Daily Calorie Intake

CarmenLourens28
CarmenLourens28 Posts: 69 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Please help, i am eating healthy but still my daily calorie intake is usually under 1000. but the problem is i really am not hungry. i want to loose my weight the proper way by eating healthy and working out at the moment im working out mornings and evenings i do tae bo. My calories usually ends around 800'ish. do i force myself to take a extra meal replacement shake (170calories and 30g protien in a shake) just to up my calories ?

Any advice please?

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  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    1000 calories isn't enough to sustain health and body function. 800 Calroes is wayyyyyy too low. Adding protein shakes can help, and maybe try some healthy juice like grapefruit or mixing your shakes with blueberries, strawberries or bananas.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    peanut butter

    full fat instead of low fat anything.
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    Is it your net calories that are that low? What I mean is your daily calories - exercise calories?

    What is your total daily calorie goal?
  • Dentice143
    Dentice143 Posts: 42 Member
    Please help, i am eating healthy but still my daily calorie intake is usually under 1000. but the problem is i really am not hungry. i want to loose my weight the proper way by eating healthy and working out at the moment im working out mornings and evenings i do tae bo. My calories usually ends around 800'ish. do i force myself to take a extra meal replacement shake (170calories and 30g protien in a shake) just to up my calories ?

    Any advice please?

    Is the 800 calories your net calories after working out or the total you are eating and therefore your net calories are even lower? I am also at 1200 calories, but I always "net" under that because of my workouts...and that is okay.
  • CarmenLourens28
    CarmenLourens28 Posts: 69 Member
    Is it your net calories that are that low? What I mean is your daily calories - exercise calories?

    What is your total daily calorie goal?

    My goal is 1200cal, then i work out doing taebo 5times a week, and do a quick 10-15min workout in the morning - every morning. i burn between 350 - 550 cals a day by exercising.

    but i dont try and eat back my workout calories. im just trying to get my normal 1200 cals a day. i will def try adding extra fruit and peanut butter.

    sorry if sound amature-ish - (coz i am lol)

    my aim is to loose to 6-7kg (but im just as happy loosing centimeters as well) , but it is always those last few that is so difficult, we started a weight loss challenge at work which is turning out to be loads of fun.

    but i am not ignorant so any advice is helpful thank you :)
  • CarmenLourens28
    CarmenLourens28 Posts: 69 Member
    1000 calories isn't enough to sustain health and body function. 800 Calroes is wayyyyyy too low. Adding protein shakes can help, and maybe try some healthy juice like grapefruit or mixing your shakes with blueberries, strawberries or bananas.

    thank you for the tips - will def try mixing some fruit with my shake :)

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