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Burning too much? Not eating Enough?

katiemack86
katiemack86 Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I just want to get some quick advice...to make sure I'm doing this safely.

For the past couple of days I have been at a major deficit of my calorie intake. This is from exercising. On Monday I was under by 700 calories and yesterday I was under by 500 calories, but I always make sure that the total calories I've eaten for the day is over 1200 calories.

For example - yesterday I ate 1660 calories throughout the day, but I burned 1032 with exercise. I ended up netting only 698 calories.

I mean, I'm seeing results...on Monday night I had lost 1.4 pounds since my weigh-in on Sunday and this morning had lost 1.4 pounds since my weigh-in on Monday. I just want to see if I'm being healthy about this.

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  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    That is up to your primary care physician, or specialist physician to determine what is appropriate for you. Your net calories are important to monitor...
  • cls_333
    cls_333 Posts: 206 Member
    I think you should net at least 1200. Two words: Peanut Butter. If you stay in a deficit, you will end up going crazy eating and destroy all your hard work. You need at least 1200 if you're working out that hard. Your body needs food to rebuild & recover.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    if you ate 1660 calories sensibly then you wouldn't be short of nutrition.

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