Thyroid Diet Secrets:
kizzes12
Posts: 41 Member
Are You Eating Enough Calories to Lose Weight?
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/dietweightloss/a/eatingenough.htm
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/dietweightloss/a/eatingenough.htm
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I suspected that I indeed WAS not eating enough calories and this confirmed it. Thanks for sharing it.0
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That is entirely too much math for me, but needing to eat almost 3000 calories per day to maintain my weight is insane. I can't even imagine eating that much every day. I was eating no where near that before joining this site either.0
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For me, it was almost 3300! I can't imagine eating that much in a day!0
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For example.. your weight 140 lbs... 140 divided by 2.2=63.63 63.63 x 25(to lose weight )=1590... if u have a thyroid conditon 1590 then less 200= 1390 / day
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I could easily eat 3000 calories a day! I would be a happy lady0
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Mine wasn't anywhere near that much, but it was more than I'm eating now...0
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I got 1900 calories at 186lbs! I gain weight at 1600, i cant imagine eating more. Currently set at 1400 although im at the breaking point of giving in again just soo miserable/fed up with everything. Nice happy post for today0
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Mine is almost the same that MFP calculated for me (1220 by MFP), and 1237 by above formula.0
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For me, it was almost 3300! I can't imagine eating that much in a day!
Did you divide by 2.2, or did you multiply?0 -
Very good link. It is accurate for me, if I go by my goal wt. it is exactly how many calories I ate to lose wt. & maintain. :drinker:0
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Well, the math is done in a way to maintain one's current weight which is the last thing I want to do. I put in a lower weight because that is what I desire to "maintain". Seems a bit high still but then again, if you are working you need the calories. Weight loss on 1200 or less calories a day cannot be sustained for healthy weight loss.0
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It does come out to a lot of calories, but I also have been unsuccessful on doing 1200 a day - because then I get hungry.
It really doesn't consider muscle weight vs fat weight and height and bone density.0 -
This has to be complete and utter BS. If eating 2970 daily made the scale, I'd be 140 right now and not 279.0
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Mine came out at around 2000 calories a day which I think is pretty reasonable0
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I don't see where she says that activity is factored into this, is she including it or are you supposed to eat back a portion of your calories burned on top of this? My guess would be that yes you should because it mirrors a TDEE calculation in a way, but with the "200 calorie thyroid factor" built in. This seems like a very general assumption (200 calories applies to every person, both male and female, all different weights)?0
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this works for me...I eat 1450 which is under and am loosing slowly...1 lb per week but I do exercise alot to keep my metabolism up.
Maintenance at 1945 would be heavenly...I can't wait !!!!0 -
My resulting maintenance calories are quite similar to mfp calculations with the settings on sedentary lifestyle. My heart rate is quite low, even on the correct medication dose, so my hrm helps me to get an idea of how much i need to eat to maintain. I must need to eat a bit more though, because i keep losing weight but at a very slow rate.0
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Mine came in at around 2000 - I was on 1200 but have recently upped to 1400 and increased my strength training classes - will see how it goes
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I don't see where she says that activity is factored into this, is she including it or are you supposed to eat back a portion of your calories burned on top of this? My guess would be that yes you should because it mirrors a TDEE calculation in a way, but with the "200 calorie thyroid factor" built in. This seems like a very general assumption (200 calories applies to every person, both male and female, all different weights)?
For me it looks like a TDEE calculation for a sedentary person. I'm 5'7'', weigh 145 lbs - my BMR is 1412 and TDEE 1694, here I get 1440 kcal to lose weight, 1768 kcal to maintain.0 -
I assume that you would eat all your exercise calories back ... But I lift weights so wouldn't know how many to eat back of those ..!!
With my weight I'm the same as the example above ... No way I could eat that low ...! I eat 1800+ ..! And I'm still hungry lol
I do 90 mins cardio a week and 90 mins of lifting per week .!
