1200cal/day really works.
belindanjumo
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I just lost 4lbs in one week eating 1200cals a day. No exercise. I just want to say it really works. You should try it! Just one week and see the difference. Now am eager to get on with my weight loss. I wasn't losing any weight at first because of my diet. Now I can do and so can you!
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I just lost 4lbs in one week eating 1200cals a day. No exercise. I just want to say it really works. You should try it! Just one week and see the difference. Now am eager to get on with my weight loss. I wasn't losing any weight at first because of my diet. Now I can do and so can you!
Can I ask what you caloric intake was before you went to 1200 calories a week? Just Curious?0 -
Can't judge success after one week. Come back when you have been at your goal and on maintenance for at least a year.0
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Congrats on your loss.
I am losing on 1600/day (more when I exercise) while enjoying my very high in sugar :devil: White Mocha. Gonna stick to my plan!!0 -
I was eating about 2000calories. But i live a sedentry life for now. Was only walking about once a week.0
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no mother of twins is completely sedentary.0
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no mother of twins is completely sedentary.
I was just going to say the same thing.0 -
Can't judge success after one week. Come back when you have been at your goal and on maintenance for at least a year.
By the way each loss, no matter how small should be celebrated and ENCOURAGED. So be gone with your sarcasm and negativity0 -
no mother of twins is completely sedentary.
I was just going to say the same thing.
hahaha true. But lemme give you some insight. My twins are 18months old. Not yet playing or running around a football field as you would expect. I sure will be more active when they get older. For now am a stay at home mum.0 -
Congrats on your loss.
I am losing on 1600/day (more when I exercise) while enjoying my very high in sugar :devil: White Mocha. Gonna stick to my plan!!
I wonder how you lose on high sugar. If I did that, my weight would escalate. I drink my tea and coffee with no sugar. Have you heard about insulin resistance? you should check it out!0 -
Yes agreed,all of our bodies are different, so with that said you have to do what's right for you...0
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I just plugged your numbers into the TDEE calculator and with 1 day a week of exercise your TDEE would be a little over 2000 calories and if you took 20% from that for weight loss then you should be losing eating 1600 calories. Are you weighing and measuring all your food and logging???0
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Congrats on your loss.
I am losing on 1600/day (more when I exercise) while enjoying my very high in sugar :devil: White Mocha. Gonna stick to my plan!!
I wonder how you lose on high sugar. If I did that, my weight would escalate. I drink my tea and coffee with no sugar. Have you heard about insulin resistance? you should check it out!
What was that about sarcasm and negativity?
I've lost over 35lb so far this year eating 2000 calories a day, so no you don't HAVE to live at 1200.
And I'm sorry, but I have to agree with other posters that you can't call it a success story when you're only a week in.0 -
it could just be water weight, it's really hard to maintain 1200 cals/day for an extended period of time for some people because a lot of people binge etc. that being said, i've lost 60 lbs on 1200 and less (extremely sedentary/dont work out/etc). to each their own though, whatever satisfies you and your lifestyle! no judgments can be really made over the internet0
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are you diabetic or predictable?
I'm not, I don't worry about sugar at all. I'm eating closer to 2,000 a day and feel awesome. You should look into TDEE and eating 10% less that that.0 -
I just plugged your numbers into the TDEE calculator and with 1 day a week of exercise your TDEE would be a little over 2000 calories and if you took 20% from that for weight loss then you should be losing eating 1600 calories. Are you weighing and measuring all your food and logging???
Yes am doing that. Every little thing i eat, i log on. I made sure i didnt go over 1200. Don't exercise partly because of the weather here in the UK and also coz there would be no one to look after my babies. If ur keen on trying eating 1200cal, please do. Don't want to sound cliche but it does work. I ate salads, chicken and water most of the time. Drank a cup of coffee a day too. I was surprised myself when i lost 4lbs. Because I had not managed to lose that much in a week before.0 -
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Congrats on your loss.
I am losing on 1600/day (more when I exercise) while enjoying my very high in sugar :devil: White Mocha. Gonna stick to my plan!!
