is eating less than 1,000 calories unhealthy?

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 33,979 Member
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    Try it and report back. I'd like to see someone for whom it works.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    I try to eat a 1000 calories a meal if I can.
  • krissy_krossy
    krissy_krossy Posts: 307 Member
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    Is it healthy to eat less than 1,000 calories?
    No. Just no. Are you for real? NO.

    I just started dieting and have yet to eat 1,000 calories in one day.
    Uhhh, why? Are you seriously serious?

    My goal is 1,200 and I am a 5'5 female.
    So why aren't you eating that amount? And why is your goal that low? What is this even?
  • gmansmom2
    gmansmom2 Posts: 201 Member
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    Unhealthy on a regular basis!
  • fayeonherway
    fayeonherway Posts: 204
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    Mmmhmm.

    ETA: I don't really care if you're feeling special and losing weight on it either. Doesn't mean it's healthy.

    This is like the fifth thread I've seen today where people are asking the same thing, wind up getting good information, and then arguing "well, I'm losing weight so you're all wrong" or something.

    (You and I were both reading that post from the girl who exercises 2 hours a day but can't find a way to eat 1200 calories, even though she has nothing to do but go to the gym all day)

    OMG I thought it was the same thread. :laugh:
  • missjennifer1966
    missjennifer1966 Posts: 143 Member
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    I hear of people fasting all the time. I think as long as you eat more than that after a couple of days, it should be fine.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,583 Member
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    I hear of people fasting all the time. I think as long as you eat more than that after a couple of days, it should be fine.
    except the OP is looking for validation for this to be their every day diet... not a fast.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
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    Yes.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    It's is not healthy to regularly eat less than 1000 calories per day. Hopefully your goal is to develop long-term healthy habits. Starvation diets are the exact opposite. Treat your body with respect.
  • magpie0
    magpie0 Posts: 194 Member
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    If you're not under 5 feet tall, yup.
  • treeniemarie
    treeniemarie Posts: 40 Member
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    It is only unhealthy if not monitored or precribed by a doctor or dietition. Both of mine set my calorie intake at 1000 a day. They monitor me and I am doing great on it.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,583 Member
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    It is only unhealthy if not monitored or precribed by a doctor or dietition. Both of mine set my calorie intake at 1000 a day. They monitor me and I am doing great on it.

    and the OP isn't seeing a dr... they're here asking for people to just say "sure, you can do that, it's fine."

    this is certainly another case of "just do what works for you"... but you aren't the OP. Also, most folks don't jump into VLCD's as prescribed by medical professionals unless circumstances are relatively dire.

    I might get a third or fourth opinion if I were you.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
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    Is it healthy to eat less than 1,000 calories?
    No. Just no. Are you for real? NO.

    I just started dieting and have yet to eat 1,000 calories in one day.
    Uhhh, why? Are you seriously serious?

    My goal is 1,200 and I am a 5'5 female.
    So why aren't you eating that amount? And why is your goal that low? What is this even?

    ^Pretty much what she said (and omg you have Roland Deschain on your ticker, let's get married?)

    Run your numbers through scooby's calculator, eat food.
  • krissy_krossy
    krissy_krossy Posts: 307 Member
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    Is it healthy to eat less than 1,000 calories?
    No. Just no. Are you for real? NO.

    I just started dieting and have yet to eat 1,000 calories in one day.
    Uhhh, why? Are you seriously serious?

    My goal is 1,200 and I am a 5'5 female.
    So why aren't you eating that amount? And why is your goal that low? What is this even?

    ^Pretty much what she said (and omg you have Roland Deschain on your ticker, let's get married?)

    Run your numbers through scooby's calculator, eat food.

    Darn, I'm married to a man who's never read The Dark Tower. :cry:

    Be my mistress? :flowerforyou: :laugh:

    Edited because I apparently can't spell after my second beer. SMH.
  • meadowslight79
    meadowslight79 Posts: 44 Member
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    That's why the MFP settings will "warn" you if you are netting under a certain number of calories.
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    Agree except:
    MFP setting will "warn" you if food intake is under 1200 not the net calories. I was curious one day and found that out. I like that warning also!
  • brutalrage
    brutalrage Posts: 34 Member
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    It is only unhealthy if not monitored or precribed by a doctor or dietition. Both of mine set my calorie intake at 1000 a day. They monitor me and I am doing great on it.

    It count on how many calories you need to basically function and than how many calories you need to support any exercise your doing as well as your goal for it. If you want to loose some weight and on the smaller size that might be all you need. For a larger size person as myself I need more than 2000 calories a day and that many I am still slowly loosing weight.

    You don't want to loose weight to fast either.
  • HSingMomto7Kids
    HSingMomto7Kids Posts: 345 Member
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    Yes definitely!!! You should be eating what MFP says but at least 1200.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
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    Is it healthy to eat less than 1,000 calories?
    No. Just no. Are you for real? NO.

    I just started dieting and have yet to eat 1,000 calories in one day.
    Uhhh, why? Are you seriously serious?

    My goal is 1,200 and I am a 5'5 female.
    So why aren't you eating that amount? And why is your goal that low? What is this even?

    ^Pretty much what she said (and omg you have Roland Deschain on your ticker, let's get married?)

    Run your numbers through scooby's calculator, eat food.

    Darn, I'm married to a man who's never read The Dark Tower. :cry:

    Be my mistress? :flowerforyou: :laugh:

    Edited because I apparently can't spell after my second beer. SMH.

    BEER? I'm in.

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