Best calorie intake for weight loss
scifi81
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I have 4 stone to lose and I want to lose it as quickly as possible.
What’s the best amount of calories to eat to lose optimum weight a week please?
What’s the best amount of calories to eat to lose optimum weight a week please?
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Put your stats into MFP, it'll tell you. Isn't that why you signed up?9
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I have 4 stone to lose and I want to lose it as quickly as possible.
What’s the best amount of calories to eat to lose optimum weight a week please?
It totally depends on your age, height, current weight, goal weight and activity level. Like @terytha said, go through the set-up on this site. It'll give you a calorie target.
There are some guidelines for how much weight you can safely lose per week.
75+ pounds = 2 lbs per week
40-75 lbs = 1.5 lbs per week
20-40 lbs = 1 lb per week
Under 20 lbs = 0.5 lbs per week8 -
I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.18
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I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.20 -
I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.15 -
rather than faster consider long lasting and forever.
start here
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p19 -
I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.9 -
How long did it take you to gain the weight? Slow, steady and thoughtful should be your method for losing it.
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You can lose it fast and crash diet and then be back in 6 months looking for the next gimmick of the week to help take off all the weight you’ll have gained back or you can do it sustainably at 0.5 to 2lbs per week depending on where you’re at and hopefully pick up some healthy habits along the way to help ensure you keep the weight off. Just speaking from experience.11
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I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.12 -
I have 4 stone to lose and I want to lose it as quickly as possible.
What’s the best amount of calories to eat to lose optimum weight a week please?
Losing weight quickly is often a recipe for needing to lose that same weight again in a few of months. If you want to lose it quickly and then don't mind gaining it back, I honestly don't have an answer as I've never had that goal. If you'd like to lose it and keep it off, use MFP as it's intended.
With 56 lbs to lose, set your weekly goal to 1 or 1.5 lbs per week and MFP will give you a calorie goal. Log accurately and consistently. Make sure you find ways to fit in your fave foods occasionally to help you stay on track. It's not necessary, but doing some strength training as you lose can help protect your muscle mass and may have you liking your shape better when you hit goal weight.
That's the short version, if you're up for more reading, these may help:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10569458/why-eating-too-little-calories-is-a-bad-idea/p1
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p111 -
I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).16 -
I have 4 stone to lose and I want to lose it as quickly as possible.
What’s the best amount of calories to eat to lose optimum weight a week please?
Absolutely no one should suggest a number to you without more details.
How much string do I need to cross this gap? No, I'm not going to tell you how wide the gap is or anything about the string. You just have to guess.
Anyone who tries to answer that kind of question is telling you more about themselves than about your needs.
You have 3 options here: 1. You can give us more details (height, weight, age, activity level, etc) and we can all give more informed guesses. 2. You can use the guided setup here at MFP and use the goals they give you. 3. You can use a different calculator (like a TDEE calculator) to get an estimate.
All of these options should be better than the random guesses we could give you without info. In any case, the important thing is to choose a goal and then try it out for a few weeks and adjust based on your personal real world results.14 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.15 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.9 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.10 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.
And I'm going to guess you don't have much experience with young women who have drastically undereaten and screwed up their hormones to the point they lose hair in clumps, develop heart problems, and lose their fertility.10 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.
And I'm going to guess you don't have much experience with young women who have drastically undereaten and screwed up their hormones to the point they lose hair in clumps, develop heart problems, and lose their fertility.
That I don't. Thats why I said to listen to your body. If you feel anything but fine you should stop. There is no way you get to that point without feeling like *kitten*.
But to be honest if you have those kind of problems you should not be on here asking for advice at all but talking to a doctor.10 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.
And I'm going to guess you don't have much experience with young women who have drastically undereaten and screwed up their hormones to the point they lose hair in clumps, develop heart problems, and lose their fertility.
That I don't. Thats why I said to listen to your body. If you feel anything but fine you should stop. There is no way you get to that point without feeling like *kitten*.
But to be honest if you have those kind of problems you should not be on here asking for advice at all but talking to a doctor.
If only it were that easy and self-evident, eating disorders would not be the huge problem they are. Unfortunately, people often feel fine for quite awhile, until all the internal silent consequences start barking and it takes months or even years to recover, assuming the damage isn't permanent.
We get lots of folks here who say under-eating is no big deal while they are doing it. We get very few who say it was no big deal a year after the fact. I hope what you're doing works out for you, but if it does you will be in the minority.11 -
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MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.
And I'm going to guess you don't have much experience with young women who have drastically undereaten and screwed up their hormones to the point they lose hair in clumps, develop heart problems, and lose their fertility.
That I don't. Thats why I said to listen to your body. If you feel anything but fine you should stop. There is no way you get to that point without feeling like *kitten*.
But to be honest if you have those kind of problems you should not be on here asking for advice at all but talking to a doctor.
