I gain weight if I eat above 1000 calories
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nosweetpea
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Did I mess up my body that bad that eating 1000 calories in a day causes weight gain. What can I do to getting my metabolism back on track?
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What makes you think you've damaged your metabolism?0
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I would suggest eating at maintenance for a month to help your metabolism. You may gain a little weight but you will feel better. Once your body is used to maintenance calories, then you can start cutting up to 500 out or exercise 500 calories worth.
1000 calories is too little, unless you are a tiny frail old lady, and even then!-1 -
are you sure you are eating 1000 calories?
that is the amount recommended for 2-3 year olds. I find it seriously hard to believe you are maintaining at that amount.
also, why do you think you messed up your metabolism?6 -
Make sure you are drinking lots of water to prevent water retention. That could be part of it if you have been forgetting
What is your age and height? Do you exercise?0 -
Most likely, you are eating more than you think. Or else you have the activity level of a rock.12
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How long of a time period are you talking about? Weight goes up and down daily. Are you female? You probably retain water 1-2 times a month.0
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You're likely mistaking swings in water weight and more waste in your system for actual weight (fat) gain.
Nobody gets fat eating 1000 calories.7 -
You're either confusing shifts of water weight with real gains or eating more than you think.4
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need more info ….
age/height/gender/weight
how many calorie eating per day?
how long been dieting? and how many calories per day on said diet...1 -
nosweetpea wrote: »Did I mess up my body that bad that eating 1000 calories in a day causes weight gain. What can I do to getting my metabolism back on track?
When you increase your calories are you giving your body time to adjust (2-3 weeks)? Or are you getting spooked by the increase in water weight that often comes with a calorie increase and dropping your calories back down immediately?
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Care to tell us your stats age, height weight and even better open your diary. Cant say im convinced that your maintenance is 1000 calories.0
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Metabolism's got nothing to do with it. In all likelihood, your metabolism is just fine.
What's going on here is either:
1. You're not measuring your calories accurately. Are you weighing and logging every single thing you put into your body using a food scale? Most people vastly underestimate their calories -- not because they're doing it on purpose, but because accuracy is *really* hard. In all likelihood, you're eating far more than 1000 calories.
2. You haven't given it enough time. Are you saying you gained weight after just a few days of logging and measuring? Weight can fluctuate +-5lbs or so (sometimes more) even within a single day based on time of day, water retention, time of month, and a variety of other factors. Heck, sometimes I've stepped on the scale, stepped off it, stepped back on immediately, and gotten a reading that's a pound different. Be patient: Long term trends will reflect the weight loss.
3. You're overestimating exercise burns. Are you talking about 1000 net calories or 1000 gross calories? If you're using net calories and eating back your exercise calories, you could be vastly overestimating your exercise burns. Many people find that, when they log exercise on MFP, it returns an unrealistically high calorie burn number.
These are the most common causes of "I can't lose weight at a really low calorie number!" syndrome. Rule out the above three first, before thinking about really rare potential causes that probably don't apply to you.5 -
You can't "mess up", "damage", or even significantly alter your metabolism. It just doesn't happen. Minor - *very minor* - fluctuations can happen, but not in the way you are thinking.
You are not eating 1000 calories and gaining weight. I don't care who you are or what metabolic conditions you have.6 -
If you gain weight at 1000 calories you may want to speak to a Dr. about conditions like PCOS, low thyroid, hashimotos, etc. Bring in your food diary so you can show that the weight gain happens over time (i.e. is not cyclic water gain, sodium water gain, or the water gain you get from starting a new exercise program) while consistently eating at 1000 calories (so 7000 calories intake/week over several weeks gross). There are ways your Dr. can help you to help you lose weight even if you have a low metabolism. If you are eating this low calorie, you should be supervised by a Dr. anyways.
You may want to talk to a nutritionist about how to get adequate nutrition at such a low intake. Ensure you are getting enough protein to prevent damage from malnutrition. 1 g/lb lean body mass or .8 g/kb body weight. This may be higher than what MFP recommends. Talk to your Dr. about whether a multivitamin/ mineral supplement would be right for you.
You may want to try a different exercise program. Some find using HIIT intervals is more effective for weight loss than steady-state cardio. Others like the (admittedly small) metabolism boost from building muscle with strength training. Be careful exercising, and be sure to get the nutrition necessary to avoid injury, protect lean mass, and speed healing.
Even people with very low metabolisms can successfully get down to a healthier weight. Good luck 2 -
If I eat more than 950, I gain too. I am old and sedentary. It happens.0
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Others will point this out, but you are not tracking accurately. There are a lot of things measured in terms of spoons, and whole fruits. The avocado you are eating may be much larger or smaller than the avocado logged into MyFitnesspal.
Do you weigh your foods? I see you ate 100g of hotdogs somewhere. Are you sure it was 100g? Or were you just guessing.6 -
If this is true, you need to go to the doctor because you have an underlying medical issue that needs attention.nosweetpea wrote: »Did I mess up my body that bad that eating 1000 calories in a day causes weight gain. What can I do to getting my metabolism back on track?
That said, I suspect you are grossly underestimate your calorie consumed. It's easy to do, and most of us have done this. It's doubtful there is anything wrong with your metabolism.
Do you have a good scale? Do you weigh and log all your food? Do you ensure you are choosing correct food entries?
Do you eat your exercise calories back? If so, where do you get your calorie estimates from? MFP an gym machines grossly overestimate calorie burns.
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sunnyside1213 wrote: »If I eat more than 950, I gain too. I am old and sedentary. It happens.
Are you tracking accurately?3 -
I'm amazed at the number of people who can "maintain" on 1000!!!!2
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