Under 1000 calories

onedownchic · October 2018

Ok I only lose weight when I eat under 1000 calories. If I eat over I maintain. So when I burn 700 from exercise and then eat 1700 since it adds the 2. I maintain not lose. Any suggestions ????

kimny72 · October 2018

Are you using a food scale to determine portion size for everything except liquids?

Are you double checking that the entries you are using in the database have correct numbers?

What are you doing that burns 700 calories? That's a pretty high burn.

What are your height and weight?

Check out this thread as well:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1

TavistockToad · October 2018

onedownchic wrote: »

Ok I only lose weight when I eat under 1000 calories. If I eat over I maintain. So when I burn 700 from exercise and then eat 1700 since it adds the 2. I maintain not lose. Any suggestions ????

You're not measuring accurately

pinuplove · October 2018

It's possible (likely, even) that your calories in are underestimated and your calories out are inflated. How tall are you and how much do you weigh? How long are you giving yourself to see results with each change? Jumping around from thing to thing muddies the data. You need a few weeks, at least, to see a trend. Very, very few people maintain on 1200-1400. It's highly unlikely you maintain at a true 1000 calories/day.

twatson4936 · October 2018

What tells you you burn 700 calories? Are you sure it is accurate? I run on a treadmill, entering my weight and age and it tells me I burn 500 calories. I also wear a Garmen running watch which measures my heart rate so it better understands how hard I actually worked. The Garmen will tell me I burned much fewer calories than the treadmill will. I ran the other day and the treadmill said I burned 723 calories. The watch said 545.

onedownchic · October 2018

Thanks everyone I will double check calories I’m eating. I’ve been using MFP to log calories. I use under armor and map my walk to track my calories. I’m 5’3 228 down from 236. However I dropped that weight under 1000 calories. My BMR was tested st 1451. I came to this conclusion after 6 months of cross fit 3 times a week and I just started walking 4 miles a day. When I combined 7 days of walking and eating 1000 calories or so or less I lost. But when I keep the same workout regimen and eat over 1000 I gain or at the least maintain. The only other thing I did do differently was I drunk a gallon of water a day and lost. Thanks for input. I’ll keep working on it!!!

Redordeadhead · October 2018

There is no way you are maintaining on 1000 calories at that height and weight. Most likely, you are underestimating the amount you eat or overestimating exercise, or both.

Do you weigh all solid food in grams or ounces on a food scale? How long have you been trying to lose weight and how much have you lost over the last 4-6 weeks?

shadow2soul · October 2018

onedownchic wrote: »

Thanks everyone I will double check calories I’m eating. I’ve been using MFP to log calories. I use under armor and map my walk to track my calories. I’m 5’3 228 down from 236. However I dropped that weight under 1000 calories. My BMR was tested st 1451. I came to this conclusion after 6 months of cross fit 3 times a week and I just started walking 4 miles a day. When I combined 7 days of walking and eating 1000 calories or so or less I lost. But when I keep the same workout regimen and eat over 1000 I gain or at the least maintain. The only other thing I did do differently was I drunk a gallon of water a day and lost. Thanks for input. I’ll keep working on it!!!

These 2 statements disagree with each other.
With a BMR of 1451, you should definitely lose even if you ate 1451 calories a day.
Your logging is off.

If not using a food scale, I would suggest getting one. This video illustrates how you could literally be eating 2x what you think you are eating:

https://youtu.be/vjKPIcI51lU

cerise_noir · October 2018

onedownchic wrote: »

Thanks everyone I will double check calories I’m eating. I’ve been using MFP to log calories. I use under armor and map my walk to track my calories. I’m 5’3 228 down from 236. However I dropped that weight under 1000 calories. My BMR was tested st 1451. I came to this conclusion after 6 months of cross fit 3 times a week and I just started walking 4 miles a day. When I combined 7 days of walking and eating 1000 calories or so or less I lost. But when I keep the same workout regimen and eat over 1000 I gain or at the least maintain. The only other thing I did do differently was I drunk a gallon of water a day and lost. Thanks for input. I’ll keep working on it!!!

