Calories TOO low

Chic_geek31 · May 2019

I’m confused! I’m seeing a lot of people saying that 1200 calories is too low of a goal. So what will happen if a person eats “too low”? Shouldn’t the body start burning fat if the person isn’t eating enough calories? It’s like, eat less calories but not too much less...frustrating

kimny72 · May 2019

This may help:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10569458/why-eating-too-little-calories-is-a-bad-idea/p1

lynn_glenmont · May 2019

"Too much less" means

* unnecessarily sacrificing lean mass (which initially means muscle),
* making it difficult to meet all nutritional needs within a limited calorie budget,
* potentially impairing any training and fitness goals by leaving you without enough energy for workouts
* for some people, setting up a cycle of over-restriction and over-indulgence
* if restrictions are too great, risking a variety of health effects that take a while to see and then take a while to recover from, such as damage to hair, nails, and skin, immune system impairment, and suppression of reproductive systems functions.

kshama2001 · May 2019

Chic_geek31 wrote: »

I’m confused! I’m seeing a lot of people saying that 1200 calories is too low of a goal. So what will happen if a person eats “too low”? Shouldn’t the body start burning fat if the person isn’t eating enough calories? It’s like, eat less calories but not too much less...frustrating

Do this:

Otherwise you risk this:

https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/1200-calorie-diet/

Calories TOO low

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