Less than 500 calories per day, is it okay?
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Right, but I explained what thermic effect of energy is.... it's simply the energy expended when you exercise, move, blah blah blah.
I rarely post to the general forum without explaining in laymans.
Your average size female might require something like 1800 calories to maintain her weight, including activity.
About 1200 calories of the total 1800 would be earmarked for basal functions like breathing, cellular processes, organ function, etc, etc.
These are very rough estimates, but you get the idea.
With that said, it should be easy to see how wrong 500 calories per day actually is.
And 1800 calories per day would be the maintenance for a 130ish pound woman.
The bigger the person, the more calories required to maintain.
About 1200 calories of the total 1800 would be earmarked for basal functions like breathing, cellular processes, organ function, etc, etc.
These are very rough estimates, but you get the idea.
With that said, it should be easy to see how wrong 500 calories per day actually is.
And 1800 calories per day would be the maintenance for a 130ish pound woman.
The bigger the person, the more calories required to maintain.
No, there aren't. Period, end of story, full stop.
I assume you're referring to the monthlong fast at Ramadan? That's a daytime fast - you eat one meal before dawn, and another after sunset. The one study I've seen that looked at calories consumed during Ramadan compared to other times of the year showed about a 20-calorie per day reduction during Ramadan.
Personally, I suspect you of trollishness - or of vastly underestimating your calorie consumption.
I had the same exact gut-reaction to tell you the truth.
AmberNC
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hey, i'm sure that you wont die by only wating 500 cals a day, like you said i have friends that do the fasting thing and the "only juice diet" as well. I know that i dont eat 1200 a day i eat less and i'm fine. just make sure that you get your protein and vitmains in.... you might want to up it up a littel though, and no 1000 is not a lot its seems a lot but it not! dont worry about it and if you are just ask your doc about it. GOOD LUCK!!
I wouldn't say that much but that really depends on what you're eating. If those 500 calories is comprised solely of essential nutrients, you'd still be malnourished most likely. But you wouldn't die. Shitty health for sure.
But the OP said she eats a bowl of cereal and a frozen lunch out of a box and that's it.
Yea, she's very malnourished.
That's nowhere near essential nutrients.
But the OP said she eats a bowl of cereal and a frozen lunch out of a box and that's it.
Yea, she's very malnourished.
That's nowhere near essential nutrients.
Why does she need to see a doc to figure out how much to eat?
Wow, how did this become an issue about me?
Get over yourself.
I asked a question and you get from it that I have to be right. I'd think that would take me making a statement opposed to asking a question.
Defensive much?
hey, i'm sure that you wont die by only wating 500 cals a day, like you said i have friends that do the fasting thing and the "only juice diet" as well. I know that i dont eat 1200 a day i eat less and i'm fine. just make sure that you get your protein and vitmains in.... you might want to up it up a littel though, and no 1000 is not a lot its seems a lot but it not! dont worry about it and if you are just ask your doc about it. GOOD LUCK!!
I respond to this post in the gentlest of tones.
If you eat a lot less than 1200 calories per day, and you're 49 lbs overweight, according to you, how does that seem "fine"? Shouldn't you be a size zero eating that amount? Or did you just start this calorie level?
I dont mean to be rude but what is your expertise in advising someone else that less than 1000 calories per day is healthy or sufficient.
Most people do not eat 500 calories for the rest of their lives. What do you girls think will happen when you start eating again? Dont you think you're body will be used to a lower calorie amount and as soon as you eat a normal day's calories you'll gain a bunch of the weight right back? There are no short cuts here. Do it healthy and keep it off forever. Do it fast and yo yo back to your starting weight and higher.
AmberNC
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LOL...no i'm not being defensive about it. I was just telling what i thought about the issue of this person and then you just want to go back and fourth about it...just drop it..... u said what u have to say and same here.
I just want to say that i do agree with alot that u say so dont take me wrong.
I just want to say that i do agree with alot that u say so dont take me wrong.
Ya, I'll probably listen. Thankfully those reading this thread (most anyhow) can read and comprehend and they'll see clearly my intent.
You lost any respect I had for you when you made this something personal about me, sorry.