Reducing My Calories to 1000

THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS.

Weight loss takes knowledge of what to eat, how much to eat, etc., but most of all it takes DISCIPLINE and TIME.

Do it right or don't do it at all.

girl, if you can eat less than 1,000 calories a day without passing out or chewing someone's face off, more power to you.

I don't think it's a wise decision. You probably will lose faster but a higher percentage of your loss will be muscle.

My doctor manages me between 800-1000 and im doing just fine, i have a problem with under eating, not over eating.. so this is actually more for me than usual, and im still losing.

yes, people DO get fat eating less than 1200 calories.. i did because i was extremely active before, and i had two strokes, causing me to be bed ridden, along with medications for my condition.

Now, with that being said... I would NOT suggest doing this without being under a strict doctors care, getting blood work every 14 days and having a REAL reason for it though.. just wanting to lose weight faster is not good enough. Mine is for a medical reason and i only lose about half to one pound a week. It's NOT to lose weight faster.

Rapid fat loss equals rapid fat regain when you up calories back to maintenance. That sounds fantastic, doesn't it not?

Besides glycogen and water weight gain, why would one gain additional weight if eating at true maintenance?

It makes a big difference if one has a high amount of body fat when losing weight too rapidly. Your body will want to regain much of what it lost in such a short amount of time.

Autoregulation of body composition during weight recovery in human: the Minnesota Experiment revisited.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8696417

Hey there, I know everyone has commented enough about this, but I thought I might add some things for you to think about. First I agree with the others regarding speaking with your doctor. They will assess how tall you are and also your bone structure. If you are in fact small boned and short it may be appropriate to cut your calories to 1000 IF you are not seeing a loss. You don't say what faster means...in my case, I am short and small boned. I have lost close to 57 pounds however it is becoming so slow as in .4 pounds every two weeks. That is with walking an average of 5 miles a day, some days more and some days less, as well as working a physical job. I currently attempt to maintain the 1200 calories and I have been trying MFP's recommendations as well but in the end, I am older and so that is another factor. These are all things I discuss with my doctor and you should too.
The studies on starvation mode and all are as follows ( I know because I have researched the actual findings extensively to find out what I can do to jumpstart a faster weight loss and I still have no answers.)
Starvation mode actually kicks in for the majority of adults after consuming 800 calories or less for an extended period of time. It may be true that your body will adjust to a lower calorie rate but there are no conclusive studies on this. The starvation mode has been studied and the 800 calories per day or less appears to be the conclusive number. Symptoms of starvation mode are things like becoming obsessed with food and its preparation, waking up in the middle of the night, dreaming of food, and/or dream eating in the middle of the night sometimes with no recollection among other things.
That being said, it is as many people mentioned above, extremely difficult to balance and obtain all of the necessary nutrients the lower you go calorically.
I think you have posted you are 27? You are young enough that you shouldn't need to drop your calories that low and it may in fact cause you to eventually binge rebound...but that being said, the fact that your mom is morbidly obese may mean you have more to deal with then a normal 27 year old...again seek the doctor out.
How slow is too slow?
So I do feel your pain if you are working hard and it is coming off barely at all as I am in the same situation, but by the same token, if you are losing a pound or two a week, that would be really good progress and so even considering such a reduction might not be wise..only you know the answers and the situation.
Best wishes and hope it all works out well for you.

Wait for it... wait for it... this thread is about to explode with an angry mob... andy minute now....

I do not recommend it in most cases. This is unless you are like below 5'0" or something. Weight does not come on us overnight and alas, it does not leave overnight. Weight lost slowly tends to stay off better. Try to be patient. Also, going below 1200 calories per day can cause you to lose weight more slowly since your metabolism often slows down when you attempt this. Best wishes on a successful journey.

I say go for it regardless of what the herd likes to preach. It's your body, so do with it as you please. I ate low amounts of calories for years to maintain my desired aesthetic, and I felt and looked great. Always checked out fine at the doctor's office, too. The only reason I gained weight in the past few years is because of medication. So contrary to what the doom and gloomers here say, you won't necessarily balloon out if you suddenly stop the low calorie intake in the future. You know what's best. If you feel good eating 1000 calories then go for it!

I did that..

it worked for a while. then I had a slow metabolism and all my little slip-ups made me gain weight.

Clean up your eating. Don't restrict. It will come off.