Jurnal whocares2017, 02 Okt 22

To get the body to actually use any stored energy - I personally have to take in only 1,100 to 1,200 and to me 1,500 is maintenance - it is all about portion control and variety to ensure that the body gains as much nutritional value as possible then your body does not get depleted and begin to "get mad" and demand other stuff -----if you get hungry - do like every one else and "eat food" - that is what I always did - if I am hungry I eat food and that cures that problem ---- it is the kind of food that you eat that is important - like - what kind of fuel are you putting into your body ?  

I am a bit stoic about keeping my hunger to "meal times" only - the exception is when I eat a "light" meal like a watery soup that does not have any "lasting" power - then if I snack in the middle of the night - I choose 4 saltines and 1 T of Peanut Butter - and I only eat one marsh mellow and only when I have them. I am pretty strict about staying on a eating schedule to negate over consumption. 

Ok so speaking healthy wise the minium of calorie intake you can do is 1200 because that’s the bare minimum your body needs to run and do it’s regular activities, normal diet intake should be 1500 and 2000 is what the body should be eating everyday to not gain nor lose weight. If your weight lifting I would recommend 2000 or 1500 if u wanna gain muscle while also losing fat, and 1200 or 1500 if you just wanna diet. 

I'm so glad to see this thread! I'm new to this. 63 yr old female. Started in July and have been struggling also with what to follow. My RDI is 1700 cal. I tried to eat that much for a few days and it seemed like so much. Anyway I dropped to 1200-1400 lost 2.5 lbs. and have kept that up but I haven't lost any more weight! I'm so frustrated! Any ideas to jump start me? Thanks! the info here is great