Food Diary

coolchick03270
coolchick03270 Posts: 62
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
This is confusing. I keep reading from everyone that if you continually go below your calories on MFP you will become unhealthy, even gain weight, etc. But down at the bottom it tells you if your caloric intake stays low, at this rate, you will weight such and such by a certain date- and it's a low weight! Which is true? I've seen the disclaimer that alerts you of too few calories, dangerous, etc. but still....what's the deal??

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  • runwithmike
    runwithmike Posts: 145 Member
    If you caloric intake is very low, to the effect that you are starving, you body will naturally want to store fat.
  • mcrowe1016
    mcrowe1016 Posts: 647 Member
    If your calorie deficit is too low, you will burn more muscle than you should. If you have 20 lbs or less to lose, you should probably only aim to lose about .5 lbs per week.

    That way, the weight loss is easier to MAINTAIN and you feel BETTER. Anorexia works for weight loss but that doesn't make it healthy.

    Does that answer your question?
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