New calorie goal got me STARVING 😭

OOODINA777
OOODINA777 Posts: 18 Member
edited November 27 in Health and Weight Loss
I am 5'8 245lbs... my new calorie goal of 1300 has got me starving. I've be successful implementing intermittent fasting along with my calorie goal. As of late tho... ugh. I try to get as much exercise as I can, but have been relying on calorie restriction for the most part. Doing 1300 calories per day has my body throwing tantrums and did I mention hunger? So do I O.D. on protein? (Which I don't really want to do (older gal) another reason i much rather calorie restrict) Should I protein shake my life away... again (since slim fast 😭)? Do o just need to suck it up and starve... more? Any Advice? Mahalo in advance 🌺🤙
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  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    What do you have your calorie goal set to for loss per week?
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    How did you get a goal of 1,300? If it's from MFP, what did you set as your goal rate of loss per week.

    When you do exercise, are you eating back your activity calories?

    That's pretty much the questions that matter. 1300 sounds low for someone your height. I'd dial it back a bit or, at the very least, make sure you're eating back your exercise calories on top of it.
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 597 Member
    edited June 2018
    IMO, your deficit is too high. I'm 52, 5'4", ~120, have no thyroid, was not not technically overweight, and lost on 1720 calories a day. Eat more and you'll feel better.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    Set your rate of loss to 1 pound per week. You’ll probably be able to eat more.

    Also, to delete your duplicate post, click the flag button on the duplicate and “report” it, telling the moderator that it’s your post and you want to delete it.
  • lmew91
    lmew91 Posts: 88 Member
    Whew... I'm 5'5 and about 132 lbs, and I can easily lose on 1400 cal/ day NET (meaning I eat most of my exercise calories- so that's 1400 minimum, if I didn't exercise at all that day.)
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    So eat more. I wouldn’t succeed if I had to be hungry all the time. Using a TDEE calculator, you should be able to lose 1 lb a week on 1800-ish calories depending on how active you are.
  • DaintyWhisper
    DaintyWhisper Posts: 221 Member
    edited June 2018
    I'd be so hangry on such little calories.. Try setting your goal to losing 1 lb to 1.5 lb a week instead of 2 lbs. That should give somewhere between 1600-1800 calories. I think you'd manage a lot better with that amount without starving all day!
  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    Another vote to eat more. I'm going to guess you picked 2lb/week loss. Try 1.5 or 1lb.
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    Where on earth did you get that calorie goal from? You can eat a few hundred calories a day more and still lose weight. Do that.
  • Italiana_xx79
    Italiana_xx79 Posts: 594 Member
    I eat between 1600 and 1800 calories a day, depending on the workout I had completed for the day. It's lower on the days I don't workout. There are multiple calculators online. I would google and try a few. I actually did about 5 or 6 different ones and started with the average of them all. It's a good way to get an estimate, but that's all that it is, an estimate. Start with that then add or subtract what works for you. :)
  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    I'm 5'8" and there's no way I could eat only 1300 calories a day consistently. I'm in maintenance and at around 140 lbs have been eating over 2000 to maintain. Anything less than that I will lose weight on. Maybe you need to reevaluate your goals. 1lb a week, even when sedentary should give you much more than 1300.
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    Just curious how you are feeling about this advice, @OOODINA777 ?
  • snemberton
    snemberton Posts: 175 Member
    I'm 5'8" and currently 205. I think sedentary gave me a goal of 1700 calories losing a pound a week. I am somewhere between that and lightly active, so I self selected 1800 calories. I typically eat back 200-300 of my exercise calories, averaging eating 2000 calories a day. I do cardio of 40 minutes 4-5 days a week and an interval training session for an hour twice a week that includes both strength and cardio. I'll throw.in yoga once or twice and do stretching each evening. My apple watch says I burn 2600-2700 calories each day. I'd also be starving at 1300.

    Eat a little more! It's easier and your chance of success is higher.
  • snemberton
    snemberton Posts: 175 Member
    Oh and I'm losing on target between 1-1.5 lbs a week.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Yup. Eat more.
  • Fflpnari
    Fflpnari Posts: 975 Member
    girl eat more!! I use a fitbit that estimates i burn 2600-3000 a day. Im 5'9 and 220. I eat 2000 cals for a 2 pound loss a week.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    With your stats, you could eat more and lose weight. My guess is that you're also not doing anything with your exercise calories...when you move more you can eat more as well.

    Did MFP give you that target? Is it for 2 Lbs per week? What did you put for your activity level?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited June 2018
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    With your stats, you could eat more and lose weight. My guess is that you're also not doing anything with your exercise calories...when you move more you can eat more as well.

    Did MFP give you that target? Is it for 2 Lbs per week? What did you put for your activity level?

    Yeah, I put in her stats, made her 50 yo and sedentary, picked 2 pounds per week, and got 1220 calories per day.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
    OP, please do check that all your data is correct: check gender, size and weight. And then run the guided setup again. Something is very off here.
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