Caloric Deficit

theron12
theron12 Posts: 60 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I understand that if you eat 500 calories below what you burn then you will lose one pound a week, also if you eat 1000 calories below what you burn then you will lose 2 pounds per week. My question is what happens if I eat less than 1000 calories than I burn? For example say is to lose 2 pounds a week I need to eat 1800 calories a day. What happens if I only eat 1500 calories or 1400 calories? Will my body go into starvation? I've seen where people say your body won't burn fat or you won't lose weight because your eating too little calories...is this true? Thanks!

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  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    You'll lose weight faster if you eat at a bigger deficit. Keep in mind though, that when you lose weight its not just fat that is lost. Also lean muscle mass. A more aggressive deficit will result in more lean mass being lost.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    theron12 wrote: »
    I understand that if you eat 500 calories below what you burn then you will lose one pound a week, also if you eat 1000 calories below what you burn then you will lose 2 pounds per week. My question is what happens if I eat less than 1000 calories than I burn? For example say is to lose 2 pounds a week I need to eat 1800 calories a day. What happens if I only eat 1500 calories or 1400 calories? Will my body go into starvation? I've seen where people say your body won't burn fat or you won't lose weight because your eating too little calories...is this true? Thanks!

    Starvation mode isn't really a thing. You won't stop losing weight if you are under eating. There could be other bad consequences though.

    As Staci pointed out.....do you want a higher % of fat loss......or just the number on the scale?
  • theron12
    theron12 Posts: 60 Member
    Thanks guys!
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