Under recommended calories, but not hungry for more?

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baby_bokchoy
baby_bokchoy Posts: 61 Member
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Hello! Hopefully I'm not just shouting into the void here. So I'll be completing my second week tomorrow, at which point I'll step on the scale again, but last week I lost 5 pounds. We'll see about this week! But I was just wondering if it is bad that I'm eating less than my recommended intake of 1270 calories (I usually end up eating just over 1000) each day? I don't feel like I'm hungry all the time, or anything, I feel like I'm eating a good amount, but I also don't want to put my body in "starvation mode". Anyone have any advice?

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  • ClinicalTrial
    ClinicalTrial Posts: 55 Member
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    Starvation mode is a myth.

    Eating 200 fewer calories daily is an additional 0.4 pounds burned in one week (assuming 1270 granted you a 500 deficit). That isn't extreme; it's fine. Listen to your body and don't be scared to eat more should you want, but that is sustainable.
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
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    Starvation mode is a myth.

    Eating 200 fewer calories daily is an additional 0.4 pounds burned in one week (assuming 1270 granted you a 500 deficit). That isn't extreme; it's fine. Listen to your body and don't be scared to eat more should you want, but that is sustainable.

    yep that pesky starvation mode again.
  • happysquidmuffin
    happysquidmuffin Posts: 651 Member
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    When I first started here I was frustrated and hungry and not losing weight at around 1600 cal per day.
    Now that I've adjusted to eating a lot healthier and have added more less-calorie-dense foods into my diet, I also have been finding myself stuffed and happy at around 1100-1300 calories some days, which I have found surprising. My new goal is set to 1350 and I've been losing weight consistently (though still slowly). I think you're probably fine as long as you get close to 1200 and you hit your recommended macros/nutrients etc.
  • happysquidmuffin
    happysquidmuffin Posts: 651 Member
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    Starvation mode is a myth.

    Eating 200 fewer calories daily is an additional 0.4 pounds burned in one week (assuming 1270 granted you a 500 deficit). That isn't extreme; it's fine. Listen to your body and don't be scared to eat more should you want, but that is sustainable.
    Perfectly stated!
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    For me, personally, it don't eat up to or down to a number. On days I'm more hungry, I eat more. When less hungry, I eat less. If I crave extra carbs before that time of the month, Hello, lasagna. If I want more turkey and fewer veggies, great. If I want no meat and mostly fruit, yay that.

    I don't know most of the acronyms people use and I don't do math. That's me.

    If sticking to a number works for you, great! It isn't necessary to lose weight, though. :)
  • Twixi1983
    Twixi1983 Posts: 17 Member
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    I have been eating the same portions and calories, working out the same amount but I yoyo 3-4 pounds every day?! Any ideas anyone?
  • ClinicalTrial
    ClinicalTrial Posts: 55 Member
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    I have been eating the same portions and calories, working out the same amount but I yoyo 3-4 pounds every day?! Any ideas anyone?

    Weight fluctuates. Check it in the morning after a week.

    If it's still as you've described, you're underestimating how much you're eating and/or overestimating how much you're burned. No other explanation. Make sure you've updated your goal section for accuracy of the target numbers to which you're trying to adhere.
  • baby_bokchoy
    baby_bokchoy Posts: 61 Member
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    Wow, thanks for all the replies guys! This was my first time posting in MPF after lurking for a week, and you were all very helpful! :))
  • Twixi1983
    Twixi1983 Posts: 17 Member
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    Thanks Ortho!

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