1200 - 1400 calories per day, how's it going?

jeenj00 wrote: »

Thank you and Google says otherwise...

"When the body burns fat for energy, it produces ketones. A type of ketone called acetone can make the breath smell fruity or change a person's body odor."

That's if you're doing keto, though, nit generally low calorie diets. You didn't mention keto here..

I lost around 10 pounds doing keto without MFP for a month, and now with MFP I've gone from 246.6 to 221.6 since January 16th. I targeted somewhere between 1500 and 1700 net calories, more like 1550-1600, for most of that time, and have a generally very low activity level.

I'm going to start targeting 1300 net calories a day now that things have slowed down and I've lost over 10% of my body weight (yay!), a bit restrictive but I feel like I can manage it, it's only a bit lower than my current trend. Also been incorporating a lot more walks around the neighborhood and into town to help keep my body active, highly recommend taking walks if you're also very low activity like me. It helps with building endurance, managing your calories per day, and just generally makes you feel better about your fitness journey - like a tangible result. "I can walk 3 miles without stopping and feel fine, and don't look horrible doing it. Wow."

Keep going, a few days in isn't much but you will start to notice over the next few weeks for sure - don't give up.

I highly recommend eating at least 0.8 grams of protein per kg of bodyweight, you can achieve this with whey powder or eating lean protein like tuna or chicken breast - this will help prevent your weight loss from coming from actual muscle tissue (which includes organs like your heart!) while you heavily restrict calories. DO NOT NEGLECT PROTEIN. Even on keto. Keto isn't magic, it won't keep your muscles strong if you aren't eating enough protein, and long-term you will degrade even your organs if you have a huge calorie deficit and not enough protein in your body. Something to be aware of.

I have been doing 1300 calories since November 2022. I do have 1 day every week or two where I eat 1400-1500 calories. I also walk 2-4 miles a day at a moderate pace and do about 5-10 mins of light arm weights/ ab workout. So far I have lost 28.6 pounds. I am with in 5 pounds of my goal weight and plan to stay between 1350-1400 once I arrive and work on building more muscle/ getting more toned.

I'm on 1200 calories a day, I'm on week 12, if you're noticing a ketone smell then I would honestly recommend a visit to the docs, stress hormones stink proper b.o smell, you don't say about your weight, height, activity lvl etc but I'd say that when I've been through a traumatic event my body reacts and I stink, its never done it on a diet tho even at levels of 500 cals per day, losing fat shouldn't make u stink (pee may smell a bit more pee like)