980 calories a day

mommy0502
mommy0502 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello all,my daily allowance is set at 980 calories a day. I have it set to lose 2 lbs a week and little exercise. I don't always lose 2 lbs per week,but usually keep my calories around that amount. I will say it is tough to keep the 980 calorie goal. From all that I have read,this is a very low calorie allowance. Myfitnesspal set it,I did not. Thoughts???
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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Contact customer support because there's something wrong with your account.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    If MFP set it is, it is a glitch. The site does not typically set to less than 1200 calories.

    MFP also expects you to add exercise in but 980 is too low regardless.

    @Alex?
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    There was a glitch before that set people below 1200 but I just tried and it won't let me.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Second what they both said. Plus, if you're getting 1200 or less at 2 pounds per week, then that goal is going to be too aggressive for you. You'll probably be better off changing it to 1 pound a week.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I've ended up with below 1200 due to Fitbit's negative adjustments but not as a base goal. (And I'd never eat that low even with the negative adjustment. )
  • lauraebenavides
    lauraebenavides Posts: 14 Member
    It's not healthy to eat less than 1200/day, it will mess up ypur metabolism and you are not going to get all the nutrients you need to be healthy. Contact customer support.
  • mommy0502
    mommy0502 Posts: 7 Member
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    There is a screen shot of my daily page. Thank you all. I will be contacting someone
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Even if what it set is a glitch (which it is) you're still eating only 2/3 of it.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,339 Member
    980 is far too low. You will not get the nutrients you need eating that little, and it will result in excessive loss of lean mass. Even 1200 is often too low for most people.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    edited February 2016
    How long have you been eating so little? I would be miserable living off of shakes.
  • mommy0502
    mommy0502 Posts: 7 Member
    I usually eat a better dinner that that night,but I wasn't hungry because there was so much going on. I do the shakes for breakfast and lunch but eat dinner so that wasn't a normal day.
  • mommy0502
    mommy0502 Posts: 7 Member
    I really appreciate your alls advice thank you
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    mommy0502 wrote: »
    I usually eat a better dinner that that night,but I wasn't hungry because there was so much going on. I do the shakes for breakfast and lunch but eat dinner so that wasn't a normal day.

    Wait a min... so you are only eating 980 calories daily? How long have you been eating so little? Have you lost any weight?
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    You need more than just more calories; you need more real food variety!
  • tottie_07
    tottie_07 Posts: 105 Member
    Whoa must have been a glitch! The lowest starting point I have ever seen on here is 1200. And that even seems too low. With personal daily goals in mind of course, this is only my opinion. But I have been on all kinds of diets and the only thing that yields lasting results is something sustainable long-term. And a mere 1200 cals/day won't cut it for me. And now I am starting to hit the heavy weights to continue my transformation and lose the last 13lbs. (Can't imagine eating so little and lifting heavy.) I understand wanting to lose weight fast, but be careful not to damage your body during.
  • StephaniexWins
    StephaniexWins Posts: 10 Member
    Even 1,200 is unhealthy for most people. My bmr would be 1,500 alone if I was 150 and I am 5'10. I wish people would stop starving themselves. And just because MFP says so doesn't make it right.
  • lemonlionheart
    lemonlionheart Posts: 580 Member
    mommy0502 wrote: »
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    There is a screen shot of my daily page. Thank you all. I will be contacting someone

    Where's the food?? :/
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    MFP scolds me if I try to finalize my day without hitting at least 1200. I get migraines once in a while and sometimes I just can't eat very much.
    You can go in to your 'goals' section and set it manually to a higher intake, a healthier one.
    You can try some of the BMR/TDEE calculators online to figure out what a healthy intake might be for you.
  • mommy0502
    mommy0502 Posts: 7 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    mommy0502 wrote: »
    I usually eat a better dinner that that night,but I wasn't hungry because there was so much going on. I do the shakes for breakfast and lunch but eat dinner so that wasn't a normal day.

    Wait a min... so you are only eating 980 calories daily? How long have you been eating so little? Have you lost any weight?

