eating 1000 cal and feeling great

amy_marlene

so i've been eating 900-1100 cal per day and i don't feel hungry or tired or anything. i feel great. i also do cardio for 5-6 times a week ( for about 30 minutes )
i'm 5'5 tall,156 lbs
i don't feel like my body needs more because i feel full all the time.
is this wrong?

tbresina

Yes, this is way to few calories to sustain you nutritionally! Our cells, muscle, bone etc all need specific nutrients and this is very low especially if you exercise as much as you say you do.

amy_marlene

Yes, this is way to few calories to sustain you nutritionally! Our cells, muscle, bone etc all need specific nutrients and this is very low especially if you exercise as much as you say you do.

well the thing is i don't feel hungry.i can't force myself to eat if i'm not hungry at all.

suziecue66

How much protein are you eating?

jenkinsdeb

wow really as im on 1200 calories and I do a 45 min personal trainer gym work out 6 days a week ?

jenkinsdeb

p.s im hungry alot ;-( well sometimes lol

amy_marlene

How much protein are you eating?

my daily goal is 45,and i'm always at least 10 over my goal

ladyraven68

wow really as im on 1200 calories and I do a 45 min personal trainer gym work out 6 days a week ?

just 1200 calories, or 1200 NET calories?

Snow__White

so how much weight are you losing on a 1000 cals?

amy_marlene

so how much weight are you losing on a 1000 cals?

i've started 2 weeks ago. i've lost 4,4 lbs so far

kekl

Yep, that's wrong.

If you are only eating 1000 calories a day with 30 mins of cardio (lets assume that burns atleast 300 calories)....

1000 - 300 = 700 NET

Just think about it - This is an unhealhty deficit. Plain and simple. You are probably eating less than half of your BMR, which is eating away at your muscles.

EVEN if you don't notice any unhealthy effects, which you will soon, believe me, your body is ADAPTING to this.
You are training your body to survive on 700 calories a day... even if you do meet your goal eating so little, you have now trained your body to gain weight if you eat more than 700 calories.

Sounds REAL sustainable, eh? /sarcasm

_HeathBar_

Why would you come here and brag about your unhealthy and unsustainable weight loss?

Snow__White

so how much weight are you losing on a 1000 cals?

i've started 2 weeks ago. i've lost 4,4 lbs so far

Wow your lucky i hate eating..i tried low cal but my scale didnt move till i upped my intake

Airbear3

how long have been doing this? if not long...you will soon find your body asking for more. do some research on here about nutrition and eating more to lose weight. i'm sure you've heard of your body storing fat and eating muscle when it doesn't get enough fuel. i think its unhealthy and dangerous. the way i understand it is if your bmr (Resting calorie need) is 1450 and you eat 1000 and burn 300 this is the math 1000-300=700 and not close to the 1450 that your organs, nerveous system needs to live=danger....just my thoughts. your body will perform better when fueled highering your metabolism thus burning more cals and building muscle!

BeautyFromPain

I was losing on 1200 when I first started but after about a month I changed it to 1700 and I am losing so much more. Try eating your BMR.

amy_marlene

Why would you come here and brag about your unhealthy and unsustainable weight loss?

why are you being so rude?
i'm NOT bragging about anything. i'm just saying how i feel and asking people for advice. that's all.
i guess i should be apologizing for not being hungry o.O

PrincessNariko

The body get's used to whatever you do to it. If you give your body to little food it craves less food. That does not mean it's healthy. Over time it will backfire. You will lose muscles, you will lose energy, you will easily get overtrained and your immune system wil get weaker.

You mught feel great right now, but that will not last.

invisibubble

You won't lose for long at that low a calorie intake.

amy_marlene

You won't lose for long at that low a calorie intake.

not being rude or anything but i know a lot of people who lost lots of weight on this intake and haven't gained it back

_HeathBar_

Why would you come here and brag about your unhealthy and unsustainable weight loss?

why are you being so rude?
i'm NOT bragging about anything. I'm just saying how i feel and asking people for advice. that's all.
i guess i should be apologizing for not being hungry o.O

I'm being rude because I don't want people to see this thread and get encouraged to starve themselves skinny like you are doing. There is a million threads on this forum addressing why this is a unhealthy and unsustainable weight loss method.

If this is working for you, well, good for you. Just don't come here and encourage others to follow in your foot steps.

amy_marlene

oh and one more thing.
i have a binge eating disorder since i was 12.
so i don't have any eating habits. the only habit i have is overeating all the time.
so for me this is a lifestyle change.because i don't know how to eat 'normal'.

theoriginaljayne

Hunger is irrelevant. Your body will eventually adapt to any form of eating, no matter how disordered.

If you plan to eat 900-1000 calories per day for the rest of your life, then continue what you're doing. (Expect health problems, though.)

Again, the issue here isn't whether or not you'll lose weight. Of course you'll lose weight on a calorie-restricted diet -- that's a given. More importantly: is your diet healthy? Is it sustainable? Does it allow you to live life the way you want?

A simple but very good piece of advice is "eat like the person you want to be." Find out what your maintenance calories would be if you were at your goal weight, and eat roughly that amount.

