Who eats 2000 calories and loses still?

psuLemon

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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/506349-women-who-eat-more-than-1800-calories-a-day

Keep in mind, unless you are doing steady state cardio, HRM aren't very effective. So it's possible that you are over estimating your calories out.

So what kind of exercise are you doing and how long are you doing it?

lynn_glenmont

That's a net of 1000 calories which isn't good. (1800-800=1000)
Your body is going into emergency mode and storing energy.
You should try to make up for the calories you work off, at least part way.

I eat 3000 calories, but I have different inputs between body and work out.

"net" doesn't really apply if a person is using TDEE minus X%. The TDEE already includes the calories burned from exercise.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

How tall are you OP?

lynn_glenmont

Just curious if anyone has had success eating 2000 calories a day and still loses? Even if it's like a .25 to .5 lbs a week? What about inches lost?

I work out 5-6 days a week, getting in 500-800 caloric burns each time and am eating at 1800 calories. I've been wondering if I've been eating enough? I know my TDEE mine 20% is around 1800, but considering bumping up to 2000 so that I can keep myself from stress eating?

Those being successful at losing at 2000 calories a day (and not eating back exercise calories)... what have you set your macros at? I'm at my last 10 lbs that I want to lose and have been plateaued to lose inches and weight.

Thanks much for your advice in advance!

If 1800 is your TDEE minus 20%, then your TDEE is 2250, so if you increase your daily intake to 2000, you'll still be at a daily deficit of 250 calories and should still lose a half pound a week on average.

kuntry_navy

I do, about a pound to two pounds a week..though pretty low carb and a heavy cheat day.

harlanJEN

Me

LiftAllThePizzas

Just curious if anyone has had success eating 2000 calories a day and still loses? Even if it's like a .25 to .5 lbs a week? What about inches lost?

I work out 5-6 days a week, getting in 500-800 caloric burns each time and am eating at 1800 calories. I've been wondering if I've been eating enough? I know my TDEE mine 20% is around 1800, but considering bumping up to 2000 so that I can keep myself from stress eating?

Those being successful at losing at 2000 calories a day (and not eating back exercise calories)... what have you set your macros at? I'm at my last 10 lbs that I want to lose and have been plateaued to lose inches and weight.

Thanks much for your advice in advance!

I've eaten an average of 2714 calories a day for the past 6 months and am within a pound of where I was 6 months ago. (My maint level is ~2400 net calories a day.)

Vegan_85

I can eat between 2,500 - 3,000 for a week without gaining. Partly it depends on my hormones, so for a week every month, my hunger (and supposedly metabolism) is higher. Then at other points in the month, I completely lose my appetite, so it balances out. Sort of like interval fasting.

barbarawells999

You should talk to your doctor. I asked about calorie intake and 'starvation' mode. My doctor said as long as you eat your body won't go into 'starvation mode'. You would have to go several days without eating to do something like that. The internet is a great source of information but also a great source of misinformation. Always check these things out with a doctor.

crystalfisher89

How tall are you OP?

I'm a whopping 5'3"

crystalfisher89

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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/506349-women-who-eat-more-than-1800-calories-a-day

Keep in mind, unless you are doing steady state cardio, HRM aren't very effective. So it's possible that you are over estimating your calories out.

So what kind of exercise are you doing and how long are you doing it?

Thanks!

I use a chest belt HRM- not a machine calorie counter to base off my calories. I tried to make sure I bought one that was the most accurate. I usually run anywhere from 3-8 miles or body pump, which is an hour long bar bell class. I usually work out for an hour or hour and a half 5-6 days a week. I tend to push myself hard through my workouts.

albayin

thank you OP for starting this thread..I really want to believe that eating 2000 will still make me lose...I am stuck at my current weight for a long time (like over a year now)...eating less than 1500...I do lift heavy, run, and other stuff...

SaintGiff

Me.

albayin

Nope, 2000 would be a gain for me. My body is very efficient at using cals. As a side note I don't believe it is a bad thing like everyone else freaks out about.

I was wondering about my body if it's similar to yours when it comes to efficiency...

belle_of_the_bar

I eat 2k a day macros of 40 30 30 and have dropped from 21.3% bf to 19.1% in 6 months. I lift 3 times a week and chase a toddler. Good luck with everything!

ETA I follow the TDEE method and eat the same number of cals everyday.

bsenka

I can go way over 2000 calories and still easily lose 2+ lbs a week as long as the exercise I'm doing is weight lifting and interval sprints. If I'm just doing lots of cardio, (or not exercising at all), no chance.

psuLemon

A 500+ post thread dedicated to what you want. Enjoy



http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/506349-women-who-eat-more-than-1800-calories-a-day

Keep in mind, unless you are doing steady state cardio, HRM aren't very effective. So it's possible that you are over estimating your calories out.

So what kind of exercise are you doing and how long are you doing it?

Thanks!

I use a chest belt HRM- not a machine calorie counter to base off my calories. I tried to make sure I bought one that was the most accurate. I usually run anywhere from 3-8 miles or body pump, which is an hour long bar bell class. I usually work out for an hour or hour and a half 5-6 days a week. I tend to push myself hard through my workouts.

Even with good HRM, they are going to be very inaccurate for anything outside of running. This is why I won't own one. IMO is much better to eat the same amount of calories daily, use a food scale and measure progress over a month or two and back into your TDEE. This is why I know I maintain at 3000 calories and lose at 2400-2600. I average 2500 calories essentially and lose 1 lb a week.

psuLemon

thank you OP for starting this thread..I really want to believe that eating 2000 will still make me lose...I am stuck at my current weight for a long time (like over a year now)...eating less than 1500...I do lift heavy, run, and other stuff...

