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Old July 26th, 2006, 12:08 PM
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Too few calories?

My doctor told me that my calorie needs to maintain my same weight is around 1200 calories, I then read on another website that to loose 2 pounds a week, I should cut my daily calorie intake by 500 calories. That leaves me only eating 700 calories a day which doesn't seem like very much. Is that healthy?
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Old July 26th, 2006, 12:14 PM
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what is your current weight? there are calorie calculators all over the net that will give you an approximate number of calories to maintain your current weight -- 1200 - even if you are a total couch potato is very very low... Not that I would question a member of the medical profession, but i think your doc is a little mistaken.. or perhaps suggested that you go on a 1200 calorie diet... 700 calories a day, unless it's medically supervised is dangerous...

There is a woman in this forum who is doing around 800 calories a day, and I am spacing on her name, but she is under medical supervision while doing it.. Doing it that low on your own you are correct to question.
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Ditto what Mal said. I would definitely clarify with your dr.
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I've been on a 1,200 cal diet, and I lost weight.. I think the amount of cals to maintain ones weight is around 1,500.
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Hey. Explore this website a little. http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.html
It may help. If you are really concerned with losing weight, I would stick with a 1,200 calorie diet and fit in more exercise. At least until you find out for sure what you should be eating.

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Mistaken?

1200 calories would maintain someone that weighs 95lbs. I multiply my weight by 13, so at 150lbs. I can eat 1900 to maintain. It seems to work fine. Maybe you can just reduce 100-200 calories or exercise 1/2 hour a day which would burn like 75 calories. In a few months you can lose about 10lbs. I'm assuming you are around 4'10? I don't understand why a doc would tell you 1200 calories would maintain your weight, unless you have an extremely slow metabolism or are on medication. You sure he didn't say 2200, that would maintain a 170lb. person.
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