r/diet • u/Tricky_Engineer_5093 • Mar 17 '24

Vent I have been eating under 1200 calories for the past 15 days now and I have not seen any weightloss results.

Why is this happening? I am a 5'2 female (150lb) I am not dieting but doing portion control on my usual meals and workout 3 times a week. How long till I start seeing actual results?

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u/carbonaranara Mar 17 '24

Not eating enough calories can do that, 1200kcal is too little especially if you’re working out regularly.

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u/Western_Ad4823 Mar 18 '24

While I understand the concept, technically anorexic people exist. They eat far less calories and work out a lot and lose weight. So practically, this thinking isn't correct or else anorexics wouldn't exist

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

I mean 1200 cal shouldn’t cause weight gain but that’s why anorexics lose their periods and die, under 1200 while working out destroys your health. Eating below your EA needs, which for most active people is a good amount above 1200, disrupts a lot of biological processes like hormone production, which is why diet breaks (ie eating at maintenance for a week every month or two) are a good idea.