I will never understand 1000 calories...

ValerieMartini2Olives
ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I will NEVER understand why people choose to starve themselves (ie-1000 calorie diet). It is so much more beneficial to your body and health to eat! That is why every "diet" I was ever on failed. I am much more healthy, fit and active than I have ever been in my life. And I weigh the least I ever weighed. I am not hungry and very satisfied and I do it eating over 1800 calories a day and eating nearly all of my exercise calories back! I eat more food in one day than I used to eat at my heaviest in 3 or 4 days.

Stop starving yourself! You will be much happier, productive and satisfied.
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  • coopersmom2006
    coopersmom2006 Posts: 839
    I love everything about this including you! :) I didn't lose a bit of my weight doing VLCD and as a person who currently eats over 2000 cals a day (exercise built in), I can vouch for everything you are saying. Proud of your progress you sexy beast!
  • hananah89
    hananah89 Posts: 692 Member
    I will NEVER understand why people choose to starve themselves (ie-1000 calorie diet). It is so much more beneficial to your body and health to eat! That is why every "diet" I was ever on failed. I am much more healthy, fit and active than I have ever been in my life. And I weigh the least I ever weighed. I am not hungry and very satisfied and I do it eating over 1800 calories a day and eating nearly all of my exercise calories back! I eat more food in one day than I used to eat at my heaviest in 3 or 4 days.

    Stop starving yourself! You will be much happier, productive and satisfied.

    QFT. Also Love your picture. mmhmm bacon.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    :drinker:
  • frenchfacey
    frenchfacey Posts: 237 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.
  • rosemary98
    rosemary98 Posts: 632
    i guess it depends what you want to weigh and how you want to look. but medical recommendations suggest people don't eat below 1200--that is what my goal is.
  • glin23
    glin23 Posts: 460 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    Zing. This is what i believe too. High, low, whatever. What matters is that you can stick with it.
  • farmers_daughter
    farmers_daughter Posts: 1,632 Member
    Why worry about it, there's nothing you can do about it. :ohwell:

    People who starve themselves will do it until they figure out on thier own if it works or not.

    And some people who eat over 1000 calories will continue to think they are starving....:laugh: true story though :grumble:
  • jess6742
    jess6742 Posts: 146
    Some people don't know that they can eat more and lose. There is a lot of conflicting information out there. I'm really short so I don't need as many calories as a normal size person. For me to lose 1 lb a week I would need to eat 850 calories. I don't do that because I know better. But if you are new to weight loss I can understand why you would follow that advice. I once had a calorie calculator tell me to eat 750 calories a day to lose 1 pound a week.

    You went on crash diets/ vlcd before. What was your thinking then?
  • RozayJones
    RozayJones Posts: 409 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    AGREE!!! we are all different sizes and shapes someone under 5ft tall just cannot each as much as someone who is 5'10.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    Your friends list makes me incredibly sad.

    Not supporting people with ED's does not = calorie shaming.
  • mud7urtle
    mud7urtle Posts: 500
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    B.c we have nutritional science that shows it isn't healthy or smart to lose weight too fast.
  • shelllord
    shelllord Posts: 43 Member
    Well this thing only says I should eat 1200, that's only a glass of orange juice away from 1000 so maybe that is why people think 1000 is the way to go x
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    Zing. This is what i believe too. High, low, whatever. What matters is that you can stick with it.

    Yes, anorexia is pointless if you keep messing up and eating.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    I will never understand people that shame people for calorie shaming.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    lol @ calorie shaming. It's not shaming, it's common sense.
  • staceyl42
    staceyl42 Posts: 1
    I'm currently aiming for 1000-1200 calories a day but it's only temporary. My sisters wedding is in a week so I've been doing a drastic calorie cut for the past couple of weeks to prepare. Normally I aim for 1200-1400 calories a day but as long as I eat healthy, I'm not strict about it.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I'm currently aiming for 1000-1200 calories a day but it's only temporary. My sisters wedding is in a week so I've been doing a drastic calorie cut for the past couple of weeks to prepare. Normally I aim for 1200-1400 calories a day but as long as I eat healthy, I'm not strict about it.

    Low calorie diets are temporary. A yo-yo diet lifestyle is forever
  • lorieric5037
    lorieric5037 Posts: 97
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    I will never understand people that shame people for calorie shaming.

    I will never understand people that shame people that shame people for calorie shaming.:huh:
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    I'm currently aiming for 1000-1200 calories a day but it's only temporary. My sisters wedding is in a week so I've been doing a drastic calorie cut for the past couple of weeks to prepare. Normally I aim for 1200-1400 calories a day but as long as I eat healthy, I'm not strict about it.

    Low calorie diets are temporary. A yo-yo diet lifestyle is forever

    TRUE.
  • jenifr818
    jenifr818 Posts: 805 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    I will never understand people that shame people for calorie shaming.