If only it were that easy and self-evident, eating disorders would not be the huge problem they are. Unfortunately, people often feel fine for quite awhile, until all the internal silent consequences start barking and it takes months or even years to recover, assuming the damage isn't permanent.
We get lots of folks here who say under-eating is no big deal while they are doing it. We get very few who say it was no big deal a year after the fact. I hope what you're doing works out for you, but if it does you will be in the minority.
Yeah well I guess I am guilty of not assuming everyone that posts here has a eating disorder. I have been doing this for years when I feel I need to slim down and I have had no adverse effects so far.
Anyway here is a link about the muscle mass while at a calorie deficit:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160127132741.htm
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/103/3/738/4564609
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MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
Fast is never an appropriate suggestion unless the person is 500+lbs, in the care of a dr and it's a literal life or death matter. Just because the OP wants fast doesn't mean it's appropriate to actually give suggestions.11 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
Fast is never an appropriate suggestion unless the person is 500+lbs, in the care of a dr and it's a literal life or death matter. Just because the OP wants fast doesn't mean it's appropriate to actually give suggestions.
If you mean fast like fasting then no one was talking about that. If you mean fast like loosing quickly then 1 kg per week is fine.10 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
Fast is never an appropriate suggestion unless the person is 500+lbs, in the care of a dr and it's a literal life or death matter. Just because the OP wants fast doesn't mean it's appropriate to actually give suggestions.
If you mean fast like fasting then no one was talking about that. If you mean fast like loosing quickly then 1 kg per week is fine.
If they have 75+lbs to lose, yes 1kg/2lbs would be fine. If they have less than that, then no it's not fine.11 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »I have 4 stone to lose and I want to lose it as quickly as possible.
What’s the best amount of calories to eat to lose optimum weight a week please?
It totally depends on your age, height, current weight, goal weight and activity level. Like @terytha said, go through the set-up on this site. It'll give you a calorie target.
There are some guidelines for how much weight you can safely lose per week.
75+ pounds = 2 lbs per week
40-75 lbs = 1.5 lbs per week
20-40 lbs = 1 lb per week
Under 20 lbs = 0.5 lbs per week
useful information, thank you
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MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.
1200 calories is barely enough for a toddler let alone a grown adult.5 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.
And I'm going to guess you don't have much experience with young women who have drastically undereaten and screwed up their hormones to the point they lose hair in clumps, develop heart problems, and lose their fertility.
That I don't. Thats why I said to listen to your body. If you feel anything but fine you should stop. There is no way you get to that point without feeling like *kitten*.
But to be honest if you have those kind of problems you should not be on here asking for advice at all but talking to a doctor.
If only it were that easy and self-evident, eating disorders would not be the huge problem they are. Unfortunately, people often feel fine for quite awhile, until all the internal silent consequences start barking and it takes months or even years to recover, assuming the damage isn't permanent.
We get lots of folks here who say under-eating is no big deal while they are doing it. We get very few who say it was no big deal a year after the fact. I hope what you're doing works out for you, but if it does you will be in the minority.
And because of a life time of an ED I am now only getting the side effects. You are right, you feel great for a while then you don't, by then the damage is done.7 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
Fast is never an appropriate suggestion unless the person is 500+lbs, in the care of a dr and it's a literal life or death matter. Just because the OP wants fast doesn't mean it's appropriate to actually give suggestions.
If you mean fast like fasting then no one was talking about that. If you mean fast like loosing quickly then 1 kg per week is fine.
No, no it’s not.
(Except for the morbidly obese).4 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
Fast is never an appropriate suggestion unless the person is 500+lbs, in the care of a dr and it's a literal life or death matter. Just because the OP wants fast doesn't mean it's appropriate to actually give suggestions.
If you mean fast like fasting then no one was talking about that. If you mean fast like loosing quickly then 1 kg per week is fine.
If they have 75+lbs to lose, yes 1kg/2lbs would be fine. If they have less than that, then no it's not fine.MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
Fast is never an appropriate suggestion unless the person is 500+lbs, in the care of a dr and it's a literal life or death matter. Just because the OP wants fast doesn't mean it's appropriate to actually give suggestions.
If you mean fast like fasting then no one was talking about that. If you mean fast like loosing quickly then 1 kg per week is fine.
No, no it’s not.
(Except for the morbidly obese).
1-2 lbs or 0,5-1 kg is considered healthy and faster weight loss has been shown to give greater weight loss and more health improvement. Over 1 kg per week gives increased risk for gallstones.
"What is known? (i) Faster weight loss is associated with greater overall weight loss than slower weight loss. (ii) Weight loss of faster than 2 lb/wk (∼1 kg/wk) is associated with increased risk for gallstone formation. What does this study add? (i) Faster weight loss is associated with greater weight loss and health improvements than slow weight loss. (ii) Fast and slow weight losses are associated with similar improvements in metabolic health after adjusting for the absolute weight loss attained."
