I eat 1700+ and lost weight, real results
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Tagging in as this thread is awesome :drinker:
I'm 5'2 and losing on 1600 cals min a day :bigsmile:0 -
Ok, help me out here....I'm 5'3", 149#. My sedentary TDEE is just under 1700, lightly active is 1800. So if I ate 1700 calories I would maintain. I've been eating 1400, eating all my exercise calories back, & exercising 6 days a week. It's taken me 2 months to lose 5 pounds. What is the difference between you & me?
Plugging your age/height/weight into scooby with lightly active (1-3 hour of moderate exercise a week) I get a tdee of 1931. A 10% cut, which is about .5 pounds a week, would put you at 1730. This is similar to your rate of loss now which implies that A. You've been overestimating burns or B. Underestimating food intake. Or you're very very outside the norm. Which is possible.
I would suggest opening your diary and starting your own thread to get advice tailored to you. Be sure to divulge any medical conditions or things that could relate to your weight loss.0 -
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...for sensible plans, realistic expectations, and awesome results.
All of this. And doing it with the intent of kicking butt forever.0 -
Around 2200cals a day with a 2900cal refeed once a week and in a cut at the moment
ETA:5 8"-5 9", I am not tall.
Dang!
Great thread OP, one of the best I've seen on MFP since I joined!0 -
Fantastic! I agree completely. I consume close to 2000 a day by the time I eat back my exercise calories of 444 per day of walking and I lost a whole pound yesterday. It's really started to come off since I upped my calories. Your body will do what it is designed to to if you just treat it right! You look awesome girl!!0
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Height: 5'3" tall
Age: 36
Starting weight: 221
Weight lost by eating 1200 calories: 33 lbs
Weight gained back when started eating normal again: 20 lbs
Starting weight AGAIN: 208
Current weight 153
Caloric intake: no less than 1700, up to 2300-2500/day
Maintaining and still losing now for over a year!
ETA: and I have hypothyroidism, you know, that medical condition that keeps you from losing weight. And yet here I am...
Just wanted to quote this cause awesome.0 -
Great job everyone!
I'm 5'9 and at my heaviest I was around 205-210ish, I think I'm a little under 200 in this pic though.
As of this morning I weigh 158. My first goal is 145, then possibly a little lower. When I first started losing I wanted to get down to 130, but I don't have almost 30 pounds of fat left to lose lol. Anyway, the least amount I've eaten has been in the 1300-1400 range (not eating back exercise calories), but most of the time I eat between 1500-1700. My calories right now are set to 1600 and I'm not eating exercise calories back. I'm going to slowly increase that to 1800 starting next week. My current exercise routine consists of 3 days of full body weight lifting (moderately heavy 3x12), kickboxing bootcamp for 90 minutes 3 times a week (by far my favorite workout I've ever done! I've lost almost an inch from each thigh in less than 4 weeks and have signed up for the next session already.), and jogging 1-3 miles a couple times a week.
It's been a while since I've posted pics, so hopefully this works
Ugh...sorry the pics are massive. 0 -
I just started here almost 2 weeks ago (made an account ages ago but never used it until now). I actually made a post that I couldn't believe how many calories it gave me and if I should really eat as much as it said. I am a chronic dieter - 1200 or less every time and painstakingly losing less than half a pound a week until I burn out from frustration (half a pound a week for someone who is over 300 pounds eating that little plus exercise is discouraging). I am a big girl and have PCOS and I am shocked that eating 1900 plus I would gain gain gain. Well I'm not. I'm losing. Never would have upped my calories if not for posts like this - so thanks!0
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I love love love this thread! Congrats OP and everyone else on your success!
I started Sept 29th last year at 234lbs and as of today I'm 142 (down 92lbs). At the very beginning I was eating 1550 based on what MFP set for me and after a couple of months upped it to 1750. I now eat 2200-ish calories a day plus whatever I burn from running and I'm still losing about 3-4lbs per month. Sometimes I eat very healthy, sometimes I eat pure crap. I've cut nothing out. In the past year I've gone to Vegas, enjoyed the holiday season, my birthday, everyone else's birthday, dinners out. I ate what I wanted, stopped when I was full, logged everything and moved on.
Having lost weight many, many times in the past by undereating, this is the very first time I've done it by eating so much AND I have not plateaued once (unlike every other previous attempt at weight loss).
It actually boggles my mind that I'll be increasing my calories even more soon to maintain!0 -
Holy smokes! Do you have your routine posted somewhere, or could you tell me how you got started? You have inspired me to give lifting a try!
Michelle0 -
Ok, help me out here....I'm 5'3", 149#. My sedentary TDEE is just under 1700, lightly active is 1800. So if I ate 1700 calories I would maintain. I've been eating 1400, eating all my exercise calories back, & exercising 6 days a week. It's taken me 2 months to lose 5 pounds. What is the difference between you & me?
Not to derail this thread but it seems this person is perfectly on track to me.
We should use her sedentary number because she eats back her exercise cals. So (by whatever method she came up with 1700 for sedentary tdee) by netting 1400 she has a daily deficit of 300 cals. 300 cals a day for 60 days, {carry the five, throw out the 1, take the root of the day of the week} is....an 18000 calorie deficit. 18000 cals represents 5.14lbs of fat. So it seems to me she's pretty close in having a sedentary TDEE of 1700 and tracking both her exercise cals and her eating.
{shrugs} Makes sense to me...and, hey! that math stuff is useful from time to time! cool!
