Is eating strictly 800 calories a day bad for you
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tresterbriana
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Im new to the dieting and afraid to keep gaining, I started the 800 calories a day thing and in total I have lost 10 I need healthy ideas to get up to 1200 calories if 800 is not safe long term I have 5 kids so cooking healthy is sometimes a challenge really really need ideas please
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I can easily make a yummy 400 calorie peanut butter and banana smoothie.
How fast did you lose the 10 pounds?
Yes, 800 calories per day is too little, and thus bad for you. You need doctor's supervision to eat that low.
What's your current weight, goal weight, height, and age?7 -
eat more calorie dense foods. Avocado. Nuts. Cook with oil (and track it). And yes, 800 cals a day is not enough.
When did you start? How long did it take you to lose the 10 pounds?0 -
10 pounds in 7 days, I didnt think 800 calories were enough thank you for your ideas1
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Up your calories to at least the 1200 minimum, more if MFP advises a higher calorie goal.
With 5 children you need fuel your day!
You can eat anything as long as it fits into your calorie goal. Try having smaller portion of the calorie dense portion of the family meals and adding in more vegetables.
Work toward upping the nutritional value of meals.
Cheers, h.4 -
tresterbriana wrote: »Im new to the dieting and afraid to keep gaining, I started the 800 calories a day thing and in total I have lost 10 I need healthy ideas to get up to 1200 calories if 800 is not safe long term I have 5 kids so cooking healthy is sometimes a challenge really really need ideas please
1200 is MFP's default minimum for women, and that's before exercise. The reason is to help you meet nutritional minimums.
Calorie dense foods (small servings): Nuts, nut butter, full fat dairy, eggs, olive oil, full fat salad dressing, avocado.
Roast veggies in olive oil. Smear nut butter on a piece of fruit. Add chopped nuts to oatmeal. Add avocado to a salad.2 -
My weight goal is to lose the extra 60 pounds ive put on I am 5"42
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Make sure you add a multi-vitamin3
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Assuming you aren't a troll, 10 lbs in 7 days is just water weight and scale fluctuation. You should be eating more cals but you should give people more details ie: your starting weight, etc. MFP really does that for you when you input your numbers when signing up. 2lbs per week is the most you should be aiming for.7
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tresterbriana wrote: »10 pounds in 7 days, I didnt think 800 calories were enough thank you for your ideastresterbriana wrote: »My weight goal is to lose the extra 60 pounds ive put on I am 5"4
The first week likely includes water weight loss but moving forward aim for losing 1.5 pounds per week. When you put that goal and your stats in MFP, how many calories per day does it tell you to eat? http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided1 -
Long term this is not healthy.1
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Please stop eating only 800 calories a day! I have seen so many women do this, lose weight for a short time, only to gain it back. Your body cannot function on only 800 calories a day. I started MFP in March of 2014. I lost close to 60 pounds my first year eating around 1500 calories a day, exercising and filling my body with lots of protein, veggies, fruits, and good carbs! I have maintained my weight for 2 years now. You have got to eat more calories if you want this to be long term!10
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It says 1200 daily, most of the food I eat is fiber or protein and I stick to 2 300 calorie meals and banana and grapes to make up the 200. Believe me I want to eat more just afaid ill gain instead of lose just need healthy ideas0
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800 is way too little. Is losing weight worth it if you're not healthy enough to take care of those kids? You'll still lose weight eating a proper amount of calories.1
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800 cals a day is great... if you are 3'6".
Realistic long term goals: Losing 0.5% to 1% of your body weight a week (So if you weigh 700lbs, then 7lbs a week might be ok, but if you weigh 250lbs then 2.5lbs should be your max, and on either of those you are losing so fast your skin can't make the adjustment) And the closer you get to your goal the slower your fat loss should be, so that you are figuring out how to eat to stay at your goal weight, reducing the chances of you saying "Made it, no more diet needed" and being back here in a year talking about how you gained it all back.
I suggest looking this over
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10802422 -
Thanks everyone will up calories intake really didnt think 800 was enough2
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800 calories diets are usually followed under doctor's supervision by morbidly obese patients who will die unless they lose weight immediately.
In the aftermath of such drastic diets, these patients show greatly reduced metabolic rates (metabolic adaptation) to such a low caloric intake. The legacy of drastic dieting is a need to eat at a reduced caloric level below what is expected.
Your body can only burn so much stored fat a day. If you are creating too great a caloric deficit and especially if you are doing so without eating enough protein and strength training, your body will go to other tissues to get the energy it needs, including muscle and bone.
Yes, I'm trying to scare you OP.
No one who is 60 pounds overweight will gain weight eating 1200 calories.
Please read the posts that are stickied at the top of the forums about logging accurately, learn how to track your food intake, and start eating more.9 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »800 calories diets are usually followed under doctor's supervision by morbidly obese patients who will die unless they lose weight immediately.
In the aftermath of such drastic diets, these patients show greatly reduced metabolic rates (metabolic adaptation) to such a low caloric intake. The legacy of drastic dieting is a need to eat at a reduced caloric level below what is expected.
Your body can only burn so much stored fat a day. If you are creating too great a caloric deficit and especially if you are doing so without eating enough protein and strength training, your body will start go to other tissues to get the energy it needs, including muscle and bone.
Yes, I'm trying to scare you OP.
No one who is 60 pounds overweight will gain weight eating 1200 calories.
Please read the posts that are stickied at the top of the forums about logging accurately, learn how to track your food intake, and start eating more.
I am going to start eating the 1200 I want to do this safely that is why I asked8 -
Definitely too little calories.
Not sustainable, and may even be dangerous.
Glad you will be upping your intake of calories. A very wise decision.1 -
tresterbriana wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »800 calories diets are usually followed under doctor's supervision by morbidly obese patients who will die unless they lose weight immediately.
In the aftermath of such drastic diets, these patients show greatly reduced metabolic rates (metabolic adaptation) to such a low caloric intake. The legacy of drastic dieting is a need to eat at a reduced caloric level below what is expected.
Your body can only burn so much stored fat a day. If you are creating too great a caloric deficit and especially if you are doing so without eating enough protein and strength training, your body will start go to other tissues to get the energy it needs, including muscle and bone.
Yes, I'm trying to scare you OP.
No one who is 60 pounds overweight will gain weight eating 1200 calories.
Please read the posts that are stickied at the top of the forums about logging accurately, learn how to track your food intake, and start eating more.
I am going to start eating the 1200 I want to do this safely that is why I asked
I am so happy to hear that. I honestly have no idea how you had the energy to keep up with 5 kids on so few calories!
The real idea here isn't just about losing weight, the idea is learning to ultimately manage weight. You want to be able to keep off the weight you lose, right?
Read the posts I mentioned so you learn. That way you'll have the information you need to start thinking about things in a healthier way so you can move forward and continue managing your weight as you lose it and then maintain that loss.3 -
tresterbriana wrote: »It says 1200 daily, most of the food I eat is fiber or protein and I stick to 2 300 calorie meals and banana and grapes to make up the 200. Believe me I want to eat more just afaid ill gain instead of lose just need healthy ideas
Just fiber, protein, bananas and grapes? None of the essential dietary fats? Are you hitting the minimum amount of fat your body needs? No starches? What about your micronutrients like dairy, iron, B vitamins, etc? Are you hitting your minimums on those?
800 calories is not going to be enough. You might find some ideas of what you can eat here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p11
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