PEOPLE WITH VERY LOW CAL INTAKE

tinywithaBIGheart

i know its not too heathy to eat less than 1,000calories aday but i have a job were im not too much on my feet and eating a little under 1,000 calories doesnt bother me at all . I dont even feel hungry during the day . (some days ill go to about 1,200 calories) is there anyone with about the same low calorie intake as me ? i need some supporters ! add me

annaxxx123

i agree100% with your decision I'm only having less than 800 cals per day

modernfemme

I know I'm probably going to get flamed - but unless you are really short, your body needs at least 1200 calories just to live. Just to sit there and stare at a wall. Eat people!

vim_n_vigor

I know I'm probably going to get flamed - but unless you are really short, your body needs at least 1200 calories just to live. Just to sit there and stare at a wall. Eat people!

^^This

michellezigs

I have a desk job and usually eat about 1000 1100 cals per day. I haven't needed all 1200 since I started. I have 50 lbs to lose so I don't think my body will go into "starvation mode" anytime soon. Good luck! :-)

sjcply

I eat around 1100 per day, exercise 5 days a week and I eat very well, take mulit vitamins. I feel the best I have ever felt! and I am steadily losing weight and bodyfat! I rarely get hungry after my 1100 calories, so I go with how my body feels!
I m sure you will get a few haters on this post, but just do what your body is comfortable with! Everyone is different!

paladeac

Less than 800 is really, really not healthy.

The point is to eat a healthy diet, not stop eating.

tikikris

I think it's okay every once in awhile if you're having a really busy day (or not feeling well) to eat fewer calories, but I have to agree that it's important to eat at LEAST 1200 calories per day from healthy foods.

Lyadeia

i agree100% with your decision I'm only having less than 800 cals per day

Please, PLEASE eat! I would say that it's OK to go this low on occasion...you know, once in a while when you are in a rush, when you are sick, etc...But making a habit of this can be dangerous for your body. Unless you are like 4'8" tall, you need to eat more.

modernfemme

I think it's okay every once in awhile if you're having a really busy day (or not feeling well) to eat fewer calories, but I have to agree that it's important to eat at LEAST 1200 calories per day from healthy foods.

Yes, and I believe 1500 if you're a dude.

paladeac

I eat around 1100 per day, exercise 5 days a week and I eat very well, take mulit vitamins. I feel the best I have ever felt! and I am steadily losing weight and bodyfat! I rarely get hungry after my 1100 calories, so I go with how my body feels!
I m sure you will get a few haters on this post, but just do what your body is comfortable with! Everyone is different!

Out of curiosity, have you run a half marathon before?

AnathemaRose

Part of my reason for joining was to learn to eat my calories because I was never hungry. The lack of huger came from getting used to starving my body. When I joined, I tried to hit 1200 no matter what and it makes a difference - the weight from starving dropped off and I've been far happier. I don't suggest going below 1200 - your body needs that much just to run it's functions. (: (And never go below 500 a day! It's very scary to do so and not healthy at all).

ChelseaRW

Yup...eat some more! You are young and will screw up your metabolism maintaining such low rates. If you do it just once in awhile, not such a big deal. Eat big on weekends or something...Just keep a minimal 1200. Doctors normally don't suggest any lower than that unless for very short women. Requesting advice from people with the same low calorie intake is only gonna feed into what you want to hear vs. what you need to hear.

WordToYourMamma

I agree that a person needs 1200 calories just to sustain themselves if they laid in bed all day, just to breath & have your heart pump blood, etc. I have a desk job and am studying for the CPA exam so I pretty much just sit all day too but MFP has me eating 1540 calories and I am still losing weight. On top of that, my doctor told me that I was too thin on Friday and that I needed to up my caloric intake. I won't, I like being too thin and I can gain a few pounds over the holdiays with no worries, but just to tell you for comparison reasons.

mznisaelaine

I hope I am not being misinformed...I posted something very similar to this a couple of days ago...Some people said NO! under 1200 is too low....and some are eating like only 800 and thats ok?? I want to know what is best. Somebody please message me with the truth lol!

Lyadeia

I eat around 1100 per day, exercise 5 days a week and I eat very well, take mulit vitamins. I feel the best I have ever felt! and I am steadily losing weight and bodyfat! I rarely get hungry after my 1100 calories, so I go with how my body feels!
I m sure you will get a few haters on this post, but just do what your body is comfortable with! Everyone is different!

Haters? Hmmm...don't really consider it "hate" when we want to help people be healthy.

1100 calories is one thing. Less than 800 is completely different...

sjcply

I eat around 1100 per day, exercise 5 days a week and I eat very well, take mulit vitamins. I feel the best I have ever felt! and I am steadily losing weight and bodyfat! I rarely get hungry after my 1100 calories, so I go with how my body feels!
I m sure you will get a few haters on this post, but just do what your body is comfortable with! Everyone is different!

Out of curiosity, have you run a half marathon before?

