Yes, 1650 diets work!

SugaryLynx

I'm a 5'3.5" female. I started off at 170 lbs June 20th 2013 after my 6 week postpartum check up. I like turtles. Sometimes, I eat bacon for breakfast. You know, whatever gets me to my macro / micro targets. I ate 1650 net. So, exercise days I'd eat closer to 1900. Lost about 1 lb a week. Some might think that's not fast enough but hey, it's not a race. I didn't get here in a few months, so I knew I should give myself more than a few months to bounce back from it. I'm maintaining around 2300 calories.


I'd like to think strength training and eating a decent calorie amount for being a tiny female helped me to retain muscle mass and helped me look leaner than if I had starved myself on 1200 calories for 9 months instead. Eating more and losing less per week on average isn't about not having the willpower to starve myself to reach a scale weight goal. It was about learning to make sustainable habits for myself, get in better shape, and get healthy. Here's to you who are doing the slow and steady, winning the race game. Let the gifs begin!

Veil5577

This seems to be a response to the Yes, 1200 calorie diets work! thread just posted.

GiveMeCoffee

In for BACON!



Seems to be working pretty well for me

SugaryLynx

This seems to be a response to the Yes, 1200 calorie diets work! thread just posted.

Nope, just a food dance party. Nuffin to see here

_HeartsOnFire_

SugaryLynx

In for BACON!



Seems to be working pretty well for me

All hail the crispy goodness that is bacon ooooh

srslybritt

_lyndseybrooke_

TX_Rhon

Works for me too! :drinker:

_lyndseybrooke_

Works for me too! :drinker:

SugaryLynx

GiveMeCoffee

I so need to make this

SugaryLynx

Works for me too! :drinker:

miss_phat_booty

1200 cals?

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1650 cals?

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SugaryLynx

I so need to make this

Escloflowne

I don't think that will work for me, I bet I need to go to 1200.

likitisplit

1200 cals?



1650 cals?

SugaryLynx

I don't think that will work for me, I bet I need to go to 1200.

*gently pats you* If Tyrion can eat more, so can you. I believe! Have you seen that man drink wine? !

endermako

YAAAASSS!!

DanaDark

I am always glad to see people monitor their numbers in a logical fashion.

As a short guy with not much to lose and an incredibly sedentary job (desk job all day, sometimes literally all day), my TDEE is quite low. So, when losing weight, my calories seem low. But, am sticking to it.

Ultimately, my goal is to get to a certain BF%, then switch to a surplus and increase my weight lifting. Then when at my high end BF%, switch back to a deficit, and keep going back and forth.

ValGogo

This seems to be a response to the Yes, 1200 calorie diets work! thread just posted.

Nope, just a food dance party. Nuffin to see here

ok, WHAT is that above and where can I see it!!!???