Netting at around 1000 cals
Whitney133
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One question. Is it okay?
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One answer.
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No, unless you're on a medically supervised low calorie diet (eg. assigned by a doctor and monitored)- it's too low. The minimum calorie intake for a woman is 1200 and for a man is 1500. If you regularly eat below that then you risk causing your body serious damage, including losing LBM. It's not worth putting your long term health at risk for the sake of losing weight that fractional amount faster.0
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How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?0 -
Do you weigh and log using a food scale, so that you know you are truly at 1000 cals?0
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Going that low will screw with your body's ability to process anything above that, which could lead to quick and massive weight gain as soon as you start eating like a regular human being. Just an endless roller coaster. Why don't you try boosting it to 1,200 - 1,400? You will be surprised how much more satisfied you'll feel and and surprised that you can still lose the weight just as easily at a higher calorie count.
Checking your friends list, you have some ana/mia friends. Try to resist going down that road, please. Try searching on the forums for friends who might have a healthier goal and approach. The intro section is great for that. You can both eat and lose weight. You and your body are worth waaay more than 1,000 calories a day.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
These are good questions. I thought I was in a pretty good calorie deficit, but then I realized I grossly underestimated portion sizes once I bought a food scale and started weighing my foods. And my MFP calculated burns were ridiculously high (I ended up just overriding the calorie burn with 2/3 or what it told me.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
These are good questions. I thought I was in a pretty good calorie deficit, but then I realized I grossly underestimated portion sizes once I bought a food scale and started weighing my foods. And my MFP calculated burns were ridiculously high (I ended up just overriding the calorie burn with 2/3 or what it told me.
Yes.
I wouldn't be as concerned about someone eating 2500 calories and netting 1000 as someone eating 1200 and netting 1000. Chances are the first one is probably going wrong somewhere along the lines.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
These are good questions. I thought I was in a pretty good calorie deficit, but then I realized I grossly underestimated portion sizes once I bought a food scale and started weighing my foods. And my MFP calculated burns were ridiculously high (I ended up just overriding the calorie burn with 2/3 or what it told me.
Yes.
I wouldn't be as concerned about someone eating 2500 calories and netting 1000 as someone eating 1200 and netting 1000. Chances are the first one is probably going wrong somewhere along the lines.
@3dogsrunning, in these two examples, they're both only netting 1000. Shouldn't they both be a concern? I'm still just figuring out net calories really, so some things still confuse me.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
These are good questions. I thought I was in a pretty good calorie deficit, but then I realized I grossly underestimated portion sizes once I bought a food scale and started weighing my foods. And my MFP calculated burns were ridiculously high (I ended up just overriding the calorie burn with 2/3 or what it told me.
Yes.
I wouldn't be as concerned about someone eating 2500 calories and netting 1000 as someone eating 1200 and netting 1000. Chances are the first one is probably going wrong somewhere along the lines.
@3dogsrunning, in these two examples, they're both only netting 1000. Shouldn't they both be a concern? I'm still just figuring out net calories really, so some things still confuse me.
I mean in that case a person is likely not burning 1500 calories.
My point is "netting 1000 calories" isn't enough information.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
These are good questions. I thought I was in a pretty good calorie deficit, but then I realized I grossly underestimated portion sizes once I bought a food scale and started weighing my foods. And my MFP calculated burns were ridiculously high (I ended up just overriding the calorie burn with 2/3 or what it told me.
Yes.
I wouldn't be as concerned about someone eating 2500 calories and netting 1000 as someone eating 1200 and netting 1000. Chances are the first one is probably going wrong somewhere along the lines.
@3dogsrunning, in these two examples, they're both only netting 1000. Shouldn't they both be a concern? I'm still just figuring out net calories really, so some things still confuse me.
I mean in that case a person is likely not burning 1500 calories.
My point is "netting 1000 calories" isn't enough information.
Ah. Thanks!
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Newp.0
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It depends.
- How accurate is your logging? Are you weighing solids with a food scale and liquids with liquid measuring cups? How often are you not weighing/measuring what you consume? For instance, if you are constantly eating out or do not weigh your food, you may be consuming more food than what you are logging (in which case, you would be netting more than 1000 calories).
- How accurate are your calories burned? Are you using MFP's entries? A HRM? Fitbit or other fitness tracker? Are you eating back your exercise calories? MFP's exercise estimates are hugely overestimated.
