Is my calorie in take too Low??
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Elizabethg2394
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Hey,
Quick question. I usually eat 1000-1200 calories per day, sometimes less, and I noticed that I'm losing weight at a very slow rate. Would eating more calories help me lose weight faster?
Quick question. I usually eat 1000-1200 calories per day, sometimes less, and I noticed that I'm losing weight at a very slow rate. Would eating more calories help me lose weight faster?
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No. The answer to not losing weight is never eat more. But 1000 is too low.10
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Eating more calories would do the opposite of you want, but you really shouldn't be under 1200 calories anyway. How fast are you losing right now?6
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Are you weighing everything you eat and are tracking accurately? I'm going to guess no, because you'd have to be very short and very old to lose weight slowly eating that little. You shouldn't be going under 1200 anyway.8
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1200 is a bare minimum, you should never eat below that or you're going to do more harm than good. Honestly, I think less than 1500 is being unfair to yourself.
Eat more. You shouldn't be trying to lose weight so quickly that your body fails to keep itself running/8 -
Elizabethg2394 wrote: »Hey,
Quick question. I usually eat 1000-1200 calories per day, sometimes less, and I noticed that I'm losing weight at a very slow rate. Would eating more calories help me lose weight faster?
What is your current height and weight? Are you using a food scale? How many lbs are you losing per week and how long have you been eating that amount of cals?3 -
How do you determine your calories? Do you weigh all solids and measure all liquid?4
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You're probably eating more than that, which is good.5
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100_PROOF_ wrote: »How do you determine your calories? Do you weigh all solids and measure all liquid?
...Actually, I just look at the nutrition facts and log what I eat in the fitness pal app.2 -
What do you mean by very slow?1
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Elizabethg2394 wrote: »100_PROOF_ wrote: »How do you determine your calories? Do you weigh all solids and measure all liquid?
...Actually, I just look at the nutrition facts and log what I eat in the fitness pal app.
Then you’re likely eating more than you think. Buy a food scale, weigh all of your foods on it, and aim for 1200 minimum.7 -
Elizabethg2394 wrote: »100_PROOF_ wrote: »How do you determine your calories? Do you weigh all solids and measure all liquid?
...Actually, I just look at the nutrition facts and log what I eat in the fitness pal app.
Then you’re likely eating more than you think. Buy a food scale, weigh all of your foods on it, and aim for 1200 minimum.
Yep. That^^0 -
What is your current height and weight? Are you using a food scale? How many lbs are you losing per week and how long have you been eating that amount of cals?[/quote]
5' 8", 170lbs. No, not using a food scale and I'm only losing like 2 lbs every 4 weeks, if that.
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Elizabethg2394 wrote: »
What is your current height and weight? Are you using a food scale? How many lbs are you losing per week and how long have you been eating that amount of cals?
5' 8", 170lbs. No, not using a food scale and I'm only losing like 2 lbs every 4 weeks, if that.
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lol your just being impatient then3 -
100_PROOF_ wrote: »How do you determine your calories? Do you weigh all solids and measure all liquid?
Actually, I just look at the nutriotion facts and log everything I eat into the fitness pal app.
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Might be like me. I almost always under estimate my intake and over estimate my output.
Also, a "very slow rate" is a bad value. Is 60 pounds a week too slow? 1 pound? 2? Half a pound? 1 pound a week for someone 95 pounds would be super fast while 2 pounds a week for a 900 pound man would be a little slow.1 -
Elizabethg2394 wrote: »100_PROOF_ wrote: »How do you determine your calories? Do you weigh all solids and measure all liquid?
Actually, I just look at the nutriotion facts and log everything I eat into the fitness pal app.
If you aren't weighing your portions to be sure you are really eating the amount you think you are, you ae probably eating more than you think.
A realistic rate of loss would be 1 lb per week. Make sure your goal is set to that, get a food scale and use it to measure all solids as often as possible, double check that the entries you are using in the database are accurate (many are user entered and not correct), and eat the calories MFP gives you. With your stats, it would not be healthy to eat less than 1200 cals, but if you are losing half a lb per week, you are definitely eating more than that.5 -
If you aren't weighing your portions to be sure you are really eating the amount you think you are, you ae probably eating more than you think.
My biggest surprise was the fact most boxed cereals are 50% more calories when you measure the serving size weight as opposed to the serving size volume.3 -
If you are feeling low on energy then you are eating too little .. your body wont be able to out put the same amount of energy as it would if you were properly fueling yourself. 1200 is the minimum and depending on your weight and height it might be too low. Make sure you are acurately measuring and accounting for everything you put in your body. And try to aim for the ratios of nutrients that is reccomended . If youre eating 1200 calories but they are all carbs, its probably not going to give you the results you want. Good luck !3
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Elizabethg2394 wrote: »
What is your current height and weight? Are you using a food scale? How many lbs are you losing per week and how long have you been eating that amount of cals?
5' 8", 170lbs. No, not using a food scale and I'm only losing like 2 lbs every 4 weeks, if that.
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Well you're very nearly at a healthy weight so
1. .5 lb per week is a good rate
2. 1200 calories is too low, but you're not eating that, since you're not weighing your food.
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Check out this thread, @Elizabethg2394. It shows why a food scale is such a powerful tool for weight loss.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p11
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