Calories?

fitsporation96

Hello Everyone ????

I hope you are all well, just a quick question I would like to ask. I have been eating around 800/900 calories a day for around a month, yes I have lost weight 15lbs to be precise but I would like to eat a bit more, would 1200 calories be too much for me to lose weight? I am 5'3' and 115lbs, I have around 10/15 pounds to go.

Edit : at 1200 calories my carbs would be around 150g a day, my protein around 100g a day, sugar around 30g and my fat around 20g per day.

Have a great day all ????

donyellemoniquex3

Eat more.

nezbit88

I did basically the same thing, about 6kg (115lbs) in a month eating around 700-800 calories and I am around your size (158 cm 47kg /5'2 103 pounds)


I have also wondered what happens when I eventually want to maintain. 1200 seems like a lot.

nezbit88

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

jennifer_417

In

donyellemoniquex3

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

It's to prevent those from adding me pretending they have a disease.

Dang, you're so ableist.

LucasEVille

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

abadvat

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

just got me popcorns out... bring it oooooooon!

TheNoLeafClover

You should definitely eat more. Your body needs fuel, and if you're eating at too steep a deficit, you'll be losing a good bit of your muscle mass along with your fat. Not to mention a plethora of other negative side effects that could occur. You're already at a healthy weight, but if you're determined to lose more, it would be healthier to eat at a smaller and more reasonable deficit. Find out your TDEE and go from there: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

Edited: I just noticed that your goal would make you underweight. That, along with your unhealthy calorie intake, is pretty concerning. I recommend talking to a doctor and reevaluating.

_Zardoz_

Hello Everyone ????

I hope you are all well, just a quick question I would like to ask. I have been eating around 800/900 calories a day for around a month, yes I have lost weight 15lbs to be precise but I would like to eat a bit more, would 1200 calories be too much for me to lose weight? I am 5'3' and 115lbs, I have around 10/15 pounds to go.

Edit : at 1200 calories my carbs would be around 150g a day, my protein around 100g a day, sugar around 30g and my fat around 20g per day.

Have a great day all ????

So you now have a BMI of 20 and want to have one of 17 which clinically is underweight. Err no. I suggest going to see your doctor and talking this through because your goals and what you are doing are not healthy. Good luck

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

Your goal weight will put you in the underweight category. Can you tell us why you feel like you need to lose more weight? If you just feel like you look flabby or jiggly, I'd suggest that you eat at maintenance and incorporate weight training to change your body composition.

You definitely need to eat more for your health. You're eating well under maintenance, and 15 lbs per month is way too much and pretty much guarantees that you're losing muscle. Muscle is what makes you look good naked.

I plugged your numbers into this calculator:
http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

It came up with 1638 to maintain your weight if you're completely sedentary. That means no exercise and very little movement throughout the day. If you do any exercise at all or if you have a job that requires movement it's going to be much higher. Personally I'm not much bigger than you (5'4" 125 lbs) and I maintain on about 1900-2300, depending on the day.

When I got to my goal weight I was unhappy. I figured I could either keep doing what I was doing, lose more weight, and probably get the exact same kind of results I had been getting, or I could follow the advice I got here to do a recomp. Recomp is what I mentioned above-- I ate at maintenance, got enough protein, and lifted weights. It's a slow process but I've been very happy with the results. My body fat percentage is down from about 24% to about 18%.

jimmmer

Eat more.

Strongly agree.

I would also talk to a healthcare professional. You seem like you're straying into dangerous waters...

nezbit88

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

It's to prevent those from adding me pretending they have a disease.

Dang, you're so ableist.

How is that in any form ableism? You're fat, not disabled.

donyellemoniquex3

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

It's to prevent those from adding me pretending they have a disease.


Dang, you're so ableist.

How is that in any form ableism? You're fat, not disabled.

So are you saying that those of us with mental defects aren't disabled ?

nezbit88

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

It's to prevent those from adding me pretending they have a disease.


Dang, you're so ableist.

How is that in any form ableism? You're fat, not disabled.

So are you saying that those of us with mental defects aren't disabled ?

