I am STARVING!!! How long will this last?

Funnily enough, if you go from 1000 back to 1300, you just might stop being hungry :P

In my opinion even for a woman of middle age 1000 kcal is more or less under-nutrition, isn't it???

My calorie goal is 1580 calories. With the workout (and the exercise is really important), I have managed to lose 16 pounds since January 17th. I can't imagine trying to make it on 1,000 calories.

Funnily enough, if you go from 1000 back to 1300, you just might stop being hungry :P

:laugh:

I have gone from 1300 calories to 1000 calories a day and Iam soo hungary! Just curious how long before the feeling will go away?

Probably never. That hungry feeling is your body telling you that you need to eat. You would be wise to listen. If you eat just real food--and by real food I mean veggies, meat you cooked yourself, nothing processed, etc.-- you can eat a lot of food without a lot of calories. 1000 calories a day will put any adult's body into starvation mode. To lose weight you need to eat. Just don't eat too much,and eat actual food. Do that and you are gold.

Sorry this is dangerous,you should at least have 1200 cals a day,of course you are starving,you literally are!

When I first started on MFP I was trying to lose 2 lbs a week which to me didnt seem like a lot. But I found that 1200 cal/d just wasnt enough for me to have even 3 meals a day without going over, so i decreases my weight loss to 1 1/2 lbs a week and i gained an extra 200 calories which made a world of difference. Im not going over my daily intake now and I dont feel like Im constantly hungry. Maybe you are trying to lose too much too fast.

my dr told me 1200 cal was too much for my height, he told me to go to 1000, maybe i should get a second opinion?

you just did.
And a 3rd, and a 4th...etc.
Granted we're not doctors, but this tool has worked for so many, and most "doctors" only get like 20 MINUTES of nutrition training throughout all their time at Med School.

Set up your goals trough MFP at 1 lb per week loss, with your accurate height weight stats, and what does it tell you to eat?

What ARE your stats, anyways?

I am 5'2" and 107 lbs and I eat 1600 a day...

Eating too little can cause problems with your whole body. Perhaps your doctor just wants your insurance money as you will be going back to see him often if you keep starving yourself...

Im short and Well my Dr. told me also, No LESS than 1000 and No MORE than 1300, When I get hungry I eat a snack that wont exceed 1300..Plus I love that lil excerise feature that after you workout adds so many calories to your daily intake ;0) My advice eat a healthy snack if your really hungry :flowerforyou:

I know exactly how you are feeling. When I signed up for this a few weeks ago, I was on a 1600 Cal a day diet. Way down from the 5000 to 6000 of BK, Wendys, And Five Guys my growing body was used to. I thought this would be impossible. But when I started eating more sensibly, that "Starving" feeling started to go away. I still feel hungry often, but when I do, I eat. I now pack my lunch to work which is usually thin deli sliced chicken breast or turkey. And as a treat, low sodium ham just to change things up. I bring 3 sandwiches to work and eat half of each one roughly every hour. Then I eat a snack here and there (low calorie ie. shrimp, fruits, or even 100 calorie snacks) but no more than 2 a day. I have a nice dinner and all I've been drinking is water. The feeling of being hungry subsides after each small meal. Hardest thing is trying to find time to eat every hour. But I eat at my desk. With all this and about 1 hour of exercise, I maintain about 1400 calories a day. Each sandwich usually 220 cal x3 = 660. 2 snacks = 200. leaves me at 860. 100 for my coffee skim milk and sugar. =960 - 500 exercise = 460 and 800-1000 for dinner puts me at 1260 to 1460 a day. Been working good so far. Good Luck!

Doctor does not necessary know about nutrition, consult a registered dietitian, they are the ones know the subject. If you ever heard your doctor telling you to eat nothing to be healthy, find someone else, because he/she doesn't seem even have basic knowledge about how human body works.

So, yes, eat food when you are hungry (no when you are bored, or stressed)! There are times I've hit my daily goal, but I am still hungry, I eat. It is your body screaming for fuel.