Is it bad that my net calories are under 1200?
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So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
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No, it's not bad. That's my opinion.0
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ThanksNo, it's not bad. That's my opinion.
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For s day or so...no big deal. As a daily pattern....not so healthy. But...YMMV.0
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For s day or so...no big deal. As a daily pattern....not so healthy. But...YMMV.
Ok, thanks.0 -
One day, no.
Every day. yes.0 -
One day, no.
Every day. yes.
Thank ya much. I'll make sure it doesn't happen every day.0 -
I tend to think that if it all balances out at the end of the week, you're good to go. I often have a really hard time eating my deficit on days when I'm very active, but I try to at least get within 100 calories of my goal. I'm only doing half a pound a week, though, so I have a little more leeway to play with.0
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So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
It all depends on your RMR and how much of a calorie deficit you can handle. It sounds like you might be short and have a lower RMR than all the people around here who will tell you to eat more because they needed to eat more. We are all different.
To tell everyone eat more is wrong.
To tell everyone to eat less is wrong.
To find the exact amount of calories for you to be in a sustainable calorie deficit is correct. Some people can handle a deeper calorie deficit than others. Some people have emotional eating disorders and it comes into play. Even a small deficit puts your body in a state of flux with hormones and such and everyone is different. One way is not wrong or right, it depends on the person.
I was able to handle a pretty deep calorie deficit because I'm very disciplined and eat healthy (good fuel for the body so I can perform well at the gym) and I do not have emotional eating issues. I have a very low RMR so my doctor said I could go lower than 1200. Of course this would be too low for taller/bigger people with a higher RMR or even someone with a low RMR who has too much stress or emotional eating issues. If you binge this is a big sign that it's too low.0 -
As long as you are consuming quality claories it shouldn't be bad at all.... of course simply listen to your body as it asks for fuel as well...0
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I tend to think that if it all balances out at the end of the week, you're good to go. I often have a really hard time eating my deficit on days when I'm very active, but I try to at least get within 100 calories of my goal. I'm only doing half a pound a week, though, so I have a little more leeway to play with.
I don't think it would be bad since all in all I am eating more than 1200 calories.0 -
I have my net at 1,000 - 1,200 almost every day . It means I could be eating 1,500 - 1,600 and still be netting 1,000 ... I don't worry about it. I'm not starving. I don't even feel hungry once I get up to 1,600. If I am netting at 400, thats when I know it isn't doing me good. HECK, I've seen girls netting at negative numbers, now that is scary!!
It's fine if your net varies from day to day. If it's 1,400 one day, and 1,100 the next.... don't stress over it. Just don't aim to create the lowest net that you can, either!
Good luck!0 -
So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
I looked back a little over your diary for the past week and you have only logged yesterdays cals? So how do you know for sure that you are eating under a net value of 1200 cals?
But to answer your question, now and again is OK but you really need to net 1200 cals as otherwise long term you will find that your body doesn`t react too good to so little food. Nails, hair, skin to start and then organ function can go down if you are not feeding them properly?
IMO just add an extra bit of food to reach your net, good luck x0 -
So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
It all depends on your RMR and how much of a calorie deficit you can handle. It sounds like you might be short and have a lower RMR than all the people around here who will tell you to eat more because they needed to eat more. We are all different.
To tell everyone eat more is wrong.
To tell everyone to eat less is wrong.
To find the exact amount of calories for you to be in a sustainable calorie deficit is correct. Some people can handle a deeper calorie deficit than others. Some people have emotional eating disorders and it comes into play. Even a small deficit puts your body in a state of flux with hormones and such and everyone is different. One way is not wrong or right, it depends on the person.
I was able to handle a pretty deep calorie deficit because I'm very disciplined and eat healthy (good fuel for the body so I can perform well at the gym) and I do not have emotional eating issues. I have a very low RMR so my doctor said I could go lower than 1200. Of course this would be too low for taller/bigger people with a higher RMR.
My RMR is 1470 calories. So does that mean eating under 1200 is bad? I'm really short, only 5'3".0 -
I have my net at 1,000 - 1,200 almost every day . It means I could be eating 1,500 - 1,600 and still be netting 1,000 ... I don't worry about it. I'm not starving. I don't even feel hungry once I get up to 1,600. If I am netting at 400, thats when I know it isn't doing me good. HECK, I've seen girls netting at negative numbers, now that is scary!!
It's fine if your net varies from day to day. If it's 1,400 one day, and 1,100 the next.... don't stress over it. Just don't aim to create the lowest net that you can, either!
Good luck!
Well have you been losing weight this way?? All in all I eat around my BMR per day. Which is between 1400 - 1500 calories. I never aim to make a low net 0 -
So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
I looked back a little over your diary for the past week and you have only logged yesterdays cals? So how do you know for sure that you are eating under a net value of 1200 cals?
But to answer your question, now and again is OK but you really need to net 1200 cals as otherwise long term you will find that your body doesn`t react too good to so little food. Nails, hair, skin to start and then organ function can go down if you are not feeding them properly?