You clearly have some mental defect if that is what you inferred from what I posted.

donyellemoniquex3

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

It's to prevent those from adding me pretending they have a disease.


Dang, you're so ableist.

How is that in any form ableism? You're fat, not disabled.

So are you saying that those of us with mental defects aren't disabled ?

You clearly have some mental defect if that is what you inferred from what I posted.

Well, my corpus callosum IS agenesis.

Nige_Gsy

You should definitely eat more. Your body needs fuel, and if you're eating at too steep a deficit, you'll be losing a good bit of your muscle mass along with your fat. Not to mention a plethora of other negative side effects that could occur. You're already at a healthy weight, but if you're determined to lose more, it would be healthier to eat at a smaller and more reasonable deficit. Find out your TDEE and go from there: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

Edited: I just noticed that your goal would make you underweight. That, along with your unhealthy calorie intake, is pretty concerning. I recommend talking to a doctor and reevaluating.

This is recommended imho.

nezbit88

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

It's to prevent those from adding me pretending they have a disease.


Dang, you're so ableist.

How is that in any form ableism? You're fat, not disabled.

So are you saying that those of us with mental defects aren't disabled ?

You clearly have some mental defect if that is what you inferred from what I posted.

Well, my corpus callosum IS agenesis.

So? Was I supposed to know that? It's totally irrelevant anyway. You accused me me of being ableist with no good reason, the point I was making is how ridiculous your tag line is on your profile.

donyellemoniquex3

Eat more.

"If Your Calorie Goal's UNDER 1200 && / Or You Have An Eating Disorder... DON'T ADD !" - Are you serious? It's the equivalent of saying 'If your calorie goal is over 2000 your probably fat'.

It's to prevent those from adding me pretending they have a disease.


Dang, you're so ableist.

How is that in any form ableism? You're fat, not disabled.

So are you saying that those of us with mental defects aren't disabled ?

You clearly have some mental defect if that is what you inferred from what I posted.

Well, my corpus callosum IS agenesis.

So? Was I supposed to know that? It's totally irrelevant anyway. You accused me me of being ableist with no good reason, the point I was making is how ridiculous your tag line is on your profile.

This is my profile, my email, my username. Which has my YouTube channel, my fitblr, my Instagram and my Pinterest URL's on it.

LucasEVille

So? Was I supposed to know that? It's totally irrelevant anyway. You accused me me of being ableist with no good reason, the point I was making is how ridiculous your tag line is on your profile.

Just out of interest why do you think it is ridiculous on someone else's profile? Surely its better to put people off that eat a ridiculously low amount of kcals before they get butthurt when you call them out on their unhealthy habits or delete them?

Velum_cado

It's the internet. *Everyone's* ridiculous.

OP, eat more and start thinking about your relationship with food.

nezbit88

So? Was I supposed to know that? It's totally irrelevant anyway. You accused me me of being ableist with no good reason, the point I was making is how ridiculous your tag line is on your profile.

Just out of interest why do you think it is ridiculous on someone else's profile? Surely its better to put people off that eat a ridiculously low amount of kcals before they get butthurt when you call them out on their unhealthy habits or delete them?

Why is it totally acceptable to claim that people who are on low calorie diets have eating disorders? I could only imagine how butthurt people would be if my tag line was something along the lines of not accepting people who eat too much. I've deleted people who constantly *****ed about gaining weight yet continued to over eat. I didn't deem it necessary to put a warning on my page.

People on here seem to think it is OK to go around telling people to 'eat more' or that they are underweight. What if it was the other way around - I could go and point of the obvious to overweight people - But if you tell a fat person that they are fat or that they eat too much then suddenly you're worse than Hitler. Tell a thin person they need to eat more and suddenly you're Gandhi.

donyellemoniquex3

So? Was I supposed to know that? It's totally irrelevant anyway. You accused me me of being ableist with no good reason, the point I was making is how ridiculous your tag line is on your profile.

Just out of interest why do you think it is ridiculous on someone else's profile? Surely its better to put people off that eat a ridiculously low amount of kcals before they get butthurt when you call them out on their unhealthy habits or delete them?