I take thyroxine ... And my bloods are normalised .. I know by rights everything else like metabolism should normalise too but I struggle ... I have lost weight tho abd not in bad shape .. It's the weight lifting that's made the difference for me ..!! But I seem to have to worker harder than your average person to keep weight off .. Soon as eye is off the ball iv had it..!0 -
This is amazing! MFP puts me at 1200, but I've always sworn I need to eat 1325 or I'll plateau. My calc came out to 1322!0
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It says I need to eat 2800 to maintain and 2300 to lose?! MFP puts me about 400 calories less on both counts, and while perhaps I truely am not eating enough to lose weight, I cannot imagine eating THAT much food a day...! Seeings how I'm pregnant, and gaining is ok, I think I will try this 2300 calorie thing for a month, and let you guys know what's up.... see if I actually lose weight like the calculations suggest I should, or if I in fact gain.
And before anyone says anything: No, I am not TRYING to lose weight while pregnant. I have lost weight with both of my last 2 pregnancies without trying at all. I didn't eat particularly" healthy" nor was I exercising. It didn't happen with my oldest (girl) so I guess my boys are just big eaters, even in the womb. Lol I am currently just documenting my calories diet, and my weight gain/loss during this pregnancy, and then I plan on using this site to help me lose as much weight as quickly and healthily as possible post partum. 0 -
Thanks for this link. I need to increase my calories a bit. Only 200 but that could make all the difference. I also appreciate the breakdown of percentages of fat/protein and carbs.0
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My calculations comes out to 2500 calories I need to eat in a day to lose weight. I'm afraid to test it out!0
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Mine came out to 1700, which is a bit high. I have MFP set at 1400 because after some trial and error that is what works for me. I do not lose at 1200 and am always hungry. 1400 is the perfect balance. However I do sometime eat some of my exercise calories back so it may not be too far off0
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Mine came out to 2250. This doesn't work for me at all. I maintain or even gain and not lose.
I am still trying to find my "ideal intake" but that isn't quite it.0 -
My current weight is 241lbs. My goal weight (for now) is 175. According to the calculations, if I were to "maintain" at 175, I would need to consume 2320 calories per day. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! If I eat over 2000 calories per day right NOW, I gain weight. I am maintaining at 1800 cals per day. Technically, at this caloric intake, I should be losing at a rate of 1 - 2 lbs per week if I sat on my rear and did NOTHING but breathe all day. That is SO not the case. These calculators are great but there are way too many factors to consider.0
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There is a group here on MFP called Eat More 2 Weigh Less. It encourages women to eat at a deficit of TDEE. According to my height, weight and activity level, I am eating 2000 calories/ daily. Please check out their boards. They go into great detail about how we can help to un-damage our metabolism. It is a lot trickier with thyroid disease, but I really believe the concepts are sound. 0
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This article is depressing. I completed my weight loss back in December and was maintaining quite nicely on ~1950 calories/day from February until August. At that point, my doctor adjusted my thyroid down. I was concerned about the effect it might have on my maintenance, and indeed, as time has passed, I've seen an upward trend on the scale and am 3 lbs up so far (not a big gain, I realize, but the trend is concerning, and I didn't work as hard as I have just to start gaining the weight back).
According to the article's calculations, at the weight I was maintaining on, I should be eating 1368 calories per day. That seems just crazy to me, I have to assume it's pre-exercise. I am a very active person, doing strength training 3x week and cardio intervals 3x week and had calculated my original TDEE at the moderate level (which is how I came up with 1950). Even post exercise, assuming I'm burning around 200 calories each time, I'm still knocked down to around 1568 total calories going by this article. I've already reduced my calories some recently (from 1950 to 1800 on exercise days, around 1500-1600 on my rest day), and I really hope I won't have to bring them that low. All this just from dropping from .125 to .100 - yikes!
Anyone else with feedback on the effects of having their dosage lowered and just how much they had to drop calories to compensate?0 -
calculations for me are just a little under, (by a little I mean around 100 cals) but i have an active job. If I were to exercise, on top of that....then I would need to eat the cals back to use their figures.0
