How low is too low??

kristan_manley

I set my setting at lightly active ( I have 2 small children and spend a decent amount of time at work up walking around) so it gave me a goal of 1780. I have been logging my calorie intake consistently, and even if I am the slightest unsure I always log a higher calorie intake rather than less to be safe, and less on calories burned for the same reason, however I still find myself falling short of the 1780. I know that in essence this is good, and I have felt more energetic and not sick, but I just wanted some opinions, how low below this goal is too low?

shadow2soul

When you start having trouble eating 1200....then I'd be concerned.

Since I don't know what kinds of foods your eating, it's kind of hard to advise, but consider:
- Peanut Butter
- Avacodo
- Almonds
- Full Fat foods (dietary fat =/= body fat)
- protein shake if your having trouble getting protein in your diet

edit: I should add, that I do think you should try and get as close as possible to whatever calorie goal MFP gives you. I just don't see a real need to panic until your getting less than 1200. At that point it's getting into dangerously low calorie consumption that could cause potential health problems.

chilly1470

Eat them, they are yours. You need the energy to burn the weight off.

WalkingAlong

In my opinion, if you're not losing more than 1% of your body weight per week on average and are not eating well below 1200 on average, you're fine.