Silly question...
Lisseth03
Posts: 518 Member
say my diet consists of eating 1200 calories, and I burn 300 while working out. so my net is 900 calories. Technically I still ate my 1200 calories, so does it matter if my net is so low?
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Yes, it does matter. You need calories to keep your heart beating, nervous system firing, organs functioning a full capacity, that sorta thing.0
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If the body doesn't get enough energy to function, then it will draw upon every available resource for energy. This includes fat, muscle, and organ tissue.0
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Yes, it does matter. You need calories to keep your heart beating, nervous system firing, organs functioning a full capacity, that sorta thing.
^^THAT! You NEED 1200 NET
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my dietitian says if your very overweight it doesn't matter, but i can see by your picture that your not so yes it does matter. once you get closer to goal your body eats away at muscles around your organs and your heart is an organ. If you have a lot of fat it eats away at that instead... that's what 3 dietitians have told me. for now i can have a big deficit although at the moment i dont, once i loose more i cant. x0
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Say my car needs $6 dollars fuel a day to get back & forth work BUT I spent $1.50 running around town, Will I get home??
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Yes, it does matter. You need calories to keep your heart beating, nervous system firing, organs functioning a full capacity, that sorta thing.
^^THAT! You NEED 1200 NET
You actually NEED more than that. WAAAAY more than that. You need 80% of your TDEE.0 -
i still eat 1500 though, just dont eat back all exercise calories... important to add x0
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my dietitian says if your very overweight it doesn't matter, but i can see by your picture that your not so yes it does matter. once you get closer to goal your body eats away at muscles around your organs and your heart is an organ. If you have a lot of fat it eats away at that instead... that's what 3 dietitians have told me. for now i can have a big deficit although at the moment i dont, once i loose more i cant. x
^^ This is true too! I forget this sometimes because I have already gotten to the point where it does matter.0 -
wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?0
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wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?
You could eat even more than that if you knew how much energy your body requires daily.0 -
Say my car needs $6 dollars fuel a day to get back & forth work BUT I spent $1.50 running around town, Will I get home??
Russ
Wow....that was a very simple and yet perfect example!!! I will use this example in the future!!!0 -
wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?
I didn't write this with the intention of linking giving it out as general advice in the forums, but I think it can really help you: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock/view/eating-back-exercise-calories-232630.
PM me if you have any more questions.0 -
wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?
I didn't write this with the intention of linking giving it out as general advice in the forums, but I think it can really help you: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock/view/eating-back-exercise-calories-232630.
PM me if you have any more questions.
the link did not work.
also, I am not VERY over weight, but I AM over weight, so I think I can maybe eat a little less before my body starts eating my organs instead of my fat? I know that sounds aweful, but i have a lot of fat to lose.
i'm just trying to understand this a bit more.0 -
Awesome analogy.0
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wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?
I didn't write this with the intention of linking giving it out as general advice in the forums, but I think it can really help you: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock/view/eating-back-exercise-calories-232630.
PM me if you have any more questions.
the link did not work.
also, I am not VERY over weight, but I AM over weight, so I think I can maybe eat a little less before my body starts eating my organs instead of my fat? I know that sounds aweful, but i have a lot of fat to lose.
i'm just trying to understand this a bit more.
Unless you are approaching morbidly obese. This just isn't true. Your body is going to eat muscle regardless if you aren't using weight training. It is just that at morbidly obese the stores are there for that purpose and are drawn upon more.0 -
Okay i'll try and eat more calories on the days when I do work out0
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wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?
I didn't write this with the intention of linking giving it out as general advice in the forums, but I think it can really help you: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock/view/eating-back-exercise-calories-232630.
PM me if you have any more questions.
the link did not work.
also, I am not VERY over weight, but I AM over weight, so I think I can maybe eat a little less before my body starts eating my organs instead of my fat? I know that sounds aweful, but i have a lot of fat to lose.
i'm just trying to understand this a bit more.
Odd. Try this, scroll down to "Eating Back Exercise Calories": http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock
It is true that more overweight folks can tolerate a higher deficit, but 1200 per day isn't a good number for anybody. That kind of thing is only done in for the morbidly obese in a clinical setting, and not for long stretches.0 -
Say my car needs $6 dollars fuel a day to get back & forth work BUT I spent $1.50 running around town, Will I get home??
Russ
Depends on how much gas you had in your car to begin with!0 -
also, I am not VERY over weight, but I AM over weight, so I think I can maybe eat a little less before my body starts eating my organs instead of my fat? I know that sounds aweful, but i have a lot of fat to lose.
i'm just trying to understand this a bit more.
