1000 calories a day?
mehreen_xo
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Is it ok to go down to 1000 calories a day? My BMR is ~1500 calories. I've heard you shouldn't go below 1200 but Idk what I should do?
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Why would you? Why wouldn't you want to eat as much as you can and still lose weight?
Losing weight faster leads to loose skin and lost muscles.6 -
not for prolonged periods - why so low?
current weight/goal weight/age/height/activity level?0 -
You aren't supposed to go below your bmr.
Enter your stats on mfp. More than 50 pounds to lose? 2 pounds a week. 20-50 or so? 1 pound a week. Less than 20? 1/2 pounds a week.
Eat all the calories mfp gives you plus half of exercise calories.0 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »Why would you? Why wouldn't you want to eat as much as you can and still lose weight?
Losing weight faster leads to loose skin and lost muscles.
Just because I wanted to lose the last 10lbs a little faster haha0 -
Your BMR is what your body needs to survive if you lay in a coma. Why would you need to eat less than that? (unless perhaps you're lying in bed all day doing absolutely nothing)
1200 is recommended as an amount that will allow you to also get sufficient macro/micronutrients for good health. You would need a very carefully planned diet to eat less and not have nutrient deficiencies...0 -
Reason for wanting to eat so far below your BMR? Surely you mean TDEE and not BMR?0
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You aren't supposed to go below your bmr.
Enter your stats on mfp. More than 50 pounds to lose? 2 pounds a week. 20-50 or so? 1 pound a week. Less than 20? 1/2 pounds a week.
Eat all the calories mfp gives you plus half of exercise calories.
What if I'm not really exercising much these few weeks? Surely I'd need to be below BMR for a calorie deficit0 -
that last 10lbs is going to be hard to do - don't rush it...do you want to lose the weight and then regain it, or do it slowly
also consider looking at recomp vs. just losing weight - it may help0 -
mehreen_xo wrote: »Is it ok to go down to 1000 calories a day? My BMR is ~1500 calories. I've heard you shouldn't go below 1200 but Idk what I should do?
Your BMR is calories used if you never got out of bed all day. Unless you are bedridden compare 1200 to something else. TDEE would include all activity including exercise.....that's more fair.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/0 -
mehreen_xo wrote: »You aren't supposed to go below your bmr.
Enter your stats on mfp. More than 50 pounds to lose? 2 pounds a week. 20-50 or so? 1 pound a week. Less than 20? 1/2 pounds a week.
Eat all the calories mfp gives you plus half of exercise calories.
What if I'm not really exercising much these few weeks? Surely I'd need to be below BMR for a calorie deficit
Even people who aren't doing intentional exercise are still generally moving around some. Are you bed-ridden?3 -
mehreen_xo wrote: »You aren't supposed to go below your bmr.
Enter your stats on mfp. More than 50 pounds to lose? 2 pounds a week. 20-50 or so? 1 pound a week. Less than 20? 1/2 pounds a week.
Eat all the calories mfp gives you plus half of exercise calories.
What if I'm not really exercising much these few weeks? Surely I'd need to be below BMR for a calorie deficit
Even if you are not excercising much, your daily living activity is burning well over what you would burn in a coma.
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deannalfisher wrote: »not for prolonged periods - why so low?
current weight/goal weight/age/height/activity level?
Weight: 140lbs
Goal weight around: 130 or 125
Height: 5'3
Activity level: active
And because I'm finding it harder to lose now so thought a greater deficit will benefit me0 -
mehreen_xo wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Why would you? Why wouldn't you want to eat as much as you can and still lose weight?
Losing weight faster leads to loose skin and lost muscles.
Just because I wanted to lose the last 10lbs a little faster haha
You will be sadly disappointed by lowering your cals this low will only compound your weight loss efforts instead of losing it faster.
Its 10 pounds why the hurry? Do yourself and your body a favor, change it to .5, makes transition into maintenance much better too.3 -
mehreen_xo wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Why would you? Why wouldn't you want to eat as much as you can and still lose weight?
Losing weight faster leads to loose skin and lost muscles.
Just because I wanted to lose the last 10lbs a little faster haha
At what expense?0 -
mehreen_xo wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »not for prolonged periods - why so low?
current weight/goal weight/age/height/activity level?