BeautyFromPain

oh and one more thing.
i have a binge eating disorder since i was 12.
so i don't have any eating habits. the only habit i have is overeating all the time.
so for me this is a lifestyle change.because i don't know how to eat 'normal'.

sweetie, i had anorexia from 12-16 which changed to bingeing/bulimia til i was 18 and just been bingeing ever since. Have you ever talked to a professional about this?

Please try and eat your BMR, helps with metabolic rate and maintaining muscle mass which will help you to lose more weight in the long run.. Try eating "clean, unprocessed" foods which will help you not to binge. But most importantly, DON"T BEAT YOURSELF UP if you do binge.
I also find though as I have been eating more I have had less and less binges.

amy_marlene

Why would you come here and brag about your unhealthy and unsustainable weight loss?

why are you being so rude?
i'm NOT bragging about anything. I'm just saying how i feel and asking people for advice. that's all.
i guess i should be apologizing for not being hungry o.O

I'm being rude because I don't want people to see this thread and get encouraged to starve themselves skinny like you are doing. There is a million threads on this forum addressing why this is a unhealthy and unsustainable weight loss method.

If this is working for you, well, good for you. Just don't come here and encourage others to follow in your foot steps.

i don't want do encourage anybody to eat 1000 cal.
and if somebody wants to eat 1000 cal it's his problem,not mine. i'm just saying how i feel. i'm not telling anybody to do it.

kykykenna

I'm being rude because I don't want people to see this thread and get encouraged to starve themselves skinny like you are doing. There is a million threads on this forum addressing why this is a unhealthy and unsustainable weight loss method.

If this is working for you, well, good for you. Just don't come here and encourage others to follow in your foot steps.
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Possibly, without knowing her background, a little more support would be warranted here, as she just joined less than 2 months ago, and you have been here over a year. I know for myself that there is a HUGE difference in what I thought in the course of a year here. Just a thought?

Affluenzic

This will help you understand:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvation_response

Think less about weight loss and more about a healthy balanced diet with a max calorie intake.

tania2287

oh and one more thing.
i have a binge eating disorder since i was 12.
so i don't have any eating habits. the only habit i have is overeating all the time.
so for me this is a lifestyle change.because i don't know how to eat 'normal'.

I think what you need to do it just take it day by day. As l was a binge eater for a long time and it started when l was around 11-12 too. So l know what is can be like. But l do think slowly you should eat a bit more. I started out at 700 cals the first 2 weeks then the 3 week went to 900cals. Then on the 5th week went up too 1200 cals. Now l am on 1200-1300cals a day and have noticed that l am losing the weight and not overeating anymore.

So just take your time. As a body does need more to work. But you don't want to go back to being a binge eater again.

Airbear3

you are doing the complete opposite of binge eating and now starving yourself...my guess would be out of fear of binging? normal eating is not what you are doing! you should at least eat your BMR try splitting up your meals in the morning. if your BMR is 1450 then you would breakfast 400 snack 125 lunch 400 snack 125 dinner 400....make a food plan and stick with it. i don't think anyone is trying to be rude here but nobody wants to see anyone harm themselves or starve! food is not the enemy our brains are. eat as clean as possible fresh meat veggies and fruits. you'll feel like your binging all day but on healthy good for you foods! change your brain change your life:0)

amy_marlene

oh and one more thing.
i have a binge eating disorder since i was 12.
so i don't have any eating habits. the only habit i have is overeating all the time.
so for me this is a lifestyle change.because i don't know how to eat 'normal'.

sweetie, i had anorexia from 12-16 which changed to bingeing/bulimia til i was 18 and just been bingeing ever since. Have you ever talked to a professional about this?

Please try and eat your BMR, helps with metabolic rate and maintaining muscle mass which will help you to lose more weight in the long run.. Try eating "clean, unprocessed" foods which will help you not to binge. But most importantly, DON"T BEAT YOURSELF UP if you do binge.
I also find though as I have been eating more I have had less and less binges.

yes i agree,by eating more there are less and less binges
no,i've never talked to a professional.
may i add you?

amy_marlene

oh and one more thing.
i have a binge eating disorder since i was 12.
so i don't have any eating habits. the only habit i have is overeating all the time.
so for me this is a lifestyle change.because i don't know how to eat 'normal'.

I think what you need to do it just take it day by day. As l was a binge eater for a long time and it started when l was around 11-12 too. So l know what is can be like. But l do think slowly you should eat a bit more. I started out at 700 cals the first 2 weeks then the 3 week went to 900cals. Then on the 5th week went up too 1200 cals. Now l am on 1200-1300cals a day and have noticed that l am losing the weight and not overeating anymore.

So just take your time. As a body does need more to work. But you don't want to go back to being a binge eater again.

yes i'll try to do it. upping it slowly.
if i may ask how much are you losing now by eating 1200-1300 cals ?

_HeathBar_

oh and one more thing.
i have a binge eating disorder since i was 12.
so i don't have any eating habits. the only habit i have is overeating all the time.
so for me this is a lifestyle change.because i don't know how to eat 'normal'.

Eating only 1000 calories a day encourages binge eating. You will get to the point where you feel deprived then that will set you up to binge. I know this because I have the same problem. If I deprive myself for too long I will want to eat an entire pizza and probably will.