To few calories

annacook152
annacook152 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Have been logging now for 10 wks and successful lost 2.5 stone my calorie goal is 1500 but find I seem
To only manage 1000 -1200 a day , should I be eating more ?

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  • huntersmom2016
    huntersmom2016 Posts: 185 Member
    A female should eat at least 1200 calories. I'm not a medical professional but I think you're fine, maybe take a multivitamin to make sure you're getting what you need.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Yes. You should be eating what MFP gave you net (after exercise). 35 pounds in 10 weeks is extremely quick and you're probably losing a bit of muscle mass.
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    edited August 2016
    Some context would help. Height, weight, age, and activity level? I'm assuming you're female. 1200 isn't a magic number applicable to all people (though many people here seem to think it is), but MFP uses it as a floor to discourage very low calorie diets. If you're a rather petite woman though it may be okay to go below that, and if your diet varies from day-to-day such that you eat more on some days and less on others it may also be fine. I should add that given the amount of weight you've lost in a short time, it looks like you may be eating too little absent serious obesity and/or a doctor's supervision.
  • kelsey_frame_666
    kelsey_frame_666 Posts: 37 Member
    Wow, that's a huge loss! May I ask what did you weigh when you started? As for your question should you be eating more. Well that all depends on you, if your not hungry then don't eat. Just as long as your eating nutritious food. All of us are different and what works for one won't necessarily work for another. Are you excersising?
  • lthames0810
    lthames0810 Posts: 722 Member
    You're losing weight at a faster rate than is typically considered healthy around here. If you are morbidly obese and need to get weight off fast, then follow your doctor's orders. Otherwise, yes I think it would benefit you in the long run to eat more.
  • almostanangel21
    almostanangel21 Posts: 143 Member
    I don't know if you should or shouldn't, but do know that you're not the only one with that problem - MFP scolds me about it, too. :/
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    3.5lbs a week is excessive unless you weigh in 300-400lbs ..even then should be under medical supervision due to side effects of rapid weight loss
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