Calorie count

Berthony25
Berthony25 Posts: 27 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is it healthy to eat 1000 to 1400 calories a day?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Depends on your stats and activity level
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Generally the minimum recommended for women is 1200 unless you're very small or very old. 1400 may or may not be healthy for you but since you've given absolutely no information it would hard for anyone to even begin to guess.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    What are your stats?
  • Berthony25
    Berthony25 Posts: 27 Member
    5'10 right now 247 lbs not exercising because of an injury
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,321 Member
    You are a 5'10" male who according to your profile is 26 years old. Yes, eating 1200 to 1400 is unhealthy. I am a 5'10" male who is 50 and I can eat 2100 and lose at pace of about 1 pound a week with a little bit of exercise. 1500 is considered the minimum for a man to get the nutrition he needs, and being younger, you can eat a lot more and still lose weight. Was that the amount Myfitnesspal gave you?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Berthony25 wrote: »
    5'10 right now 247 lbs not exercising because of an injury

    Then no, it isn't healthy. You should be eating minimum 1500 calories, if not the goal MFP gives you.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Berthony25 wrote: »
    5'10 right now 247 lbs not exercising because of an injury

    What calorie goal does mfp give you?
  • Berthony25
    Berthony25 Posts: 27 Member
    Mfp gives me 1640 to eat and I'm trying to be careful what I eat I just saw that what I did eat end up being under what the app says
  • ellielittlewood20
    ellielittlewood20 Posts: 19 Member
    Cashew nuts, almonds, Brazil nuts... all things like that are full of good things but high in calories
  • MoonKat7
    MoonKat7 Posts: 358 Member
    Berthony25 wrote: »
    5'10 right now 247 lbs not exercising because of an injury

    I need your age to give you more accurate info, if you want?
  • Berthony25
    Berthony25 Posts: 27 Member
    I'm 26 moonkat7
  • MoonKat7
    MoonKat7 Posts: 358 Member
    so age 26
    height 5'10
    weight 247 lbs
    not exercising so more of sedentary activity level

    Your Basal Metabolic Rate = 2317 calories per day
    Your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) = 2781 this based on your activity level which in this case sedentary

    so to lose weight you need to eat less than TDEE
    30% Deficit = 1947 calories per day

    to lose 1 lbs of fat you need to burn 3500 cals so if you went 30% Deficit that's almost losing 2 lbs a week

    If you went with MFP which 1640 kcals per day that's about 40% deficit

    I don't think you should go lower than that but the choice is yours, hope my info was helpful, good luck! :)
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    What's your injury? If you have broken bones, you should likely be eating at maintenance for them to recover as best as they can.
  • Berthony25
    Berthony25 Posts: 27 Member
    The injury is tendinitis in my ankle unsure if I tore anything and this is the 2 month and still in pain going to a doctor will get a final look once the MRI comes in
  • MoonKat7
    MoonKat7 Posts: 358 Member
    Why not working out the upper body till your ankle heal?
  • Berthony25
    Berthony25 Posts: 27 Member
    Didn't think of that
  • zamphir66
    zamphir66 Posts: 582 Member
    Just for some perspective I am older shorter and smaller than you, and I am losing about a pound a week on about 2000 calories a day.

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