Keep having a net under 1200 calories

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  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    add something to those cheese sandwhiches you seem to love...
  • sunnyside1213
    sunnyside1213 Posts: 1,205 Member

    OP figure out TDEE then eat slightly below that unless you are obese.
    PM if you have any Qs.

    Everyone is different. My TDEE less 20% = 1056 calories a day. I eat that and I am never hungry. However, I only eat clean and never have sodas or other empty calories.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator

    OP figure out TDEE then eat slightly below that unless you are obese.
    PM if you have any Qs.

    Everyone is different. My TDEE less 20% = 1056 calories a day. I eat that and I am never hungry. However, I only eat clean and never have sodas or other empty calories.

    Do you exercise? If so, then your TDEE is higher, i not, then that could be right based on your ticker.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Hi,
    I only just started this recently but some people are saying that a net calorie intake of under 1200 calories is too low. But the thing is, I am eating quite alot, although I'm not then eating back the calories I burn through exercise.

    1200 calories is *NOT* a lot of food. If it is a high volume, then it's probably not a balanced diet.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I'm 22, and my net is around 600-800. If you don't feel like **** and are getting your nutrients, I wouldn't worry about it. Again, it all depends on how much you have to lose. I've got 38lb to drop; I'm not in danger of starving anytime soon!

    Not eating leads to death. Eating only tiny amounts leads to organ failure which leads to death.

    You may as well come on here and tell us how much crack you smoke. Don't post that you are only netting a few hundred calories a day and that you aren't hungry. It sounds like you have an eating disorder - or a death wish.
  • akaMrsmojo
    akaMrsmojo Posts: 762 Member
    Here is the deal, not hitting your net goal can have long term problems. It slows your metabolism, especially if you workout. You need calories, its like fuel. Even if you do not want to eat your calories because you are not hungry, do it. You have to train your body to have healthy habits.

    My mom would not net her 1200 calories, she felt the less calories the better. After 3 months, she lost her hair.

    Follow the plan, take it for someone who lost 2 years ago and kept almost all of it off until these last couple of months, which was my fault due to stress.

    DO NOT LISTEN TO YOUR BODY, train your body.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member

    OP figure out TDEE then eat slightly below that unless you are obese.
    PM if you have any Qs.

    Everyone is different. My TDEE less 20% = 1056 calories a day. I eat that and I am never hungry. However, I only eat clean and never have sodas or other empty calories.

    Your TDEE or maintenance isnt 1200...I highly doubt that unless you are very sedentary or extremely short or have such a reduced RMR......or metabolic disease.....
  • picimadar
    picimadar Posts: 68 Member
    Thanks for your holier-than-thou attitude, but I'm doing just fine. Again, have lost 5% body fat and therefore very little muscle of the ten pounds I've already lost. I'm eating a balanced diet and keeping my protein intake high. My health care providers have no concerns whatsoever. I never said that my method was for everyone, and it would take an idiot to believe I would keep doing this forever.

    But either way, I'll certainly take your 'professional opinion' into account.
  • SKJ98
    SKJ98 Posts: 25
    I feel like as long as youre eating enough that you arent hungry and you get enough nutrients and such then i think it's fine. As long as you dont go overboard and start hating yourself for eating or become way under weight i think its fine.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Thanks for your holier-than-thou attitude, but I'm doing just fine. Again, have lost 5% body fat and therefore very little muscle of the ten pounds I've already lost. I'm eating a balanced diet and keeping my protein intake high. My health care providers have no concerns whatsoever. I never said that my method was for everyone, and it would take an idiot to believe I would keep doing this forever.

    But either way, I'll certainly take your 'professional opinion' into account.

    No offense but most of the high cal eaters are losing about 1/2-1lb a week.
    at your intake you obviously arent.
    Maybe you need higher calories to boost your leptin and allow better fat loss...
    Care to share stats with us?

    Age
    Height
    Weight
    Body fat%
    Occupation
    Routine

    Maybe we can offer advice to get you better fat loss?

    OP i'm not trying to hijack a thread.
    (((HUGS)))
  • akaMrsmojo
    akaMrsmojo Posts: 762 Member
    I feel like as long as youre eating enough that you arent hungry and you get enough nutrients and such then i think it's fine. As long as you dont go overboard and start hating yourself for eating or become way under weight i think its fine.

    Gee my mom said the same thing until she lost her hair and then spent 30 years yo-yo dieting.

    No one is attacking you, you asked for help and opinions and you will get it. Mine comes from experience.
  • JephaMooi
    JephaMooi Posts: 112 Member
    I eat a LOT and find it tough **** to get 1200 calories.

    Just make sure to set a balanced goal with your fibers compared to the average amount of calories that you take up so they don't get in the way of absorbing other nutrients.

    Also, if you would really like to reach a higher calorie try adding some superfoods, wheat grass, or a protein supplement.
    This is just from personal experience. Hope it helps ya!

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