Calorie restriction

• A calorie-restricted diet may slow aging in healthy adults, science shows

  https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/calorie-restricted-diet-may-slow-aging-healthy-adults-science-shows-rcna69562

• Is fasting truly better than calorie restriction for weight loss?

  A doctor (neuro) told me that fasting is unhealthy and is the same as calorie restriction and after researching it some now I’m wondering what to believe. I’ve read the studies on ketosis etc so I understand the biological mechanics...

• Calorie restriction yields ‘remarkable’ health benefits that can lead to longer lifespan

  [https://www.gutnews.com/calorie-restriction-yields-remarkable-health-benefits-that-can-lead-to-longer-lifespan/](https://www.gutnews.com/calorie-restriction-yields-remarkable-health-benefits-that-can-lead-to-longer-lifespan/) While not specific to IF, it touches on it, and I think it's certainly applicable.

• Is there benefits to fasting for weight loss besides the obvious calorie restriction?

  ^^^ Does fasting help with weight loss differently than just calorie restriction and helping you eat in a calorie deficit?

• Would I lose more weight if I combine IF and calorie restriction?

  I heard a lot of people saying that the way IF helps with weight loss is that you just can’t consume too much calories on a restrictive eating window, then is there a point of doing both IF and calorie...

• TRE and Calories restriction

  I have read conflicting viewpoints. If you have been successful losing weight, which is true? [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/11tz7ue)

• Calorie restriction

  What is the health outcomes of caloric restriction? Is it healthy, or it is important to meet calories?

• Can calorie restriction result in reduced metabolism that offsets the benefits?

  Ive been on a daily 500 calorie restriction diet since the beginning of the year. Consuming roughly 1500 calories as an height and weight male. But I also run for 45 mins/day and burn approx 600 calories. I’ve achieved my...

• Do I have to restrict my calories to make IF work?

  (Excuse my english as it's not my first language) Hi I am fairly new to IF. I am 27F 163cm (5ft 4) and my CW is 55kg (121lb) 24% body fat. Early this year I got an office job and being...

• Confused about calorie restriction

  Hello! I have been doing IF and OMAD and on a ketoish diet. My goal is to shrink my fibroids, lose weight and balance my hormones (infertility issues). Will a 42-hour fast 3 times a week help me reach these...

• Fasting vs great calorie restriction

  Hi, I'm wondering if not eating at all has benefits over eating just a little (600 calories a day). What are the differences in benefits? All advice is appreciated. Thanks

• Does fasting help with weight loss in a way different than just calorie restriction?

  ^^^ Does fasting help with weight loss differently than just calorie restriction and helping you eat in a calorie deficit?

• Calorie Restricted Diet (500 cal a day)

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• How to do calorie restriction?

  Hi, I hear all these insane health, lifespan-enhancing benefits of calorie restriction but nobody explains how you do that. How do you count calories. How much calories do you need in a day? Can someone explain to me how you can...

• Extreme Calorie Restriction Thoughts?

  Hey all, So Ive got some international travel coming up with wife in about 5 months and I want to look/feel and mentally prepare my best for it. The longest I have fasted is a week in several goes. I...

• Fasting for 22 hrs and calorie restricting, still gaining weight?

  Pretty much as it says in the title. I also track macros and mostly focus on protein and Fats. I limit carbs esp refined carbs because of PCOS. I work out 3 days a week and the days I don’t...

• Restricting calories vs Intermittent Fasting

  Hi guys, I was wondering what the differences if there are any between calorie restriction vs intermittent fasting from ONLY a weight loss perspective. I know there are other benefits to fasting, but if we're strictly talking about weight loss...

• Fasting vs severe calorie restriction?

  Just wondering - why is eating <500 calories a day considered dangerous, but fasting for extended periods of time is okay?

• Do you guys restrict calorie intake together with IF?

  So I've seen that a lot of people lose weight with IF, but I'm wondering if that is done solely through IF or a combination of IF, exercise and calorie restrictions? I'm looking to lose about 45lbs (20kg), and I...

• Alternate day fasting: how many calories should I eat on the off days?

  I’m 5’8 155-160, and down from 178 and I was wondering how many calories I should eat to keep losing fat.

• Does air frying really take out calories or should I still count the calories?

• How to figure out Calories in supplements

  Like this [https://www.naturesanswer.com/product/bacopa-extract/](https://www.naturesanswer.com/product/bacopa-extract/) How do you figure it out?