IMO just add an extra bit of food to reach your net, good luck x
I hadn't been able to get online to log my calories lately, but I eat the same things every day. Almost literally. I keep track of my calories on a notebook when I'm not tracking here.
But if I eat over 1200 calories, with or without exercise, what's the problem?0 -
I have my net at 1,000 - 1,200 almost every day . It means I could be eating 1,500 - 1,600 and still be netting 1,000 ... I don't worry about it. I'm not starving. I don't even feel hungry once I get up to 1,600. If I am netting at 400, thats when I know it isn't doing me good. HECK, I've seen girls netting at negative numbers, now that is scary!!
It's fine if your net varies from day to day. If it's 1,400 one day, and 1,100 the next.... don't stress over it. Just don't aim to create the lowest net that you can, either!
Good luck!
Well have you been losing weight this way?? All in all I eat around my BMR per day. Which is between 1400 - 1500 calories. I never aim to make a low net
Yes, I have been losing this way. Even when I occasionally binge a few times during the month... I still manage to shed weight. (I only weigh in once a month... though... lol.)
My RMR is about 1,430 calories. But, it's always just an estimate. Mine could really be 1,390 or 1,500. Depending on muscle mass and such.
Really, the exercise on here is only an estimate at calories burned. While some exercises tell me I burn 300 I could really only be burning 200 , or I could be burning 400 ... All these tools on MFP are only guidelines...
So, when it shows you net 1,000 ... for all you know it could really be 1,100.
(If none of that is too confusing!! )
If you want, I have some forum links on my profile and they might explain it better. Just make an effort to eat some exercise calories back... like, atleast half! And if you feel extremely hungry... eat something. Drink enough water, and all that healthy stuff...You don't sound like you are starving. Youre doing good!
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now this has got me thinking am still kinda confused with net calories as I am currently at 219
I have been exercising like hell today and have burned over 1500 calories and still have loads of energy to do more later. and have consumed over 1700 calories.
Am i doing ok?0 -
now this has got me thinking am still kinda confused with net calories as I am currently at 219
I have been exercising like hell today and have burned over 1500 calories and still have loads of energy to do more later. and have consumed over 1700 calories.
Am i doing ok?
No. 200 is starving.
You need some calories for your body to function off of, WITHOUT you burning it all in exercise. BECAUSE your body burns such and such calories just staying alive.
You are over exercising. I used to net realy low, and that never helped me. I felt so tired and I kept overeating because of it.
Just raise your net up to about 1,000 - 1,500 . Don't go 800 or below... burning 1,500 in exercise is crazy.0 -
It all depends on your RMR and how much of a calorie deficit you can handle. It sounds like you might be short and have a lower RMR than all the people around here who will tell you to eat more because they needed to eat more. We are all different.
To tell everyone eat more is wrong.
To tell everyone to eat less is wrong.
Thank you for this. I'm a very short person and run into the difficulty of eating a lot. I still want an HRM just to see through the day what I'm really using, but in due time.0 -
So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
I looked back a little over your diary for the past week and you have only logged yesterdays cals? So how do you know for sure that you are eating under a net value of 1200 cals?
But to answer your question, now and again is OK but you really need to net 1200 cals as otherwise long term you will find that your body doesn`t react too good to so little food. Nails, hair, skin to start and then organ function can go down if you are not feeding them properly?
IMO just add an extra bit of food to reach your net, good luck x
I hadn't been able to get online to log my calories lately, but I eat the same things every day. Almost literally. I keep track of my calories on a notebook when I'm not tracking here.
But if I eat over 1200 calories, with or without exercise, what's the problem?
It is your life and you have asked question
If you want to take on board the answer that I have given you, then it is entirely up to you. I am not an expert, and I would imagine many of the people on MFP are not experts!
But what I have learned is that eating too little or under estimating/over estimating food/exercise can be a problem in the long run.
You must do, what you want to do, if it suits you then go with it. What I am suggesting is that long term if you eat too little (netting less than 1200 cals) then you may find your nails get brittle, your skin isn`t as good as it could be, your hair loses its shine.
Ultimately, these little parts of your body need to be fed, to be the best they can be. Your brain,liver,heart etc need a certain amount of sustenance to work int he best way possible. This is why we have a BMR which is usually the 1200 cals that we are given.0 -
So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
I looked back a little over your diary for the past week and you have only logged yesterdays cals? So how do you know for sure that you are eating under a net value of 1200 cals?
But to answer your question, now and again is OK but you really need to net 1200 cals as otherwise long term you will find that your body doesn`t react too good to so little food. Nails, hair, skin to start and then organ function can go down if you are not feeding them properly?
IMO just add an extra bit of food to reach your net, good luck x
I hadn't been able to get online to log my calories lately, but I eat the same things every day. Almost literally. I keep track of my calories on a notebook when I'm not tracking here.
But if I eat over 1200 calories, with or without exercise, what's the problem?
