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Is 750 cal not enough per day?

Hi i have been eating 750 cals per day and i was just wondering if it is too little to eat per day?

i'm pretty sure that you already know that 750 calories a day is a starvation diet and you're asking this question in order to get attention or because you're bored. it would just take a simple search or look at almost any post to see that anything less than 1200 is NEVER recommended, and 1200 is only recommended for older, sedentary women. men, young people, and those who are active require much more than that. go to www.phord.com/cc to figure out your calorie needs if you are an adult. hope this helps.

750 calories is not enough and if you continue to do it, you will harm yourself, possibly permanently.

I see you are a new member - but do you know that Calorie Count is all about healthy and sustainable weight loss?

We do not support fad diets, diets which involve starvation or undereating, or diets which promote more than 1-2% body weight loss per week.

How old are you? How much do you weigh? How much do you need to/want to lose?

From Mary Hartley, Calorie Count's Director of Nutrition: "By eating 750 calories, you will not get enough energy, protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals and other components of food. In time, you could become malnourished, which can cause severe health risks such as respiratory infections, kidney failure, blindness, heart attack and even death."

Here is a brief reason why never less than 1200 from the Advice section of Calorie Count Plus, under the Q&A tab:

Why must I eat at least 1,200 calories a day when I want to eat less?

In order to get the daily food servings you need for a balanced diet, it takes about 1200 calories a day. With careful planning, you could have a balanced diet on 1000 calories, but the restrictiveness of a very low calorie level can lead to binging and weight cycling, which will take you further from your weight loss goal. What's more, very low calorie diets can cause excessive muscle breakdown and metabolic adaptations, which can drive down your calorie requirements. In the end, you'll need fewer calories to maintain a higher weight

Adult women need no less than 1200 per day (and 99% of time more than this), adult men need no less than 1500 per day, add a minimum of 300 to those numbers if you are a teen.

Why eating only 1200 calories or undereating doesn't work

http://caloriecount.about.com/wont-lose-faste r-eat-calories-q3127

In the long run, you won’t lose weight faster by eating 1200 calories a day. Under-eating deprives your body of essential nutrients and leads to muscle breakdown to provide energy. With less muscle, you require fewer calories and you reach a weight low plateau more quickly. Restrictive dieting also places you at risk for binge-eating which can lead to weigh gain and a life of yo-yo dieting. Please use the Calorie Target calculator in the Tools section to determine your appropriate calorie intake.

Will I go into starvation mode if I eat 1000 – 1200 calories a day?

http://caloriecount.about.com/starvation-mode -eat-calories-q2046

Your body will not selectively burn stored fat because your central nervous system needs glucose and you can’t make glucose from fat. But protein can be converted to glucose, and so the body breaks down your muscles to provide it. Ultimately, you lose lots of muscle along with fat, and that drives down your calorie requirements because muscle burns calories but fat does not. You then maintain a higher weight on less food making weight gain inevitable. For best results, eat the number of calories prescribed by the Calorie Target calculator in the Tools section.

WILL YOU INCREASE YOUR CALORIE INTAKE?

Unless you are an insect that has learnt to type it is obviously very silly

It is enough for a 22lb dog http://www.phouka.com/dogs/dog_amount.html

DUH!

Maybe you should actually try reading what people are telling you. Obviously you are only looking for attention because you have posted this message four times and clearly do not read what anyone is saying. People like you need counseling...not a calorie counting website!

You guys need better troll radar