1200 Net?

OutsideCreativ

When we say 1200 calories are bad... are we saying 1200 net is an unhealthy goal? Or people who eat 1200 gross and exercise but don't eat anything back.

I am 5'4", 189 lbs... when I said I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week... MFP put me at 1220 calories... (?)

obsidianwings

When we say 1200 calories are bad... are we saying 1200 net is an unhealthy goal? Or people who eat 1200 gross and exercise but don't eat anything back.

I am 5'4", 189 lbs... when I said I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week... MFP put me at 1220 calories... (?)

1200 is typically the smallest amount you would want to net, for health reasons (as a guide for the overall population I mean, individually speaking you shouldn't be eating below your BMR), but most people can lose weight eating quite a lot more than that.

OutsideCreativ

Thank you!