i have only had 1150 calories is that ok or is it to low?????
2006-07-14 13:40:01 · 6 answers · asked by Marisa S 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Depending on your height weight and what yuor BMI is....the answer is still NO. Below 1200 dips your body into starvation mode. R U trying to lose weight? Calculate Your Daily Calorie Needs
How many calories do you need each day?
Find the number of calories you should eat each day to maintain your current weight. If you're overweight, use the average healthy weight recommended for your height.
This link will help u determine what u should eat every day. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_6_1x_Calorie_Calculator.asp
This is a dietician site:see below
http://www.dietitian.com/hbcalc.html
These sites should help u. Stay healthy and eat right!
2006-07-14 13:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. I usually recommend that no one ever goes below 1500 calories. Unless you are bedridden, 1150 is too low.
The question next is how many calories should you eat?
That depends upon how old you are, what your activity level is and what your current weight is (amongst other things). Use a website (free) such as http://www.fitday.com to monitor your calories (both food you eat and exercise you do). They have tools to calculate how many calories you should eat based upon their critieria (which I find fairly accurate).
The goal to successful weight loss is consuming less calories than you burn. Eat 2000 calories and burn 2500, you'll lose a pound in a week (3500 calories equals 1 pound). If you starve yourself too much (like you probably are), you'll stunt your metabolism, probably overeat or binge eat, and lose muscle mass. So instead of looking sexy & fit, you'll appear emaciated and sickly. Not the look you are going after, that's for sure.
It takes work, time, patience and dedication to lose weight. Just educate yourself and use the fitday from time to time to monitor your daily intake of food.
Drop me a line if you need more help / suggestions.
Good luck.
2006-07-14 22:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by mchenryeddie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, that is not too low, you can be just fine with any calorie amount, just remember that 900 (and under) calories medically qualifies as starvation
2006-07-14 20:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by american3pecan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is OK, but if you are 6'1 and 243 pounds, it would be too low.
2006-07-14 20:52:58 · answer #4 · answered by Sunflower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no idea, but I think I could probably use some of them myself
2006-07-14 20:45:17 · answer #5 · answered by Hank 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure. any dieticians here???
2006-07-14 20:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by mjluvfitness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