Not yet plan to in march, and by then I will be eating more......I dont run a half marathon everyday......so I dont feel my body needs to be fueled for a half.

kelligetsfit

The thing is, if you eat too few calories you will still lose weight. That's how anorexia works.
The double edge is that you will also lose muscle mass.
I frequently can't eat at work or get a lunch break, so I made sure to target some high-calorie protein items that I incorporate into my meals. (Salmon, for instance, or chicken breasts.) It's important to eat a minimum 1200 if you want to maintain muscle while working off the fat. If you just want a lower weight number, eating too few calories will still accomplish that. Because your scale weighs more than just fat- it weighs EVERYTHING you gain or lose including stomach contents, muscle, water retention, etc.

agleckle

If you are never hungry from eating less than 1000 or even less than 1200 calories, it is probably because you have slowed your metabolism down to nothing. You need to feed and fuel your body... getting hungry is a good thing because it means your metabolism is up and running!

Yanicka1

Eating that low will result in losing muscle mass. Muscle mass is a part of your metabolism. If you burn too much muscle, when you will start to eat a little bit more, you will gain weight. I am 4'11'' and would rarely eat below 1400-1500 calories and that are days I do not exercise.

cheekydeeky

if you don't eat enough calories to maintain bodily functions, i.e. pumping blood through your body, you are being counterproductive. your body wont burn anything. just my thoughts...

tameko2

The thing is, if you eat too few calories you will still lose weight. That's how anorexia works.
The double edge is that you will also lose muscle mass.
I frequently can't eat at work or get a lunch break, so I made sure to target some high-calorie protein items that I incorporate into my meals. (Salmon, for instance, or chicken breasts.) It's important to eat a minimum 1200 if you want to maintain muscle while working off the fat. If you just want a lower weight number, eating too few calories will still accomplish that. Because your scale weighs more than just fat- it weighs EVERYTHING you gain or lose including stomach contents, muscle, water retention, etc.

this is a good post - I'd rather eat 1700 calories a day and be lean than eat 1100 calories a day and be flabby but a lower scale weight. Sure I could diet down to 120 lbs. I'd look like crap. I'm going to look a thousand times better at 145 and 18% body fat than I would at 120 and 23% bodyfat (or whatever it would be) . And I'll get to eat way more food every day.

evansproudmama

OKay *gulp* I better not get stoned to death here but yes sometimes after working out my net calories is at 850-950. There are days I go all the way to 1200 (or more depending on how much I worked out that day) but I dont see the point in forcing myself to eat if im not hungry. Most of the time I hit 1000-1100 calories (before exercise) and generally my exercise is walking so I dont feel im going to go into starvation mode or anything like that. Its worked for me, I make sure to get my protein and fiber and I feel okay so I think your fine as long as your listening to your body and not starving yourself. Do whats right for you.

karenwill2

I have always seen that under 1000 is a warning sign of an eating disorder. Women need at least 1200 cals per day. My MIL's doc told her that if you want to weigh 120 lbs you eat 1200 cals. If you want to weigh 150 eat 1500 cals per day as a general rule that is easy to follow.

killagb

I hope I am not being misinformed...I posted something very similar to this a couple of days ago...Some people said NO! under 1200 is too low....and some are eating like only 800 and thats ok?? I want to know what is best. Somebody please message me with the truth lol!

The truth is eating more is far more sustainable and you still get the results. Far too many people are brainwashed into thinking you need to starve to lose weight, which is completely untrue. I have eaten my goals pretty consistently and I eat back most if not all of my exercise calories and since July 7th or so, I've dropped 21lbs doing just what I described.

tinywithaBIGheart

i agree100% with your decision I'm only having less than 800 cals per day

when i eat low calories , i make sure i get enough protien . I try to eat a lot of veggies , fruit , fish and chicken . On weekends i do splurge tho :blushing:

Rae6503

I eat 2000 or more calories a day. Just sayin'.

gardenimp

If you are eating under 1200 calories a day, you are in starvation mode and your body is cannibalizing your muscle tissue to survive. As soon as you fall off this wagon, you will gain the weight back, but it will all be fat, no muscles. This endless cycle of crash dieting and gaining it all back has devistating effect on the body.

Please check this out, http://www.fat2fitradio.com. There are alot of calculators on here, but start with the BMR calculator. (ie what your body needs everyday just to survive)

Take it from a 20 year crash dieter, you are doing your body a world of damage, not to mention your metabolism. I finally got that through my thick head, please don't take that long to see the light.

vim_n_vigor

i agree100% with your decision I'm only having less than 800 cals per day

when i eat low calories , i make sure i get enough protien . I try to eat a lot of veggies , fruit , fish and chicken . On weekends i do splurge tho :blushing:

ON less than 800 calories per day, you are not eating a lot of anything. Please eat more for your health and to allow your young body to do the things it is supposed to be doing so you can lead a long and healthy life. The problem with poor choices now is that you will pay for them throughout your life, not just for a short time now.

Kym1610

I generally eat between 900-1100 cals, listen to your body. 1200 is not a magic fit everyone number. At the end of the day you have to find what works for you. I generally eat a lot of veggies (I am not vegertarian) and not get 1200 in veggies I would need to to eat a little of 2kg's a day... it's just not going to happen.

As I said find what works for you

kykykenna

Part of my reason for joining was to learn to eat my calories because I was never hungry. The lack of huger came from getting used to starving my body. When I joined, I tried to hit 1200 no matter what and it makes a difference - the weight from starving dropped off and I've been far happier. I don't suggest going below 1200 - your body needs that much just to run it's functions. (: (And never go below 500 a day! It's very scary to do so and not healthy at all).

EXACTLY the same here!!!!! Feels good, huh???