<3 support group for women eating 2000+ calories per day <3

lucyhoneychurch

Had to meet mom for lunch so blew cals on nasty Red Robin food. She likes to go there. I just ate half and when I came home to look it up it was about 750cal lunch, ugh!

I split a burger with my husband and then got a side salad last time I got there. Good right? Nope. 1000 calories for half a burger and a salad.

I can take my kids there because they have an allergy-friendly menu (DS is dairy/egg/peanut allergic, DD is peanut allergic). I used to lurve me some Banzai Burger, but after starting weight loss I could only get myself to eat half and take half home. At least 4-500 calories for half. O_O So the next time I had a grilled chicken salad with dressing on the side. That's doable. Always on the side.

RE: bananas, my husband cuts up ripe banana slices, throws them in a tupperware or ziploc, then freezes. He'll add them to his protein shakes, breaks them apart in their frozen state, and toss them in the Magic Bullet.

Rae6503

I do love their burgers though, probably worth 500 calories. Next time I just won't get ranch on my salad. Somehow their ranch was like 300 calories!

tameko2

I usually do ok at Red robin - there's a chicken ciabatta sandwich that's something like 700 for the whole thing (no fries of course) -- you can drop the mayo from it to save a tiny bit and I usually peel off the extra bread to shave off a few calories. