I only ate 700 calories today but I feel full. Should I just keep doing this to lose weight?

[Anonymous]

It was also a cardio day today. I ran 6 miles. I beat my time from last time I ran too. Before my run I had blueberries, oats, and greek yogurt. Then after I had a kale, spinach, arugula, seeds and whey protein powder smoothie I made. I feel like this is enough for the day. Except before bed I like to have a square of dark chocolate. But people say this is not enough calories even if I am trying to lose weight. But I am full!

[Jayded1]

You will actually do a lot of damage to your body. Let me explain. Your body looks for a set amount of calories that is use to. Lets say an obese person eats 7000 calories a day. They decide they want to lose weight. They cut themselves down to 1000 a day. They will lose weight at an amazing rate, 10+lbs a week. They will think every thing is great. The problem. After X amount of time their body will become use to the 1000, it will expect it. They will stop losing weight even though they may still be fat. Now lets say you take a second person also at 7000. They cut down to 6000. They will lose about 2lbs a week. Much slower BUT when they hit that same wall they can cut down to 5500, then 5000 then 4500. Eventually the will be at the weight they want while still be able to eat lots of food. Personal Trainers never say this because they want people to see the 10lbs+ per week and think the Trainer is amazing. So with you only eating 700 a day and burning more then that you are negative calories, if you keep this up eventually if you ever decide not to run you put on fat very fast. You dont want to put yourself in a position where you need to run 6 miles a day and barely eat just to MAINTAIN.

[WeaponZero]

What you ate is under your BMR, the amount needed to keep your body running properly. So no you shouldn't keep it up and you should eat more. You need more calorie dense foods top.

[Asker]

avocado toast?

[WeaponZero]

That still won't put you over your BMR. What you're eating now is less than what they would feed you through a feeding tube if you were in a coma. That's the bottom line. You need proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. The foods you eat are all low in calories per serving which is not necessarily a good thing because you end up not eating enough

[MaiNameIsSunshine]

Dude no, you are over 18, how do you not know what a bad idea that is. Be happy you can eat, I'm on a clear liquid diet until Thursday for a procedure I'm having and I wish I could eat something. Eat, eat some meat, meat is important.

[SirenDep]

it's not enough. even if you feel full, you aren't getting the nutrients you need.

[UzernMe1990]

that is NOT EVEN CLOSE TO ENOUGH. YOUR BODY NEEDS HEALTHY FATS TOO YOU KNOW

[Anonymous]

NO. It's very bad for your body and you'll start feeling super low on energy AND hold onto fat. eat more tomorrow.

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Nope your metabolism slows and you go catabolic. But i mean... as long as you are running it should not be a problem.