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Hi i've been on a diet of 1000 calories aday i know it's silly and now if i go from 1000-1500 will i put weight on i it's my maintence calories?

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Dr. Philip Kern answered

Calories needed: How many calories per day does it take to maintain your weight? A good calculator is the harris benedict equation (http://www.Globalrph.Com/harris-benedict-equation.Cgi). You probably need about 1400 cal/day as basal rate (pumping blood and breathing) and about 2000 total. So 1500 is still below your body's needs and you will lose weight. Now: are you counting calories correctly (it's hard)?

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

Hi i've been on a diet of 1000 calories aday i know it's silly and now if i go from 1000-1500 will i put weight on i it's my maintence calories?

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Dr. Philip Kern answered

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