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Originally Posted by 31587
RESULTS - GUIDELINE ONLY
Maintenance: 2794 Calories/day
Fat Loss: 2236 Calories/day
Extreme Fat Loss: 1912 Calories/day
Well yeah I am getting about half of what this says I need but honestly I am just not a big eater, I never have been. I like just eating enough to get through my workout and my body sustaining itself for the rest of the day. I didnt get this big from eating a lot of food I got here only eating the wrong food and then never working out after I quit softball. Do I really need to up my calories to 1900 I am eating 600 - 1000 now? I dont know what to do but on another note sorry I wasnt on yesterday girlfriend came back in town  so I was doing a date night. But I got four pushups in and gonna hit up a workout now.....
Also, I need to push myself harder in workouts and not just give up as soon as it gets hard....my school offers some turbo and pump it classes and I think I am goinig to start going to those will help to have someone else push me  |
Well, like I said, I'm not really qualified to tell anyone how many calories they should eat, BUT everything I've read says that medically, 1200 should be your bare minimum, unless you're being supervised by a doctor or nutritional professional, because it can be hard to get all the vitamins and nutrients your body needs if you eat less than 1200 calories.
Our bodies are like very smart machines. If your body becomes accustomed to performing all of it's daily functions, including exercise with only around 800 calories per day, you're really going to have to basically starve yourself to keep the weight off in the future. I THINK, and this is just my own opinion, but if you up your calories at LEAST to a minimum of 1200, it'll help your metabolism in the long run.