anyone else on 1000cal and struggling?

georgiarosea
georgiarosea Posts: 7 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi there I was wondering if anyone else is doing an 1000 cal diet and if they have late lost weight? also I'm finding it hard to get motivated to exercise on 1000 calories I know that if I eat exercise I can eat more but I still feel unmotivated how much do you guys exercise on 1000 calorie diet?
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  • 85Cardinals
    85Cardinals Posts: 733 Member
    That's not very many, 1000.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    1000 kcal is likely way too little. How did you determine this number?
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    edited June 2015
    You're 22 and are only trying to lose 11 pounds. You do not need to be on a 1000-calorie diet to lose weight.

    Why not bump it up 300-500 calories, lose a little slower, but have the energy to exercise?

    I know it's frustrating to lose slowly, but it's HARD to starve (and that's pretty much what it is at that point). I've done 1200/day so I know what it's like, but I had to be absolutely meticulous about my nutrition. Nothing but vegetables, lean protein, and a bit of fat day in, day out. No treats, no starches, just green food and a little fish or chicken, pretty much. Obsessive calculation of macro and micro nutrients. No meals out. No treats. It's hard and it's not a lot of fun in the long term and it's not necessary for someone young with not too much weight to lose. You can still lose weight with a few more calories and you won't feel so bad about it.
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  • Btbeam
    Btbeam Posts: 252 Member
    It has been my experience that 1200 to 1300 is the minimum for women and 2000 for men. 1000 is way to low. You will likely create metabolic damage at 1000. Your body will think it's starving and hold on to everything.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    What are your stats? Do you weigh all your food with a food scale?
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Eat more food.
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  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    Agree with above. No good will come of this. Don't even bother modifying you calorie plan, toss it out completely and start over. Have you actually calculated your TDEE? What is your age, height, weight, how much are you trying to lose, and what is your exercise program?
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Eat.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    I can't even imagine a 1000 calorie diet. That ish cray.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    Btbeam wrote: »
    It has been my experience that 1200 to 1300 is the minimum for women and 2000 for men. 1000 is way to low. You will likely create metabolic damage at 1000. Your body will think it's starving and hold on to everything.

    -1500 is the recommended minimum for men
    -You're right that it's too low
    -You're right that she could experience health consequences from a sustained VLCD, if not metabolic damage
    -The body DOES NOT hold on to fat if you don't eat enough. What actually happens is you lose lean body mass more quickly. So you lose weight, but a higher percentage of the weight lost will be muscle along with the fat lost.
  • georgiarosea
    georgiarosea Posts: 7 Member
    Hi thanks for this, I was adviced by MFP to eat 1200 calories but I didn't think that I would lose weight quick enough. I'll change it to 1200 and exercise aswell
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,644 Member
    I'm just making ends meet on 1500, so I can imagine 1000 would be tough. Unnecessary, even.
  • georgiarosea
    georgiarosea Posts: 7 Member
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    What are your stats? Do you weigh all your food with a food scale?

    Hi, no I don't weigh all my food. I just bought some scales. Do you recommend?
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  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    georgiarosea wrote: »
    Hi thanks for this, I was adviced by MFP to eat 1200 calories but I didn't think that I would lose weight quick enough. I'll change it to 1200 and exercise aswell

    1200 may still not be ideal. That is MFPs default when you push the extremes of the software. You may not have a lot to lose, in which case a slower approach may be more beneficial. What are your stats?
  • georgiarosea
    georgiarosea Posts: 7 Member
    mantium999 wrote: »
    Agree with above. No good will come of this. Don't even bother modifying you calorie plan, toss it out completely and start over. Have you actually calculated your TDEE? What is your age, height, weight, how much are you trying to lose, and what is your exercise program?