Weight: 140lbs
Goal weight around: 130 or 125
Height: 5'3
Activity level: active
And because I'm finding it harder to lose now so thought a greater deficit will benefit me
does your active include your workouts or not? because above you said you weren't working out much right now...0 -
Omg I didn't even know the different between BMR and TDEE! I'm not bed ridden. Ok makes sense. Thank you everyone I guess I should not be eating 1000 a day!5
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deannalfisher wrote: »mehreen_xo wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »not for prolonged periods - why so low?
current weight/goal weight/age/height/activity level?
Weight: 140lbs
Goal weight around: 130 or 125
Height: 5'3
Activity level: active
And because I'm finding it harder to lose now so thought a greater deficit will benefit me
does your active include your workouts or not? because above you said you weren't working out much right now...
No that's excluding my workouts
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mehreen_xo wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »Why would you? Why wouldn't you want to eat as much as you can and still lose weight?
Losing weight faster leads to loose skin and lost muscles.
Just because I wanted to lose the last 10lbs a little faster haha
You will be sadly disappointed by lowering your cals this low will only compound your weight loss efforts instead of losing it faster.
Its 10 pounds why the hurry? Do yourself and your body a favor, change it to .5, makes transition into maintenance much better too.
This^
Fast weight loss means large deficit, with that your body is having a hard time supporting existing lean muscle mass. Do you want weight loss.....or fat loss?1 -
yeah 1000 is WAYYY to low
I ran your stats through the Scooby Calculator:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
BMR - 1459
TDEE - 2006
Goal Calories for a 10% fat loss (slow and stead) - 1800
they recommended 135g protein/225g carbs/39g fat - but you can adjust the ratios (I used the 30%P/50%C/20%F split)1 -
My BMR is 1500 and I eat 1400 cals a day. I don't feel hungry and weight loss is less than 1lbs a week. So take "Don't Eat Below Your BMR" with a grain of salt.
1200 calories is a weird "One Size Fits All" approach that I don't always agree with. A woman who is 6'2" is going to have much different nutritional needs than a woman who is 5'0".
I think women of a shorter height who don't have much to lose can play with lower numbers. As long as you're fueling your body, feeling good (not weak, lightheaded, dizzy, tired) and not losing more than 1-2lbs a week, I think it's okay to go with what works for you.
So from my point of view: go with what works for you. If you start feeling unwell or always hungry, increase your calories. Find the sweet spot where you're not too hungry but you're still losing weight consistently. And that number will be different for everyone.1 -
My BMR is 1500 and I eat 1400 cals a day. I don't feel hungry and weight loss is less than 1lbs a week. So take "Don't Eat Below Your BMR" with a grain of salt.
1200 calories is a weird "One Size Fits All" approach that I don't always agree with. A woman who is 6'2" is going to have much different nutritional needs than a woman who is 5'0".
I think women of a shorter height who don't have much to lose can play with lower numbers. As long as you're fueling your body, feeling good (not weak, lightheaded, dizzy, tired) and not losing more than 1-2lbs a week, I think it's okay to go with what works for you.
So from my point of view: go with what works for you. If you start feeling unwell or always hungry, increase your calories. Find the sweet spot where you're not too hungry but you're still losing weight consistently. And that number will be different for everyone.
This is all around bad advice. It is never recommended to eat below your BMR with so little to lose. I will give a prime example, per the calculators my BMR is 1149 (I am very short, older). I will never eat 1149 calories or below to lose weight. I will incorporate exercise and activity so I can eat more and lose weight.
With that said 1200 is never described as a One Size Fits All. Its MFP's bare minimum for healthy and sustainable weight loss for those that fit the stats to do so..2 -
deannalfisher wrote: »yeah 1000 is WAYYY to low
I ran your stats through the Scooby Calculator:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
BMR - 1459
TDEE - 2006
Goal Calories for a 10% fat loss (slow and stead) - 1800
they recommended 135g protein/225g carbs/39g fat - but you can adjust the ratios (I used the 30%P/50%C/20%F split)
Wow thank you for your help!!!!1 -
My BMR is 1500 and I eat 1400 cals a day. I don't feel hungry and weight loss is less than 1lbs a week. So take "Don't Eat Below Your BMR" with a grain of salt.
1200 calories is a weird "One Size Fits All" approach that I don't always agree with. A woman who is 6'2" is going to have much different nutritional needs than a woman who is 5'0".
