How many Calories is too few Calories?

iris8pie

I have a friend that eats about 5-700 per day, and I dont know if i should be congratulating her, or worrying about her?

iris8pie

anyone?

mcarter99

Below 800 is considered crash dieting by most authorities. 1000-1200 is considered a safe minimum by most.

amivox

Um, thats definitely not enough calories. the bare minimum would be 1200 unless medically supervised, and even that is pretty fricken low.

wookiemouse

A good guide is don't eat below your BMR, which is 1200-1400 for most people. Your friend is WAY too low. She can do it, by all means, but she's not doing herself any favors and is probably hating life.

Crochetluvr

Probably not healthy....and she wont be able to keep that up.

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likemejustsmaller

Her body is most likely in starvation mode and eating itself.

kolohe91

When I was 22 I did slim fast but drank it 3 times a day instead of 2 and eating one meal. I lost 20 lbs in 4 weeks to get down to required weight for boot camp. Then in boot camp no access to food and tons of exercise and didnt eat much when I went to meals so lost another 20 lbs in 3 weeks. started at 155 lbs. I became catatonic for 4 days. then after coming out of that had alot of other issues - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell your friend how dangerous low caloric intake is for your body and mind. I became paranoid - along with other issues. I am now 49 and still remember how traumatic that time of my life was.

iris8pie

wow. ok.

rose313

If you eat below your BMR regularly your body won't have enough energy to work properly. There will probably be long term effects.

katkins3

Perhaps you could encourage your friend to run her plan past her doctor or a nutritionist. They may see a professional's advice as more helpful.