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Minimum safe caloric intake?
Posted on 1/18/23 at 8:44 am
Posted on 1/18/23 at 8:44 am
My wife is finishing a diet and she’s losing weight via being calorie deficient.
My question is what is safe Bc she’s below 1000 calories per day?
She does stay hydrated, normal energy.
Early 40s, 5’0” 120#.
Do y’all suggest vitamins? If so, which?
My question is what is safe Bc she’s below 1000 calories per day?
She does stay hydrated, normal energy.
Early 40s, 5’0” 120#.
Do y’all suggest vitamins? If so, which?
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Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:35 am to Sheepdog1833
Depends on how active she is.
If she’s more sedentary her maintenance calories are around 1,400 a day so about 900-1,000 calories a day to lose weight.
Being that small, she should probably have her protein a priority and maybe a smaller caloric deficit if she’s still wanting to lose.
I’ll defer to the seasoned pros.
If she’s more sedentary her maintenance calories are around 1,400 a day so about 900-1,000 calories a day to lose weight.
Being that small, she should probably have her protein a priority and maybe a smaller caloric deficit if she’s still wanting to lose.
I’ll defer to the seasoned pros.
This post was edited on 1/18/23 at 9:36 am
Posted on 1/18/23 at 10:59 am to Sheepdog1833
depends but she shouldnt be going much below 1k and that is really pushing it.
is she lifting weights? not talking 5lbs pink dumbbells im talking actually lifting in a progressive manner...if not make her start(good luck with that making part) and she will be able to enjoy higher caloric intake.
is she lifting weights? not talking 5lbs pink dumbbells im talking actually lifting in a progressive manner...if not make her start(good luck with that making part) and she will be able to enjoy higher caloric intake.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 7:41 pm to Sheepdog1833
We’re gunna need pics to make a further determination
Posted on 1/24/23 at 8:45 am to Sheepdog1833
Must be nice…
Posted on 1/24/23 at 10:03 am to Sheepdog1833
1k calories a day is technically not too low for her, but I will always advocate for / die on the hill of building your metabolism as high as possible for going into a diet phase. I would also make sure that she has a plan for getting out of her diet phase to avoid the weight coming back on.
What I do, and I always recommend people do, is to slowly (like 75-100 cal a week or every other week if you're really worried about putting on weight) increase your caloric intake. Monitor your bodyweight to see if you're gaining significant weight. You will obviously gain a little bit due to the additional food volume in your body and water retention depending on your dietary choices but you shouldn't see it consistently - it might spike a smidge and then stop. You can metabolically train your body to be too efficient with calories (can't lose weight even when in what should be a deficit) or to be less efficient with calories (can eat more and not gain weight). It just takes time and effort.
What I do, and I always recommend people do, is to slowly (like 75-100 cal a week or every other week if you're really worried about putting on weight) increase your caloric intake. Monitor your bodyweight to see if you're gaining significant weight. You will obviously gain a little bit due to the additional food volume in your body and water retention depending on your dietary choices but you shouldn't see it consistently - it might spike a smidge and then stop. You can metabolically train your body to be too efficient with calories (can't lose weight even when in what should be a deficit) or to be less efficient with calories (can eat more and not gain weight). It just takes time and effort.
Posted on 1/24/23 at 11:49 am to TigerInCbus
Can you elaborate how to train your body metabolically
Posted on 1/24/23 at 11:58 am to Sheepdog1833
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Early 40s, 5’0” 120#.
You got a spinner fetish?
Posted on 1/24/23 at 12:22 pm to lofty
'Train' was maybe not a great choice of words, but basically what I mean is that you can build your metabolism slowly through reverse dieting to get your maintenance calories high enough that when you actually go to diet you're not killing yourself; ie cutting at 2500 calories vs 1800 calories.
Posted on 1/24/23 at 12:28 pm to TigerInCbus
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'Train' was maybe not a great choice of words, but basically what I mean is that you can build your metabolism slowly through reverse dieting to get your maintenance calories high enough that when you actually go to diet you're not killing yourself; ie cutting at 2500 calories vs 1800 calories.
he is right you know. Layne covers this in his books
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