Eating more calories?
missylectro
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I apparently have a low metabolism which prevents me from losing weight from eating around 1700 calories a day, which is below my calculated TDEE and therefore I should be losing... I'm considering lowering my calories (again) to 1200 which is where I lost the most weight when I did. Problem is (according to my friend) that what if I eat at 1200 and am not losing? She claims that you need to eat more calories than 1200 in order to lose... But what if my metabolism is crap?
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Everyone is going to say the same thing: Are you weighing all of your food? Logging it all? Etc.
Let's say you really are, there are lots of numbers between 1200 and 1700 to mess around with.
People on here don't usually recommend 1200. I did it for a little kick in the *kitten*. I lost weight, but I put it back up slowly and continued to lose.0 -
Why drop 500 calories? Why not lower by 100 calories, give it a couple weeks, and if that shows no change, lower by another 100. Weight loss takes time. If you want specific advice give age, weight, height, how much you want to lose, if you weigh your food with a digital scale, and open your diary.0
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Definitely do 1200 if you can, especially if 1700 isn't working for you. Stay above 1000 net cories imo0
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I see from your profile you only have 7 lbs to lose. It will go VERY slowly now. Large deficits will do more harm then good.0
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How long has it been since you last lost weight?0
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The small amount you have to lose makes it all more imperative that you tighten your logging belt.0
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My diary is open.
Last time I lost weight was two weeks ago but I'm beginning to think it was just water cuz I quickly gained it back. Before that... I don't remember... more than 6 months
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Also I'm weighing and measuring everything0
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hmmm, diary looks alright. What's your TDEE? Maybe try 1500 calories or so. I don't think it's blasphemous to eat at 1200 for a short period of time, but I find lots of people on here disagree.0
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arditarose wrote: »hmmm, diary looks alright. What's your TDEE? Maybe try 1500 calories or so. I don't think it's blasphemous to eat at 1200 for a short period of time, but I find lots of people on here disagree.
My TDEE should be anywhere between 2000-2500... Different calculators give different TDEE.. I calculated it once based on my logging and I think it was 2200... But if that was my TDEE I should be losing at 1700 calories...
Thank you. I think I can eat a lot of food and it would be around 1200... I eat very clean usually.0 -
how long have you been dieting/cutting for? how long did you previously eat at 1200 calories? what does your work out regimen consist of?0
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I've been watching what I eat for over a year but got frustrated last summer and kinda ate whatever I wanted for a while... When I was eating at 1200 I lasted about 2 months. Now is different because I eat healthier and more in volume less in calorie (I have 6 meals a day). I work out 6 times a week. Doing Turbofire right now so a lot of cardio and stregth training at the gym a couple times a week.how long have you been dieting/cutting for? how long did you previously eat at 1200 calories? what does your work out regimen consist of?
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is 1700 a 500 per day deficit for you?
My suggestions would be to eat at 1950 for a while and see how your body responds..with dieting for over a year you may have metabolic adaptation …
sure, you can keep cutting lower and lower, but eventually your work outs are going to suffer and you are going to be starving all the time….0 -
is 1700 a 500 per day deficit for you?
My suggestions would be to eat at 1950 for a while and see how your body responds..with dieting for over a year you may have metabolic adaptation …
sure, you can keep cutting lower and lower, but eventually your work outs are going to suffer and you are going to be starving all the time….
Something like that, sometimes a 300 calorie deficit or lower... What's "a while"?0 -
missylectro wrote: »is 1700 a 500 per day deficit for you?
My suggestions would be to eat at 1950 for a while and see how your body responds..with dieting for over a year you may have metabolic adaptation …
sure, you can keep cutting lower and lower, but eventually your work outs are going to suffer and you are going to be starving all the time….
Something like that, sometimes a 300 calorie deficit or lower... What's "a while"?
two weeks …and then re-assess...0 -
I see from your profile you only have 7 lbs to lose. It will go VERY slowly now. Large deficits will do more harm then good.
^^^the last 15 are the hardest to get off. I'm about to lower my calories again too to jump start things again but I refuse to go to 1200 again. It was five when I had to lose 70 pounds but I only have fifteen to go. Well, 4.8 to my original goal which is the high end of my healthy weight. I'll reassess after that goal is met.0 -
doctorsookie wrote: »I see from your profile you only have 7 lbs to lose. It will go VERY slowly now. Large deficits will do more harm then good.
^^^the last 15 are the hardest to get off. I'm about to lower my calories again too to jump start things again but I refuse to go to 1200 again. It was five when I had to lose 70 pounds but I only have fifteen to go. Well, 4.8 to my original goal which is the high end of my healthy weight. I'll reassess after that goal is met.