• calorie counting

  i have been doing 15-9 for like 3 months now and was wondering if you have to maintain a certain calorie count for the meals that you eat during that time like i take a normal lunch and a small...

• Can you eat more calories on OMAD?

  I’ve heard it said and experienced it myself. What’s your take and what’s the science?

• Calories In Pork Chop Fat

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• What is the minimum calorie goal I should strive for on a nonfasting day?

  I'm a 67-year-old male weighing 210 pounds, 5 feet, 10 inches in height, with a pretty sedentary lifestyle. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

• Calories from Eaten Coffee Beans

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• Bought some equate creatine and it says it has 20 calories per 5g scoop

  Why is this exactly? The brand I bought last time had 0 calories and from what I’ve always known creatine monohydrate doesn’t have calories.

• (Metric)Calorie counting while Intermittent Fasting 16/8?

  Hi. For the past month and a half, I've been calorie counting to not eat more than 6200kj a day and maintaining a 8 hour eating window with 16 hours only drinking water. I've lost around 7kg. I don't exercise and...

• Does zero-calorie energy drink break fasting?

  I am asking out of two reasons: 1. I do not trust there is such a thing as zero-calorie drink 2. Artificial flavour in zero-calorie energy drink may break fasting

• Question about calorie deficit and fat

  So I’m currently only consuming 1300 calories a day with a goal of 30 grams of fat a day as well. If I remain within the 1300 calorie goal but go over the 30 grams of fat I am allowed...

• My friend told me she takes in 400 calories a day

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• Is 0 calorie sugarless vitamin water an alternative to snake juice?

• why did I feel hunger the same evening after eating 1300 calories of walnuts?

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• How does Monster energy ultra only have 11 calories?

  Monster ultra has 11 calories but 4.4 calories of carbs. my understanding was that 1 gram of carbs is 4 calories which doesn;t add up. anyone know what's going on?

• Help figuring out calories…

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• If Mushrooms shrink from 229g to 159g after being cooked, which weight do I use for calories

  If Mushrooms shrink from 229g to 159g after being cooked, which weight do I use for calories? Google says it is 22 calories per 100 grams. But which weight do I use? Thanks Extra If Mushrooms shrink from 229g to 159g...

• Does Milo’s zero calorie sweet tea break a fast?

• Why are some almond butter brands different calories?

  For example wholes almond butter is 190 for 2 tablespoons a while base culture is 170. Both list only almonds as ingredients

• 0 calorie sodas and sweeteners?

  Started OMAD yesterday. Wondering if 0 calorie sodas and sweeteners are okay to drink during intermittent fasting?

• calories?

  With IF, do you just skip a meal, or do you eat say your full calorie amount in your eating period?

• Approximately how many calories are in 400g of cooked white rice?

  Multiple sources online keep saying it’s around 540 calories but I feel like that’s a really low number?

• what are we thinking is the lowest calorie option

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• For people doing rolling 48s to lose weight, how big/how many calories is your alternate day meal?

• What does an 80% fruits and vegetables, 20% meat (by calories) plate of food look like? Pictures?

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• doing rolling 72’s then 800 calories refeed and workout ?? Is that a good routine ??

• How can some food labels show higher calories than macros calories?

  Like, isn't macronutrients the only thing responsible for energy intake? So... How can a label show 50 calories for a serving worth 10g of carbs? Wouldn't 10g of carbs equates to 40 calories?... Even when considering the other macros into count it's...

• Calorie deficit

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• Will I lose weight with my under calorie deficit? Without IF

  If I stopped doing IF and I stay under my BMR calories will I lose weight?

• Does the instant granular coffees like Nescafe Gold have any calories?

  Hey. There are no calorie table in the jars. I know that black-filter-coffee has zero calories but how about the granular Nescafes? Do they contain any calories or is it safe to drink them while in the fasting period? Thank you....

• Instead of a full fast; does anyone do very low calorie days?

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• Do you restrict what types of food you eat in your eating window?

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• Why do calories not match the macros on nutrition labels? (USA)

  Example: I'm drinking a can coke right now. 39 grams of carbs, 0 grams of protein and fat. Nutritional label says the can is 140 calories. But 39x4=156. What am I missing? I've noticed this on quite a few packaged foods....