I wonder how you lose on high sugar. If I did that, my weight would escalate. I drink my tea and coffee with no sugar. Have you heard about insulin resistance? you should check it out!
I am type 2 diabetic and have never tracked a single gram of sugar and have lost a few pounds... sugar is not the enemy it is made out to be, even to diabetics.. It is more important to eat a well balanced diet and keep an eye on Carbs, Proteins, and Fats and yes you can still fit in a few discretionary items... I just had a bowl of Reese's cup chocolate ice cream for my dessert. I hit my macro's and had calories left over so ice cream it was... My A1c's have averaged 5.3 the past 2 years.... I also lost the majority of my 312 pounds eating over 3500 calories a day, you don't have to severely restrict yourself to lose weight...0 -
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Congrats on your loss.
I am losing on 1600/day (more when I exercise) while enjoying my very high in sugar :devil: White Mocha. Gonna stick to my plan!!
I wonder how you lose on high sugar. If I did that, my weight would escalate. I drink my tea and coffee with no sugar. Have you heard about insulin resistance? you should check it out!
What was that about sarcasm and negativity?
I've lost over 35lb so far this year eating 2000 calories a day, so no you don't HAVE to live at 1200.
And I'm sorry, but I have to agree with other posters that you can't call it a success story when you're only a week in.
Oh no i wasn't trying to be sarcastic. You totally got me wrong. By the way congrats. I was only sharing what i thought sugar would do to me coz i have a sweet tooth. Am just saying for those who are sedentry, if they really stick to 1200/day, they would lose weight. its difficult ofcourse but if you try just one week, strictly, it works. Obviously if i was exercising like yourself, I wouldn't eat only 1200cal. Congrats on ur 35lbs. I aim to lose 30lbs0 -
Congrats on your loss.
I am losing on 1600/day (more when I exercise) while enjoying my very high in sugar :devil: White Mocha. Gonna stick to my plan!!
I wonder how you lose on high sugar. If I did that, my weight would escalate. I drink my tea and coffee with no sugar. Have you heard about insulin resistance? you should check it out!
Simple: Calories in......Calories burned. But yes, I understand this concept does not work for everyone. My health has also never been better, thanks!0 -
it could just be water weight, it's really hard to maintain 1200 cals/day for an extended period of time for some people because a lot of people binge etc. that being said, i've lost 60 lbs on 1200 and less (extremely sedentary/dont work out/etc). to each their own though, whatever satisfies you and your lifestyle! no judgments can be really made over the internet
Your right. It could just be water weight. Am just happy seeing the scale going down. It wasn't doing that before. Congrats on ur loss though. Hope to be you someday!0 -
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Wao i think i've come off the wrong foot here. Am not severly restricting myself. I just realised that sugar is quite MY enemy. Doesn't like me at all. But that doesn't mean i dont binge sometimes. I was just strict for one week and it worked for me. Thought I would encourage others to try it as well. Wish I could be you eating some icecream and still watching my weight plummet but my dear after kids the story changes.0
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Congrats on your loss.
I am losing on 1600/day (more when I exercise) while enjoying my very high in sugar :devil: White Mocha. Gonna stick to my plan!!
I wonder how you lose on high sugar. If I did that, my weight would escalate. I drink my tea and coffee with no sugar. Have you heard about insulin resistance? you should check it out!
What was that about sarcasm and negativity?
I've lost over 35lb so far this year eating 2000 calories a day, so no you don't HAVE to live at 1200.
And I'm sorry, but I have to agree with other posters that you can't call it a success story when you're only a week in.
Oh no i wasn't trying to be sarcastic. You totally got me wrong. By the way congrats. I was only sharing what i thought sugar would do to me coz i have a sweet tooth. Am just saying for those who are sedentry, if they really stick to 1200/day, they would lose weight. its difficult ofcourse but if you try just one week, strictly, it works. Obviously if i was exercising like yourself, I wouldn't eat only 1200cal. Congrats on ur 35lbs. I aim to lose 30lbs
After you lose the 30 pounds - how will you maintain?.
I am banking on you eating 1200 cals a day?.
Err, for the rest of your life that is.
