Go from 600 calories a day to 1000 without gaining weight?

emily1313k
emily1313k Posts: 2
in Food and Nutrition
So recently for about 2 months i've been eating around 600/700 calories a day. sometimes maybe more sometimes less. I want to start increasing how much i consume but i dont want to gain weight back AT ALL.
so if i slowly start to increase my calorie intake my like maybe go to 800 calories for a couple days, then increase to 900 then so on for like 2 day introvols can this prevent weight gain?

i dont think i'll gain anything though because i am eating very healthy food and working out. and when i work to increase my calorie intake im not going above my BMR, so technacally i shouldnt gain anything right?

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  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
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  • CantarellaMiyani
    CantarellaMiyani Posts: 91 Member
    You're far more likely to lose more weight as you increase your calorie intake, but you're going to want to go way over 1000. 1200 is widely regarded as the bare minimum for a subsistence diet. I would be very honest about your height, weight, and activity level, set the weight loss goal at something reasonable, perhaps a pound a week, and then eat according to what MFP tells you.
  • Amber82479
    Amber82479 Posts: 629 Member
    Your body needs, at a bare minimum 1,200 calories to properly obtain the nutrients you need and to fuel your body. You are only doing yourself a disservice by eating less than this bare minimum.
  • socalgirl68
    socalgirl68 Posts: 85
    are you freakin kidding me? you are only eating 600 calories a day? you need 1400+
    Please don't starve yourself! :(
  • ali_b83
    ali_b83 Posts: 324 Member
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  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    My dinner is 600 calories! I could never eat that little each day. I don't know your stats, but you should eat at least 1200cal/day.
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    i don't think I'll gain anything though because i am eating very healthy food and working out. and when i work to increase my calorie intake im not going above my BMR, so technically i shouldn't gain anything right?

    Your BMR is the *minimum* amount you should be eating; it's what your body needs to keep it's organs functioning. You're meant to base your calorie deficit from your TDEE, which is your BMR plus normal activity.

    If you go from 600 to ANYTHING you might see some weight gain, but be patient and don't worry about it for a few weeks as your body will be getting used to fuel again.

    You are 19. Get into some good habits NOW so you become like my 32-year-old self who's now trying to undo her bad habits from her teenage years and her 20s.
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    its your TDEE you don't want to go over. you WANT to go OVER your BMR. always.

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