I think women of a shorter height who don't have much to lose can play with lower numbers. As long as you're fueling your body, feeling good (not weak, lightheaded, dizzy, tired) and not losing more than 1-2lbs a week, I think it's okay to go with what works for you.
So from my point of view: go with what works for you. If you start feeling unwell or always hungry, increase your calories. Find the sweet spot where you're not too hungry but you're still losing weight consistently. And that number will be different for everyone.
Yes I agree thank you! But j don't think I'll stay with 1000 calories since I KNOW I'll feel hungry and miserable hhahaha thank you for your response!!!0 -
mehreen_xo wrote: »Is it ok to go down to 1000 calories a day? My BMR is ~1500 calories. I've heard you shouldn't go below 1200 but Idk what I should do?
No, it is not ok. 1000 is much too low. Plus weight loss is not a race. Don't go below 1400 for a male or 1200 for a female.
More importantly, look at what causes you to gain weight and try to fix that so when you lose the weight, properly, you don't gain it back. Learning a healthy lifestyle is what's important.1 -
mehreen_xo wrote: »Yes I agree thank you! But j don't think I'll stay with 1000 calories since I KNOW I'll feel hungry and miserable hhahaha thank you for your response!!!
If you knew that, then I wonder why you posted the question?
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someone has posted...the winner is the person who can eat the most and still lose weight...that is my ultimate goal in life 4
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fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »mehreen_xo wrote: »Yes I agree thank you! But j don't think I'll stay with 1000 calories since I KNOW I'll feel hungry and miserable hhahaha thank you for your response!!!
If you knew that, then I wonder why you posted the question?
Well to be honest only because I want the last 10-15lbs to come off quickly then I thought I could just jump to Maintenance calories at my goal weight...and I was prepared to suffer LOL
Of course I now realise I need to transition myself into the maintenance phase so I won't be doing that! I love the mfp community you all are so educating!2 -
My BMR is 1500 and I eat 1400 cals a day. I don't feel hungry and weight loss is less than 1lbs a week. So take "Don't Eat Below Your BMR" with a grain of salt.
1200 calories is a weird "One Size Fits All" approach that I don't always agree with. A woman who is 6'2" is going to have much different nutritional needs than a woman who is 5'0".
I think women of a shorter height who don't have much to lose can play with lower numbers. As long as you're fueling your body, feeling good (not weak, lightheaded, dizzy, tired) and not losing more than 1-2lbs a week, I think it's okay to go with what works for you.
So from my point of view: go with what works for you. If you start feeling unwell or always hungry, increase your calories. Find the sweet spot where you're not too hungry but you're still losing weight consistently. And that number will be different for everyone.
This is all around bad advice. It is never recommended to eat below your BMR with so little to lose. I will give a prime example, per the calculators my BMR is 1149 (I am very short, older). I will never eat 1149 calories or below to lose weight. I will incorporate exercise and activity so I can eat more and lose weight.
With that said 1200 is never described as a One Size Fits All. Its MFP's bare minimum for healthy and sustainable weight loss for those that fit the stats to do so..
Agree to disagree. I've tried eating above my BMR and I lose weight at a snail's pace. I am sedentary with a desk job so if I don't stick to 1300-1400 cals per day I just don't see progress. As with OP, I don't have much to lose so it's a lot more challenging if I'm eating higher. 1 -
I think you have BMR and TDEE mixed up - have you actually had it tested - that should be your base calories absolutely no exercise/activity/walking around - just simply living/breathing
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Here are my two cents. I am the same height and currently 150. My goal is also 130. My BMR calculation is 1245 cals. My TDEE for maintenance is 1608 cals, for weight loss the calculation is 1108 cals. This calculation is based on "sedentary" lifestyle which I am fine with. I have been sloppy and eating 1200-1300 calories a day for 1 month and have lost only 1 pound. Eating that many calories does not create enough of a deficit to lose. I understand that I could "add" 100 calories per mile of walking if I wanted to. Personally, exercise makes me hungry so is counter productive to my weight loss so I backed off of that - everyone is different. I think it's just different for smaller people, I'm not sure where the generalized 1200 cal is the lowest you can go came from. I'm about to re-set my goal to 1000 calories a day and just buckle down a little. I think you would be fine to do the same.2
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