Why is it totally acceptable to claim that people who are on low calorie diets have eating disorders? I could only imagine how butthurt people would be if my tag line was something along the lines of not accepting people who eat too much. I've deleted people who constantly *****ed about gaining weight yet continued to over eat. I didn't deem it necessary to put a warning on my page.

People on here seem to think it is OK to go around telling people to 'eat more' or that they are underweight. What if it was the other way around - I could go and point of the obvious to overweight people - But if you tell a fat person that they are fat or that they eat too much then suddenly you're worse than Hitler. Tell a thin person they need to eat more and suddenly you're Gandhi.

If you don't like it, then leave.

Velum_cado

So? Was I supposed to know that? It's totally irrelevant anyway. You accused me me of being ableist with no good reason, the point I was making is how ridiculous your tag line is on your profile.

Just out of interest why do you think it is ridiculous on someone else's profile? Surely its better to put people off that eat a ridiculously low amount of kcals before they get butthurt when you call them out on their unhealthy habits or delete them?

Why is it totally acceptable to claim that people who are on low calorie diets have eating disorders? I could only imagine how butthurt people would be if my tag line was something along the lines of not accepting people who eat too much. I've deleted people who constantly *****ed about gaining weight yet continued to over eat. I didn't deem it necessary to put a warning on my page.

People on here seem to think it is OK to go around telling people to 'eat more' or that they are underweight. What if it was the other way around - I could go and point of the obvious to overweight people - But if you tell a fat person that they are fat or that they eat too much then suddenly you're worse than Hitler. Tell a thin person they need to eat more and suddenly you're Gandhi.

If you don't like it, then leave.

Interesting reaction. I got the impression that poster was on your side.

LucasEVille

Why is it totally acceptable to claim that people who are on low calorie diets have eating disorders? I could only imagine how butthurt people would be if my tag line was something along the lines of not accepting people who eat too much. I've deleted people who constantly *****ed about gaining weight yet continued to over eat. I didn't deem it necessary to put a warning on my page.

People on here seem to think it is OK to go around telling people to 'eat more' or that they are underweight. What if it was the other way around - I could go and point of the obvious to overweight people - But if you tell a fat person that they are fat or that they eat too much then suddenly you're worse than Hitler. Tell a thin person they need to eat more and suddenly you're Gandhi.

Wow, such anger at people's personal profiles that you have chosen to lurk on
I couldn't careless what is on your profile, this website has certain rules and promoting unhealthy diets is something you will not be able to do. Naturally people ignore the fabulous advice on this forum and continue on with 800kcal diets, why should we accept that and wish them luck on their mission to self destruction? Your last comment confuses me, I recognise I am fat and that I ate too much previously. If it wasn't for the "mean people" giving out their advice I wouldn't have lost 49lbs so far in a healthy and sustainable way! So yes this website and forum told me I was fat and that I ate too much. I have no problem with that, but if your trying to defend an unhealthy diet and your not willing to listen to reason then its likely you will get butthurt here.

fitsporation96

Thank you for your comments everyone, I am sorry that this post has caused upset to some people, I am going to up my calories to 1200 today and see how it goes ????

Don't let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace - Dalai Lama


Have a great day everyone.

Michelle_Padgett13

Oh Honey, if you were my daughter I would want you to see a doctor. You are not eating enough food to fuel your amazing body, and you are already a healthy weight. I hope you'll take this advice to heart and talk to someone about your health. You can do this. :flowerforyou:

ETA: I just saw where you're upping your calories. That's a great start.

fushigi1988

Your goal weight will put you in the underweight category. Can you tell us why you feel like you need to lose more weight? If you just feel like you look flabby or jiggly, I'd suggest that you eat at maintenance and incorporate weight training to change your body composition.

You definitely need to eat more for your health. You're eating well under maintenance, and 15 lbs per month is way too much and pretty much guarantees that you're losing muscle. Muscle is what makes you look good naked.

I plugged your numbers into this calculator:
http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

It came up with 1638 to maintain your weight if you're completely sedentary. That means no exercise and very little movement throughout the day. If you do any exercise at all or if you have a job that requires movement it's going to be much higher. Personally I'm not much bigger than you (5'4" 125 lbs) and I maintain on about 1900-2300, depending on the day.

