Anyone on a 1000 calorie diet? need lots of support!!

My Fitness Pal recommends consuming at least 1,200 calories a day (after you subtract your exercise calories) If you eat less, you might lose weight fast, but it will probably come back, as consuming too few calories puts your body into starvation mode and slows down your metabolism, making it more difficult to lose weight in the future.

No, we do not want to join you. That isn't nearly enough food unless you are under a doctor's supervision. You can't really get enough nutrients and fuel on that low number.

This is my first time doing diet seriously, and i'm going to try a 1000 calorie diet for rapid results, do you want to join me?

No Thanks, I like my lean muscle and plan to keep hold of it.

i know you think that drastic a cut will help with the loss - but im telling you that it wont work out as planned.
i eat minimum 1845 a day, plus my exercise calories (sometimes up to 2500). last month i went over my net calories each week and still lost a pound a week.. anything less than 1500 calories and im a b!tch and tired and miserable.
the lower your calories, the higher chance that your weight loss will be muscle along with fat, and thats no good! keep your muscles and eat

Well, let me think about that...my average intake of food last week was 1750 cals a day. I lost 4 pounds.

No.

I'm not snotty - just sensible , I think people are more shocked that anyone would consider so few calories - I also think that people could be more advisory than judgemental though . This is a support site xx

I wouldn't reccomend going that low. 1200 is a bit better. However if you are going to do it, like many I reccomend a physician to supervise you. I've known people to be put on 1000 calories before due to the severity of their obesity so i'm not saying is completely a bad thing to do. However keep in mind mfp has already put you in a calorie deficit which should give you results. Good luck!

Did you know that the regression rate for weight loss in the US is between 80 and 90%? That means 8-9 out of every 10 people who lose weight will put it back on again within 1-5 years.

Did you also know that along with that regain, the generally slowed metabolisms of those dieters makes them gain EXTRA weight on top of what they originally weighed? Typically about 10% more.

1000 calories is not a very low calorie diet - and by that I mean not one that necessarily needs medical supervision in order to make sure you don't kill yourself while you're doing it. But it is lower than recommended even for the most petite of people - you would basically be running your body on the bare minimum of energy it needs each day. I would expect fatigue, muscle and tone loss and perhaps other issues if you kept it up for long enough.

But you won't, because it's also just not realistically sustainable. Unless you are one in a million, it will frustrate you, you'll burn out, and like those 80-90% of other dieters you'll put it back on plus a little extra... so we'll see you again in a few years with a higher number on your mfp ticker and a bit more desperation in your eyes.

Not trying to be a *kitten* or anything but I see posts like this every day and now that 80-90% failure rate makes perfect sense to me. If you want health and wellness and a normal body weight, you need to re-adjust your entire relationship with food and eating. You need to enjoy good whole and lean foods, savor them, and feed yourself enough of them so that you have the energy left to be more active and work out. You need to love food, not avoid it. You need to get smart with it, know what's in it, know how energy dense it is, know how to maintain a caloric deficit, and most importantly know how to keep this new relationship with food balanced and healthy for the rest of your life.

Good luck, hope you make the right choices.

*vent over* sorry folks

This is my first time doing diet seriously, and i'm going to try a 1000 calorie diet for rapid results, do you want to join me?

The first thing I suggest you do, is go to the stickied threads for newcomers and read them all, so you get an idea of how MFP actually works.

I have no idea how much you weigh or how much you want to lose, but for most people 1000 calories is too low to provide the required daily nutrition.

Raed the threads, get an idea on how it works, and what is best for you.

When you have a realistic goal I can assure you that there will be plenty of people willing to help and provide very good advice.

Be careful, the calorie police will get you. Be very careful. I would consult with your doctor or nutritionist and have them monitor you as to make sure you are getting a proper amount of macronutrients.