1200cal/day really works.
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Right. I never disputed the idea that 1200 a day is not good in the long-term. The OP is doing it for weight loss until she is ready for exercise again and thus, eat more.
High five. By the way you look amazing in your before/after.
Thanks!! I'm maintaining my gamer girl figure. ;D0 -
I understand what you're trying to say and I don't do 1200 a day as a long term solution. I stagger my calories. I've been doing this for 5 years and never fell back into bad habits. I don't wish for anyone to have an eating disorder and think they should do what works best for them. People seem to have an issue with what works best for some people is 1200 calories or staggering their calories. I don't have an issue or problem with anyone doing weight loss their way. I'm giving a perspective and it's not an unhealthy one that leads to anorexia.
EXACTLY. YOU DO NOT FOLLOW A 1200 cal/day DIET.
I don't fully intend to come off as screaming there, but holy crap man, you just said what a bunch of us have already told you. You are not following the "diet" that you are so aggressively defending.
No one has an issue with Calorie Cycling (what you called staggering). "We" have an issue with those who eat 1200 cals/day and have no reason to.
I repeat, the issue lies with those individuals who should NOT be eating that little because they have no medical/health/height/activity reasons to be doing so.
I don't know how many times I have to say it. I did 1200/cal a day to lose the weight I needed to just like the OP is trying to do.
Do you know everything about the OP and that she doesn't have a medical/health/height/activity reasons to be doing so?
I'm not going to scroll through all of Part 1 to confirm, but honestly, I'm 99.9% sure I recall someone running her numbers and telling her she doesn't need to eat that little.
And as it was mentioned before, these discussions are also aimed at the silent lurkers. 1200 cals/day should not be advocated as "this is okay for everyone!" which is what both parts of these discussions are largely saying. It is not made clear enough by the majority of posters that 1200 cals/day is NOT for everyone and should ONLY be used by people with very specific stats (read: old, super short, ACTUALLY sedentary, specific health issues, etc).
And I understand you lost 1200 a day to lose weight. I'm willing to bet you didn't need to eat that little, though. I mean what's done is done- just saying.0 -
I understand what you're trying to say and I don't do 1200 a day as a long term solution. I stagger my calories. I've been doing this for 5 years and never fell back into bad habits. I don't wish for anyone to have an eating disorder and think they should do what works best for them. People seem to have an issue with what works best for some people is 1200 calories or staggering their calories. I don't have an issue or problem with anyone doing weight loss their way. I'm giving a perspective and it's not an unhealthy one that leads to anorexia.
EXACTLY. YOU DO NOT FOLLOW A 1200 cal/day DIET.
I don't fully intend to come off as screaming there, but holy crap man, you just said what a bunch of us have already told you. You are not following the "diet" that you are so aggressively defending.
No one has an issue with Calorie Cycling (what you called staggering). "We" have an issue with those who eat 1200 cals/day and have no reason to.
I repeat, the issue lies with those individuals who should NOT be eating that little because they have no medical/health/height/activity reasons to be doing so.
I don't know how many times I have to say it. I did 1200/cal a day to lose the weight I needed to just like the OP is trying to do.
Do you know everything about the OP and that she doesn't have a medical/health/height/activity reasons to be doing so?
I'm not going to scroll through all of Part 1 to confirm, but honestly, I'm 99.9% sure I recall someone running her numbers and telling her she doesn't need to eat that little.
And as it was mentioned before, these discussions are also aimed at the silent lurkers. 1200 cals/day should not be advocated as "this is okay for everyone!" which is what both parts of these discussions are largely saying. It is not made clear enough by the majority of posters that 1200 cals/day is NOT for everyone and should ONLY be used by people with very specific stats (read: old, super short, ACTUALLY sedentary, specific health issues, etc).
And I understand you lost 1200 a day to lose weight. I'm willing to bet you didn't need to eat that little, though. I mean what's done is done- just saying.
Yes I think we should let the topic rest. The weight came off as 35lbs over 6 months so it was a fairly normal weight loss time-frame.0 -
Used the fit bit site and mfp.
Your stories keep changing.
Yeah, well she just admitted that grad school is finished, so she is just trolling on here for fun.
I don't even know wtf you're talking about. Grad school just ended over the summer. I still live a sedentary lifestyle.
