Any 1000 calorie eaters out there???

Less than 1200 is strongly discouraged. If you are worried about 1000 not being enough, then you are right..its not enough.

i'm on 1200, i feel i should be eating around 1000 but the app tells you the body goes into starvation mode. i am though starting to find it hard to eat 1200 calories, though i have had 2 3000 calories days over this weekend
i wouldnt recommend the 1000 calories

i get no less than 1300. i'd be careful

lots of veggies and fish type foods. like shrip and veggie stirfrys. yogert fruit and fiber ceral for breakfest. also Crystal light hunger satisfaction drinks. lots of fiber helps. and at least 2.5 hrs of exersize. but i agree 1000 cals isnt a healthy way to lose weight. its too much

600 calorie eater here!! yes I know it's really bad but it works for me. anyways, I found that you can basically eat ANYTHING you want, just portion controlled obviously. if you want a slice of pizza and a donut, go for it, but just don't go over your calorie intake. it's all about calories in calories out, so yeah!!! :P

In the big picture - it's NOT all about calories in and calories out. In the big picture of overall health, quantity and quality both matter. Not getting enough calories damages your body in ways you may not be able to see right now, or even in a year, but it is hurting your body. The same with the quality of what you're eating. I can guarantee that in the long run, someone who eats a healthy calorie level consisting of lots of veggies, lean protein, healthy fats, whole grains, legumes, raw fruit, etc. is going to be much healthier than someone who eats primarily processed/fast/junk/etc. food. Granted, a slice of pizza or a donut or a whopper every once in awhile isn't going to be bad, but it shouldn't be something you build your food diary around.

If you really want to be HEALTHY (which I think is the main goal for most people) you should be eating neither too little nor too few calories, and you should be eating high quality, healthy calories.

Who told you to eat 1000 calories a day? It certainly wasn't MFP! The minimum you should eat per day is 1200.

1200 is hard enough, but there are ways to make it last. You can eat a LOT of veggies and barely take up any calories. Use oil (like in cooking) sparingly- you can get by with a lot less than you are probably used to. Don't drink your calories- only drink water. Things like soda and juice don't fill you up as much as food does, but it does take up those cals. I've subsisted things like lettuce for bread- I make lettuce wraps instead of a sandwich or just eat the meat and cheese on their own. Make your own salad dressing, with mostly vinegar and spices and only a tiny bit of olive oil (sometimes, I don't even use any!).

You can also exercise and that will earn you more calories. Exercising anyways is a good idea, but it will also help you so that you can eat a little bit more too.

If 1200 per day is hard for you, start a bit higher. Put in only a half a pound or a pound loss per week so you can get used to eating less, and then you can go down to a pound and a half or two pounds per week. But seriously, don't eat less than 1200 calories a day. It might seem to work at first, but in the long run, your body will hang on to everything you eat and you'll actually gain weight instead of losing. It doesn't happen overnight, so plenty of people will say that eating less than 1200 calories works for them, but in the long run, it really won't, and will only hurt them.

I lost almost 40 pounds in only 4 months (in 2009) with MFP using a 1,200 calorie diet and wow did I not feel good! Even my Dr. strongly urged me to eat more, saying that 1500 was the minimum I needed. My body crashed and I ended up gaining all that weight back and then some when I finally starting eating over 1200 calories. I'm trying again and have since adjusted my calories to 1,500, which I think is a much more realistic daily goal.

I am also a 1000 calorie eater and have a horrible time with my weight. I am very short and weigh in at 125 lbs. I need to be at least 10 lbs lighter and 1 size smaller. Why do you ask about the calorie count?

I am on a 1000 calorie intake at the moment. They say for women who exercise as well that if you are trying to lose weight and diet you should consume 1200-1400 calories a day. however this all depends on height and age too. but on average thats what it is. For me because I work out lightly and sometimes moderately I have adjusted to only a 1000 calorie intake daily. I try to keep each "meal" 300 calories and snacks under 100 calories. Breakfast I eat 3 egg whites with fruit. snacks i will have a lettuce wrap or more fruit. lunch i make a salad or eat fish. dinner i do chicken and veggies or fish. They have a pretty good cook book by the guy who made Eat This Not That. but its called Cook This Not That. and everything he shows in there is 350 or less. full meals. so it is possible to not feel like your starving and still get enough protein, vitamins and fiber etc. the easiest way to stick with this is by giving yourself a cheat day on the weekend (one day) of eating however you like. I choose saturdays because it gives your body on sunday a day to kinda bounce back (i weigh myself every monday)

So yes even though alot of people are going to comment about how unsafe it is to do 1000 calories a day it all depends on how active you are. if you are way more active you can eat more. But if your only exercise is from the couch to the car then 1000 will help you. In a new article Kim Kardashian says shes on this nurtrisystem diet where meals are delivered and she consumes 1100 calories a day. but she also does intense 60 minute work outs a day too.. so i am sure shes burning off between 600-1000 calories a day with that kind of workout. (kickboxing, cardio, intense strength training) so its possible.

you have to burn 3500 more calories than your food intake for the day to burn 1 pound. on average people burn like 3300 calories a day during awake time (with low exercise activity if any) so depending on how fast you want to lose weight you adjust your calorie intake and exercise burn accordingly.

hope this helps!