term people often break out and binge.
You would have eaten much more in the past and you probably will again.0 -
i would not worry for one day, just eat more tomorrow if you are full today. At the end of the week it will all balance out as long as it is not a regular occurence.
YOU ask the question, we answer and said no and to eat more. What did you want a pat on the back? :ohwell:0 -
i would not worry for one day, just eat more tomorrow if you are full today. At the end of the week it will all balance out as long as it is not a regular occurence.
I really don't think anyone was jumping down your throat, at least not intentionally. :flowerforyou:
My response to the "why wouldn't you" was just me expressing my love of food. :laugh:0 -
Most likely NO. You should calculate your BMR and make sure your net calories is not below that.
I really wish people would stop saying this.
BMR is just how many calories you burn laying in bed all day. Not some magic minimum number your body "needs".
At about 100 over weight my BMR is ~2000 calories. I eat a net of 1700-1810 a day to lose 2lbs a week.
To answer the OP. Unless you are very short and close to your goal you need to eat at least 1200 NET calories.0 -
Not sure if you mean net cals or if you are just using mfp highest allowance for a deficit but I find its default settings for cals/macros to be completely naff! Try these links out...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.htm
Concerning exercise calories...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf0 -
In response to everyone this was just a question. I am like 50 calories below. It was just a question.
Your OP said you "were not even close" to your 1200 calories. We responded based on that, not a 50 calorie shortfall.0 -
Most likely NO. You should calculate your BMR and make sure your net calories is not below that.
I really wish people would stop saying this.
BMR is just how many calories you burn laying in bed all day. Not some magic minimum number your body "needs".
At about 100 over weight my BMR is ~2000 calories. I eat a net of 1700-1810 a day to lose 2lbs a week.
To answer the OP. Unless you are very short and close to your goal you need to eat at least 1200 NET calories.
Eating below one's BMR (likely calculated by an online calculator) is fine of that person is obese. Obese people are outliers since they have extremely high body fat.
OP, like the others have suggested, try to estimate your BMR and TDEE. Eat somewhere in between those two numbers to lose weight at a healthy rate. Eat enough to fuel your body, but eat less than what you burn. If you want to lose FAT, eat enough protein (0.8-1g of protein per pound of Lean Body Mass (LBM), which is everything in your body except weight) and incorporate some sort of strength training/heavy lifting program.
Please read this when you have the time: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
Best of luck to you! :drinker:0 -
No.
If you are exercising you should eat more. The amount more that you burned in calories.
The cal goal is just that a "goal" not a limit. In other words it's the opposite of your car on the freeway. You want to go OVER the number by a little. I usually try to go over by about 100 cals or less.0 -
i would not worry for one day, just eat more tomorrow if you are full today. At the end of the week it will all balance out as long as it is not a regular occurence.
YOU ask the question, we answer and said no and to eat more. What did you want a pat on the back? :ohwell:0 -
I'm pretty sure that if you go into your nutrients, that you aren't at 100% of your needs: protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals
This. I would also include "carbs".The reason you may feel everyone is 'jumping down your throat" is that a lot of people here have very real concerns for peoples health and well being. They only speak out of concern
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Most likely NO. You should calculate your BMR and make sure your net calories is not below that.
I really wish people would stop saying this.
BMR is just how many calories you burn laying in bed all day. Not some magic minimum number your body "needs".
At about 100 over weight my BMR is ~2000 calories. I eat a net of 1700-1810 a day to lose 2lbs a week.
To answer the OP. Unless you are very short and close to your goal you need to eat at least 1200 NET calories.
I think you are mistaken about what BMR means. While you are lying in that bed, your heart is beating, respiration is occurring, blood cells are forming, your brain is trying to grow neurons. . . all sorts of things are happening in there. All of those processes require energy in the form of the BMR calories.0 -
My response to this is to not focus on the calorie count so much but pay attention to what it is that you are eating. If eating low calorie vegetables is your preference go for it. Eat nutrient dense foods that benefit your health. Most of the Vitamins in vegetables benefit your body more when they are eaten with a healthy Monounsaturated fat. They need it to be absorbed in the digestive system. Do some research on eating whole foods or Google Paleo Diet. There is a lot of information and studies to back up their claims. So far eating like this is working for me and I love to cook so it was important that I start making choices that taste great but will make a difference in my overall health. I started by doing some elimination of certain items in my diet, like dairy, and sugar. I can make great substitutions that have more nutrients and keep the flavor and consistency that I have learned to enjoy over the years. I think the hardest thing to eliminate from my diet has been grains. But I am finding interesting replacements that are great. The recipes in the Paleo books are flavorful, filling and contain nutrient dense foods.0
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I tried to eat 1200 calories per day for one week, thinking that was the way to go. Mind you, I work out five to six days a week and my workouts are about 600 calories per workout for Zumba and I am doing the C25K three days a week and that helps me burn like 120 per workout. Long story short. I did not lose any weight, but I find that I lose weight when I eat more. I try to have a net calorie intake of about 1444 per day.0
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Well first off 1200 calories is very low. Maybe figure out your TDEE and go from there. Like others have said add fat to your diet, avocados, olive oil and peanut butter are calorie dense and delicious!
I eat a lot more calories than you, especially on days I workout. I don't always eat all the calories allotted for the day, and some days I go over. For me, it all evens out throughout the week. Somedays I'm very hungry and somedays I'm not.
But ABSOLUTELY eat at LEAST 1200 calories.0 -
ABSOLUTELY0
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You eat your 1200 PLUS more on days you exercise.0
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