Daily calorie intake too low?

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Gordy - 21 Aug 2004 01:24 GMT

Have put on heaps of weight over the last 5-6 years due to a comnination of
agoraphobia and anti-depressenats. Have tried to diet a lot over years and
eat loads of takeaways.

About 6 weeks ago i had a go at simple calorie counting and it worked a
treat. Im never left hungary and have had to stop taking most takeaway food
due to it not having a a calorie count.

I just to make sure im not taking too few calories, ive lost a little over a
stone in about 4 weeks am am well chuffed.

Id just appreciate it if someone looked over my numbers and left some
comments etc as ive kept it pretty low to take into account that im very
inactive. I do have days/weeks were im out to the local shop a few times of
the day etc but can sometimes go months without venturing out lol.

any way..

Im currently 18 stone 3 ounces (thats in the morning tho when im dehydrated
lol) and 5 foot 9 inches.

I started at 1500 calories a day for the first 4 weeks but have now upped it
a bit to 1750 the last weeks.

Comments would be appreciated as i dont want to turn out a malnourished
lardy lol.

Many thanks

Gordy

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Ignoramus9298 - 21 Aug 2004 02:41 GMT

It is on the low side, and if you do not eat super carefully to get
all nutrients, you may find that staying at this level becomes very
hard. I say this not knowing your sex and activity level. Anyway,
enjoy the beginning part of the diet, when you are not too hungry.

i

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Annabel Smyth - 21 Aug 2004 11:28 GMT

Gordy wrote in alt.support.diet on Sat, 21 Aug 2004:

>Have put on heaps of weight over the last 5-6 years due to a comnination of
>agoraphobia and anti-depressenats. Have tried to diet a lot over years and
>eat loads of takeaways.

Hi, and welcome.

>About 6 weeks ago i had a go at simple calorie counting and it worked a
>treat. Im never left hungary and have had to stop taking most takeaway food
>due to it not having a a calorie count.

What does, though, are those ready-meals the supermarkets provide that
you just have to hot up at home. They're also cheaper than take-aways.
And both Tesco and Sainsbury deliver, as does Iceland.com, if you still
have problems going to supermarkets. With the first two, you can order
on-line.

>I just to make sure im not taking too few calories, ive lost a little over a
>stone in about 4 weeks am am well chuffed.

Brilliant!

>Id just appreciate it if someone looked over my numbers and left some
>comments etc as ive kept it pretty low to take into account that im very
>inactive. I do have days/weeks were im out to the local shop a few times of
>the day etc but can sometimes go months without venturing out lol.

Can you try some exercise at home, even if it's only following a fitness
video? Just to get you moving and your blood circulating - it does help
with the weight loss.

>any way..
>
>Im currently 18 stone 3 ounces (thats in the morning tho when im dehydrated
>lol) and 5 foot 9 inches.

Okay, they say you should eat between 8-12 kcal per pound of body weight
per day, so ideally you should eat (fiddles with calculator) between
2016 and 3024 kcal per day. So your present diet is a bit low - maybe
you want to raise it a bit. On the other hand, if you can maintain it
and feel okay with it.....

>I started at 1500 calories a day for the first 4 weeks but have now upped it
>a bit to 1750 the last weeks.
>
>Comments would be appreciated as i dont want to turn out a malnourished
>lardy lol.

Just make sure you have plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and take a
daily multivitamin, and you should be fine.

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Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88/80kg

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Kasey - 21 Aug 2004 16:31 GMT

>>Im currently 18 stone 3 ounces (thats in the morning tho when im dehydrated

lol) and 5 foot 9 inches.<<

If I've done my calculations correctly, that's about 252 pounds.

>>I started at 1500 calories a day for the first 4 weeks but have now upped it

a bit to 1750 the last weeks.<<

If you're not hungry, I think that's fine. Like Annabel said, add some
fresh fruits and veggies.

Is there any chance you can have a doctor or nutritionist come to your
house? A nutrtionist could help adjust your diet given your
restrictions.

>>Im never left hungary and have had to stop taking most takeaway food

due to it not having a a calorie count.<<

I eat carryout food (from high-quality groceries, not some greasy
spoon) almost exclusively. I talk with the clerks and cooks at the
groceries to find out what ingredients are in the products, then
estimate calories using fitday.com.

>>ive lost a little over a

stone in about 4 weeks am am well chuffed.<<

Bravo the weight loss. But what is "well chuffed"?

As always, YMMV.

Kasey
365/248/???
(26.07 stone/17.71 stone/???)

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Annabel Smyth - 21 Aug 2004 18:16 GMT

Kasey wrote in alt.support.diet on Sat, 21 Aug 2004:

>Bravo the weight loss. But what is "well chuffed"?

Seriously pleased

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Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
90/88/80kg

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Gordy - 21 Aug 2004 20:27 GMT

> Kasey wrote in alt.support.diet on Sat, 21 Aug 2004:
>
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> Annabel - "Mrs Redboots"
> 90/88/80kg

lol yes, thanks Annabel and thank you everyone else who replied :)

Gordy

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