• Can daily vitamins help support my nutrition while in calorie deficit?

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• can fasting with tea/coffee/ 0 calorie sodas and sparkling waters fresh juices ruin ketosis?

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• if my TDEE is 1600 calories, is going on a caloric deficit of 1000-1100 cals fine?

• OMAD Calories

  I’m going to be starting on 22:2 but I don’t know what a suitable calorie count would be? 144kg 186cm

• Calories in a 1lb sweet potato?

  The lose it app says 162 cals for a large sweet potato but 408 cals for 1 lb sweet potato. Is it really that many calories??

• 5-10 calories of gummy/tums?

  Usually late at night I will have 5 or 10 calories of weed gummies, sometimes I will have tums. Do these break my fast? Do they break it for a short time and then I go back to fasting state? Thanks!...

• 0 calories vs 400 calories fasting

  Hey, I have done 48h and 72h fast and I can't find any answers to: what is the difference for the body or for the effects like healing if the cells etc, when I fast for e.g. 3 days with...

• Any tracking apps that focus on total nutrition, micronutrients, not calories?

  Hey all, I really want to be sure I’m eating as many nutrients as I can be. I don’t love tracking calories but how can I track nutrient?

• Macronutrient app that doesn’t show calories?

  Hello everyone, I’m looking to download an app that will help me track my macronutrients. I am in receivers for an ED and seeing calories is somewhat triggering for me, but I really want to make sure im hitting all...

• Question about calories intake

  My question is, when you do the 18:6 intermittenfasting, then you should eat in a time frame of 6 hours and your calorie intake is 2500 calories and you should only eat 2-3 meals, of course you're in a calorie...

• calories burned vs eaten

  I ate 1,000 calories a 1pm today but I’ve burned 1,350 calories today can I eat again or does the calories burned not matter?

• Information on kabocha squash calories

  Can someone please direct me to the most current upto date nutritional data on kabocha squash? There are so many websites with conflicting information!

• calories in chicken legs

  Hey, can anyone solve this mystery for me😅 I can't know how much calories there's in chicken legs(drumstick and thigh) with bone and with/out skin, and how much protein and fat?

• Incorrect calorie labels

  Why is it that some of the labels may say 30 calories but just the proteins calories in the serving size alone outweighs the calories labeled on the serving size?

• calories in and calories out

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• Is fasting just a way to control calories or is there other benefits?

  Reason I ask is because I am planning to essentially do OMAD but also allow myself a protein shake after the gym and some low calorie bevarages throughout the day (creamer in coffee, vitamin water, etc) Is that messing anything...

• Why do nutrition labels subtract calories with the more servings you eat? (In the USA)

  For example, a bag of Russel Stover Chocolate Candy Covered Peanuts mad with Stevia Extract has the servings as: 1 serving = 120 calories 2 servings = 230 calories This is obviously incorrect math but there are many food products that do...

• Calorie Count in IF

  I've been trying to do 16:8 IF and eating pretty clean. I've been eating \~1700-1800 calories/day, and losing \~1lb/week. My TDEE is estimated at 2500 calories/day. Should I be targeting closer to 2000 calories/day?

• Does slightly breaded pan seared chicken breasts have same calories as cooked one?

  I often pan cook breaded chicken breasts and dont know which option is the most accurate in myfitnesspal as there is no confirmed breaded chicken breasts food.

• Is there a minimum calorie number recommended for refeeds?

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• What should my Marcos and calorie intake look like ?

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• Recommendations for a Calorie Tracker

  I'm really looking for an alternatives to MyFitnessPal to avoid the UnderArmor ads. Bonus points if it will track micronutrients without a paid membership.

• If I eat normal amount of calories will my metabolism slow?

  I’ve heard that fasting over long periods of time will slow your metabolism but if I eat my body’s usual maintenance calories while intermittent fasting (16/8) is it still likely for it to slow?

• Does it take as much calories to sustain weight as to gain it?

  I've been trying to gain some weight by eating more but it sometimes is bothersome to try and squeeze in that extra food, so i was wondering. Will you lose your weight gains if you cut back to your normal daily...

• Lamb Heart Calories

  How much calories are in a lamb heart including all the fat?

• Do different varieties of sweet potatoes have pretty similar calories?

  I just tried a Jersey Sweet Potato and it was amazing!!! I am wondering, however, if it has the same number of calories per 100g as other sweet potatoes? As I can find little nutrition info on them.

