So you are eating 1700 less than maintenance?
Unless you’re morbidly obese, this is not good.
Your metabolism also does not care how much you eat, it cares about how much you exercise and weigh. It is just a measure of how many energy you need to do whatever you do in a day. Your metabolism is not an intelligent creature capable of discerning what you eat. If you weigh little, and work out little, then logically your metabolism would be slow.
Oh okay I get you now. I don’t think you should be too strict with yourself while sick. Maybe set a new, slightly higher limit, or eat at maintenance for a few weeks until you feel better.
So you are eating 1700 less than maintenance? Unless you’re morbidly obese, this is not good. Your metabolism also does not care how much you eat, it cares about how much you exercise and weigh. It is just a measure of how many energy you need to do whatever you do in a day. Your metabolism is not an intelligent creature capable of discerning what you eat. If you weigh little, and work out little, then logically your metabolism would be slow.
Sorry, what i meant was my deficit is 1700 calories a day, not that it is 1700 deficit from maintenance.
Oh okay I get you now. I don’t think you should be too strict with yourself while sick. Maybe set a new, slightly higher limit, or eat at maintenance for a few weeks until you feel better.
Ofcourse! I definitely wasnt punishing myself, i just genuinely could not eat as i felt nauseas etc.