Am I eating enough calories?

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saranghae123
saranghae123 Posts: 39
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Okay, so I've been eating around 900-1200 calories a day for three days and burning anywhere from 250-500.
Is this a good way of going about this to lose weight at a pretty decent time frame?
I'm 19 and about 5'1"

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  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
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    I think you know the answer to this...
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
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    NO!!! :grumble:

    OP read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    It's a good way to lose muscle and have bad hair, skin and nails....
  • miss_phat_booty
    miss_phat_booty Posts: 117
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    Its a good way to develop an eating disorder. You can actually eat food and lose weight.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,583 Member
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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,065 Member
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    I think you know the answer to this...

    ^ What he said
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
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    No. Read the "sexy pants" link above. Good luck.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
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    Okay, so I've been eating around 900-1200 calories a day for three days and burning anywhere from 250-500.
    Is this a good way of going about this to lose weight at a pretty decent time frame?
    I'm 19 and about 5'1"

    It's a good method if you want the SCALE to look good.

    Healthy weight loss should be about reducing body fat. When you try to lose weight too quickly you often lose a substantial amount of muscle too. This results in a flabby look (aka skinny-fat).

    With about 50 pounds to lose set your weekly goal lower than 2 pounds a week and eat at least half of your exercise calories back. The reason you eat calories back is to help retain muscle mass & the reason it's (often) less than 100% is calorie burns are hard to estimate.

    Between 40 - 75 lbs to lose 1.5 lb range
    Between 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lb range
    Between 15-25 lbs to lose 1 -.50 lb range
    Less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs range
  • BattleTaxi
    BattleTaxi Posts: 752 Member
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    This.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Brilliant! :flowerforyou:
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    I think you know the answer to this...

    yep - if you have to ask you know you're wrong

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