Could i lose weight eating 1300-1400 calories?

angeljo2015

I'm 5ft one and weigh 11 stone, would like to get down to ten stone, I'm currently eating 1200 calories but I'm always so hungry

callsitlikeiseeit

im 5'1 and lose on 1500 a day ....

angeljo2015

Great, I'm fairly active too with a physical job

malibu927

Most likely. Set your goal to half a pound a week since you only want to lose a stone, and you'll have more calories.

rebeccahunt718

My trainer suggested I eat between 1500 and 1700 when I work out and I'm 5'1. I just started so idk how well it will work for me

shadow2soul

Have you tried setting your goal to 1 lb per week?
And if you have a fairly active job, setting your Activity level to Lightly Active?

I'm a little taller than you, but even on Sedentary activity level 1300 calories will result in 0.5 lb per week loss for me (I'm 5'4.5" and I think the conversion comes to 8 stone 10.5 lbs....122.5 lbs).

Anyway based on this calculator, you could lose on at least 1300 if not more based on your actual activity level:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

DarbyMosquito

I'm 5'2 and MFP has me set up to eat 1,590 calories a day but I barely eat 1,000. Mainly because I eat pretty clean. Try cutting out processed foods you'll feel fuller longer and won't have to worry alot about eating too many calories.
I eat 4-6 times a day and i get tired of eating at about 6pm every day because I feel like that's all I do.

malibu927

DarbyMosquito wrote: »

I'm 5'2 and MFP has me set up to eat 1,590 calories a day but I barely eat 1,000. Mainly because I eat pretty clean. Try cutting out processed foods you'll feel fuller longer and won't have to worry alot about eating too many calories.
I eat 4-6 times a day and i get tired of eating at about 6pm every day because I feel like that's all I do.

If your goal is 1590, that's what you should be eating. 1000 calories a day over the long term can cause muscle loss and other serious health concerns.

DarbyMosquito

My physician said I'm fine, I'm not losing weight too fast and that my muscles are not feeding off eactother. Like I said I eat all day long, several times a day but it's 90% clean foods. I don't eat almost anything precooked or saturated in preservatives (other than the soup I ate today)

CharlieBeansmomTracey

if my dr told me I was fine eating less than 1000 calories and that my muscles are not feeding off one another.Id find another doctor. problem is you dont know when you lose muscle,you lose some just losing weight, you can help prevent some of the loss but not on less than 1000 calories.

kshama2001

DarbyMosquito wrote: »

My physician said I'm fine, I'm not losing weight too fast and that my muscles are not feeding off eactother. Like I said I eat all day long, several times a day but it's 90% clean foods. I don't eat almost anything precooked or saturated in preservatives (other than the soup I ate today)

Over the last eight weeks (or whatever time period), how much weight did you lose?

WinoGelato

angeljo2015 wrote: »

I'm 5ft one and weigh 11 stone, would like to get down to ten stone, I'm currently eating 1200 calories but I'm always so hungry

What is your activity level set at?
How much exercise do you do?
Do you eat back a portion of your exercise calories?
What rate of loss do you have set up?


Most people can lose weight eating more than 1200 cals and if you exercise you should be eating back at least a portion of those which might bring you up closer to the 1300-1400 level.

I'm 5'2 and lost 30 lbs eating anywhere from 1600-1900 cals. I currently maintain between 2100-2300 according to my FitBit and actual results.

angeljo2015

My activity level is set at active as I have a physical job moving patient notes around which can be quite heavy at times.

emmaprocopiou

Hi I'm 5ft and my starting weight was 11stone 5 and I'm down to 10 st on 1200. I'm set to sedentary but eat back cals from my Fitbit so some days I'm around 1300 cals up to 1600 cals.
I would retook at your cals , you should be able to eat more at your activity level and it won't feel like punishment.

robs_ready

angeljo2015 wrote: »

I'm 5ft one and weigh 11 stone, would like to get down to ten stone, I'm currently eating 1200 calories but I'm always so hungry

If you're fairly active as you say, 1200 calories is too little in my opinion.

angeljo2015

I'm going to try for 1400 as calculated between 1300-1500 when I entered my stats online

megwa2001

R u weighing u r food before cooking correctly , most people estimate food
U will get good results with myfitnesspal only if u use food scale & follow daily macros

WinoGelato

angeljo2015 wrote: »

My activity level is set at active as I have a physical job moving patient notes around which can be quite heavy at times.