You actually need to eat at least your BMR (NET). Let's say that you were in a coma and lying in bed all day long. Your BMR is the amount of energy it takes to make your body function - like for the heart to beat, for you to breathe, that sort of thing. Your TDEE is the amount of energy you are actually expending on a daily basis. Generally, you need to eat 15 - 20% less than your TDEE to achieve a healthy weight loss.0 -
I just checked and my BMR is said to be 1561.1. or so says the web page. so I should aim to that 1500 calories then?0
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wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?
I didn't write this with the intention of linking giving it out as general advice in the forums, but I think it can really help you: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock/view/eating-back-exercise-calories-232630.
PM me if you have any more questions.
the link did not work.
also, I am not VERY over weight, but I AM over weight, so I think I can maybe eat a little less before my body starts eating my organs instead of my fat? I know that sounds aweful, but i have a lot of fat to lose.
i'm just trying to understand this a bit more.
Unless you are approaching morbidly obese. This just isn't true. Your body is going to eat muscle regardless if you aren't using weight training. It is just that at morbidly obese the stores are there for that purpose and are drawn upon more.
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I would meet 1200 every day. Your body needs this energy to be healthy and function correctly.0
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wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?
I didn't write this with the intention of linking giving it out as general advice in the forums, but I think it can really help you: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock/view/eating-back-exercise-calories-232630.
PM me if you have any more questions.
the link did not work.
also, I am not VERY over weight, but I AM over weight, so I think I can maybe eat a little less before my body starts eating my organs instead of my fat? I know that sounds aweful, but i have a lot of fat to lose.
i'm just trying to understand this a bit more.
Odd. Try this, scroll down to "Eating Back Exercise Calories": http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock
It is true that more overweight folks can tolerate a higher deficit, but 1200 per day isn't a good number for anybody. That kind of thing is only done in for the morbidly obese in a clinical setting, and not for long stretches.
im not approaching morbid obesity... and 3 dietitians have given me that advice. I can see from the picture that the op is not very overweight though and she should be eating back exercise calories... im a good 4 stone overweight...0 -
i also agree 1200 isn't enough x0
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I just checked and my BMR is said to be 1561.1. or so says the web page. so I should aim to that 1500 calories then?
Did you figure out your TDEE? http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html Your BMR is the minimum you should be eating, so around 1600 calories (and you should eat back your exercise calories so you don't fall below the threshold).0 -
Did you figure out your TDEE? http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html Your BMR is the minimum you should be eating, so around 1600 calories (and you should eat back your exercise calories so you don't fall below the threshold).
I just checked, gave me a number of 21380 -
Yes, it does matter. You need calories to keep your heart beating, nervous system firing, organs functioning a full capacity, that sorta thing.
^^THIS. Don't read anything else, this is TRUTH.0 -
I just checked, gave me a number of 2138
80% of 2138 is 1710, which is what your goal should be. This will leave you a calorie deficit of about 3000/wk. Your weight loss would be a little less than 1 lb/wk.0 -
wow, thanks. so my net should be 1200 then? meaning technically I can eat 1600 as long as I burn 400?
I didn't write this with the intention of linking giving it out as general advice in the forums, but I think it can really help you: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock/view/eating-back-exercise-calories-232630.
PM me if you have any more questions.
the link did not work.
also, I am not VERY over weight, but I AM over weight, so I think I can maybe eat a little less before my body starts eating my organs instead of my fat? I know that sounds aweful, but i have a lot of fat to lose.
i'm just trying to understand this a bit more.
Odd. Try this, scroll down to "Eating Back Exercise Calories": http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/UponThisRock
It is true that more overweight folks can tolerate a higher deficit, but 1200 per day isn't a good number for anybody. That kind of thing is only done in for the morbidly obese in a clinical setting, and not for long stretches.
im not approaching morbid obesity... and 3 dietitians have given me that advice. I can see from the picture that the op is not very overweight though and she should be eating back exercise calories... im a good 4 stone overweight...
You had over 100 lbs to lose initially? You were close to morbidly obese when you started. As you decrease, you will find it harder to lose and you will have to switch gears.0 -
I just checked, gave me a number of 2138
80% of 2138 is 1710, which is what your goal should be. This will leave you a calorie deficit of about 3000/wk. Your weight loss would be a little less than 1 lb/wk.
I get confused also. Is that 1710 NET or TOTAL cals?0
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