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Better question than is it okay, is it necessary ? IMO no.0
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No but... you're probably eating more than 1000 calories.0
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3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
Well I go back and forth from eating like 1,300 to 800 minimum. Though there are times I eat about 500 or less, rarely. As far as burning.. I'm not exactly sure I understand your second question. I burn about 600 or 700 a day. I use some of the equipment in this little gym near my town house. I think the treadmill is pretty accurate, but as for the elliptical and stationary bike thingy I don't think those are that accurate.
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Whitney133 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
Well I go back and forth from eating like 1,300 to 800 minimum. Though there are times I eat about 500 or less, rarely. As far as burning.. I'm not exactly sure I understand your second question. I burn about 600 or 700 a day. I use some of the equipment in this little gym near my town house. I think the treadmill is pretty accurate, but as for the elliptical and stationary bike thingy I don't think those are that accurate.
Why would you ever purposely eat 500 - 800 calories in a day?
THAT is never okay.0 -
quirkytizzy wrote: »Going that low will screw with your body's ability to process anything above that, which could lead to quick and massive weight gain as soon as you start eating like a regular human being. Just an endless roller coaster. Why don't you try boosting it to 1,200 - 1,400? You will be surprised how much more satisfied you'll feel and and surprised that you can still lose the weight just as easily at a higher calorie count.
Checking your friends list, you have some ana/mia friends. Try to resist going down that road, please. Try searching on the forums for friends who might have a healthier goal and approach. The intro section is great for that. You can both eat and lose weight. You and your body are worth waaay more than 1,000 calories a day.
Yes, I'm trying to do better about eating. Disordered eating habits started about two years ago, I was diagnosed with EDNOS, and I can't find a healthy balance with food and I've gained lots of weight back. It's annoying. So I'm trying to slowly, slowly get back to eating like a normal healthy person. And you're right about looking for different friends on here. Lol I'm just confused and going in circles.0 -
It depends.
- How accurate is your logging? Are you weighing solids with a food scale and liquids with liquid measuring cups? How often are you not weighing/measuring what you consume? For instance, if you are constantly eating out or do not weigh your food, you may be consuming more food than what you are logging (in which case, you would be netting more than 1000 calories).
- How accurate are your calories burned? Are you using MFP's entries? A HRM? Fitbit or other fitness tracker? Are you eating back your exercise calories? MFP's exercise estimates are hugely overestimated.
I use food scales on and off. Usually with things that have higher calories or that are unhealthy. Never really measure liquids. Just drink water. I haven't eaten out in a couple of months, being a college student/babysitting being my only job.
As far as accuracy, I don't know. I don't use Mfps estimates. I agree about their estimates. I just go by whatever the treadmill/ elliptical / whatever says. It's probably not accurate. I'm not eating back calories? I don't think. I work out in the morning and kind of base my meals on that.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »Whitney133 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
Well I go back and forth from eating like 1,300 to 800 minimum. Though there are times I eat about 500 or less, rarely. As far as burning.. I'm not exactly sure I understand your second question. I burn about 600 or 700 a day. I use some of the equipment in this little gym near my town house. I think the treadmill is pretty accurate, but as for the elliptical and stationary bike thingy I don't think those are that accurate.
Why would you ever purposely eat 500 - 800 calories in a day?
THAT is never okay.
Yes. I've been told. 500 calories in one day is kind of rare for me now. It's more of a coping mechanism I have yet to let go of and that's only on days where things are not..okay.0 -
ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »One answer.
No.
Huh? How could you know that. What if she's 150lbs overweight? That's different than if she's trying to lose 5lbs. There's not just one answer.0 -
Whitney133 wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »Whitney133 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »How much are you actually eating?
How do you estimate your calorie burns?
Well I go back and forth from eating like 1,300 to 800 minimum. Though there are times I eat about 500 or less, rarely. As far as burning.. I'm not exactly sure I understand your second question. I burn about 600 or 700 a day. I use some of the equipment in this little gym near my town house. I think the treadmill is pretty accurate, but as for the elliptical and stationary bike thingy I don't think those are that accurate.
Why would you ever purposely eat 500 - 800 calories in a day?
THAT is never okay.
Yes. I've been told. 500 calories in one day is kind of rare for me now. It's more of a coping mechanism I have yet to let go of and that's only on days where things are not..okay.
