Is 500-900 calories to little?
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I'm trying to lose 5kg in 5 weeks so I'm working out everyday burning 500 calories and eating 500-900 calories everyday is this too little bearing in mind I've only got 5 weeks??
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If your goal is to look and feel like garbage..
Just don't do it. Treat your body with respect.. fuel adequately and be realistic about your goals.12 -
It’s unsafe and unsustainable.4
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WAY too little.3
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I'm trying to lose 5kg in 5 weeks so I'm working out everyday burning 500 calories and eating 500-900 calories everyday is this too little bearing in mind I've only got 5 weeks??
What's the specific needs to lose weight by that deadline? The usual recommended rate of loss is 1lb per week. You're aiming for 1 kg which is more than 2 lbs, so that's a bit extreme.
Meanwhile, you're eating just over 500 calories and burning 500 calories, so the net result on your chart will actually be near to zero. The absolute minimum recommended for that final reading per day is 1200 to keep you alive and functioning normally.
I think you'll have to review your goal here.3 -
If you thought it was fine you probably wouldn't be asking the question. And so there's your answer.8
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I'm trying to lose 5kg in 5 weeks so I'm working out everyday burning 500 calories and eating 500-900 calories everyday is this too little bearing in mind I've only got 5 weeks??
500-900 calories is too low for adequate nutrition. Trying to burn 500 calories a day on top of a very low calorie diet is not smart or healthy.
Why do you need to lose weight so quickly that you risk your health?
Think about something more like 2 kg in that time period.
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I'm trying to lose 5kg in 5 weeks so I'm working out everyday burning 500 calories and eating 500-900 calories everyday is this too little bearing in mind I've only got 5 weeks??
If you HAVE to lose this weight in five weeks, you should have started earlier.
Yes, it's too little. Way too little. Take notice of what the other posters are telling you.1 -
What happens in 5 weeks?
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Ok this got a really bad reaction5
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Per meal perhaps!
Health should be paramount, please reconsider.2 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »Talking about very low calorie diets is against forum rules. Mfp sets minimum 1200 calories per day.
I apologize I did not know that
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500-900 calories is too low for adequate nutrition. Trying to burn 500 calories a day on top of a very low calorie diet is not smart or healthy.
Why do you need to lose weight so quickly that you risk your health?
Think about something more like 2 kg in that time period.
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I don't feel any physical side affects so I thought it's not really affecting my health at all
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It didn't get a bad reaction it got an honest one.
Very low calorie intake is dangerous unless under a doctors supervision for medical reasons.
The MFP community takes health very seriously and feel that it would be wrong to encourage anyone to persue a diet that could be detrimental to their health.
Be kinder to yourself and eat enough to sustain all your functions, lose the weight slower and you will be able to sustain it without harming yourself.
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Ok this got a really bad reaction
What were you expecting? Overwhelming support for depriving your body of the basic nutrition it needs just so you can meet an arbitrary time goal?
Why do you need to lose the weight so quickly? If it's to fit into a special outfit or something, there are probably other ways to temporarily shed some water weight that might help you - or try some good shaping underwear. Don't starve yourself, you'll feel (and probably look) like crap instead of looking hot.
If there's some other reason, let us know and maybe someone can help you find a way to achieve something close to whatever you need in a healthier way.4 -
I don't feel any physical side affects so I thought it's not really affecting my health at all
I wouldn't know from personal experience, but apparently it doesn't always hit you right away. People feel fine, right up until their hair starts falling out and other physical and mental effects make themselves known.1 -
My BMR is 1200 calories a day according to this I should consume 900 calories a day with hard exercise to lose 1 kg a week5
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Wow - you need real help - it is unsafe and not acceptable at all.1
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My BMR is 1200 calories a day according to this I should consume 900 calories a day with hard exercise to lose 1 kg a week
Start here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
You're not understanding how your body works. Your BMR is the minimum amount your body needs just to keep you alive, NOT the amount you should be eating every day if you're not in a coma...4 -
You have your answer. Eat more. Is this a guy? 1500 calories daily at least and eat back your exercise calories.
Weigh and log all your meals for optimum results.0 -
My BMR is 1200 calories a day according to this I should consume 900 calories a day with hard exercise to lose 1 kg a week
No, that's not how it works -at all. You need 1200 calories just for your body to function - heart to beat, breathe, etc. You must eat that much even if you were just lying in bed in a coma. Any activity you do - getting up, getting dressed, walking, moving at all, will raise the number of calories you need to function. You need to figure out your TDEE which includes your activities, including exercise, then subtract 500 calories, (or 250 calories) to lose weight. My BMR is 1200 calories. My TDEE is around 1700 ( I am pretty sedentary, being physically disabled), and I eat 1350 calories a day to lose weight. If I exercised and burned 500 calories, I would eat most of those back, which would put me at about 1800 calories to eat to lose weight. But I can't exercise enough to burn that much.2 -
My BMR is 1200 calories a day according to this I should consume 900 calories a day with hard exercise to lose 1 kg a week
Start here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
You're not understanding how your body works. Your BMR is the minimum amount your body needs just to keep you alive, NOT the amount you should be eating every day if you're not in a coma...
I understand that my body burns 1200 calories naturally however, according to my BMR I should be eating 900 calories a day whilst being very active to lose 1 kg per week.3 -
MFP is not giving you 900 calories, at minimum if you’re a female you’re getting 1200. And no, that won’t result in a 2 lb loss for some people so they’re telling you basically that you should not aim to do that because it would result in you being undernourished.0
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My BMR is 1200 calories a day according to this I should consume 900 calories a day with hard exercise to lose 1 kg a week
Start here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
You're not understanding how your body works. Your BMR is the minimum amount your body needs just to keep you alive, NOT the amount you should be eating every day if you're not in a coma...
I understand that my body burns 1200 calories naturally however, according to my BMR I should be eating 900 calories a day whilst being very active to lose 1 kg per week.
Why do you need to lose so fast? What is the rush.0 -
My BMR is 1200 calories a day according to this I should consume 900 calories a day with hard exercise to lose 1 kg a week
Start here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
You're not understanding how your body works. Your BMR is the minimum amount your body needs just to keep you alive, NOT the amount you should be eating every day if you're not in a coma...
I understand that my body burns 1200 calories naturally however, according to my BMR I should be eating 900 calories a day whilst being very active to lose 1 kg per week.
You don't take your cut from your BMR, you take it from your tdee. Do you know what that is?1 -
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My BMR is 1200 calories a day according to this I should consume 900 calories a day with hard exercise to lose 1 kg a week
Start here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
You're not understanding how your body works. Your BMR is the minimum amount your body needs just to keep you alive, NOT the amount you should be eating every day if you're not in a coma...
I understand that my body burns 1200 calories naturally however, according to my BMR I should be eating 900 calories a day whilst being very active to lose 1 kg per week.
Read the threads in the post I linked to, they'll help you to understand how this all works.1
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