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Eating too little

Why Levlofit never sets calories below your resting burn, and the signs that dieting has gone too far.

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Eating too little for too long costs muscle, energy and health. Levlofit never sets your calories below your resting burn, but you are the first to notice when eating has become a struggle.

BMR

is the floor: Levlofit never sets your calorie target below your resting burn

0kcal

deficit when your BMI is below the healthy range: Levlofit keeps you at maintenance instead

Signs to slow down the diet

  • Weight falling faster than your planned pace for two weeks or more
  • Strength dropping for several weeks in a row
  • Constant hunger, poor sleep or low energy

Signs to talk to a doctor

  • Periods stopping or becoming irregular
  • Fainting or dizziness
  • Feeling unable to stop restricting food, bingeing, making yourself sick, or exercising to make up for eating
  • Thoughts about food, weight or your body taking over most of the day

Is dieting still right for you?

  1. Is your BMI below the healthy range?

    Yes: Do not diet. Levlofit keeps you at maintenance and builds strength instead.

    No: Go to the next question.

  2. Does any sign in the doctor list apply to you?

    Yes: Pause the fat-loss phase and talk to a doctor. If you feel overwhelmed, call Tele-MANAS on 14416, free and confidential.

    No: Carry on at the planned pace and review every 2 to 3 weeks.

Moderate evidence

In lean athletes, low energy availability is linked to lower testosterone in men and is the proposed cause of missed periods, called athletic amenorrhea, in women.[1]

This chapter cannot diagnose anything. Eating disorders are medical conditions that need care from a doctor or specialist.

Key points

  • Levlofit never sets calories below your BMR, and keeps underweight users at maintenance.
  • Slow the diet if weight falls faster than planned or strength keeps dropping.
  • Missed periods, fainting or a loss of control around food mean talk to a doctor.

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Sources

  1. [1] Helms ER, Aragon AA, Fitschen PJ. Evidence-based recommendations for natural bodybuilding contest preparation: nutrition and supplementation. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2014;11:20.
  2. [2] Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Tele MANAS: Revolutionizing Mental Health Care in India. October 2024. static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2024/oct/doc20241013415701.pdf

General information from published guidelines, not medical advice, and not reviewed by a clinician. See a doctor for pain, illness, pregnancy or before hard training if you have a condition.