"Completing" days under 1200 calories.

I think it depends on what your height/weight are, my wife is 5', 118 lbs and it lets her go to 1100 without the error, If i try it it errors

I'm surprised at the rudeness of some, DEFINITELY not all, of the replies here. We all have our own battles we are fighting, and you know what, we all have our own way to lose weight. Though fasting of any sort isn't what I want to do, I am not going to lecture somebody about them doing it when I really am not that educated to how it works or how healthy it is. With all that said, yeah, the app has been a little weird lately. I normally never eat under 1200 calories, but now that I am pregnant, my appetite is a little funky lately and some days I have a hard time eating even 1200 calories where I have to force myself to eat, and then I am still not up to 1200 calories... But I did notice that when I had sick/no appetite days it would still tell me my guesstimated weight for the weeks ahead, which was always low on those days because it was a super low day... but now when i have sick/no appetite days, it just pops up a screen telling me I ate under 1200 cals but no weight guesstimation. So i think its something relatively new with the site. Hopefully I wont have to see it much, once I get my appetite back lol

brianpperkins wrote: »

This site is designed to produce a daily caloric goal based upon Non Exercise Activity Thermogenisis. It is not designed around weekly intakes. It is not designed for whatever IF program you choose.

It's a calorie counting tool made to count calories. It has a basic design because it would be madness to try and create something that accounts for every single diet on the market. It just happens to come with additional warnings at the whim of the tool creator's lawyers to deter potential legal headaches should anyone drop dead from an eating disorder while using said tool. Tools have been adapted to suit different purposes since the dawn of time. If I want to zig zag my calories and have different daily goals while tracking then this tool still works for me, the consumer, and that's what's important from a business standpoint. If they did not want consumers to be able to make this tool adaptable to consumer's needs, they would not allow plug-ins.

I would up those calories a little bit. For health reasons of course

its only a guide right? maybe i sound rude if so sorry im new to this app too but cant you just add in a food to help complete your entry to make it upto 1200 you know your not eating as much as that but itll help you close the day

That's the thing, you can use the app. The only thing you cant do is get the "If every day was like today, in 5 weeks you would weigh XX" (which is rarely accurate) and (I believe, unconfirmed) have the "NAME completed their diary!" post to your timeline. Apart from the wank, NOTHING is affected by you being under 1000. It's simply not a big deal!!

I'd really like to be able to log mine accurately without the site getting so angry about it. I have a pretty wonky metabolism because sometimes I honestly forget to eat--I don't feel hunger much, so I have to consciously remember, and if I get busy, I don't. I'm trying to improve this by being conscious to log my food, which reminds me to do so. But if I have a bad day, the site seems kind of punitive--but someone who eats 2984018408140148091 calories has no problem with the site? That seems a little unreasonable.

spunkyabroad wrote: »

Ang108 wrote: »

dawn0293 wrote: »

Kates8891 wrote: »

Not sure but eating under 1200 does not sound healthy at all

It's common for those doing intermittent fasting like the 5:2 diet and such.

It is also common for those of us who are older and very short and also do IF.
I am several years past 65 and under 5 feet and am getting tired of people making blanket statements in regard to eating 1200 calories. For most people it is not enough, but for some of us it is a fair amount of food.

I agree, not everyone needs the same amount of food.

I'm 4'11" I certainly don't need more than 1200 calories while losing weight. In fact my goals (set to lose a reasonable 1-2 lbs/week) is 1100 calories. I'm not sedentary but my exercise is walking which doesn't burn a lot of calories, but it's certainly good for my health.

Generally speaking, it isn't wise to generalize.

I see what you did there!

sijomial wrote: »

spunkyabroad wrote: »

Ang108 wrote: »

dawn0293 wrote: »

Kates8891 wrote: »

Not sure but eating under 1200 does not sound healthy at all

It's common for those doing intermittent fasting like the 5:2 diet and such.

It is also common for those of us who are older and very short and also do IF.
I am several years past 65 and under 5 feet and am getting tired of people making blanket statements in regard to eating 1200 calories. For most people it is not enough, but for some of us it is a fair amount of food.

I agree, not everyone needs the same amount of food.

I'm 4'11" I certainly don't need more than 1200 calories while losing weight. In fact my goals (set to lose a reasonable 1-2 lbs/week) is 1100 calories. I'm not sedentary but my exercise is walking which doesn't burn a lot of calories, but it's certainly good for my health.

Generally speaking, it isn't wise to generalize.

I see what you did there!

Did you realise this was a year old thread?

pootle1972 wrote: »

Did you realise this was a year old thread?

While sometimes I get annoyed when I realize I've just responded to a zombie thread, I do appreciate that someone used the search function, found this thread, and took the time to comment or further inquire. I think we would see a lot more old threads getting resurrected if people did use the search function, or if threads weren't nuked when the debate gets heated.

OutsideCreativ wrote: »

Let's be honest here, MFP is trying to coddle anorexics and make sure they are not being tempted by seeing how tiny they will be in 5 weeks--

--But, we're all adults here let's not throw everyone else off just to coddle someone. Maybe of someone has multiple days in a row, they should get a warning to seek psychological help.

The 5-week prediction is basically meaningless anyway, as it's if you eat exactly like that day every single day. It's not just to deter those with EDs, it's to make sure everyone is getting proper nutrition, which is pretty hard if you consistently eat under 1000-1200 calories.