I just read an interview on-line that was done with Jillian Michaels and one of the questions was what specific plan she used with the families on "Losing It". She said that for the women, she restricted their caloric intake to 1200 calories a day and required a 3,500 calorie burn each day. With the men, it was a 1600 calorie limit and a 4,500 calorie burn each day. No wonder these individuals are losing so much weight so quickly! That can't be good, right? 1,200 calories is SO low, especially for a woman over 175 lbs. I believe my BMR is 1,900, which is the basic calorie burn if I laid in bed all day. I've read that you're not supposed to go below that. What are your thoughts?
I just read an interview on-line that was done with Jillian Michaels and one of the questions was what specific plan she used with the families on "Losing It". She said that for the women, she restricted their caloric intake to 1200 calories a day and required a 3,500 calorie burn each day. With the men, it was a 1600 calorie limit and a 4,500 calorie burn each day. No wonder these individuals are losing so much weight so quickly! That can't be good, right? 1,200 calories is SO low, especially for a woman over 175 lbs. I believe my BMR is 1,900, which is the basic calorie burn if I laid in bed all day. I've read that you're not supposed to go below that. What are your thoughts?