Anyone 163 lbs., Eating 1600 Calories & Losing Wt.?

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  • MicheleWE
    MicheleWE Posts: 179 Member
    I am 5'5", turning 40 in a few weeks, 163 lbs and eat in the 1600 calorie range. I started in January at 1200 and once I got enlightened I started slowly increasing my calories because I not only want to lose weight but want to increase my metabolism so I don't have to starve myself for my entire life to maintain weight. It has been slow, I've only lost 20 lbs since the beginning of the year, but I also started strength training and feel much healthier and stronger. I tracked my weight loss and as I increased calories I saw that I lost at the same rate as eating at 1200. Recently while on vacation I was able to eat 2000-2300 and lose, but I was more active than I normally am. When I came home from vacation I tried to eat the same amount but had half the exercise so I had to readjust. This is a process and it takes time. Be patient with yourself, slowly test things out to see how they are working for you. Anything you change is going to require a readjustment from your body so give the process time to work. Realistically if you increase your calories by 200 per day and you have a jump on the scale in one or two weeks that is not true weight gain because we know it takes an extra 3500 calories to gain a pound. Do what you know is the right thing to do then ride it out and trust the process. I have a LOT of water fluctuations on the scale but I've got to pay attention to what is true and I eventually see results.
  • red869
    red869 Posts: 59
    I have had a very similar results-I am 5'2", I eat between 1500-1800 and have been losing ~6 lbs. per month. I started at 170- now down to 141.

    I'm glad to hear that! Well done on your weight loss so far. I'm the same height as you and close to your start weight, and am hoping to eat around 1500-1700 calories too. My TDEE-20% with exercise is around 1700 calories.

    Last year I lost 24 lbs in just under 6 months eating 1200 calories and working out 5-6 days a week. Some months I only lost 3 lbs, which is about the same as some people were losing in a week! It was hard going towards the end and I gave up and re-gained all the weight back. I'm hoping I'll eat more and lose weight but I am a little skeptical about eating so much. Will give it a try though and see what happens.

    OP, I'd say to try eating that much and see if you lose weight on that. If not, lower it slightly until you begin seeing results. That what I intend to do anyway. Good luck :)
  • phoximom
    phoximom Posts: 365 Member
    great thread thank you poster and commenters
  • Butterflykisses123
    Butterflykisses123 Posts: 112 Member
    I have lost weight at 1600 before and I am again now. I'm 5'3", 26 years old,, and I eat between 1600-1700 a day, and don't eat back exercise calories. This is my second time doing this, last year I lost 20 lbs and went from 175 to 155. I was back up 166 this summer after abandoning all my workouts and eating only junk while back at school to finish my college degree, and I'm going for goal this time.

    When I ran the numbers a year ago, I came up with almost exactly the same BMR and TDEE as you, but I wasn't losing at TDEE -20% 1800. 1600 (and a little more on days I do hard cardio) seems to be my sweet spot. Lost ~6 lbs in the last month, weighed in at 159 this morning. I'm running and doing Ripped in 30 for exercise.

    I eat tons of fruits and veggies, not for "clean eating" or whatever, but because I can be full and not cranky for the same amount of calories. Also drink lots of water! I average 8-10 cups on week days and I feel SO much better on those days! Hope this helps, good luck!! :)
  • saiward
    saiward Posts: 5 Member
    I'm new to this...what is TDEE?????
  • TheCaren
    TheCaren Posts: 894 Member
    OP, there isn't going to be a blanket response that's gonna make you happy. It's all individual. It's based on a lot of different things.

    a 163lb man that's 33 years old... and 5'8... is gonna be completely different than a 163lb man that's 40 and 6'2... and so on, and so forth.

    figure out your own numbers and go from there.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    in short. the method works. stick with it.

    I went to the accurate calorie calculator. That thing is awesome. One problem. On the drop down where you have to select a goal, "maintenance" isn't an option. And none of the options fit me. How do I figure out accurate calories if I'm on maintenance and don't want to lose/gain fat/muscle/weight?
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    OP, there isn't going to be a blanket response that's gonna make you happy. It's all individual. It's based on a lot of different things.

    a 163lb man that's 33 years old... and 5'8... is gonna be completely different than a 163lb man that's 40 and 6'2... and so on, and so forth.

    figure out your own numbers and go from there.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    in short. the method works. stick with it.

    I went to the accurate calorie calculator. That thing is awesome. One problem. On the drop down where you have to select a goal, "maintenance" isn't an option. And none of the options fit me. How do I figure out accurate calories if I'm on maintenance and don't want to lose/gain fat/muscle/weight?

    look again. it's in the "your results" area. Middle column.
  • tidesong
    tidesong Posts: 451 Member
    Bump. Thanks for the tips.
  • A_Warrior_Princess
    A_Warrior_Princess Posts: 344 Member
    Hi

    I am 44, eating 1800-2000 calories and losing weight using the TDEE method. I just started it about 3-4 weeks ago and have been losing consistently when doing it. Hope this helps!
  • ecassidy1974
    ecassidy1974 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi my calorie goal is 1370 daily, I earn on an average 500-600 calorie by exercise and daily life activities. I haven't shed a pound. I am 5 3 and have a thyroid problem...my husband has already lost 8 pounds following plan. Any suggestions? I try not to eat all my calories gained by exercise...would love feed back!
  • Hunnib23
    Hunnib23 Posts: 61 Member
    I started at 32 yrs old and 160-165 ish. I tried eating the MFP recommendation and say no results despite working out every day. So I changed it to IIFYM recommendation of 1699 and dropped about 13 pounds. Kinda crazy but it works.

    MFP changed it back to somehow and I ate what it was recommending again for about 2 weeks just to see, and I went back up to 152.
    So two weeks ago I went back to IIFYM to redo my #'s and put it at my recommended 1593 and I am already back down 3 lbs.
  • allstatemom
    allstatemom Posts: 183 Member
    Bump
  • judychicken
    judychicken Posts: 937 Member
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  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    I maintain my weight at eating 1600 calories a day despite exercising or not. I tried doing both, neither matters. I have to eat 1500 or less to lose and exercise moderately at least 4 days a week and I work an active job 5 days a week for 5hrs a day. I weigh 163 right now. I was at 168/169 prior to cutting my calories.
  • andriaschmit
    andriaschmit Posts: 1 Member
    I am 34 (in 2 weeks), 5'7" and currently weigh 160.5lbs. I started MFP doing the typical 1200kcals/day. I have increased over the last 4months and feel very comfortable at 1600kcals/day. As far as to eat workout cals or not, I eat into them only when I'm still hungry. I have noticed a very consistent loss of about 1lb/week ever since I added weight training 2months ago (all while maintaining 1600cals/day). I honestly don't worry about scale/weightloss too much. I'm more motivated and pleased to see a loss of inches (I measure every 4 weeks).

    Hope this helps! :-)
    -Andria

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