is under eating bad

joabel68

hi everyone, Im now a month in to this and have lost 4 kilos , I saw someones else's blog saying they were under eating and they said this was very bad, I am under my calories most days ( I have opened up my dairy for others to have a look at) any advise would be very much appreciated.thanks

DemoraFairy

Going under by a hundred calories the odd day won't kill you, but going under by several hundred regularly isn't good. If it's because you're not eating back all your exercise calories it's not quite as bad, but try not to go under the base MFP gave you (1450 in your case, right?). And especially don't go under 1200 each day. I sometimes go under if I know I'm going to go over a lot the next day, or if I'm making up for going over the previous day, but not if I haven't eaten the calories elsewhere. Like I said, the odd day of going under won't kill you - even the odd day of eating 800 calories won't kill you - but don't make a habit of it.

Remember, it's a calorie goal, not a limit!

betreich

The problem with consistently under eating is the diet becomes difficult to sustain - hunger, cravings, bad mood, fatigue, difficulty exercising. You are not feeding your body the nutrients it needs by severely cutting calories. suggest you add some protein to your lunch for starters. all the best.

joabel68

Thanks for the advice, I dont under eat intentionly Im just not that hungry.