When I got to my goal weight I was unhappy. I figured I could either keep doing what I was doing, lose more weight, and probably get the exact same kind of results I had been getting, or I could follow the advice I got here to do a recomp. Recomp is what I mentioned above-- I ate at maintenance, got enough protein, and lifted weights. It's a slow process but I've been very happy with the results. My body fat percentage is down from about 24% to about 18%.

Great post! And you're looking great! This is very similar to what I am doing now, slow and steady

nezbit88

Why is it totally acceptable to claim that people who are on low calorie diets have eating disorders? I could only imagine how butthurt people would be if my tag line was something along the lines of not accepting people who eat too much. I've deleted people who constantly *****ed about gaining weight yet continued to over eat. I didn't deem it necessary to put a warning on my page.

People on here seem to think it is OK to go around telling people to 'eat more' or that they are underweight. What if it was the other way around - I could go and point of the obvious to overweight people - But if you tell a fat person that they are fat or that they eat too much then suddenly you're worse than Hitler. Tell a thin person they need to eat more and suddenly you're Gandhi.

Wow, such anger at people's personal profiles that you have chosen to lurk on
I couldn't careless what is on your profile, this website has certain rules and promoting unhealthy diets is something you will not be able to do. Naturally people ignore the fabulous advice on this forum and continue on with 800kcal diets, why should we accept that and wish them luck on their mission to self destruction? Your last comment confuses me, I recognise I am fat and that I ate too much previously. If it wasn't for the "mean people" giving out their advice I wouldn't have lost 49lbs so far in a healthy and sustainable way! So yes this website and forum told me I was fat and that I ate too much. I have no problem with that, but if your trying to defend an unhealthy diet and your not willing to listen to reason then its likely you will get butthurt here.

Being overweight is also self destructive. I wasn't aiming any of that comment directly at you personally, it's a generalisation of how a lot of people on here seem to think. I am not defending an unhealthy low calorie diet any more than people do with high calorie/excessive eating do.

Overall I just don't like that double standard both on here and in reality. People think it's acceptable to ask thin people how much they weigh, what size they are, what they eat etc, I turned the questions around on a co-worker who thought it was totally acceptable to check the labels on my clothes and she was mortified.

donyellemoniquex3

Why is it totally acceptable to claim that people who are on low calorie diets have eating disorders? I could only imagine how butthurt people would be if my tag line was something along the lines of not accepting people who eat too much. I've deleted people who constantly *****ed about gaining weight yet continued to over eat. I didn't deem it necessary to put a warning on my page.

People on here seem to think it is OK to go around telling people to 'eat more' or that they are underweight. What if it was the other way around - I could go and point of the obvious to overweight people - But if you tell a fat person that they are fat or that they eat too much then suddenly you're worse than Hitler. Tell a thin person they need to eat more and suddenly you're Gandhi.

Wow, such anger at people's personal profiles that you have chosen to lurk on
I couldn't careless what is on your profile, this website has certain rules and promoting unhealthy diets is something you will not be able to do. Naturally people ignore the fabulous advice on this forum and continue on with 800kcal diets, why should we accept that and wish them luck on their mission to self destruction? Your last comment confuses me, I recognise I am fat and that I ate too much previously. If it wasn't for the "mean people" giving out their advice I wouldn't have lost 49lbs so far in a healthy and sustainable way! So yes this website and forum told me I was fat and that I ate too much. I have no problem with that, but if your trying to defend an unhealthy diet and your not willing to listen to reason then its likely you will get butthurt here.

Being overweight is also self destructive. I wasn't aiming any of that comment directly at you personally, it's a generalisation of how a lot of people on here seem to think. I am not defending an unhealthy low calorie diet any more than people do with high calorie/excessive eating do.

Overall I just don't like that double standard both on here and in reality. People think it's acceptable to ask thin people how much they weigh, what size they are, what they eat etc, I turned the questions around on a co-worker who thought it was totally acceptable to check the labels on my clothes and she was mortified.

Well, not all normies, are okay with that.