Is eating 300 calories a day bad?

Answer 1

Yes.

The human body need minimum 1200 a day if you are only eating 100-200 you body will break down over time. I probably should take my own advice because I only eat 117 calories a day....but I have an eating disorder so....yeah but please please eat more you do not want to end up in a hospital trust me its not fun.

Answer 2

Not at all. :) It's on the anorexic side though, 300 calories a day is a nice amount for a skelton. No, seriously, 300 calories a day is way less than anyone healthy should ever eat. Its less than 3 two-finger Kit Kats. You should get at least 1200. If you take in any less, you're going to go into starvation mode and your body is going to become weak; you'll get sick, won't be able to keep a steady weight, etc. Anorexic is neither healthy nor sexy.

Answer 3

maybe if you were a mouse it would not be bad. However if you are a human being, even if you are an old inactive woman, you would still need approx 1500 calories to function properly. The human body needs quite a lot of energy to keep the heart pumping, keep delivering glucose to the brain and simply to sustain lean body mass (aka organs, bones and muscle). Even if you slept all day everyday you're needs would be considerably higher than 300 calories a day. If someone wants to lose weight a slight caloric deficit is recommended, however cutting back to drastically will not only cause your body to go into starvation mode and be very gruelling psychologically, but it will slow your metabolism in an attempt to conserve fuel. The best and most sustainable way to lose weight is simple: Have a very slight caloric deficit, be it through eating slightly less or moving a little more that causes a deficit of say 250 calories a day. Keep this up consistently over time and results will happen. Consistency is key. Again, for a human 300 calories a day is ludicrous, please don't even consider it, if for no one else than for your own health!

Answer 4

Depends on age, gender and activity level.

The average recommendation is 1800-2000 for women and 2400-2500 for men.

So 3000 would be OK if you're being more physically active than the average person.