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lovelycamacho
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Do you have to eat ALL your recommend calories? Im set for 2,200. I only ate 1,089 and just checked off my diary. Im honestly not hungry like that anymore.
I forced ramen noodles yesterday just to meet my remaining calories. Well, i ate less than half then chucked it.
But do i need to eat all 2,220 of it (calories).
I forced ramen noodles yesterday just to meet my remaining calories. Well, i ate less than half then chucked it.
But do i need to eat all 2,220 of it (calories).
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How did you come up with the 2,200 you are to be eating?
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I dont. I only eat around 12 to 1500 but that works for me. I feel full and have energy to get through my workouts and my day.4
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There's no way 2200 calories a day will make lose weight. Reset your activity level to something reasonable.21
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Set activity level to sedentary, adjust how much a week you want to lose.. 1lb? 1.5lbs? 2lbs? and just log your exercise. Then only eat back half your calories.. Cause it always overestimates burn.
Do you HAVE to eat them back? No. But if you are eating 1000xalories a day and burn 800.. you will eventually get so weak you won't be able to function..3 -
lovelycamacho wrote: »Do you have to eat ALL your recommend calories? Im set for 2,200. I only ate 1,089 and just checked off my diary. Im honestly not hungry like that anymore.
I forced ramen noodles yesterday just to meet my remaining calories. Well, i ate less than half then chucked it.
But do i need to eat all 2,220 of it (calories).lovelycamacho wrote: »Do you have to eat ALL your recommend calories? Im set for 2,200. I only ate 1,089 and just checked off my diary. Im honestly not hungry like that anymore.
I forced ramen noodles yesterday just to meet my remaining calories. Well, i ate less than half then chucked it.
But do i need to eat all 2,220 of it (calories).Dustin6047 wrote: »There's no way 2200 calories a day will make lose weight. Reset your activity level to something reasonable.
I workout 7days a week. 30 or 45min0 -
I workout 7days a week. 30 or 45min0
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There's a big difference between all and being 1,000 under though, especially when netting under 1200. You do need enough calories to get the required nutrients to fuel your body so it functions properly.4
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lovelycamacho wrote: »Do you have to eat ALL your recommend calories? Im set for 2,200. I only ate 1,089 and just checked off my diary. Im honestly not hungry like that anymore.
I forced ramen noodles yesterday just to meet my remaining calories. Well, i ate less than half then chucked it.
But do i need to eat all 2,220 of it (calories). I workout 7days/week 30 to 45min.
Im losing weight, but im just not hungry like that any more
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lovelycamacho wrote: »Do you have to eat ALL your recommend calories? Im set for 2,200. I only ate 1,089 and just checked off my diary. Im honestly not hungry like that anymore.
I forced ramen noodles yesterday just to meet my remaining calories. Well, i ate less than half then chucked it.
But do i need to eat all 2,220 of it (calories).
Are you losing weight as expected? Faster? Slower? If slower, you need to take a look at your logging and tighten up, because you're eating more than you think. If faster, you're not eating enough and you need to up your calories.11 -
2200 could be calories required to lose, depends on OPs starting weight.
Under no circumstances should anyone be eating 1000 calories and exercising 7 days a week. Even if logging is sloppy it's still an incredibly bad idea.11 -
Because of your normal monthly weight variations - waiting to see what happens eventually over time may be too late if very undereating that it would initially sound like.
Don't imagine a body is going to be happy with a 50% deficit, with or without exercise.
Also - do you have a reasonable rate of loss selected for amount to lose?
Faster isn't always better, rarely gained fast, don't attempt to lose fast.
If that was case, cut off a leg or arm and be done with the weight loss.
What are your stats height/weight/age?
So 7 days a week exercise - 30-45 min.
Not totally useful info to help with.
You going into the gym or the sidewalks and doing the social stuff on the phone while slowly walking 2 mph (seen many doing that) merely to move more (which could be good, but not for great calorie burn)?
Or something that is difficult for you (2mph walking for vast majority would quickly become not difficult)?
And what exactly is saying to eat 2200 calories?
Fitbit, Garmin, other?
You set a personal eating goal?
What is your daily life activity outside of exercise, job and other 6-8 hrs and weekends?3 -
If I only ate 1000 calories a day I'd still be losing weight even if I were in bed and not moving at all. I am only 4'11 and 100 pounds. While I suspect that you could be eating less than 2200 (and probably more than1000 tpp), you should be eating considerably more than you are. Too much of a deficit will result in many problems, including too much muscle loss. Muscles are really hard to build back up once they are gone. Also that bald look and brittle nails isn't an appearance I'd want to aim for.5
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I think you are probably overestimating how many calories you are burning in 45 minutes. Regardless, you should be eating at least 1200 calories.6
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Dustin6047 wrote: »There's no way 2200 calories a day will make lose weight. Reset your activity level to something reasonable.
Knowing absolutely nothing about the OP (weight, height, gender, age, activity level, workout schedules), there's no way you can know whether s/he would lose weight on 2200 cals/day. I'm a middle-aged woman with a desk job, hovering in the "just barely obese" range, and I would lose weight on 2200 calories without any added exercise (albeit, very slowly -- less than half a pound a week).7 -
lovelycamacho wrote: »lovelycamacho wrote: »Do you have to eat ALL your recommend calories? Im set for 2,200. I only ate 1,089 and just checked off my diary. Im honestly not hungry like that anymore.
I forced ramen noodles yesterday just to meet my remaining calories. Well, i ate less than half then chucked it.
But do i need to eat all 2,220 of it (calories). I workout 7days/week 30 to 45min.
Im losing weight, but im just not hungry like that any more
How fast are you losing weight?0 -
OP can you share more details like:
Stats (height/weight/age)
Goal Weight
Chosen Activity Level
Chosen Rate Of Loss
What type of exercise do you do?
Are you logging accurately, ideally using a food scale?
Do you eat back exercise calories?
How long have you been on MFP?
What are the results you have had so far?3 -
Whats a resonable # to stop @. Im not hungry enough for 2200 cal. I stopped low today; i just wasn't hungry anymore...1
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lovelycamacho wrote: »Do you have to eat ALL your recommend calories? Im set for 2,200. I only ate 1,089 and just checked off my diary. Im honestly not hungry like that anymore.
I forced ramen noodles yesterday just to meet my remaining calories. Well, i ate less than half then chucked it.
But do i need to eat all 2,220 of it (calories).
Are you losing weight as expected? Faster? Slower? If slower, you need to take a look at your logging and tighten up, because you're eating more than you think. If faster, you're not eating enough and you need to up your calories.
So far, average. Ive just slowed down bc im not hungry. Everyone is coaching me! Lol. This is the best support system ive ever had.2 -
WinoGelato wrote: »OP can you share more details like:
Stats (height/weight/age)
Goal Weight
Chosen Activity Level
Chosen Rate Of Loss
What type of exercise do you do?
Are you logging accurately, ideally using a food scale?
Do you eat back exercise calories?
How long have you been on MFP?
What are the results you have had so far?
5"10/24/264
Workout: 7d/week 30-45 min/session
Food scales & logging: YES
eatting back: NO
Results: 2 to 2.5 lbs/week1 -
TimothyFish wrote: »I think you are probably overestimating how many calories you are burning in 45 minutes. Regardless, you should be eating at least 1200 calories.
Ive been trying. Its just aftet eatting & eatting, im just no longer hungry.0
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