Hi!!! I have a weight question! I'm 19 years old, 5 ft 2 in and i weigh 149 pounds.?

Question

I exercise three times a week, alternating between the bike and the treadmill, then doing the thigh machine and ab and love handle machine. I was wondering, if i were to go down to 800-1000 calories, but at the same time eat healthy food, six meals a day, would it be okay or would i get sick. Im not sure of this because people say not to go below 1400 calories but if you really look at it, five servings of fruit and five of vegetables are not that many calories, and one portion of rice chicken and beans is not a lot either. If i eat at portions, i can have six meals a day and still be between 800-1000 calories a day. Would i get sick or would it be okay to do it that way? Thank you all in advance.

Answer 1

As long as your providing your body with enough carbohydrates, and proteins and a small amount of essential fats, you should stay our of starvation mode. Your lean mass will determine how much is enough. Your right in that it's the lack of nutrients that causes starvation and not just fewer calories. However, I can see that your workout only includes abs and cardio. You must increase resistance excersize to increase your lean mass, and therefore increase your metabolism. Remember that too much cardio can lower your lean mass along with your resting metabolic rate, and make it harder to loose the fat.

Answer 2

You may want to talk to a doctor about this one...

However, I think it would be okay. I am probably not eating more more than 1000 calories, but at the same time, I work out 2 days a week right now because its the only time I can get to the gym. Otherwise I am mostly sitting around between work, class, and studying. Just make sure you are eating healthy and if you are hungry and need food you do eat something. Good call on the 6 meals a day, thats much better than 3. If you start to feel dizzy or sick from lack of food, just eat a little more. Trying it out for few days wont cause too much harm, but if its not working out, eat a little more.

Answer 3

Don't drop down that low, especially if you're exercising. Those servings might not seem to be much, but those carbs are giving you the energy you need to work out.