The big 1200 vs. 1500 calorie debate!

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  • letsdothis2010
    letsdothis2010 Posts: 190 Member
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  • cinderella29292
    cinderella29292 Posts: 33 Member
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    Interesting. My endocrinologist told me I wouldn't lose until I got down to 1200-1300 calories because of my IR. I think that formula for normal people will work. It just doesn't for me. As proven by the fact from October-May I lost 3 pounds. THREE. Despite using the BodyMedia arm band, tracking what I ate, working out with a trainer 2x's week and three days on my own and putting my body in a 500-1000 caloric deficit EVERY SINGLE DAY...my weight didn't start dropping until I took it to 1280-1300 cals. And now it's melting off of me.

    What does IR stand for?
    Insulin resistance I guess :)
  • Sparksfly
    Sparksfly Posts: 470 Member
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  • jeanerea
    jeanerea Posts: 1
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    Hi, my name is Jeane and my body is in starvation mode. One point I have to disagree on is the point on gaining weigt while on starvation mode - yes you do. I was eating 400 calories a day and found myself gaining weight and not able to lose it. I consulted a nutritionist, after testing, was told to lose weight I add to start eating 1500 calories a day. That was very hard for me. I tried increasing my calories, but all I did was gain weight. I tried to go to 1300, but still wasn't losing so went back down to 600 calories which was not the thing to do and that didn't work either. Yesterday I started a 1500 diet plan and hope it works. Apologies for the lengthy reply.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    Personally, I prefer a 2000 calorie diet. Sometimes I go up to 2300 and sometimes as little as 1800, but it averages to 2000ish. It's sustainable for me.
  • l911jnt
    l911jnt Posts: 164 Member
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