My friends say eating 1000 calories a day is unhealthy

Caylamarie20
Caylamarie20 Posts: 4
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
what do you think?
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  • mrsgriff52408
    mrsgriff52408 Posts: 3
    only 1000? they're right!
  • modernmom70
    modernmom70 Posts: 373 Member
    I agree....that is not enough for for your basic nutritional needs.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    Your friends were right.
  • philiphirons
    philiphirons Posts: 34 Member
    I set myself a minimum of 1500, so possibly unhealthy in the fact your not eating enough?
  • Caylamarie20
    Caylamarie20 Posts: 4
    yeah 1000 a day... and I haven't been hungry either.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Dont know what height you are, which has a certain relevance, but no, it would be extremely hard to meet all your nutritional requirements on such a low calorific intake.
  • SpaceMarkus
    SpaceMarkus Posts: 651
    Definitely unhealthy! A good rule of thumb for ladies is 1200, guys 1400 minimum. Less than that and your body stores what you eat.
  • cspinney
    cspinney Posts: 81 Member
    The usual recommendation is not to go below 1200 calories per day. 1000 a day sounds low, especially if you are exercising at all.
  • fitnessjch
    fitnessjch Posts: 449 Member
    It is unhealthy! You need a minimum of 1200, then to eat your exercise calories.
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
    Your friend is right. You need to NET at least 1200 calories. Meaning if you sit around all day and do nothing, you need to eat at least 1200, if you exercise and burn some of those off, you have to eat all of those exercise calories back, so you get back to the 1200 mark.

    If you do not do this, your metabolism will slow WAY down, it will be hard to lose weight, you will gain weight when you "treat" yourself to something unhealthy, and overall you will feel tired and run down.

    So, your friend is right.
  • Mairgheal
    Mairgheal Posts: 385 Member
    I agree with your friends
  • rach311
    rach311 Posts: 4 Member
    Your body will go into starvation mode and you'll not burn as many calories because your body will start storing nutrients as though you were "starving" to death. It's counterproductive.
  • fcrisswell
    fcrisswell Posts: 234 Member
    Are you very petite? Short, small framed?

    Really does not sound healthy if you are average height, frame. And, if you are not hungry that just means your body is use to not getting enough and has conditioned itself.

    Personally, even after having gastric bypass....I would be famished on 1000 calories or less a day. Heck 1200 is not enough for me. I eat at my BMR now...nearly 1500 a day and am losing the baby-weight much better than when I cut my cals way back.
  • Miss_Chievous_wechange
    Miss_Chievous_wechange Posts: 1,230 Member
    I say they are absolutely correct! 1000 is too low.
  • starrlite77
    starrlite77 Posts: 5
    Oddly enough it can actually make you gain weight or maintain. You will trick the body to think its starving so it will hold on to the fat.
  • RadicalCharlie
    RadicalCharlie Posts: 123 Member
    Regardless of what these people say, there's nothing wrong with it, but you probably should go under that without doctor supervision and only if you're obese.

    Vitamins and supplements are your friends.
  • Caylamarie20
    Caylamarie20 Posts: 4
    i weigh 160 at 18.
  • ahanson6
    ahanson6 Posts: 102
    This is the best advice that I have seen so far when it comes to choosing your ideal daily calorie range (he also talks about when/whether you should eat your exercise calories back):

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits
  • torregro
    torregro Posts: 307
    I had a body composition analysis done in the Bod Pod a few weeks ago, and part of that was a calculation of my RMR (resting metabolic rate). Admittedly, it's an estimate based on a formula after the analysis, but still.......
    Mine was calculated at 1,216 kcal/day. I'm 53 years old, 5'2" and weight about 134 pounds. So...that means that my body needs a minimum of 1,216 calories a day just to breathe and walk up right.
    1000 calories a day for me would mean that I'm not even meeting those basic needs. It was an eye opener for me.
  • sadiemay2011
    sadiemay2011 Posts: 10
    Also when you think about the calories you eat you also have to factor the calories you burn and eat accordingly.
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    Yes-yes! 1200 cals. net minimum

    Having said that:

    Get new friends! :tongue:
  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    1200 is the least you should go
  • n0pants3ver
    n0pants3ver Posts: 175
    1,200 is the very minimum. Otherwise your body will hold on to the fat.
  • Newfiedan
    Newfiedan Posts: 1,517 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing this should shed some light on it for you.
  • Christie81
    Christie81 Posts: 88 Member
    Yes, it's unhealthy. You need to figure out your BMR so that you know how many calories your body needs. At that point you can create a calorie deficet to help you reach your goals in a healthy way. Here is a hood website to help fogure that out:
    http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
  • Fat2FitChick
    Fat2FitChick Posts: 451 Member
    Your body has adjusted to the low caloric intake by slowing down which is why you aren't hungry along with only eating 1000 calories. This is not healthy because your body has slowed to try and preserve itself. You need to eat at least a few hundred more.
  • annacataldo
    annacataldo Posts: 872 Member
    1000 is not healthy.. if i make my meals right, i can be stuffed off 600calories a day, but that doesnt mean im getting enough nutrition/fuel for my body to run. if your body doesnt get enough fuel to burn, it starts eating away your muscles.. and i for one want a lil muscle. I had to look at what i was eating and figure out ways to incorpaorate higher calorie foods so that i could make 1200 NET calories a day minimum. I added in some nuts instead of just carrots for snacks, and things like that to up my calories.. Im suppose to eat close to 1700 NET a day, but 1200 is the minimum a woman needs in order to remain out of the starvation mode territory. You can lose for awhile in this starvation mode territory, but I wouldnt be one bit surprized if just one day, you stopped losing all together and weeks, months, etc went by without a single ounce of weight loss...
  • Christie81
    Christie81 Posts: 88 Member
    Your body has adjusted to the low caloric intake by slowing down which is why you aren't hungry along with only eating 1000 calories. This is not healthy because your body has slowed to try and preserve itself. You need to eat at least a few hundred more.

    That's right. You should feel hungry...this way you know your metabolism is working :) Eat 5-6 small meals a day, every few hours.
  • 1234lbsgone
    1234lbsgone Posts: 296 Member
    Who is eating 1000 calories? You, your friend, your dog, your hamster? Eating ONLY 1000 calories? Unhealthy because its too much, too little?

    Depends on who, what, where, when, why. Size, shape, medical history, goals, fitness level.....
  • wewon
    wewon Posts: 838 Member
    You most likely need more than 1000 calories per day but your individual needs may vary. Most people need at least 1200 for proper metabolic functioning.

    At my size I shouldn't be going below 1500.
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