1200 isn't some magical number - you should avoid eating below a certain deficit of your TDEE simply because you will be much hungrier and likely to go bonkers and you are asking you body to significantly adjust your metabolism by reducing muscle mass along with the fat focused weight loss. Less muscle, less metabolism. Try to eat at about TDEE - 20%. Search for new road map here for excellent instructions on this....0 -
I have my net at 1,000 - 1,200 almost every day . It means I could be eating 1,500 - 1,600 and still be netting 1,000 ... I don't worry about it. I'm not starving. I don't even feel hungry once I get up to 1,600. If I am netting at 400, thats when I know it isn't doing me good. HECK, I've seen girls netting at negative numbers, now that is scary!!
It's fine if your net varies from day to day. If it's 1,400 one day, and 1,100 the next.... don't stress over it. Just don't aim to create the lowest net that you can, either!
Good luck!
Well have you been losing weight this way?? All in all I eat around my BMR per day. Which is between 1400 - 1500 calories. I never aim to make a low net
Yes, I have been losing this way. Even when I occasionally binge a few times during the month... I still manage to shed weight. (I only weigh in once a month... though... lol.)
My RMR is about 1,430 calories. But, it's always just an estimate. Mine could really be 1,390 or 1,500. Depending on muscle mass and such.
Really, the exercise on here is only an estimate at calories burned. While some exercises tell me I burn 300 I could really only be burning 200 , or I could be burning 400 ... All these tools on MFP are only guidelines...
So, when it shows you net 1,000 ... for all you know it could really be 1,100.
(If none of that is too confusing!! )
If you want, I have some forum links on my profile and they might explain it better. Just make an effort to eat some exercise calories back... like, atleast half! And if you feel extremely hungry... eat something. Drink enough water, and all that healthy stuff...You don't sound like you are starving. Youre doing good!
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I know that it isn't really that accurate. I guess it's probably 50 - 100 calories off, just depending. Glad to know you're losing weight. I'll try to eat about 1600 calories a day since my TDEE is about 2000 - 2100 and do my exercise and all like I have been.0 -
So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
I looked back a little over your diary for the past week and you have only logged yesterdays cals? So how do you know for sure that you are eating under a net value of 1200 cals?
But to answer your question, now and again is OK but you really need to net 1200 cals as otherwise long term you will find that your body doesn`t react too good to so little food. Nails, hair, skin to start and then organ function can go down if you are not feeding them properly?
IMO just add an extra bit of food to reach your net, good luck x
I hadn't been able to get online to log my calories lately, but I eat the same things every day. Almost literally. I keep track of my calories on a notebook when I'm not tracking here.
But if I eat over 1200 calories, with or without exercise, what's the problem?
1200 isn't some magical number - you should avoid eating below a certain deficit of your TDEE simply because you will be much hungrier and likely to go bonkers and you are asking you body to significantly adjust your metabolism by reducing muscle mass along with the fat focused weight loss. Less muscle, less metabolism. Try to eat at about TDEE - 20%. Search for new road map here for excellent instructions on this....
I'm not saying 1200 is a magical number, lol. I don't believe that, but I was worried I'd be causing my body damage if I netted under 1200. My TDEE is roughly 2000 - 2100 so I try to keep my calories at 1650.0 -
The thing is I am not hungry at all and if i eat something then I will feel sick
I will prob have an apple or something like that0 -
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The thing is I am not hungry at all and if i eat something then I will feel sick
I will prob have an apple or something like that
Oh my days! eat some more, I know you want to lose weight fast, we all do! but your diary is seriously lacking in food...but it is your life x0 -
So MFP has me eating about 1390 calories as my default deficit. When I add my exercise, it's about 1600 - 1700 calories. Right now i'm at about 1400 calories, but my net calories are still under 1200. Only by less than 100 though. Is this bad?
My exercise isn't very intense, just weight lifting for 30 minutes and walking for about 45 minutes. Any opinions?
I looked back a little over your diary for the past week and you have only logged yesterdays cals? So how do you know for sure that you are eating under a net value of 1200 cals?
But to answer your question, now and again is OK but you really need to net 1200 cals as otherwise long term you will find that your body doesn`t react too good to so little food. Nails, hair, skin to start and then organ function can go down if you are not feeding them properly?
IMO just add an extra bit of food to reach your net, good luck x
I hadn't been able to get online to log my calories lately, but I eat the same things every day. Almost literally. I keep track of my calories on a notebook when I'm not tracking here.
But if I eat over 1200 calories, with or without exercise, what's the problem?
1200 isn't some magical number - you should avoid eating below a certain deficit of your TDEE simply because you will be much hungrier and likely to go bonkers and you are asking you body to significantly adjust your metabolism by reducing muscle mass along with the fat focused weight loss. Less muscle, less metabolism. Try to eat at about TDEE - 20%. Search for new road map here for excellent instructions on this....
I'm not saying 1200 is a magical number, lol. I don't believe that, but I was worried I'd be causing my body damage if I netted under 1200. My TDEE is roughly 2000 - 2100 so I try to keep my calories at 1650.
good. Just keep a deficit. You know where your TDEE is and you know what you're eating; If you have a deficit from 300-800 you will be fine!0
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