Exercising When Eating Less Than 1200cal

CecilliaMarie
CecilliaMarie Posts: 9 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
There have been two days (today being one of them) where I've eaten less than 1200 calories (I know this is bad, and I didn't mean to do it), but I was wondering if I should still be working out on those days? For example, my net calorie intake today (including 1 hour of "vigorous" cleaning) was 866. My usual workout burns between 600-650 calories. Should I still do it or would it cause more harm than good? Thought I should add my goal calorie intake is 1430, I just know 1200-1300 is the bare minimum a woman should eat :)

Thanks a bunch!

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  • SnivyToast
    SnivyToast Posts: 25 Member
    Try a TDEE method instead. This takes your workouts in to account and doesn't get you to measure exercise calories. Depending on where you are getting the calories burned from they may also be wildly inaccurate, unless you are using an HRM.

    Here is a calculator for it: http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

    Also, adding some strength training to your routine will help you to retain muscle and have a nicer end body.

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