1000 Calories a Day

So at 28 years old, 5'4" and 155 lbs, exercising 3 hours (light) per week, you're burning an average of 1950 calories per day.
Losing 25 lbs in 2 months is unreasonable for you. Even if you succeed, you will need an even lower goal weight because you'll probably lose about 5-7 lbs of muscle in the process.

Try eating 120g protein daily with a total calorie intake of 1600. You should lose about a pound every 10 days in a healthy manner.

Or do about 1500 on rest days and 1700 on C25k days.

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Hi, i'm 5'4 and i weigh 155, trying to eat a 1000 cal a day but it's so hard to think of healthy dinners. Any ideas?
i'm also doing the c25k three times a week..

it's so hard to think of healthy dinners to fit... because that's not enough calories for you in a day. Please listen to the others in this post.

I had the same problem coming up with dinners. What I do is buy tons of chicken breasts, pork chops, and once in a while some steaks.

Every night I cook up about 5-6 ounces of whichever meat I am craving and with it I have 1 cup of white rice, 2 cups broccoli cuts, and some weight watchers pepper jack on top. I've come to enjoy my side dish more than the meat in my dinners!

And I know everyone else has said it, but 1000 calories in a day is just too few to be healthy. Please don't starve yourself!

Trying to lose weight...Would like to get to 130 by June 1st.

If you want to be 130 by June 1 and up to 170 by September 1, that might be a plan.

1% of your weight per week is best if you want to stay at the lower weight (most people call it 1 to 2 pounds, but that's not entirely accurate).

In the roughly 9 weeks until June 1, if you watch your intake perfectly and exercise a lot, you could lose 15 pounds and keep them off. That's still great progress if you can stick with it.

Hi, i'm 5'4 and i weigh 155, trying to eat a 1000 cal a day but it's so hard to think of healthy dinners. Any ideas?
i'm also doing the c25k three times a week..

I suggest you check with a nutritionist who can guide you on what your intake should be for your unique set of circumstances. What works for one person may not work for another and any individual on this forum does not know you or your physiology.

You should eat more, to be honest. I am 5'4". I started weighing 164 pounds in April of 2011. By the end of September 2011 I weighed 130. 24 pounds in a little over 2 months at the weight you're at now is a very agressive goal. it's over 2 pounds a week, which is typically doable for someone with less than 50 or 60 pounds to lose. Don't put a finite time on it, just go slow, you're more likely to develop good, healthy, lasting habits that way. When I was losing, I was eating 1300-1400, typically, I believe. I don't htink i went under 1200 ever.

That aside, focus on veggies and lean proteins with fruits added in. I eat a lot of egg whites, some eggs, extra lean ground beef, ground turkey, lower fat dairy, and some chicken and tuna. Beans/legumes are also a good source of protein. You can't go wrong with some grilled chicken and a nice, big green salad with either no dressing or a healthier one (I LOVE Bolthouse Farms yogurt dressings).

I'm just going to reiterate what everyone else has said. 1000 a day is not a healthy way to lose weight. it's a starvation diet. Ask yourself if you want to get healthy and fit for life or starve yourself for a few months, wear yourself down and eventually gain it back because it's not a sustainable way of life. Make this a healthy lifestyle! You should up your calories to at the very least 1300 ....and yes, eat back those exercise calories you've earned.

Hi, i'm 5'4 and i weigh 155, trying to eat a 1000 cal a day but it's so hard to think of healthy dinners. Any ideas?
i'm also doing the c25k three times a week..

Curious as to why you picked 1000 calories as the right amount... I'm 5'4 1/2", and was in the low 140s when I started with a goal of a 120lbs. I routinely ate between 900-1200 calories over the course of 3+ months or so, and hit below goal weight quickly and easily without much exercise. Once I started exercising, was able to eat more, and have now been in maintenance for close to a year. Even in maintenance - I am only given 1460 calories daily... So that should give you an idea that not everyone's bodies (and goals) are equal. Thankfully, there is an abundance of healthy and filling (and low-cal) meals out there!


From reading the forums, many people assume (wrongly) that EVERYONE will go into starvation mode, and curl and up and die within a short time after eating below 1200 calories (or minimally, will not lose weight). Years ago, was on a 600 calorie per day diet through a clinic, (and lost weight), but of course gained it back after eating regular food (and too much of it).

This particular site advises 1200 as a minimum based on one's activity levels, (and a few other factors) and I believe that base rate (that no one is advised to go under) is probably based on covering their bum...they can say that they advised their site's users to be safe.

I would suggest that you know your BMR, factor in your exercise, (this will give you your TDEE) and then adjust accordingly to figure calories needed to lose weight.

As long as your doctor says you're healthy and on the right track, ignore the naysayers...


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