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2019/3609642/CarleyMarie83 wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.
1200 calories is barely enough for a toddler let alone a grown adult.
Thats the point. If it was enough you would not be losing weight. To lose 1 kg of fat per week you need to be around 1000 kcal deficiancy per day.5 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
Fast is never an appropriate suggestion unless the person is 500+lbs, in the care of a dr and it's a literal life or death matter. Just because the OP wants fast doesn't mean it's appropriate to actually give suggestions.
If you mean fast like fasting then no one was talking about that. If you mean fast like loosing quickly then 1 kg per week is fine.
If they have 75+lbs to lose, yes 1kg/2lbs would be fine. If they have less than that, then no it's not fine.MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
Fast is never an appropriate suggestion unless the person is 500+lbs, in the care of a dr and it's a literal life or death matter. Just because the OP wants fast doesn't mean it's appropriate to actually give suggestions.
If you mean fast like fasting then no one was talking about that. If you mean fast like loosing quickly then 1 kg per week is fine.
No, no it’s not.
(Except for the morbidly obese).
1-2 lbs or 0,5-1 kg is considered healthy and faster weight loss has been shown to give greater weight loss and more health improvement. Over 1 kg per week gives increased risk for gallstones.
"What is known? (i) Faster weight loss is associated with greater overall weight loss than slower weight loss. (ii) Weight loss of faster than 2 lb/wk (∼1 kg/wk) is associated with increased risk for gallstone formation. What does this study add? (i) Faster weight loss is associated with greater weight loss and health improvements than slow weight loss. (ii) Fast and slow weight losses are associated with similar improvements in metabolic health after adjusting for the absolute weight loss attained."
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2019/3609642/CarleyMarie83 wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »I usually go for 1000-1200 kcal when I am trying to loose quickly. Some say that it's too low but it works for me. I get impatient when I don't see results and a low intake like that starts to show pretty fast.
Of course it works. Nobody fails to lose weight while starving themselves. But its dangerous and unhealthy and advising anyone to do the same is irresponsible.
I'm not starving myself at all. I am content at that level, I don't feel completely stuffed after a meal but I never feel hungry either. First day or two I feel a craving for sugar but that goes away pretty quickly.
To each his own of course but OP wanted to loose as quickly as possible and for a woman 1000-1200 kcal is not below the threshold set by myfitnesspal. It is for a man tho.
1200 is the base minimum. Anything lower than that is absolutely below the MFP threshold, as well as the health and threshold.
You may feel however you wish, science and reality prove you absolutely wrong and you are going to regret eating this way when you end up in the hospital some day.
Unless you're like, 4 feet tall anyway.
This is the message MFP gives you when eating too little.
"For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men."
I think the most important thing is to let your body tell you what works not some person on the internet. If you feel good and have no issues you are most likely fine. Also how much people can eat without gaining weight has been shown in studies to vary greatly from person to person even taking into consideration gender, age, fitness level and activity level so what works for some people might not work for others.
OP was asking so I gave an answer that works good for me. I am M35 173cm and have active work mostly in construction. If I work out I of course eat more to compensate.
Problem is that vastly under-eating like that for periods of time will result in you feeling good - until you don't. And by then the damage is already done. I can "feel good" eating too little and eating over my calories. "Feel good" isn't a very good indicator of much of anything. And I think most people would prefer to keep lean muscle mass instead of having to rebuild it later (not to mention that your heart is also a muscle).
Yeah I don't suggest that you should eat like that for an extended period of time but OP wanted to loose quickly and that will do it. Eating high amounts of protein, like 2x body weight, and doing some weight training will prevent significant loss of muscle mass.
If an adult male is only eating 1000 calories and exercising to lose weight quickly, no amount of protein or weight training will prevent muscle loss and other damage.
Considering the many unknown variables involved, giving this kind of advice to random internet strangers is potentially dangerous. If someone asks for the best way to jump off a cliff, the excuse "I was just answering their question" doesn't make up for helping someone potentially hurt themselves.
1000-1200 calories is not counting exercise as I said before but it is even possible to gain muscle mass doing this and still loose weight if you have fat to burn. It has been shown to work in studies and I have had those results myself as well. Im gonna guess you have never tried it for yourself.
I agree it's better for OP to use the tools and figure it out herself but she asked so I answered. Comparing cutting a few calories to jumping off a cliff is like compating a nail to an ICBM.
1200 calories is barely enough for a toddler let alone a grown adult.
Thats the point. If it was enough you would not be losing weight. To lose 1 kg of fat you need to be around 1000 kcal deficiancy per day.
We don't have the OP's stats yet. You don't know whether she burns 2000 calories a day or 2500 or 3000. 1000-1200 cals/day might be reasonable or it might be a 2.5-3 pounds/week deficit. You don't know. I don't know. And this thread is so far derailed that I would be surprised if the OP comes back to it (if they log in again).3
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