• How does this have 14g of carbs but only 15 calories when 1g of carbohydrate has 4 calories?

  I found this drink at my work [BodyArmor Lyte]( https://imgur.com/r4nB8sn.jpg) and it's nutrition label says 15 calories but 14g of carbohydrates. Only 2g sugar (so theres 8 calories there), but 1) where are the other carbohydrates that isn't sugar and 2)...

• Maximum calorie absorption per day

  Hi Guys, I am curious. Is there a maximum amoint of calories the body can absorb in one day? Like even if you atr more it just goes „through“ your system?

• Does anyone drink energy drinks(0 calorie) while IF?

  My energy has plummeted because of a vacation, studying and work. Is it ok to have a “diet” energy drink?

• How many Calories + Protein in an entire rotisserie chicken?

  Question is as the title suggests, just a random thought that I had and couldn’t find a answer from a quick google search

• Does time-restricted eating has any benefits if one is not on a low-carb diet?

  I am very interested in fasting and I tried time-restricted eating first (18:6). I heard a lot of health benefits of fasting and ketosis but I have some questions. If I fast for 18 hours and then eat carbs, doesn't that...

• Calorie Counting App for Android?

  I currently use Zero for tracking my fasting, but I'm looking for a calorie counting app. I've use My Fitness Pal for years - suffering through the recent under armor buy out - but it has just gone too far down...

• Do high-calorie sources (10%+ RDA in 100g) of vitamin K exist?

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• Calories intake

  Hi Folks, Started my IF from yday. 18:6. I like to get more detail on what to do in that 18 hrs. ( Just water or can we take anything else) And how much calories to take in 6 hrs and is there...

• Having trouble counting calories can someone help?

  So do they weight the food before or after it’s been cooked for example: I want to roast some mushrooms should I way them before or after I’ve cooked them? Also the app I am using to track calories is...

• How many calories before our we need to up the salt?

  When we fast, we up the salt, because our kidneys stop holding on to water, right? So, how many calories does our body need before that happends? Is there a magic number or percentage of body weight?

• Hypothetical question about IF amd Calorie Intake

  So im only on my 4th month, and i had a question about Calorie intake and the process of IF. Ill ask in a hypothetical scenario: So lets say before starting IF, my calorie intake was more or less my TDEE...

• How does psyllium husk have calories?

  I don't understand how this has any calories when it's pure fiber. Any advice? Sometimes i make a drink with it (3tbsp) but on cronometer it tells me the 3tbsp of psyllium husk is somehow 54 calories, but its...

• How Does This Drink Have Lots Of Carbs But Few Calories?

  I bought this drink, a Body Armor Lyte, and on the nutrition label, it says the drink contains 18g of carbohydrates but the whole bottle only has 20 calories. I was under the impression that 1g of carbohydrates is equal to...

• Discrepancy between Macros and Calories

  Here's a nutrition label for 90/10 Ground Beef: >Calories: 200 > >Protein: 22g > >Fat: 11g > >Carbs: 0g 22g protein \* 4 calories = 88 kcals 11g fat \* 9 calories = 99kcals 88+99 = 187 Kcals 187...

• How do you figure out calories in fried food?

  I get you can weigh all the ingredients, but how do you figure out the weight of the oil etc?

• 24 Hour Fast w/Low Calories

  Hello, Would this method prevent my metabolism from going down and still have fat loss? **Method:** Fasting once or twice a week for 24 hours each. Rest of the days eating a lower calorie diet (500 to 1000 calorie deficit).

• Time-Shifted (or Time-Restricted) Eating vs. Intermittent Fasting

  So IF is working for me, but when I explain to others I am following Intermittent Fasting, they seem to get hung up on the word "fasting". Fasting to some has a religious context and to others it has a...

• Are Calories or macros more accurate on food labels?

  I’ve noticed that macros don’t always add up to the calories listed on food labels. Is it more accurate to count macros to where they need to be and then calculate the calories based off them? Or instead, to get...

• hey guys and girls, I need ur opinion. which one do you think is better calorie deficit or OMAD

• Does calorie cycling help build muscle while losing fat

  I have a goal and need to reach it (or get very close to it) by september, I want to lower my body fat percentage, but I need to gain muscle and strength. Given my deadline I don’t have time...