Under 1000 calories Per day....

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  • Dinob661
    Dinob661 Posts: 251 Member
    It's not sustainable for a great length of time. Surely, you will lose weight, but what happens when you get to your goal? You should not teach your body to live on that small of an amount of food, you can't live that way for the rest of your life! That said, basically what you need to do is just up the quantity of the healthy foods you are already eating. Larger portions of meat would surely help up your calories. Healthy fats like nuts would be great for someone like you who is not overly hungry. You can eat a small amount and they pack on some calories. Good luck.

    Adding to this, Eating so few calories could mean your not getting all the nutrients that your body needs so you should try taking multivitamins with your diet. If you don't get all the nutrients your body needs your hair could also start falling out. Happened to a friend of mine when he went on his weight loss and he was netting about 1200 a day.
  • HotBodUnderConstruction
    HotBodUnderConstruction Posts: 420
    Start dipping your veggies in peanut butter to add more fat and calories to your diet
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    Easy way to up your calories....Increase your healthy fat! 2 tablespoons of peanut butter is 180 calories. 1 tablespoon of olive oil is 110 calories. 1 medium avocado is ~200 calories.
  • logicman69
    logicman69 Posts: 1,034 Member
    I am not purposely staying under 1000 per day but it seems to be playing out that way.

    I have been working on limiting my carbs to 50 or so per day and supplementing it with plenty of meats, veggies, and fruits. It seems as a secondary result, I am not even hitting 1000 calories in a day. On top of that, I am working out a little under an hour per day pretty vigorously.

    Amazingly, I am not particularly hungry. If you check my food intake over the last day, it will give you a better idea of what I eat.

    Is this safe? I figured if I was under nourishing myself, my body would tell me but I have plenty of energy and am rarely hungry (except in the mornings as it seems fruits and veggies go right through me).

    I did that when I first started too. I was 300lbs and resatricted my calorie intake to 1000/day. The first week I lost 15lbs. I figured "Sweet!! This works!" And was fine for a couple weeks, then I keep getting hit with massive headaches and got dizzy all the time. Best advice is listening to your body. Dropping the calories for a short time might be good for the short term, but in the long run it does more harm than good.
  • MommyofLily
    MommyofLily Posts: 149 Member
    I agree about increasing your HEALTHY fats. By the way, what are you frying your eggs in and cooking your meats with? I always account for using olive oil when cooking because I am essentially consuming those calories too. I'm wondering if you are underestimating your caloric intake? You will go into starvation mode if you are honestly consuming so few calories, especially being a male.

    Eat some peanut butter/avocados/coconut oil/nuts, etc.
  • Dayna154
    Dayna154 Posts: 910 Member
    When I started out low carb I had and still sometimes have a hard time getting my 1200 calories. I got my numbers from my physician and nutritionist. 1200 calories a day 20% good carbs/40% good fats/40% protein I ranged 700 to 1200 in the last 4 months have lost 30+ #s and feel GREAT
    Follow what your body is telling you, but MOST important go see your physician or a nutritionist they will give you the best advice. Good luck on your journey.
    There is LOTS of information on low carb eating out there and lots of low carb people here to support your new lifestyle
  • charliesmagic
    charliesmagic Posts: 55
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  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    This is why using MFP's calorie guideline (and the exercise calories) worked so well for me. Previously, my instinct was always to just "eat very little" if I wanted to lose weight. And it would usually be pretty easy for me, because I'm really good at ignoring hunger signals. And eventually, my brain would say, "Ah, screw it all. She's just going to ignore me again," and wouldn't send the hunger signals. I did lose weight, but not like I should have, and lost too much muscle in the process.

    Using MFP's guidelines, I realized that I was doing it all wrong before. I didn't need to be so strict, so severe. I ate a little too much and didn't exercise enough when I got overweight, but it wasn't THAT far off from what I needed to do to be a healthy weight. Which I think is the case for most people... the weight comes on gradually, because we're only eating a little bit more, and being a little less active, than we need to be.