There’s no reason you should be eating that low with your current stats. Use a food scale to weigh all solid and semi solid food. Log drinks, cooking oil, dressings... everything that goes into your mouth, food and drink wise should be logged, since everything except water has calories, and calories add up. Choose correct entires. No cups or spoons for solid/semi solid food.

estherdragonbat · October 2018

onedownchic wrote: »

Thanks everyone I will double check calories I’m eating. I’ve been using MFP to log calories. I use under armor and map my walk to track my calories. I’m 5’3 228 down from 236. However I dropped that weight under 1000 calories. My BMR was tested st 1451. I came to this conclusion after 6 months of cross fit 3 times a week and I just started walking 4 miles a day. When I combined 7 days of walking and eating 1000 calories or so or less I lost. But when I keep the same workout regimen and eat over 1000 I gain or at the least maintain. The only other thing I did do differently was I drunk a gallon of water a day and lost. Thanks for input. I’ll keep working on it!!!

Something's off there. I'm also 5'3". My SW was 254lbs and I was losing on 1710 calories. I'm now 148 and losing on 1360 before exercise.

Keep in mind that increased physical activity can cause temporary water weight gains as your body repairs itself.

onedownchic · October 2018

Thanks. I’m going to double check everything

onedownchic · October 2018

Thanks I wasn’t counting sugarless gum. Adds up!!!

misssararae · October 2018

If you've been eating at too far of a deficit you can definitely cause metabolic damage which could be why when you're drastically increasing your calories you're not seeing a loss. Look into Gauge Girl training on Youtube.

In this video, which is a Q&A, she covers recovery from metabolic damage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmdGiVm32VE

You should really never go under 1100-1200 at your height.

Here are the formulas to use to calculate your calories & macros:
10 x (107.11) + 6.25 x (160.02) - 5 x (34***) -161 = 1740.251 BMR (base calories just for basic and all bodily functions)

***NOTE: I don't know how old you are... above I have 34 which is my age. Change out 34 for whatever your age is to get a more accurate BMR. This is important because we loose muscle mass as we age and this will help you calculate your TRUE BMR.***

BMR * Activity Level = TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure)
1.2 Low intensity & leisure lifestyle (mostly sedentary)
1.37 Light exercise (leisure walks/activity 1-3 times per week)
1.55 Moderate exercise 3-5 days/week
1.725 High exercise 6-7 days/week

Say you're lightly active:
1740.251 * 1.37 = 2384.14

To loose 1lb per week you need to eat at a 3500 per week deficit or 500 calorie a day deficit.
2384.14-500 = 1884.14

To loose 2lbs per week you need to eat at a 7000 per week deficit or 1000 calorie a day deficit.
2384.14-100 = 1384.14

Moderately active:
1740.251 * 1.55 = 2697.39

Loose 1lb per week:
2697.39-500 = 2197.37

Loose 2lbs per week:
2697.39-1000 = 1697.39

As others have said below tracking accurately is incredibly important but also, you could be eating far too little for too long and damaging your metabolism.

For macros, figure out what your calorie goal is and then...
Protein = .8-1.5g of your GOAL weight.
Example: My goal weight is 140lbs and I eat 126g of protein a day because ~.9g per lb of my goal weight is working for me. I'm loosing fat but (SLOWLY) gaining lean muscle with my weekly workouts. Note that 1g of protein = 4 calories, so 126g of protein = 560 calories.

Fat = .4g of your GOAL weight.
Example: My goal weight is 140lbs and I eat 56g of fat a day. Note that 1g of fat = 9 calories, so 56g of fat = 504 calories.

Carbs = The remaining balance.
Example: My daily calorie goal is 1400. I have 560 calories for protein and 504 calories for fat which leaves me with 336 calories for carbs. 1g of carbs = 4 calories so 336/4 = 84g.

I find these macros work for me. If you find that you do better with more carbs and lower fat switch it up.

ipmac22 · October 2018

shadow2soul wrote: »

onedownchic wrote: »

Thanks everyone I will double check calories I’m eating. I’ve been using MFP to log calories. I use under armor and map my walk to track my calories. I’m 5’3 228 down from 236. However I dropped that weight under 1000 calories. My BMR was tested st 1451. I came to this conclusion after 6 months of cross fit 3 times a week and I just started walking 4 miles a day. When I combined 7 days of walking and eating 1000 calories or so or less I lost. But when I keep the same workout regimen and eat over 1000 I gain or at the least maintain. The only other thing I did do differently was I drunk a gallon of water a day and lost. Thanks for input. I’ll keep working on it!!!