But yes.. trolling! Actually no, sticking up for a young woman who was getting **** on for her success.0 -
Is the point of the thread to say that 1200 works for some, but not for others? Because that's totally true...But maybe I'm missing the point.
I've lost a total of 115 pounds since 2009 in spurts (40 pounds hardcore for a couple of months, maintenance for a few months, 20 pounds for a couple, maintenance...so on). I'm pleased with my progress, because for me, it was realistic. I like having beers during the summer!
That being said, I know my body at this point, and the only way I can lose weight is if I eat roughly 1200 cals a day, with very little carbs. I've recently upped my carb intake because I've started a more-intense-than-I've-been-used-to workout regime within the last few weeks and I was not getting the most out of the workout.
Anyway, that works for me...actually, it's the only thing that works for me. I've had my metabolism tested, seen endocrinologists, got hormone tested, etc etc. All signs point to "you can't eat as much or what everyone else does, young lady".
And before anyone says "are you sure you're eating only that much?", yes, yes I am sure. I have a digital scale and I'm militant about measuring out my recipes. I freak out if I can't properly quantify how much/exactly what I ate in a day.
But! point is! That's just me! That's what works for me. Other people have different strategies, and great success! And that's great. I'd love to be one of those people, but i'm not...that's all.
(Stats: 29/F/5'7" SW: 300 lbs in 2009 CW: somewhere around 185 lbs. I stopped weighing myself since I started working out because my body does not want to lose weight when I weight train, and I didn't want to discourage myself)
Please elaborate, what specific conditions turned out to be the cause for this? What is the incidence of said condition in the general population according to your understanding from said Dr. appointment or reliable google research?
Jeez louise, that's a bit snarky, don't you think?
I have PCOS and insulin resistance (thanks to a ****ty diet/lack of exercise for the first 25 years of my life) both tested and confirmed from blood testing and continued visits with my Dr over the last 10 years. I have *also* had my metabolism checked because I was convinced that the steroid treatment after a small tumor was removed from my breast had changed the way I metabolised food.
Now, the "incidence of said condition(s)" are probably pretty low, in combination, I'd say. But, again, *for me* this is the sitch, 'tis what it is. For others, it isn't. And that's fine. But no one formula works for everyone, I don't think.
Thank you so much for clarifying. It was not my intent in the least to come off as snarky but only as asking a sincere question in earnest regarding what type of condition would necessitate this. I had heard of PCOS and suspected it might be that and just wanted the clarification for anyone who might be reading and not have access to health care to know that it's a specific diagnosis and that they are free to google it and see it's actual incidence in the general population and weigh those odds in when deciding if they think this might actually apply to them or not.
My apologies if my brief and to the point tone came off as snarky :flowerforyou: . I really meant no harm.
Eh, no worries, I probably read a tone that was non existant. We're square.
I guess the point of me participating in this conversation after being a member of mfp for two years of lurking is to say that aren't we all fighting the same battle? We're all here for the same reasons - to better ourselves in one way or another.
But isn't it safe to say that "bettering ourselves" doesn't necessarily mean *just* losing weight? Maybe it's getting to know one's body as well. It's not going to be okay to eat the way you used to anymore in order to succeed, so this isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle. And how best to make it a lifestyle, than to have better knowledge of how your body works?
What I'm trying to say is that we all are fighting the same battle, but with different weaponry. Why speak ill of someone else's weapons? Maybe it works for them! Maybe they're doomed for failure! Who knows? But the point is, no matter what, they figured it out. And learning from your mistakes is what creates for a long lasting result, I think.
I'm questioning myself why I've participated in such a debate, as I don't normally speak up nor care, but when I read things like "just because you're a special snowflake" or "This isn't about YOU", I get a bit disheartened because this is a community. A community of people voicing what worked for them, and how excited they are to find out that it worked for them. it just seemed like the opposite of that was happening; people were being isolated, called out, because the methods used weren't the same as consensus.
In short, i guess, why speak ill of one's methods, if a. it worked well for them, b. they're able to sustain the method in order to become a lifestyle, and c. it's not like the method that you're using? Isn't that a bit mean? We're all here for the same reasons.
Just my two cents. Who knows. We're all here to get positive feedback, so hell, if 2300 calories a day works for you, **** yeah! If you need a much lower caloric intake to see any results, cool too! lets eat some miracle noodles together.0 -
Is the point of the thread to say that 1200 works for some, but not for others? Because that's totally true...But maybe I'm missing the point.
