1000 calories a day!

I am not going to say to much but my Grandmother was told the same thing from her doctor, she followed it for a time and had no energy, she went to Weight Watchers and did 1400 and she is now 45 pounds lighter. I have a hundred to lose and I have tried to follow my doctors advice before and to be honest they only take a few months in nutrition and that is a fact. I was told 1200 clories and switched it to 1600 and lost to 164, I am now eating 1700 and losing just fine, I weigh 239. Doctors aren't always right, also, beware of the fact that 1000 can be reached just fine without starving, set your intake to 1200 to 1600 and workout.

Not only is it low it can actually in some situations cause you to gain weight, I started a diet a year ago gym included and did a food log on my normal cal. intake and it was between 700-800 a day I was told no wonder you have a problem with your weight your in starvation mode and your body is storing fat for later! I'd research it and get a 2nd opinion.

Why would a doctor do that? That will put your body into starvation mode and actually SLOW your metabolism!

I've been eating waaay less than that and it hasn't slowed my progress one bit. Please don't spout untruths. I've been eating below 800 since April and I lose 2 to 3 lbs a week.

He gave me a pamphlet of suggested foods and said to eat 1000 calories a day I have to loose about 90 pounds I am not having surgery I asked to see a nutritionist but he acted like he didn't hear me

See a registered dietitian...also get a second doc to give you an opinion.

I have a few recipes that are about 2-300 calories each. They aren't full of flavor, but food is for nutrition, not pleasure. You may email me if you wish romanlovebeer@gmail.com. Also, if you are able to exercise, you can always consume a little bit over your recommended amount and then work off the rest.

g-luck

He gave me a pamphlet of suggested foods and said to eat 1000 calories a day I have to loose about 90 pounds I am not having surgery I asked to see a nutritionist but he acted like he didn't hear me

Go see one regardless. If he is actually ignoring your requests and not answering anything for you, what good is he? I'm not saying ANYTHING about the 1000 calories a day, just your doctor's attitude.

You never know why a Doctor says to do something. Sometimes low calories are given to jump start a body that is dangerously (not saying that she is) overweight back into losing weight! If the patient needs to lose weight quickly based on more pertinent/ dangerous health concerns( ie. heart/ lungs/ kidney's etc) low calories are a must!! Be careful of advising people on things you don't have the full story of! You never know who you might be hurting (injuring) in the long run.

RN-15 years

I would say this is good advice. Doctors go through a pretty heavy load of education to be in charge of what they do. Part of their education is understanding where their limits lie and that is why there are loads of different kinds of health care professionals. If I were in your place, I'd listen to my doctor. Most of these people here, to quote another poster, "have an IQ less than his shoe". (Which I got a chuckle out of). That being said, there is only so much protesting you can do against scientific fact. Whether you want to call it "starvation mode" or not, there ARE very specific changes your body undergoes if you underfeed yourself and will hinder weight loss and more importantly your overall health in the long run. How long that "long run" is is all dependant on the person, we are all different. The fact remains that you should always eat above your BMR, the amount of calories your body needs to keep you functioning at the most basic level. ALWAYS (unless of course there is another specific medical reason given, which obviously the OP has not provided, if this is the case) But if you are just wanting to lose weight and you have no other pressing medical factors weighing in, you should always eat above your BMR. Your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) is the amount of calories you need to consume in a day to maintain your current weight. By eating 20% below that, you will feed your body properly and also lose weight at the same time. There is lots of research and people to show how successful this route is. You probably won't lose 20 pounds a week lol but you will have a MUCH MUCH higher chance of being successful and I think its safe to say we all want that. I am not a doctor nor a nutritionist but I have medical professionals including doctors in my immediate family and where I work, thus giving me lots of access to a lot of information and advice. MFP has some good places to get information if you know where to look. Gotta weed through the crazies out there.

Be healthy. Hope this helps! This link helped me a ton. Dan is a genius and is very smart.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Lol @ everyone who thinks they know more than your doctor

Exactly what I was thinking

He gave me a pamphlet of suggested foods and said to eat 1000 calories a day I have to loose about 90 pounds I am not having surgery I asked to see a nutritionist but he acted like he didn't hear me

Hi OP...I have over 100 to lose as well, asked my Dr what the suggested range was to lose weight but stay healthy while doing it (as the numbers MFP gave me seemed too high). She suggested 1200-1500 calories and I aim for 1400. I have T2DM and spoke to an RD about the amt of cals/carbs I should be consuming. Can you connect on your own with a nutritionist??

I say go for it. I'm sure your doctor would know what he's talking about. Watch those pounds shred off like cheese! I'm aiminf for 1200 cals per day, starting off with 3x30min work outs per week and 30 kg lost between a year t oa year and a half.