I eat 2,000+ cals daily and am losing weight!

Lysander666

There are a lot of variables here.

Eating 1200 is the quickest, most effective way to lose weight. But it is not for everyone. And I believe it is only sustainable for a few weeks, not long-term.

Personally I can eat 2200-2500 cals a day and still lose weight with my current lifestyle.

serendipity57

My Teedee is only 1605 but I am 58 and only 5 ft 2 ...weight 70 kg I'm eating 1300 which is my teedee less 20%, but I class myself as sedentry not counting just the regular housework etc

SurfyFriend

Same, I'm 5'6 and usually eat 1700-2700 cal to maintain. (burning 200-800 with cardio and weights I might add)

bcattoes

You are young, tall and have a lot to lose. I'm none of those. My TDEE is a little less than 2000.

Age, height and how much fat one has to lose has little to do with it.
Training your body to adapt has everything to do with it.
Cardio and light weights may still see you in an elderly home due to the inability to remain ambulatory.
If you train your body to lift heavy and to get strong, youll live longer and remain mobile!

Well, yeah. I suppose anyone could burn enough calories to eat 2000. Duh!!

But you could do that with cardio as well as weights. Talk to a marathon runner about how much they eat.

I'm already further along the staying healthy and remaining mobile and healthy path than you, so I think I'm doing just fine.

greenmonstergirl

That's great that you found what works for you!!!

Helloitsdan

You are young, tall and have a lot to lose. I'm none of those. My TDEE is a little less than 2000.

Age, height and how much fat one has to lose has little to do with it.
Training your body to adapt has everything to do with it.
Cardio and light weights may still see you in an elderly home due to the inability to remain ambulatory.
If you train your body to lift heavy and to get strong, youll live longer and remain mobile!

I beg to differ. Age and size has a lot to do with it.

Lifting heavy does not increase your TDEE significantly and it sure does not increase it enough to get it over 2,000 for many people.

I do not agree with big deficits either, but you just cannot say that these things have little to do with it. The OP is tall, is over 220lb from her ticker (no offense OP, and congratulations on your loss so far) and is 25 years old. That is a very very different situation than say a 130lb 50 year old woman.

I also am a big proponent of lifting weights, but context also needs to be applied.

You usually go under 2,000 yourself when cutting, as do I, as we are a lot lighter than the OP and older (me more) than her also. This does not mean we have big deficits, just that we have lower TDEEs.

Edited for typo

I agree to a point.

My cut # is 2k but it's taken time for me to figure it out and adapt to it.

BTW Sara great progress!

I thought you were at goal...I get confused with who is bulking/cutting etc

And to put it back into context - you are a guy who is about 140lb (I seem to remember) and 38 years old. How would you expect a 130lb 50 year old women on cut on the same calories? NEAT also has a big part to play (and I am a lazy bish outside the gym, which is probably the reason I have to cut on less then 2k when I am relatively lean).

Not trying to give you a hard time here, just trying to apply context.

And thank you :flowerforyou:

My NEAT is crazy high!
I twerk everywhere I go!
I look like a crack addict!


I'm actually nearing the bottom side of healthy weight.
Ill be maintaining and doing slight cuts here and there.
September starts the bulk season and I won't stop till Feb.

Major supplementation will come into play this year as to not waste any time.