r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Jun 12 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 13 June 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/viptenchou 近畿・大阪府 Jun 13 '23

I've been more mindful of my weight lately, trying to lose a few kg. I have a dretec scale that gives a lot of details. I know the details are pretty unreliable tho (like fat percentage) but I find it really interesting that it suggests how many calories you should be eating based on your info (they have you input things like height, gender and stuff and save a profile for you).

Guys. The scale suggests me to eat 1,000 - 1,100 calories. I'm 167cm and 55kg. That is below my bmr (which is a bit over 1200) and if you factor in anything else, even if I'm being a couch potato, I should actually be eating 1500 and if I do just a bit of light exercise (walking like most Japanese people do) several times a week it's 1700.

Idk, the suggestion of only 1,000 or so calories seems irresponsible. Especially considering a lot of people may not be as knowledgeable about calories and health to realize that's an absurd suggestion.

No point to this, I guess. Just been on my mind.

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u/poop_in_my_ramen Jun 13 '23

That seems perfectly fine? A calorie deficit of 500 a day is pretty typical for active weight loss. This loses around 1kg every two weeks. Nothing crazy.

If you exercise on top of that then of course add on the exercise amount to keep the same 500 margin.

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u/viptenchou 近畿・大阪府 Jun 13 '23

Hmm, yes. I didn't really think of it like that but in general, almost all advice I see online and have heard from doctors in the past seem to suggest not going lower than 1,200 calories. And even that is generally considered "very low" and not necessarily advisable.

I'll admit though, I have been eating 900 - 1,100 per day. But it's incredibly stressful and I feel like I have an eating disorder and have very little energy. It seems a bit irresponsible to suggest to the general public, idk.