What rate of loss did you put in?

If you are only trying to lose a stone you should be set at 0.5lb/week which should give you more than 1200, probably even more than the 1300-1400 as well.

Sued0nim

kshama2001 wrote: »

DarbyMosquito wrote: »

My physician said I'm fine, I'm not losing weight too fast and that my muscles are not feeding off eactother. Like I said I eat all day long, several times a day but it's 90% clean foods. I don't eat almost anything precooked or saturated in preservatives (other than the soup I ate today)

Over the last eight weeks (or whatever time period), how much weight did you lose?

also interested in this @DarbyMosquito

LivingtheLeanDream

I'm 5ft 2" and lose weight (when I want to, been maintaining weight loss for 3 yrs) on 1800 cals a day. I am active though.

cbtebb

I'm 5ft 9" and on 1600 calories a day, to begin with I was always starving but as my stomach has shrunk (eat less stomach shrinks eat more it expands) I've noticed I can't eat as much as I used to! It could just be a conditioning thing where your body needs a few days to adjust and then you won't feel it as much. Also an increased water intake will see you not snacking necessarily.

Best of luck on your journey.

shannie018

My fitness pal plan has me set up at 1,390 calories per day, so I'm hoping if I stay under this that means I will lose weight.

pichiPurinsesu

what is your bmr? i was told it's a good starting point to work this out and from there you can work on how many calories needed for weight loss

WinoGelato

pichiPurinsesu wrote: »

what is your bmr? i was told it's a good starting point to work this out and from there you can work on how many calories needed for weight loss

That's incorrect actually. BMR (Basal Metaboloc Rate) is the basic amount of calories needed to keep you alive, what I think you are referring to is TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) which includes BMR plus your calories burned through activity (work, play, etc) and exercise.

In order to lose weight you need to consume less than your TDEE. I wish OP would provide that, it would be helpful to then recommend a calorie goal for her.

angeljo2015

My TDEE is 2064

WinoGelato wrote: »

pichiPurinsesu wrote: »

what is your bmr? i was told it's a good starting point to work this out and from there you can work on how many calories needed for weight loss

That's incorrect actually. BMR (Basal Metaboloc Rate) is the basic amount of calories needed to keep you alive, what I think you are referring to is TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) which includes BMR plus your calories burned through activity (work, play, etc) and exercise.

In order to lose weight you need to consume less than your TDEE. I wish OP would provide that, it would be helpful to then recommend a calorie goal for her.

My TDEE is 2064

WinoGelato

angeljo2015 wrote: »

My TDEE is 2064

WinoGelato wrote: »

pichiPurinsesu wrote: »

what is your bmr? i was told it's a good starting point to work this out and from there you can work on how many calories needed for weight loss

That's incorrect actually. BMR (Basal Metaboloc Rate) is the basic amount of calories needed to keep you alive, what I think you are referring to is TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) which includes BMR plus your calories burned through activity (work, play, etc) and exercise.

In order to lose weight you need to consume less than your TDEE. I wish OP would provide that, it would be helpful to then recommend a calorie goal for her.

My TDEE is 2064

Is that based on a calculator or an activity tracker?

Assuming it's accurate, and if it is fairly consistent, if you are only looking to lose a stone you should set your goal to 1750 (deficit of ~250 cals for 0.5 lb/week loss) and then not eat your exercise cals back.

angeljo2015

That was online calculated x

WinoGelato

angeljo2015 wrote: »

That was online calculated x

If I were in your situation I would either set my goal at 1400 and eat exercise calories back, or maybe 1600 and don't eat them back, give it a good 4-6 weeks and see what your results are. If you've lost 2-3 lbs in that time, sounds like you're on track. If you've lost more, may want to increase by 100 cals or so. If you've lost less, either drop it by 100 cals or make sure your logging is as accurate as possible.

Good luck!

angeljo2015

Thanks

maidengirl_

Yes you can lose weight eating 1400 calories w/ exercise of course. I feel like 1200 is too aggressive for someone just starting out and new to weight loss. You will feel like you're starving. I've been there!

angeljo2015

maidengirl_ wrote: »

Yes you can lose weight eating 1400 calories w/ exercise of course. I feel like 1200 is too aggressive for someone just starting out and new to weight loss. You will feel like you're starving. I've been there!

Thanks, I do a physical job so think maybe 1200 would be too low