These 2 statements disagree with each other.
With a BMR of 1451, you should definitely lose even if you ate 1451 calories a day.
Your logging is off.

If not using a food scale, I would suggest getting one. This video illustrates how you could literally be eating 2x what you think you are eating:
https://youtu.be/vjKPIcI51lU

This is such a good video! Thank you for sharing.

AnnPT77 · October 2018

cerise_noir wrote: »

onedownchic wrote: »

Thanks everyone I will double check calories I’m eating. I’ve been using MFP to log calories. I use under armor and map my walk to track my calories. I’m 5’3 228 down from 236. However I dropped that weight under 1000 calories. My BMR was tested st 1451. I came to this conclusion after 6 months of cross fit 3 times a week and I just started walking 4 miles a day. When I combined 7 days of walking and eating 1000 calories or so or less I lost. But when I keep the same workout regimen and eat over 1000 I gain or at the least maintain. The only other thing I did do differently was I drunk a gallon of water a day and lost. Thanks for input. I’ll keep working on it!!!

There’s no reason you should be eating that low with your current stats. Use a food scale to weigh all solid and semi solid food. Log drinks, cooking oil, dressings... everything that goes into your mouth, food and drink wise should be logged, since everything except water has calories, and calories add up. Choose correct entires. No cups or spoons for solid/semi solid food.

Also, even though it may not apply to you as an individual, I'll say this since others may be reading: It's really important to log even days when you might happen to go over goal, whether because life logistics got in the way, or the cravings just won out one day.

It happens to everyone now and then, nothing to stress or feel bad about, but I've seen people here who were on an ultra-low calorie level who when you looked at their diary, their logged days were very low cal, but they had periodic unlogged days. Ultimately, some acknowledge that they had an over-goal day that made them feel really bad so they didn't log it . . . yet because they're working and trying so hard most days that they think of themselves as "eating only 900 calories (or whatever low level) but not losing." When we convince them to eat a little more for a sensible calorie deficit on the typical days, they find themselves more resilient and able to stay on course more of the time, and weight loss becomes more consistent and doable.

Like I said, this may not be you, but I'm adding it just for a fuller picture.

onedownchic · October 2018

Thank u!!

lowcarbmale · October 2018

I'm not sure about the math. So when you say you eat 1000 you really eat 1700 and deduct the 700 because of the workout?

Running2Fit · October 2018

mistypoison wrote: »

I'm 5ft 3" and maintain at 1000. Everyone on MFP freaks out but us short girls don't need that many calories to be honest. I just don't post about it anymore because I get so much hate.

You maintain at 1000? Are you completely sedentary? I'm 5' 0" and lose at 1200-1300.

kimny72 · October 2018

mistypoison wrote: »

I'm 5ft 3" and maintain at 1000. Everyone on MFP freaks out but us short girls don't need that many calories to be honest. I just don't post about it anymore because I get so much hate.

Except you haven't answered the questions we asked the OP- Do you use a food scale? Do you check the entrees you use in the database to ensure accuracy? Do you ever not log cheat meals? What is your activity level?

When I first started, I would've sworn on a Bible that I was eating no more than 1400 cals a day for months and was maintaining. Then I started using a food scale for everything and digging into the accuracy of the database entries I was using. I was actually eating more like 1700-1800 cals. Not to mention I would not log one or two meals a week rather than guess. I'm 5'4", 5'3 isn't a short girl, there are plenty of women here in the 4'10 - 5'1 range, eating more than 1200 calories.

1,000 calories is hardly any food. I can easily eat a 1,000 calorie meal. If you really do have to eat such a small amount to maintain, there is something wrong and you should ask your doctor to look into it for you. Even if you are very thin, you are having to eat easily 700 calories less than a typical woman your height.

Mouse_Potato · October 2018

mistypoison wrote: »

I'm 5ft 3" and maintain at 1000. Everyone on MFP freaks out but us short girls don't need that many calories to be honest. I just don't post about it anymore because I get so much hate.

I'm 5'3", over 40, have a desk job, and I maintain around 2100. Something is not right in your calculations!

pinuplove · October 2018

5'3 really isn't THAT short. I'm 5'2 and by my calculations (over a relatively long period of time) I maintain on around 1800. I'm not exactly super active, either (desk job, kind of a lazy bum).

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