They're not my last 15... I might want to lose more... but yeah it definitely is harder0 -
As others have stated don't jump down to 1200. If you are going to reduce your calorie goal, try taking 100-200 calories off and see what happens in 4 weeks. Re-evaluate at that point.0
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rileysowner wrote: »As others have stated don't jump down to 1200. If you are going to reduce your calorie goal, try taking 100-200 calories off and see what happens in 4 weeks. Re-evaluate at that point.
Doing
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Well it won't let me quote you, but OP, consider only weighing. Measuring is okay for liquids. not for solids. 10 asparagus spears is neither weighing nor measuring. Your peanut butter could also be way more than you think it is (trust me, it's easy to think that you are spooning out 15g when you are really spooning out 25g).
Also "Home" and "homemade." Are these YOUR recipes? Or generic user entries?
How did you weigh your chicken breast, cooked or raw? Your entry doesn't specify. And 1cup raw fresh veggies.... which veggies? 1 cup of spinach will not be the same as a cup of... idk, carrots. Are they packed in there? etc.
I dont' see why you have some solids weighed and others measured. Is it that much more difficult to weigh all solids? I weigh EVERYTHING. So overall, your logging is not tight enough. Start being more aware of your logging practices, along with making sure that a) the entries you use are valid (cross-check produce etc with websites like usda, skipthepie, etc), b) ensure you are using the correct entry for what you are logging (e.g. is your lean ground beef raw or cooked when you weigh it, and is the entry raw or cooked to match this? Also be aware that at least here in Alberta, EXTRA lean ground beef is the equivalent of LEAN ground beef on nutrition data websites; it has more fat).
Also, you are either not logging EVERYTHING EVERY day, or you are severely undereating on occasions. Either scenario affects your weekly average intake, which is what counts for weight loss. If you only log half your day then you have no way of knowing if you actually ate like 2600 calories instead of 1800.0 -
Well it won't let me quote you, but OP, consider only weighing. Measuring is okay for liquids. not for solids. 10 asparagus spears is neither weighing nor measuring. Your peanut butter could also be way more than you think it is (trust me, it's easy to think that you are spooning out 15g when you are really spooning out 25g).
Also "Home" and "homemade." Are these YOUR recipes? Or generic user entries?
How did you weigh your chicken breast, cooked or raw? Your entry doesn't specify. And 1cup raw fresh veggies.... which veggies? 1 cup of spinach will not be the same as a cup of... idk, carrots. Are they packed in there? etc.
I dont' see why you have some solids weighed and others measured. Is it that much more difficult to weigh all solids? I weigh EVERYTHING. So overall, your logging is not tight enough. Start being more aware of your logging practices, along with making sure that a) the entries you use are valid (cross-check produce etc with websites like usda, skipthepie, etc), b) ensure you are using the correct entry for what you are logging (e.g. is your lean ground beef raw or cooked when you weigh it, and is the entry raw or cooked to match this? Also be aware that at least here in Alberta, EXTRA lean ground beef is the equivalent of LEAN ground beef on nutrition data websites; it has more fat).
Also, you are either not logging EVERYTHING EVERY day, or you are severely undereating on occasions. Either scenario affects your weekly average intake, which is what counts for weight loss. If you only log half your day then you have no way of knowing if you actually ate like 2600 calories instead of 1800.
I don't weigh everything because I can't find them all in the database in grams.
I weigh my meat before I cook it - raw.
Thanks for the tips tho. I guess I'll have to do my own research on the items I can't find the database.0 -
I don't know why not. That is basically what I have done and I have had plenty of success. Yes I realize this is an old post but I just saw your response today. Down 80lbs in less than 8 months.arditarose wrote: »
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Because it is too low, should not be done unless under medical supervision. Minimums for most women - 1200, men - 1800 (some say 1500, maybe so for older or shorter males). Below that is a very low calorie diet (VLCD) which certainly can work but needs to be done through a doctor and ideally with a dietitian to ensure you have sufficient nutrients and the correct supplementation.0
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I don't know why not. That is basically what I have done and I have had plenty of success. Yes I realize this is an old post but I just saw your response today. Down 80lbs in less than 8 months.arditarose wrote: »
why go from 1700 to 1200…why not go to 1600 see what happens then go to 1500 see what happens etc…
I mean yea if you want to be skinny fat and lose a bunch of muscle…sure drop down from 1700 to 1200...0 -
I don't know why not. That is basically what I have done and I have had plenty of success. Yes I realize this is an old post but I just saw your response today. Down 80lbs in less than 8 months.arditarose wrote: »
why go from 1700 to 1200…why not go to 1600 see what happens then go to 1500 see what happens etc…
I mean yea if you want to be skinny fat and lose a bunch of muscle…sure drop down from 1700 to 1200...
Right.0
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