Do you use a food scale?

evileen99

About 5 years ago, I was like you. I had gained a little post-surgical weight, and to lose it, I decided to eat 1800 calories and continue with my normal exercise routine. I could do that for about 3 days before I was starving and would binge. Lather, rinse, repeat. I felt horrible.

I got a BodyMedia Fit, which shows actual calories burned throughout the day. No wonder I was bingeing! Some days I was burning over 3000 calories, creating too large of a deficit. When I could see what I was burning, I could tailor my eating to my activity level so I was didn't feel deprived but could still have a deficit. The weight came off in no time.

I still wear the BMF, because I'm addicted to the numbers and it has helped me maintain my weight as I've gone through menopause (man, does your metabolism take a nosedive!). I try to stay in the 200 calorie above or below my total calorie burn every day. Yesterday I ate 2400 calories, but burned 2596--a 200 calorie deficit.

So yes, if you're not concerned with the speed of weight loss you can easily eat 2000 calories or more and still lose weight.

timrpm

Firstly, you might consider 2 days rest out of 7 as a minimum. If you're properly pushing yourself then your muscles need some down time to get stronger. Linked to that is varying intensity and nature of the cardio workouts, in case you're adapted to the ones you do at a given intensity all the time (sorry, you may well know this already!) HIIT, and all that! Finally, try building in some weights if you're not doing that already. Apparently str/cardio is more effective than pure cardio (I'm just starting to try this out myself).

albayin

thank you OP for starting this thread..I really want to believe that eating 2000 will still make me lose...I am stuck at my current weight for a long time (like over a year now)...eating less than 1500...I do lift heavy, run, and other stuff...

Do you use a food scale?

yes, in fact for most of the days, I ate around 1200 per scale and logging, because even with a scale I know things are not accurate, that's why I said "eat less than 1500 cal". Some days I might drop a couple of pounds if I forgot to eat or eat less than 1000 cal the previous day, then it comes back on right away...very frustrating. I lift 3 times a week, 2 cardio/HIIT, and walking yoga ballet or anything else in the fitness department. My carb intake is very low, around 20% at the highest. I do refeed, once or twice every 2 weeks. My weight doesn't change nor my measurement. The only thing I can "sometimes notice" is the muscle definition but that's just depending how you pose or where to put the camera...

crystalfisher89

About 5 years ago, I was like you. I had gained a little post-surgical weight, and to lose it, I decided to eat 1800 calories and continue with my normal exercise routine. I could do that for about 3 days before I was starving and would binge. Lather, rinse, repeat. I felt horrible.

I got a BodyMedia Fit, which shows actual calories burned throughout the day. No wonder I was bingeing! Some days I was burning over 3000 calories, creating too large of a deficit. When I could see what I was burning, I could tailor my eating to my activity level so I was didn't feel deprived but could still have a deficit. The weight came off in no time.

I still wear the BMF, because I'm addicted to the numbers and it has helped me maintain my weight as I've gone through menopause (man, does your metabolism take a nosedive!). I try to stay in the 200 calorie above or below my total calorie burn every day. Yesterday I ate 2400 calories, but burned 2596--a 200 calorie deficit.

So yes, if you're not concerned with the speed of weight loss you can easily eat 2000 calories or more and still lose weight.

How much is a body media fit? Is it more accurate that a typical HRM? I was told mine was the top of the line for accuracy, but I'd hate to be under or over eating. I'm sure I'm more under than over eating at this point in time though.

FrustratedYoYoer

I've had success with netting 1850 and eating back ALL of my exercise cals. So that means I would eat from 2200-3000+ cals some days but on average I'd say 25/2600 a day. The past month I have cut back though because I kept getting within 1lb of UGW and then fluctuating and I got frustrated. So I maxed out my eating at 2500(ish) and slightly lowered my carbs and I reached my UGW. However, even then I was still eating over 2000 cals a day. But it prob averaged out around 2200-2300 a day but I admit I really felt it!

I've re-assessed my goals and want to drop a further 4 lbs so I'm trying to stick to 2500(ish cals) 5 days a week when I workout and 1900 on my two rest days and that should see me drop a few more lbs in the next few wks before I gradually increase it again.

evileen99

About 5 years ago, I was like you. I had gained a little post-surgical weight, and to lose it, I decided to eat 1800 calories and continue with my normal exercise routine. I could do that for about 3 days before I was starving and would binge. Lather, rinse, repeat. I felt horrible.

I got a BodyMedia Fit, which shows actual calories burned throughout the day. No wonder I was bingeing! Some days I was burning over 3000 calories, creating too large of a deficit. When I could see what I was burning, I could tailor my eating to my activity level so I was didn't feel deprived but could still have a deficit. The weight came off in no time.

I still wear the BMF, because I'm addicted to the numbers and it has helped me maintain my weight as I've gone through menopause (man, does your metabolism take a nosedive!). I try to stay in the 200 calorie above or below my total calorie burn every day. Yesterday I ate 2400 calories, but burned 2596--a 200 calorie deficit.

So yes, if you're not concerned with the speed of weight loss you can easily eat 2000 calories or more and still lose weight.

How much is a body media fit? Is it more accurate that a typical HRM? I was told mine was the top of the line for accuracy, but I'd hate to be under or over eating. I'm sure I'm more under than over eating at this point in time though.

You can get the Core for around $100 and it includes a year free of the online subscription. It measures calorie burn all day long, even while asleep, so you know what you're doing all day, not just during workouts. Interestingly enough, my biggest calorie burn days have been on non-workout days. They were days I was entertaining, and I was literally moving all day long. Moving, even just puttering around the house, can burn some serious calories.

http://www.bodymedia.com/Shop/Armband-Packages

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