Meeting my NET calories!

kandyland86
kandyland86 Posts: 34
edited September 27 in Food and Nutrition
So i have made a point to ALWAYS eat no less than 1200 calories a day. If I have a decent 'workout' that day than I tend to be a little more hungry and will eat about half of them back. I keep reading that my NET intake should be 1200 but if i work out than there is just no way I would make that. Is it dangerous to my health to eat on average 1000 NET calories? I am feeling more energized since I started last week and I am not hungry I tend to have a high calorie snack every night to make sure I have met the 1200 calorie intake.

**** Update **** I added Sodium intake to my nutritional goals!

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  • angiesteele
    angiesteele Posts: 366 Member
    that is a BIG debate on here but i met with an endocronologist and he said that 1000 calories is fine as long as they are very nutritional calories and not junk.
  • kandyland86
    kandyland86 Posts: 34
    ill admit mine have been quite junky~ ..... but i started after i did groceries so friday is a new cycle of food here and im picking up more fruits and veggies and none processed meals!
  • angiesteele
    angiesteele Posts: 366 Member
    mine can be junky at times, i am trying to get better though. Bad habits are hard to break but I am starting to get there.
  • bethdris
    bethdris Posts: 1,090 Member
    I've eaten under 1200 calories a few times and have been just fine!! Everyone is different, so everyone really needs a different amt of calorie intake :)
  • amyllu
    amyllu Posts: 432 Member
    So i have made a point to ALWAYS eat no less than 1200 calories a day. If I have a decent 'workout' that day than I tend to be a little more hungry and will eat about half of them back. I keep reading that my NET intake should be 1200 but if i work out than there is just no way I would make that. Is it dangerous to my health to eat on average 1000 NET calories? I am feeling more energized since I started last week and I am not hungry I tend to have a high calorie snack every night to make sure I have met the 1200 calorie intake.

    **** Update **** I added Sodium intake to my nutritional goals!

    I am on 1000 clories and have been since April 2010. I always make sure that what I eat is nutritional.
    If I have 1200 I will put the weight ON. However, have found that 1000 suits me very well altho' I must admit that being disabled I am not be exercising that perhaps others would be doing.
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