1200 cals for the rest of your life.
Fantastic life.
You got it all worked out.
Well done.
Awesome.
Wao! first of all, i realise my apology was not accepted. Next, did you realise the thread where I was saying for now, i am a stay at home mum coz of my twin babies? I don't plan on staying home forever. When they grow old enough to go to school, i plan on being more active like before. I play lawn tennis, basketball and volleyball. Though i dont dream of exercising in the cold winter like now. hahaha. but what am trying to say is that if i succeed on losing the weight, i will try to maintain it as long as possible, My issue here is not maintaining but losing it in the first place.0 -
I just plugged your numbers into the TDEE calculator and with 1 day a week of exercise your TDEE would be a little over 2000 calories and if you took 20% from that for weight loss then you should be losing eating 1600 calories. Are you weighing and measuring all your food and logging???
Yes am doing that. Every little thing i eat, i log on. I made sure i didnt go over 1200. Don't exercise partly because of the weather here in the UK and also coz there would be no one to look after my babies. If ur keen on trying eating 1200cal, please do. Don't want to sound cliche but it does work. I ate salads, chicken and water most of the time. Drank a cup of coffee a day too. I was surprised myself when i lost 4lbs. Because I had not managed to lose that much in a week before.
You've done this for one week - give it 6 then we will talk about it working. Lose the weight and happily maintain it for several months on a decent calorie intake - then we might agree.
It's far far to early to encourage others to lose on 1200 a day :noway:
PS I'm 5'2 losing on 1600 cals a day and I exercise even in our lousy British weather. (twins is a better reason - but never the weather)0 -
Congrats on your loss.
I am losing on 1600/day (more when I exercise) while enjoying my very high in sugar :devil: White Mocha. Gonna stick to my plan!!
I wonder how you lose on high sugar. If I did that, my weight would escalate. I drink my tea and coffee with no sugar. Have you heard about insulin resistance? you should check it out!
What was that about sarcasm and negativity?
I've lost over 35lb so far this year eating 2000 calories a day, so no you don't HAVE to live at 1200.
And I'm sorry, but I have to agree with other posters that you can't call it a success story when you're only a week in.
Oh no i wasn't trying to be sarcastic. You totally got me wrong. By the way congrats. I was only sharing what i thought sugar would do to me coz i have a sweet tooth. Am just saying for those who are sedentry, if they really stick to 1200/day, they would lose weight. its difficult ofcourse but if you try just one week, strictly, it works. Obviously if i was exercising like yourself, I wouldn't eat only 1200cal. Congrats on ur 35lbs. I aim to lose 30lbs
After you lose the 30 pounds - how will you maintain?.
I am banking on you eating 1200 cals a day?.
Err, for the rest of your life that is.
1200 cals for the rest of your life.
Fantastic life.
You got it all worked out.
Well done.
Awesome.0 -
Wao i think i've come off the wrong foot here. Am not severly restricting myself. I just realised that sugar is quite MY enemy. Doesn't like me at all. But that doesn't mean i dont binge sometimes. I was just strict for one week and it worked for me. Thought I would encourage others to try it as well. Wish I could be you eating some icecream and still watching my weight plummet but my dear after kids the story changes.
babe sugar ain't the enemy.
But binging might be.
Please read up.
Loads of gals on this site have kiddies and have so much success.
Look around a wee bit.
Babes, don't feel bad, you have twins to look after.
The weight will come off.
Look around the site k.
I give ya a flower too :flowerforyou:
there are some fantastic threads on what works and what-not.
Look around a tad.
yea you right. I stopped binging and was strict for that week alone. I guess thats why i was surprised to see my weight dropped. Now you got me in floods of tears. I was just trying to share the lil' success I had and what i did to achieve it. Thanks for the flowers. xxx0 -
Good luck to you ... Just be careful not to end up "skinny-fat" ...
ETA: not to put a damper on your party, but those 4 pounds weren't all fat ... maybe 1 or 2 was, the rest ... water ...0 -
Can't judge success after one week. Come back when you have been at your goal and on maintenance for at least a year.
That was a little snarky. She's celebrating a change!0
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