Now, I didn't really answer this person's question, I didn't go back and look up the person she is referring to and try and figure out the difference, but there it is, this person has lost EXACTLY what she should have with a nice, safe, modest, sustainable deficit, and no doubt increased her fitness at the same time. There's nothing to complain about, here. Well done, keep it up. It's a marathon, NOT a race.:flowerforyou:0 -
wow how long is it taking you to get results
im currently eatting about 1600 calories and I have 12 weeks left untill my first goal date?0 -
Height: 5'3" tall
Age: 36
Starting weight: 221
Weight lost by eating 1200 calories: 33 lbs
Weight gained back when started eating normal again: 20 lbs
Starting weight AGAIN: 208
Current weight 153
Caloric intake: no less than 1700, up to 2300-2500/day
Maintaining and still losing now for over a year!
ETA: and I have hypothyroidism, you know, that medical condition that keeps you from losing weight. And yet here I am...
SIMPLY AMAZING!! ARE YOU TAKING ANYTHING FOR YOUR HYPOTHYRIODISM?0 -
wow how long is it taking you to get results
im currently eatting about 1600 calories and I have 12 weeks left untill my first goal date?
I lost twenty pounds in 145 days, which is about a pound a week. Then I took a mental health break where I ate around 2100-2200 and maintained for 3 weeks (Mental health break=Got tired of eating less so I ate more) and now I've been back at my deficit for about four days.Holy smokes! Do you have your routine posted somewhere, or could you tell me how you got started? You have inspired me to give lifting a try!
I do Stronglifts 5x5 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and minimal cardio (Maybe an hour or two a week. Usually an hour). I started with New Rules of Lifting for Women, but I found that for myself on a personal level it got a little too complex for me after stage 1.0 -
Congrats.. 1600 is a perfect calorie goal for a 5'11 woman, losing weight!! Great job.I eat 1600 to 1900 depending on my day.
I am 5'11 and am 42 years old.
Before
after....or i guess you could say during
Oh, and in the top pics I was around 235 and 222
and in the bottom pics I am between 185 and 187
I dont know my body fat...i dont really care...just intend to keep kicking *kitten*.
I always feel like it gets much warmer in the room when you come through. What's that about?
/fans self0 -
Great job everyone!
I'm 5'9 and at my heaviest I was around 205-210ish, I think I'm a little under 200 in this pic though.
As of this morning I weigh 158. My first goal is 145, then possibly a little lower. When I first started losing I wanted to get down to 130, but I don't have almost 30 pounds of fat left to lose lol. Anyway, the least amount I've eaten has been in the 1300-1400 range (not eating back exercise calories), but most of the time I eat between 1500-1700. My calories right now are set to 1600 and I'm not eating exercise calories back. I'm going to slowly increase that to 1800 starting next week. My current exercise routine consists of 3 days of full body weight lifting (moderately heavy 3x12), kickboxing bootcamp for 90 minutes 3 times a week (by far my favorite workout I've ever done! I've lost almost an inch from each thigh in less than 4 weeks and have signed up for the next session already.), and jogging 1-3 miles a couple times a week.
It's been a while since I've posted pics, so hopefully this works Ugh...sorry the pics are massive.
Awesome results.. 1600 calories is perfect for a woman who is 5'9 trying to lose weight!! Awesome.0 -
Height: 5'5"
Age: A few days short of 55
Current body fat: 27.6% (taken with Accu-Measure calipers)
I don't know my starting bf, but my starting weight was 201.
Current weight: 156
Goal weight: 150
When I started, my calorie goal was to net 1,650. Since then, MFP has reset it twice. It's currently at 1,430.
Since the beginning I've aimed to lose only a half-pound per week. Even with my current slowdown this close to goal, my average is still .78 lb/week.
I rely on fresh produce, whole grains, and lean proteins (with the occasional exceptions of cheddar and peanuts, consumed separately).
This is the lowest my weight has been in over a decade. :-)
I don't have a true "before" picture, but here's a series of "during" shots:
Hey congrats!! 1430 is a fantastic goal for a woman 5'5 losing weight!! Nice.0 -
I eat 1600 to 1900 depending on my day.
I am 5'11 and am 42 years old.
Before
after....or i guess you could say during
Oh, and in the top pics I was around 235 and 222
and in the bottom pics I am between 185 and 187
I dont know my body fat...i dont really care...just intend to keep kicking *kitten*.
I love you.
Will you marry me?0 -
Height: 5'5"
Age: A few days short of 55
Current body fat: 27.6% (taken with Accu-Measure calipers)
I don't know my starting bf, but my starting weight was 201.
Current weight: 156
Goal weight: 150
When I started, my calorie goal was to net 1,650. Since then, MFP has reset it twice. It's currently at 1,430.
Since the beginning I've aimed to lose only a half-pound per week. Even with my current slowdown this close to goal, my average is still .78 lb/week.
I rely on fresh produce, whole grains, and lean proteins (with the occasional exceptions of cheddar and peanuts, consumed separately).
This is the lowest my weight has been in over a decade. :-)
I don't have a true "before" picture, but here's a series of "during" shots:
Hey congrats!! 1430 is a fantastic goal for a woman 5'5 losing weight!! Nice.
Note: She *nets* 1430, which means she probably eats more than 1430. This is not the same as you eating 1150 and netting 600.
But I do appreciate you coming by and picking out women who are at what you deem appropriate levels to pat on the back (disregarding that in reality they net 2 to 3 times as much as you.)0 -
A) would you PLEASE learn to quote right?oh, nevermind...i see with the others that you understand how to do it.Congrats.. 1600 is a perfect calorie goal for a 5'11 woman, losing weight!! Great job.
I eat 1600 when I do NOTHING and 1900 when I lift and burn about 300 calories...therefore i always NET 1600. 0
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