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The calorie floor you should never drop below

The calorie floor you should never drop below

There is a lowest safe number of calories to eat each day. Go below it and your body starts to break in ways you cannot see on the scale.

1 Aug 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You want to lose weight fast. So you think, 'I will eat very little.' Maybe 800 calories a day. Maybe even less. That sounds brave. But it is not safe. Your body has a floor. Drop below it, and things start to break. This short read is about that floor. It is also about why a huge deficit number can fool you.

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