It sounds like you might be recovering from an eating disorder from this comment. If you are working with a recovery team, I'd recommend talking to them about this. If you are not working with a team, I would highly recommend seeking out a therapist who specializes in eating disorders.
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/resource-links0 -
Whitney133 wrote: »quirkytizzy wrote: »Going that low will screw with your body's ability to process anything above that, which could lead to quick and massive weight gain as soon as you start eating like a regular human being. Just an endless roller coaster. Why don't you try boosting it to 1,200 - 1,400? You will be surprised how much more satisfied you'll feel and and surprised that you can still lose the weight just as easily at a higher calorie count.
Checking your friends list, you have some ana/mia friends. Try to resist going down that road, please. Try searching on the forums for friends who might have a healthier goal and approach. The intro section is great for that. You can both eat and lose weight. You and your body are worth waaay more than 1,000 calories a day.
Yes, I'm trying to do better about eating. Disordered eating habits started about two years ago, I was diagnosed with EDNOS, and I can't find a healthy balance with food and I've gained lots of weight back. It's annoying. So I'm trying to slowly, slowly get back to eating like a normal healthy person. And you're right about looking for different friends on here. Lol I'm just confused and going in circles.
Where are you with your treatment for EDNOS?0 -
CalorieCountChocula wrote: »ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »One answer.
No.
Huh? How could you know that. What if she's 150lbs overweight? That's different than if she's trying to lose 5lbs. There's not just one answer.
If the OP were needing to lose 150 lbs it would be even less ok to net 1000 because then the OPs TDEE would be far higher due to the extra weight so the lower calorie levels would be even worse.0 -
quirkytizzy wrote: »Going that low will screw with your body's ability to process anything above that, which could lead to quick and massive weight gain as soon as you start eating like a regular human being. Just an endless roller coaster. Why don't you try boosting it to 1,200 - 1,400? You will be surprised how much more satisfied you'll feel and and surprised that you can still lose the weight just as easily at a higher calorie count.
Checking your friends list, you have some ana/mia friends. Try to resist going down that road, please. Try searching on the forums for friends who might have a healthier goal and approach. The intro section is great for that. You can both eat and lose weight. You and your body are worth waaay more than 1,000 calories a day.
And not a single one of them is currently active. OP you need more reliable and healthier friends list.
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CalorieCountChocula wrote: »ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »One answer.
No.
Huh? How could you know that. What if she's 150lbs overweight? That's different than if she's trying to lose 5lbs. There's not just one answer.
If the OP were 150 lbs overweight she would have quite a high TDEE and her BMR would be much much higher than that. It would really not be okay then.0 -
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I often net less than 1000 calories. Fitbit says I burn way more than I think I burn. For example...Fitbit says I'm going to burn 2450 caloies. I eat 1650 calores that day. I have about 300 calories left but it's too late in the day and I'm just not hungry. By not eating that 300 calories I'm only netting 900.
Why....well I didn't burn 2450 calories. Fitbit doesn't know I have PCOS and hypothyroidism.
I'm losing slightly more than 1lb per week. It's hard to tell because of water weight fluctuations from hormone fluctuations. I've lost 12 lbs in about 11 weeks.
I feel fine. I'm not that hungry and I have a decent amount of energy. I still can get through my workouts and all my daily activity...even on less than 6 hours of sleep.0 -
Yiu aren't netting 1000 based on your story because you aren't burning that much.0
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I have no idea what I'm actually "netting" Because I have no idea what I'm actually burning. According to MFP I frequently net around 800 to 1000. But in reality....how am I supposed to know?
I figured that I could estimate it from my rate of weight loss. At losing around 1.1lbs per week, I'd say my TDEE is around 250 less that what my Fitbit Charge HR calculates it to be. Which makes sense with my low metabolism due to my medical conditions.
So I could be "netting" closer to 1200 or even 1400...since my metabolism is so slow.
Without having my RMR tested there really isn't any way for me to know. So I just pay no attention ton of my net calories since it's sort of meaningless.
I'm 5lbs away from my goal. So I'll see what happens when I gradually up my calories to maintenence.0 -
Whitney133 wrote: »One question. Is it okay?
According to some new Australian studies it is OK. You lose weight faster but at the end its all about maintaining.
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