    So by making minor changes, I was able to lose all the weight I needed to lose, and then some, and still enjoy pizza, pasta, garlic bread, baked potatoes, etc.I didn't need to completely overhaul my way of life. I just needed to be a LITTLE bit more focused.
  • DulceDollie
    DulceDollie Posts: 115
    That happened to me, especially when I started low-carbing on January 5th. To my knowledge I haven't suffered any ill effects. I definitely try to keep my calories higher, and if you can manage that you should. But in my opinion it's not an emergency if you stay under while your body is adjusting to this new diet. Only because that's how things ended up happening for me. So, try to keep them higher but don't beat yourself up if you don't, you should adjust to where you eat more. As I've gone on I've been able to comfortably up my calories. You can look at my food diary if interested.
  • Xbwalker
    Xbwalker Posts: 65
    I'll try to drop an extra 200 calories in there. I am going to start taking exact measurements of the food I eat. The last few days I ballparked it so I think I may have estimated a little low.
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Just read through some docs from Debbie's company - the reason why I didn't get hungry is probably because that's one of the results of being in ketosis.

    BTW, I weigh in daily and update my stats (most days) here:

    http://cbeinfo.net/weight.htm

    About 90% of people who lose weight are not successful in keeping it off. I have yet to see any comparative study between types of diets so, if someone has that info, please share!
  • Xbwalker
    Xbwalker Posts: 65
    Per the advice of many of you, I am making an effort to put my calories around 1200-1500. I am going to look into protein shakes in the morning because eating a full on meal is difficult for me. Before I began my workout and weight loss schedule, I rarely ate breakfast and when I did, it was sugar filled cereal.

    I tried to eat an omelet made with 2 eggs this morning and was full before I was halfway done.
  • SilentRenegade
    SilentRenegade Posts: 243 Member
    Per the advice of many of you, I am making an effort to put my calories around 1200-1500. I am going to look into protein shakes in the morning because eating a full on meal is difficult for me. Before I began my workout and weight loss schedule, I rarely ate breakfast and when I did, it was sugar filled cereal.

    I tried to eat an omelet made with 2 eggs this morning and was full before I was halfway done.

    Protein shakes are a great way to kick off your day. However, I do suggest having a snack between that and lunch. They are filling (at least for me they are), but since I work in retail, I never know when I will actually get my lunch break... could be 12, could be 3.

    Also you do have to kind of "retrain" your body to take in more food. I know when I went on a very low calorie diet, it was hard to eat full portions again for a while, but you can, you just have to control it! Start with a one egg omelet, put cheese in it, and cook it in coconut oil. Right there you're going to have a calorie dense breakfast with almost no carbs. Or scramble an egg in coconut oil and cover it in cheese and low sodium ham. (I make mashups of foods, feel free to look at my diary!)

    Yesterday I made bacon, eggs, cheese, and tuna all cooked together. High in protein and pretty tasty. Also was cooked in coconut oil. :)
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    Per the advice of many of you, I am making an effort to put my calories around 1200-1500. I am going to look into protein shakes in the morning because eating a full on meal is difficult for me. Before I began my workout and weight loss schedule, I rarely ate breakfast and when I did, it was sugar filled cereal.

    I tried to eat an omelet made with 2 eggs this morning and was full before I was halfway done.

    Start with one egg. After eating one egg becomes easy, two will be easier.
  • watboy
    watboy Posts: 380 Member
    I eat about 1200-1300 if I can manage to to eat that much but I hit the gym every day 6-7 days a week about 1 hour 30 mins most of the time. I dont have nay issues. year 4 for me. I feel great. Better than when i was a kid and better than when I was 250 lbs. I don't suggest you eat eat low calories however. I was never a huge eater even when I was heavy I just ate food that wasn't lean or full fat. I subsituted with healthier choice and I lost weight. I dont eat excerise calories by the time I'm done with the gym I have supper and I can't eat anymore for the day. Like I said i've never been a big eater just can't consume that much. There are some good suggestions to add peanut butter or protein shakes. I for one drink protein shakes 3 times a day.
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