I've lost a total of 115 pounds since 2009 in spurts (40 pounds hardcore for a couple of months, maintenance for a few months, 20 pounds for a couple, maintenance...so on). I'm pleased with my progress, because for me, it was realistic. I like having beers during the summer!
That being said, I know my body at this point, and the only way I can lose weight is if I eat roughly 1200 cals a day, with very little carbs. I've recently upped my carb intake because I've started a more-intense-than-I've-been-used-to workout regime within the last few weeks and I was not getting the most out of the workout.
Anyway, that works for me...actually, it's the only thing that works for me. I've had my metabolism tested, seen endocrinologists, got hormone tested, etc etc. All signs point to "you can't eat as much or what everyone else does, young lady".
And before anyone says "are you sure you're eating only that much?", yes, yes I am sure. I have a digital scale and I'm militant about measuring out my recipes. I freak out if I can't properly quantify how much/exactly what I ate in a day.
But! point is! That's just me! That's what works for me. Other people have different strategies, and great success! And that's great. I'd love to be one of those people, but i'm not...that's all.
(Stats: 29/F/5'7" SW: 300 lbs in 2009 CW: somewhere around 185 lbs. I stopped weighing myself since I started working out because my body does not want to lose weight when I weight train, and I didn't want to discourage myself)
Please elaborate, what specific conditions turned out to be the cause for this? What is the incidence of said condition in the general population according to your understanding from said Dr. appointment or reliable google research?
Jeez louise, that's a bit snarky, don't you think?
I have PCOS and insulin resistance (thanks to a ****ty diet/lack of exercise for the first 25 years of my life) both tested and confirmed from blood testing and continued visits with my Dr over the last 10 years. I have *also* had my metabolism checked because I was convinced that the steroid treatment after a small tumor was removed from my breast had changed the way I metabolised food.
Now, the "incidence of said condition(s)" are probably pretty low, in combination, I'd say. But, again, *for me* this is the sitch, 'tis what it is. For others, it isn't. And that's fine. But no one formula works for everyone, I don't think.
Thank you so much for clarifying. It was not my intent in the least to come off as snarky but only as asking a sincere question in earnest regarding what type of condition would necessitate this. I had heard of PCOS and suspected it might be that and just wanted the clarification for anyone who might be reading and not have access to health care to know that it's a specific diagnosis and that they are free to google it and see it's actual incidence in the general population and weigh those odds in when deciding if they think this might actually apply to them or not.
My apologies if my brief and to the point tone came off as snarky :flowerforyou: . I really meant no harm.
Eh, no worries, I probably read a tone that was non existant. We're square.
I guess the point of me participating in this conversation after being a member of mfp for two years of lurking is to say that aren't we all fighting the same battle? We're all here for the same reasons - to better ourselves in one way or another.
But isn't it safe to say that "bettering ourselves" doesn't necessarily mean *just* losing weight? Maybe it's getting to know one's body as well. It's not going to be okay to eat the way you used to anymore in order to succeed, so this isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle. And how best to make it a lifestyle, than to have better knowledge of how your body works?
What I'm trying to say is that we all are fighting the same battle, but with different weaponry. Why speak ill of someone else's weapons? Maybe it works for them! Maybe they're doomed for failure! Who knows? But the point is, no matter what, they figured it out. And learning from your mistakes is what creates for a long lasting result, I think.
I'm questioning myself why I've participated in such a debate, as I don't normally speak up nor care, but when I read things like "just because you're a special snowflake" or "This isn't about YOU", I get a bit disheartened because this is a community. A community of people voicing what worked for them, and how excited they are to find out that it worked for them. it just seemed like the opposite of that was happening; people were being isolated, called out, because the methods used weren't the same as consensus.
In short, i guess, why speak ill of one's methods, if a. it worked well for them, b. they're able to sustain the method in order to become a lifestyle, and c. it's not like the method that you're using? Isn't that a bit mean? We're all here for the same reasons.
Just my two cents. Who knows. We're all here to get positive feedback, so hell, if 2300 calories a day works for you, **** yeah! If you need a much lower caloric intake to see any results, cool too! lets eat some miracle noodles together.
