How bad is it eating under 1200 calories a day?

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  • nelnova
    nelnova Posts: 57 Member
    1200 is good even less is better as long as the Food is High in nutrients. 100 calories of Broccoli provides you with 12 grams of protein, 0mg of cholesterol and 10,000 time Phytonutrients VS 100 calories of steak which is 2grams of protein and 45mg of Cholesterol. Just look at Gorillas and Giraffes they do not ever stop eating and they grow larger with muscle tone and are never obese. Plus eating less helps you live longer. :wink:
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    1200 is good even less is better as long as the Food is High in nutrients. 100 calories of Broccoli provides you with 12 grams of protein, 0mg of cholesterol and 10,000 time Phytonutrients VS 100 calories of steak which is 2grams of protein and 45mg of Cholesterol. Just look at Gorillas and Giraffes they do not ever stop eating and they grow larger with muscle tone and are never obese. Plus eating less helps you live longer. :wink:

    Slower metabolism does indeed help you possibly live longer, some studies have shown. Obviously with slowed metabolism, you eat less.

    But the risk for most needing to lose weight is shortened lifespan right now if they don't do it because of the negative side effects of being overweight - and trying to lose weight on a suppressed metabolism by eating too little is really discouraging because it will take so long, and is prone to plateau out, and with very small window of potential error.

    Is that broccoli a complete protein in humans? You'd have to eat a whole lot of broccoli to provide enough complete protein.

    And which steak did you find that is so fatty? Easly get 8g of protein out of 100 calories of steak - complete protein you can totally make use of. Unlike the broccoli being limited by the smaller than required ratio for Leucine, and only 8g out of 100 calories of broccoli too actually.

    And you do know you produce your own cholesterol.

    Where did you get your figures from anyway? Might want to redo the basic math because even that is incorrect.
    And then recalculate for how much you'd have to eat in order to get complete amino acid profile out of broccoli.

    http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2356/2

    How about we eat our steak or chicken with broccoli and really have a good meal, probably get the calories correct for the level of activity.
  • dznrbrit27
    dznrbrit27 Posts: 1
    A slowed metabolism has nothing to do with ones ability to eat less!!!!! There is NO correlation between the speed of your metabolism and how much food you consume. There is however a correlation between a fast metabolism and the amout of calories you burn. Also a correlation between daily physical activity and daily dietary needs. How much food you stuff in your face depends solely on the choices you make, not your metabolism!!!

    Also, 1200 calories is generic caloric intake for fat loss and should not be sustained 7 days a week for anyone unless they are sedentary.

    Your main diet focus (for fat loss) should be:
    1) A diet consistently of the proper macro and micro nutrients for your bodies needs.
    2) A multi-vitamin
    3) A low and high range of caloric intake (ex: eat close to 1200 calories 6 days/week and on the 7th day eat 1700 calories). Studies have shown the change from "starvation period" to the "cheat meal" and back to "starvation mode" will boost your metabolism.
    4) Limit high-glycemic sugars (anything that spikes blood sugar)
    5) Limit saturated fats, enriched foods, dried fruits, added sodium, etc.
    6) focus on nutrient dense foods (whole grains, fatty acids, fibrous vegetables). The closer it is to its organic form the more filling it will be.

    Sticking to the above will allow anyone to fill fueled on 800 calories or 4000 calories. Personally, I would always eat a minimum of 1200 calories unless you have doctors orders as its insanely difficult to get your macro and micro nutrients in under that amount. If you have issues still, I'd change up when ur meals are (heavier on carbs around workout, more smaller meals as opposed to few large ones). I also suggest protein with veggie at every meal even snacks.

    And remember, the more active you are the more calories you can eat and still lose weight.

    If you are lacking in eating fat you will also feel fatigued. It's better to be on a 1200 calorie diet and go over by a few hundred calories to have a serving of salmon or avocado to boost your energy levels.

    Poor nutrition will hault your progress more than the amount of calories you consume anyway. And you want to be losing fat weight not muscle weight (which means ~1lb a week maximum) So be sure your nutrition is more important than caloric intake or you'll be a skinny fat person with clogged arteries, slow metabolism, a weak heart, and vitamin deficiencies!

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