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.

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

And THAT, more so than the ridiculously low calorie intake, is why you need a new doctor. You should never feel ignored by someone you're paying to treat you.

Plus, I've had way too many doctors tell me things that were incredibly wrong to take anything they say at face value. Do your own research and be your own advocate.

For instance, I had a doctor tell me to never do deep knee bends because I'm loose jointed. So I spent the bulk of my life having weak wobbly joints that popped out of the sockets at random times. Had the doctor instead told me that strengthening my muscles would help keep my joints in line better, maybe I wouldn't have been so damn accident prone my first 38 years. And don't even get me started on the incompetence when it came to diagnosing and treating my TMJ...

There's good doctors and bad doctors. Just having a degree doesn't make them gods, despite what they believe about themselves.

TRUTH! OK, you CAN eat 1000 cals per day and Lose a LOT of weight IF you can STICK TO IT! Find the reasoning behind your doctor's choice; You might decide that you need a Nutritionist if it is ONLY weight you need to lose and NOTHING ELSE IS INVOLVED.

What a LOT of these people on MFP DO NOT GET is that some people MUST lose weight QUICKLY for OTHER MEDICAL REASONS. Most of THESE people are soooo Superficial that they think Everyone is trying to lose weight to fit into a size 0 or look good in a swim suit. I venture to say MOST people are trying to lose weight for some type of Medical Reason. I have been there and stuck to 1000 cal and corrected My medical problem. Also, do NOT buy into all that "Starvation Mode" CRAP and all the other "Crazy" stuff you WILL hear here. If the weight loss is needed quickly for medical reasons, DO It and stick to it, correct the problem. THEN get a better eating Plan that you can STICK with For LIFE.

Right Said !

Veggies, vand more veggies. They have volume without all the calories. If your Dr. pretened not to hear you than, take matters into your own hands and go see a dieatician (can't hurt). I am currently on the 1200 cal plan from this site and I have to be VERY selective about what I eat. It has been hard but I am getting better. I am slowly learning , but with a limit like this you have to be extra mindful of everything you eat or think about eating. I wish you good luck in you journey.

Lol @ everyone who thinks they know more than your doctor

Doctors are often wrong, especially the dumb ones. I have a few family members in the medical industry, one a doctor and one a nurse, both with 30+ years of experience. They'd tell you the same thing.

Just saying -- don't put blind trust in any doctor. They're still human. OP, I'd get a second opinion.

I'd find a nutritionist, they can help with meal planning and help keep you on the right track. I wouldn't think you should need to go to another doctor for a second opinion, you already stated you need to lose 90 lbs and I just imagine that another doctor will confirm that. Doctors only study a small section on nutrition in med school so seeing a nutritionist who is educated in all aspects of nutrition would be more beneficial to you. Although I don't have it yet, I'm 3 classes away from having a Masters degree in nutrition and recently helped a friends husband who was just points away from being diagnosed with diabetes. 1000 calories a day is low but can be done without feeling like your starving, I do it all the time. Calculating your BMR will tell you how many calories your body needs for its basic functions per day, breathing etc, then you add in your activity level to get total calories needed...I calculate my BMR at the weight that I want to be and keep my calories in that range. This is a really good site with good info. Here's a link to the BMR calculator... http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php