calories

what should happen if i am excercising almost everyday and eating less than 1000 calories?

is this bad?

I'm no doctor, but that seems completely unhealthy and dangerous. So start eating more.

that's very bad.

i'm no expert, but from research i've done on my own and stuff i've read on here you're not supposed to go under 1200 cals if you're a woman and 1500 if you're a man.  And I think that's before taking working out into account.  You'll go into starvation mode and your body will just hang onto fat and whatever else it can. 

In other words:  you're going about this wrong and you're going to do yourself some major damage (like "passing out and maybe dying")

You should read the articles and advice and other forum stuff; there's a lot of useful info about how to actually do this the right way.

i'm not a physician.  i don't even play one on TV.  but i've become a bit healthy-obsessed with my own healthy lifestyle and had to really change the way i look at calories as they relate to exercise.  and it worked.  i am 5 lbs from my 130 lb goal in just a few months - and frankly, 130 may be LESS than ideal given my height of 5'10 - but don't fret, Calorie Count Community - i'm quite healthy and feeling great! i can't even believe how much food i'm eating (so much) (all day long)

so based on my own research (and development) here's what i think may happen to you **depending on your physical condition, weight, measurements, activity level and habits

- first you'll probably lose weight (water)

- then you'll gain weight and you won't know why.  you'll eat less and less and the scale won't move.

- if you keep it up, your hair will start to fall out, your nails will be brittle, your skin will look gaunt, and you may start to lose weight again only this time it's not fat, it's muscle.  and this is bad, because your muscles help you lose weight.  they burn the fat right off ya. muscles take a long time to build. and almost no time to erase.  you don't want to get rid of your muscles. just the fat.

my own weight loss pattern, doing the exact opposite of what you describe:

- first i cut calories to 1500 a day, worked out 45 mins every day and within 1-3 weeks i lost 10 lbs (water weight for sure)

- then i incorporated circuit training, weight training, HIIT into my exercise routine and increased calories.  started drinking protein shakes and eating at least a fistful of protein 6 times a day.  at first i put a few lbs back on, but i heard that would happen so sat it out.  I increased my calories to a minimum of 1900/ day which is what i am still doing now....and after a week of metabolic confusion (the scale didn't move, but i kept the faith and the healthy lifestyle going) i'm 5lbs from my goal (which as i mentioned may actually be a bit to low).  so if my goal is too low, then i've actually hit my goal....by eating MORE! i cut fast burning carbs, increased protein, learned about slow burning carbs and eat only slow burning carbs **but i give myself permission to slip up and eat slow burners every now and then**,  cut out sugar almost entirely, never eat processed food, add whey protein powder to my shakes, and i never go to bed hungry. sometimes if i haven't met my calorie quota i'll just go eat a spoonful of (natural) peanut butter.

eating so few calories and working them off only convinces your body that it needs to store more fat.  Our bodies are like machines.  balance is important. I strongly suggest doing a ton of research first, before you do even more harm to your delicate metabolism, regardless of your weight.

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It is bad.  As stated already -- eventually you will stop losing weight and have to either increase the exercise or decrease the calories -- either which could make you ill.

BREAKDOWN OF WHY 1200 CALORIES A DAY IS MINIMUM

Your body needs at least 1200 calories per day to survive. Here is a very rough scientific break down provided by a dietician for a  5' 2", 19 year old female weighing approximately 100 pounds, sitting around all day and doing nothing:

-The heart needs 12% of the calories (144 cals)
-The kidney needs 12% of the calories (144 cals)
-The Liver needs 23% of the calories (276 cals)
-The brain needs 23% of the calories (276 cals)
-The skeletal muscle needs 30% of the calories (360 cals)

Again, notice those numbers are for a 19 year old female -- if you are younger, older, taller, shorter, heavier -- you will need at least that number of calories and likely many more. 

Calorie Count will not advocate nor support diet plans of less than 1200 calories (1500 for males), or 1500 calories for teens.