Those of you with 100 (or around that number) to lose

Achaila

I just readjusted my goal to lose 101 pounds total. I'm 5'8" and have started using a pedometer to help me not stop moving until I reach 10,000 steps a day or more. I also dabble with weights ranging from 5 to 35 pounds. So I changed my settings also to say that I am 'active' and it upped my calories to 2020! That's crazy to me! In my mind I'm just thinking - how can I lose weight netting over 2000 calories a day! Part of me says that I should leave it alone because I happily could down 2000 calories a day and then some! My question is, for my fellow MFPlers that have around 100 to lose (or have lost it) what do you set your intake to? And do you eat that much even on lazy days?

someturtlefan

Larger bodies use more energy just to power all the cells involved in being lagder. Smaller bodies use less energy. If you are an active larger body, it is not out of the realm of possibility that you should be eating around 2,000 calories a day to lose weight. Think of it: in theory a 160 pound woman needs only around 1800 calories a day to stay the same weight and 1300 a day to lose it. She's 100 pounds or so lighter than you (maybe?). That's around 7 calories extra per pound.

Merkavar

Your activity level should really be before exercise. So not including your weights etc.

That way on lazy days you eat less because you haven't eaten exercise calories.

I would trust mfp assuming you set it up correctly and give it a few weeks then adjust from there.

Mfp seems spot on for me. Set to lose 1kg a week. Lost in average one kg a week the past few months.

azulvioleta6

Why not put your settings on sedentary and then add in the actual exercise you do every day?

I don't have lazy days. My idea of a rest day is to walk for an hour+ or spend several hours dancing on a day when I don't go to the gym.

I've lost 90+ pounds and maintained for several years.

Kalikel

It differs based on how much you have to lose. You're going to burn more calories hauling around a bigger body. Takes more effort. So you get to eat more.

Try following it and see how you do.

When your weight loss slows down, you're going to want to be able to cut some calories!!!

trigden1991

Why increase your calories? You want to lose weight and adding in more activity will increase your calorie deficit. With over 100lbs to lose you can afford to lose 2-3lbs a week so don't worry about "going too quickly"

malibu927

trigden1991 wrote: »

Why increase your calories? You want to lose weight and adding in more activity will increase your calorie deficit. With over 100lbs to lose you can afford to lose 2-3lbs a week so don't worry about "going too quickly"

Healthy loss is 2 pounds a week maximum. 100 to lose isn't enough for it to be safe for her to lose more, and more activity means she needs more to fuel her body.

When I started (my goal is 103-113 total) I was eating about 1950 net a day on lightly active. Now, 60 down, it's 1480 to lose a pound a week on sedentary, but with my Fitbit adjustments I'm usually eating 1800-2100 a day.

A_poetiq

I spoke with my nutritionist about what MFP said. It gave me 2400! Yikes! She said that was accurate to a certain degree, but not all fat is metabolic so while I'd lose weight at 2400, it was probably healthier for me to eat around 1800. Perhaps do some research on it.

I keep MFP on lightly active, but I don't add calories when I work out. I add the workout for logging, but only with one calorie.

harmar21

I lost 90lbs in the past 10 months with another 80 or so to go. My tips are set MFP to lose 2lbs/week. Set to sedentary. Manually log exercise. When you log the exercise you think "oh I can eat so much more" please dont be tempted by that. If you feel you need to eat, then try to stick to <1/3 of the exercise calories, and no more than 1/2. Also if you feel the need to have a "cheat" day, have a cheat meal instead of a whole day as it can wipe out days worth of progress. Also still log cheat meals.

I find not eating back exercise calories helpful in making up for my inaccurate logging or faster weight-loss

ellesMFP93

I have MFP set to sedentary (I work in an office and am chained to my desk most of the day). I am 5'11" and currently weigh 135.3kg (roughly 300 pounds). My goal is to get to around 90kg. MFP recommends I eat around 1700 cal a day. Whenever I work out MFP tells me I can have another 750-850 cal. I find that I don't need it a lot of the time because I eat high fat, low carb (fats keep you fuller for longer). This week I have worked out for an hour to an hour and a half every day and have been eating more but still been in cal deficit. I lost 1kg overnight on Monday, 0.7kg overnight on Tuesday and 0.5 overnight last night. You can afford to eat more IF you are working out consistently and you will still lose weight. I find that doing weights/strength training is way more effective for weight loss than cardio. I do high reps of low weights. I hope this helps a little. Feel free to add me

Achaila

A lazy day for me is a day that I don't touch weights. Because I'm always walking (I have 2 toddlers to chase so one way or another I'm always up moving.)
Yesterday I took about 10,100 steps and burned 793 calories according to my pedometer. That's not counting the bicep curls I did with 35 pounds weights or the squats I did.
Now that I've slept on it it feels pretty accurate. But I'm going to not eat back my exercise calories for awhile to see what happens.

DeguelloTex

malibu927 wrote: »

trigden1991 wrote: »

Why increase your calories? You want to lose weight and adding in more activity will increase your calorie deficit. With over 100lbs to lose you can afford to lose 2-3lbs a week so don't worry about "going too quickly"

Healthy loss is 2 pounds a week maximum. 100 to lose isn't enough for it to be safe for her to lose more, and more activity means she needs more to fuel her body.

No, it isn't.

When I started at 335, there's no way that healthy loss was limited to 2 pounds a week. I had well over 100 pounds of fat that, standing alone, could provide all the calories I needed.