    Yes I have lost weight. I've been doing it off and on for a couple of years.
  • mommy0502
    mommy0502 Posts: 7 Member
    I am going to change things and make it a 1200 a calorie day intake. I do the shakes because they are convient and good and I'm getting some nutrition. Mornings are busy trying to get my girls off to school and to work and lunch time I come home,let my dog out and go back to work,there's just not much time for food prep,but I am going to start throwing in some snacks to get to 1200 calories. I hardly ever drink pop,maybe once a week and don't eat much sugar.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    I've ended up with below 1200 due to Fitbit's negative adjustments but not as a base goal. (And I'd never eat that low even with the negative adjustment. )

    This part has been changed though (at least last time I allowed negative adjustments). MFP wouldn't allow Fitbit to drop me below 1200, even though Fitbit was telling me I needed to eat just over 600 that day to meet my goal. I was sitting on the couch studying all day.

    OP, I haven't read all the responses, but I saw in your last post that you are increasing to 1200. I'm glad to read that. I'm short and in my 40s and can lose on 1700/day if I work out regulary. There was a glitch that MFP was setting the goals too low. As far as I know it's been fixed for some time. Did you have this account a while back and not update since then?
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Not pop; FOOD!
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    I've ended up with below 1200 due to Fitbit's negative adjustments but not as a base goal. (And I'd never eat that low even with the negative adjustment. )

    This part has been changed though (at least last time I allowed negative adjustments). MFP wouldn't allow Fitbit to drop me below 1200, even though Fitbit was telling me I needed to eat just over 600 that day to meet my goal. I was sitting on the couch studying all day.

    OP, I haven't read all the responses, but I saw in your last post that you are increasing to 1200. I'm glad to read that. I'm short and in my 40s and can lose on 1700/day if I work out regulary. There was a glitch that MFP was setting the goals too low. As far as I know it's been fixed for some time. Did you have this account a while back and not update since then?

    I don't know. I had it happen in late January sometime. I don't usually hit the complete button (don't see the point) plus I didn't follow the goal that day so I don't know if it would have completed or not.
  • mommy0502
    mommy0502 Posts: 7 Member
    scolaris wrote: »
    Not pop; FOOD!

    I don't drink pop,I drink water about 150 oz a day,I have a water cooler so it makes it easy. I eat dinner and I am now going to throw in snacks.
  • m27un
    m27un Posts: 217 Member
    mommy0502 wrote: »
    Hello all,my daily allowance is set at 980 calories a day. I have it set to lose 2 lbs a week and little exercise. I don't always lose 2 lbs per week,but usually keep my calories around that amount. I will say it is tough to keep the 980 calorie goal. From all that I have read,this is a very low calorie allowance. Myfitnesspal set it,I did not. Thoughts???

    That's extemely low. You can get the same results with 1500, reduce carbs and fat. Up protein.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,315 Member
    I agree 980 is too low for anyone except extreme outliers - bedridden double amputees, perhaps.

    However,now we have someone telling OP she will lose at 1500 - without, as far as I can see, assessing any of OP 's stats.

    1500 may be too much.

    I know my calories to lose were less than that - and that was at slow rate of 1/2 lb per week.

    Of course OP may well have different stats to me too - but we can't really give her blanket figures as correct amounts
  • minamina27
    minamina27 Posts: 89 Member
    I use mfp on my iphone and iPad. Although the same account, my phone had me set to 980 whilst my iPad had me set to 1200! Something happened this week and now they both have a base of 1200. I eat between 2000 and 2500 by the way as I exercies daily and my tdee is between 3000 and 3500.
  • weholditdown
    weholditdown Posts: 23 Member
    All glitches aside, this is an awful way to lose weight. How long do you want to keep the weight you've lost off for? You are consuming about 600-900 calories worth of shakes. The minute you start eating decent amounts of real food, you are going to gain all that weight back.

    If you want to change things and keep weight off long-term, you need a diet and lifestyle that are sustainable long-term. Here's a tip: calculate your BMR (there's a tool for that on here, but there's also plenty elsewhere online). That's your Basal Metabolic Rate and is the amount of calories you would need if you were basically doing nothing just for your body to function. I can guarantee you that number will be way higher than 980, but never eat below that number! You will probably need to eat more if you start to factor exercise into the equation as well. Don't just eat dinner and snacks. Eat regular, healthy meals!

    There is no reason you need to be miserable and starving in order to lose weight and it's certainly not a long-term solution.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Sorry may I ask what your stats are? Age, height, weight?

    You say you've been eating under 1000 calories a day for up to 2 years? Have you been falling off this a lot? How much have you lost? How's your skin, nails, energy levels, hormones? Have you had a recent medical check up ..blood tests for deficincies would seem appropriate!

    Your diet is concerning ...will you let us help you fix it?
  • toe1226
    toe1226 Posts: 249 Member
    @rabbitjb +1
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