    I will never understand people that shame people that shame people for calorie shaming.:huh:

    BACON
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    I will NEVER understand why people choose to starve themselves (ie-1000 calorie diet). It is so much more beneficial to your body and health to eat!

    Yes, well, that's why an eating disorder is a "disorder." You wouldn't really be able to understand it, or understand why, "JUST EAT" or "YOU'LL BE HAPPY IF YOU'RE HEALTHIER" is not an approach that will yield anything positive. This would slip on into "disordered eating," too.

    On the flip side, if it's someone not unfortunate enough to have that sort of eating pattern, it's very well a product of ignorance. Without any nutritional info whatsoever, someone will think, "If I eat less, I'll lose weight," and 1000 would seem like a reasonable threshold.
  • recoveryjunky
    recoveryjunky Posts: 162 Member
    well that didn't work lol tried to quote but it didn't show up! Oh well :)

    I can vouch for people not knowing better. I would NEVER eat under 1200 calories per day consistently (I simply can't eat when it's too hot) but MFP told me to eat 1300ish. I did that for a while and was losing weight but I was super tired and I longed for more food. I did my BMR and it gave me another meal's worth of calories. EAT, PEOPLE.
  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    I'm currently aiming for 1000-1200 calories a day but it's only temporary. My sisters wedding is in a week so I've been doing a drastic calorie cut for the past couple of weeks to prepare. Normally I aim for 1200-1400 calories a day but as long as I eat healthy, I'm not strict about it.

    What are you trying to accomplish by undereating for a few weeks? Besides making yourself cranky during an already stressful time.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    i will never understand why people feel the need to food shame or calorie shame people.

    I will never understand people that shame people for calorie shaming.

    I will never understand people that shame people that shame people for calorie shaming.:huh:

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  • AccioHotBod
    AccioHotBod Posts: 44 Member
    I will NEVER understand why people choose to starve themselves (ie-1000 calorie diet). It is so much more beneficial to your body and health to eat! That is why every "diet" I was ever on failed. I am much more healthy, fit and active than I have ever been in my life. And I weigh the least I ever weighed. I am not hungry and very satisfied and I do it eating over 1800 calories a day and eating nearly all of my exercise calories back! I eat more food in one day than I used to eat at my heaviest in 3 or 4 days.

    Stop starving yourself! You will be much happier, productive and satisfied.

    There's your answer. I think most people who are new to dieting/fitness are skeptical about the whole "eat more to weigh less" concept. Sometimes, some people just need to fail several times before they get it. That's what I'm currently trying to do.
  • wendybird5
    wendybird5 Posts: 577 Member
    While for most people a 1000 calorie diet is definitely way too low, there are others who can't eat more than that so it depends on the person. One of my friends doesn't eat more than 1000 calories just naturally. She isn't dieting, she's healthy and most definitely not anorexic. Part of the reason for her low calorie count is because she eats a TON of fruits and veggies, no meats (she opts for soy and beans instead in limited amounts) and almost no processed foods. She eats this big veggie salad for lunch with some dressing every day. I definitely can't go below 1600 calories without getting hangry, but everyone is different. But people definitely shouldn't be going below 1200 calories without consulting their doctor and ensuring that what they do it will give them all the nutrients that their body needs.
  • kristimoninger
    kristimoninger Posts: 1
    That is such great advice. I am just starting to understand this and I am 43. Since I have been trying to eat healthier, I find I am so much fuller and satisfied. I haven't been doing it long so I am still craving the junk. I am hopeful that will become less and less as I resist the urge each time and replace it something healthy. Anyway, thanks for your post!! It encouraged me alot!! :)
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    I'm currently aiming for 1000-1200 calories a day but it's only temporary. My sisters wedding is in a week so I've been doing a drastic calorie cut for the past couple of weeks to prepare. Normally I aim for 1200-1400 calories a day but as long as I eat healthy, I'm not strict about it.

    What are you trying to accomplish by undereating for a few weeks? Besides making yourself cranky during an already stressful time.

    This is the kind of stuff that I was talking about when I was talking about the 1000 calorie people. I wasn't shaming the people who are anorexics or have other severe ED. Those people are genuinely sick and they need a different kind of help.

    Don't go for a quick fix. Go for a long term haul!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Well this thing only says I should eat 1200, that's only a glass of orange juice away from 1000 so maybe that is why people think 1000 is the way to go x

    Yes, but most likely even 1200 is too low for you as it is for most people. Since you have so little to lose you should not be looking at losing more than 1lb/week, though I would suggest 0.5, and that you eat back the cals burned from exercise, or if using TDEE method TDEE-10to 15% which would have you higher than 1200 cals anyway. It should be about fat loss, not just weight loss. Not eating enough makes it hard to get all your micros, fiber, and macros to be healthy, and can also lead to a large % of your loss coming from lean muscle, not just fat.
  • nickyvw
    nickyvw Posts: 26 Member
    Then, why does your profile pic say "Dieting Sucks"? What you're saying is the complete opposite.
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