    What is tdee? I'm 22, 6ft, 75kg, and want to lose 5-10kg. And currently not sure about how much to exercises
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    georgiarosea wrote: »
    Hi thanks for this, I was adviced by MFP to eat 1200 calories but I didn't think that I would lose weight quick enough. I'll change it to 1200 and exercise aswell

    Weight loss isn't a race. Although, slow and steady wins every time.
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    You may discover (as I did) that 1,200 isn't enough. I was lacking in energy so I changed my goal from 1 lb per week lost to .5. Good luck! :)
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    At 6' tall, even 1200 is going to be way too low. Set your goal to half a pound a week, log and weigh everything, and be patient as it can take some time to lose when you aren't far from your goal.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    75 kg is around 165, which is a BMI of 22.1 for a 6' person. What is the need to get so thin so fast?
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    georgiarosea wrote: »
    mantium999 wrote: »
    Agree with above. No good will come of this. Don't even bother modifying you calorie plan, toss it out completely and start over. Have you actually calculated your TDEE? What is your age, height, weight, how much are you trying to lose, and what is your exercise program?

    What is tdee? I'm 22, 6ft, 75kg, and want to lose 5-10kg. And currently not sure about how much to exercises

    TDEE=Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Its an estimate of how many calories you use in a day. By eating less than that number, you lose weight. But you shouldn't eat at a really large deficit (-20% is generally aggressive enough). Plugging your stats into a calculator I use, your TDEE with little to no exercise is approx 1900 calories. Reduce from that to 1550ish and your should lose around 5kg within 3 months, 10kg in 6. Of course, you need to recalculate these numbers as you lose weight and/or increase your activity level. Either way, 1200 is still likely too low for you.
  • veganminecraft
    veganminecraft Posts: 21 Member
    edited June 2015
    georgiarosea wrote: »
    Hi thanks for this, I was adviced by MFP to eat 1200 calories but I didn't think that I would lose weight quick enough. I'll change it to 1200 and exercise aswell

    Myfitnesspal calculates that deficit for you. THey give you that number to have something that most people are okay with and can do healthy off of, to aim for, but many people eat a few hundred calories more and are perfectly okay. You could eat up to around 1800 calories and still gradually lose weight. People who have trouble with 1200 calories might try 1500-1700 calories for awhile. Once there around 1800 calories, sedentary, you are at maintenance calories, and if you go an extra few hundred above maintenance calories that's when you slowly put on the weight.
  • Cass2025
    Cass2025 Posts: 82 Member
    edited June 2015
    Weight loss isn't a race it takes time and I know at times can be very frustrating 1000 is way to low and when you do eat your body is going to store everything because it isnt getting the nutrients it needs which might be why you arent losing weight or don't have energy. Look up what you should be eating for your current weight and size and start from there. Often times people when they do start "dieting" they go way too extreme and thats what leads to quitting take it slow figure out your calories I recommend no lower than 1200-1350.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    If you're 6' tall, no wonder you're tired on only 1000 calories. My BMR is around 1100 (BMR is what you need if you're sedentary), and I'm 56 and only 5'1.5". You can do some serious damage eating that little.
  • georgiarosea
    georgiarosea Posts: 7 Member
    mantium999 wrote: »
    georgiarosea wrote: »
    mantium999 wrote: »
    Agree with above. No good will come of this. Don't even bother modifying you calorie plan, toss it out completely and start over. Have you actually calculated your TDEE? What is your age, height, weight, how much are you trying to lose, and what is your exercise program?

    What is tdee? I'm 22, 6ft, 75kg, and want to lose 5-10kg. And currently not sure about how much to exercises

    TDEE=Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Its an estimate of how many calories you use in a day. By eating less than that number, you lose weight. But you shouldn't eat at a really large deficit (-20% is generally aggressive enough). Plugging your stats into a calculator I use, your TDEE with little to no exercise is approx 1900 calories. Reduce from that to 1550ish and your should lose around 5kg within 3 months, 10kg in 6. Of course, you need to recalculate these numbers as you lose weight and/or increase your activity level. Either way, 1200 is still likely too low for you.

    Okay thanks very much for the advice!
  • lalainap19
    lalainap19 Posts: 165 Member
    Eat 1200 no less and give it time to get used to. If u eat under 1200 it can make u groggy and low energy.
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    I'm 6'1", and my BMR (basal metabolic rate = the amount my body burns just by being alive) would be 1800 calories at 165lbs. You're eating WAY too little...

    If you're thinking of working out, you might want to think about bumping it up to at least 1800 calories, if not even more than that. You'll lose weight a little more slowly, but you'll also not cause permanent damage to yourself either.
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