Haa I actually have those. I hate the rice ones and the angel hair ones. The fettuccine ones are doable if they cook enough lol.0 -
Used the fit bit site and mfp.
Your stories keep changing.
Yeah, well she just admitted that grad school is finished, so she is just trolling on here for fun.
I don't even know wtf you're talking about. Grad school just ended over the summer. I still live a sedentary lifestyle.
But yes.. trolling! Actually no, sticking up for a young woman who was getting **** on for her success.
Oh yeah, the one where I said I tried crossfit and it wasn't for me but the women there looked great and proceeded to get flamed about every single thing?
Ah yes.. I'm such a bad, bad girl.0 -
Used the fit bit site and mfp.
Your stories keep changing.
Yeah, well she just admitted that grad school is finished, so she is just trolling on here for fun.
I don't even know wtf you're talking about. Grad school just ended over the summer. I still live a sedentary lifestyle.
But yes.. trolling! Actually no, sticking up for a young woman who was getting **** on for her success.
Oh yeah, the one where I said I tried crossfit and it wasn't for me but the women there looked great and proceeded to get flamed about every single thing?
Ah yes.. I'm such a bad, bad girl.
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Used the fit bit site and mfp.
Your stories keep changing.
Yeah, well she just admitted that grad school is finished, so she is just trolling on here for fun.
I don't even know wtf you're talking about. Grad school just ended over the summer. I still live a sedentary lifestyle.
But yes.. trolling! Actually no, sticking up for a young woman who was getting **** on for her success.
Oh yeah, the one where I said I tried crossfit and it wasn't for me but the women there looked great and proceeded to get flamed about every single thing?
Ah yes.. I'm such a bad, bad girl.0 -
Why did I picture Beyonce talking to Gaga?
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I can't see it for some reason on my computer but I'm going to assume it's that scene from the Telephone MV! lol0 -
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I can't see it for some reason on my computer but I'm going to assume it's that scene from the Telephone MV! lol
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lol - even better
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We are all unique...be scientifically truthful with yourself. Read what works for others and if it sounds like something you want to try then do it. I took 2 metabolic tests ( breath into a machine) and the results ( years apart ) were that my resting metabolic rate is between 1030-1050 calorie daily burn. I tried to work around it in many different ways. Could not budge a pound. Now logging for 60 days I'm finally losing weight (13 pounds so far). I like what I eat...you would probably hate it. Most days I eat 1200 calories of nuts, fruit, veggies, protein, rice or quinoa. I have hypothyroid & a serious sleep disorder.
I think I am finally losing weight because I finally know myself. Good luck to all :O)0 -
I eat anywhere between 500 - 1300 calories a day, but it just depends on the day, what goes on etc. I do cardio and my job requires a LOT of lifting, plus I do intermittent fasting.
I feel great.
I think people just need to stop shoving what they do and what works for them down everyone elses throats. This site is bad about that.0 -
I eat anywhere between 500 - 1300 calories a day, but it just depends on the day, what goes on etc. I do cardio and my job requires a LOT of lifting, plus I do intermittent fasting.
I feel great.
I think people just need to stop shoving what they do and what works for them down everyone elses throats. This site is bad about that.
No, this site is about promoting losing weight in a healthy manner. Netting between 500 and 1300 calories is not a healthy way to lose weight. It's not an opinion, it is a fact.0 -
MFP promotes 1200 cals a day for a lot of people. For them to add exercise cals if they want.
I lost weight on 1200 cals a day. I have been maintaining for over a year. Have now introduced 1500 cals a day plus exercise for maintenance.
These nay sayer posts really pee me off that are against the website that promotes 1200 cals a day.
jeesh....net 1200 cals a day, exercise, eat some more, lose weight...go on to maintenance and eat more to suit0 -
I eat anywhere between 500 - 1300 calories a day, but it just depends on the day, what goes on etc. I do cardio and my job requires a LOT of lifting, plus I do intermittent fasting.
I feel great.
I think people just need to stop shoving what they do and what works for them down everyone elses throats. This site is bad about that.
No, this site is about promoting losing weight in a healthy manner. Netting between 500 and 1300 calories is not a healthy way to lose weight. It's not an opinion, it is a fact.
What ever you say, boss. Not like I'm out there telling every one how to live their lives or anything. I do what works for me. And I just don't feel the need to eat a lot some days.0
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