What's the absolute lowest you'll go on calories?
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bethanyboomstick
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I aim for 1,500-1,800 calories a day. If I'm somewhat below every now and then, I don't worry about it too much. However, if my total calorie count ever goes below 1,000, I will make myself eat something else, even if I don't feel like it, just to kick it up over that line.
What is your line of too few calories?
What is your line of too few calories?
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1400 is my absolute limit, and I really railed against MFP's little weight loss calculator when it said that's how little I'd need to eat to lose weight. I see that number and I think to myself: that's not enough to fuel any workouts or muscle growth.
So, fortunately for me, I've never had trouble not eating that little, lol. I did pull back my goal rate to make that number feel less excessive though, because it was causing me to binge on exercise just to "earn" enough calories for what I felt was a healthy amount of intake.
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The lowest I find I am able to do, even eating all natural and healthy foods, is 1500 net, and that can be a struggle sometimes, which is strange, as when I was in the throes of anorexia at 18, at my worst, I lived on just half a rice cake a day. How I did it, I will never know, but these days, I find hunger a really uncomfortable sensation.
With exercise, I rarely go below 2000, unless I am ill.
I must admit, I do sometimes see the people saying they are quite happy on 1200, and find my old thinking patterns emerging, and experience guilt that I seem to need so much more. But, I am tall and I am pretty active with a lot of lean mass.0 -
14000
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lowest ever is about 1000. I make sure I make up for it the next day as I work on weekly averages.0
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13000
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Wow, congratulations for getting past being anorexic and eating a healthy diet. THat is a huge accomplishment!The lowest I find I am able to do, even eating all natural and healthy foods, is 1500 net, and that can be a struggle sometimes, which is strange, as when I was in the throes of anorexia at 18, at my worst, I lived on just half a rice cake a day. How I did it, I will never know, but these days, I find hunger a really uncomfortable sensation.
With exercise, I rarely go below 2000, unless I am ill.
I must admit, I do sometimes see the people saying they are quite happy on 1200, and find my old thinking patterns emerging, and experience guilt that I seem to need so much more. But, I am tall and I am pretty active with a lot of lean mass.0 -
1200 on non exercise days. But I prefer not to go under 1350, generally. I get pretty hungry under 1400, too. At 1500 I feel ok, although I will always want more .0
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I know it's kind of silly but I adhere to the 1200 "rule"0
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1200 based on MFP's exercise calculations, so probably over 1300 since everyone says they're off by a decent amount. LOL0
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I just try to make healthy choices every day. A lot of the time, if I make a mistake, I try to eat something healthier at the next meal. There are definitely foods that make me feel more "full" than others.0
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1800. I dunno, honestly haven't seen below 1900 in awhile, as I'm trying to bulk and even if I'm not hungry, I try to eat. My intake is set at 2450. I just...really like to eat0
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Probably 1300-1400 for me0
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Wow, congratulations for getting past being anorexic and eating a healthy diet. THat is a huge accomplishment!The lowest I find I am able to do, even eating all natural and healthy foods, is 1500 net, and that can be a struggle sometimes, which is strange, as when I was in the throes of anorexia at 18, at my worst, I lived on just half a rice cake a day. How I did it, I will never know, but these days, I find hunger a really uncomfortable sensation.
With exercise, I rarely go below 2000, unless I am ill.
I must admit, I do sometimes see the people saying they are quite happy on 1200, and find my old thinking patterns emerging, and experience guilt that I seem to need so much more. But, I am tall and I am pretty active with a lot of lean mass.
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My lowest is 800 to 900.
I aim for 1200 but some days I dont get there.0 -
You did not (specifically) say Net or Gross Calories. I typically eat 1700 - 1800 (gross) but net avg is around 1000.
Edit: Did the math: Avg for 74 days: 1194 NET0 -
I follow MFP'S suggestion and aim for 1200 daily.0
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Goals: 1400 lowest, 1600 highest.
Sometimes I go over by a bit, sometimes enough that I hit my maintenance calorie goal. No biggie. As long as I'm not actively gaining and still keeping things in check, I'm good.0 -
About 1650 (my target is 1700). Gym performance is important to me, so if I go much below that I'm just shooting myself in the foot. Plus, I like food. If I have leftover calories at the end of the day, I'm going to eat them.0
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I follow the TDEE - method. (My tdee is about 2500 cals/day on average) - have not really eaten below 2000 in uhmmm...a year or more? Losing consistently and almost at ultimate goal weight (145)... presently 153 lbs, 5'9"0
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1800 here, that seems to be the limit for me.0
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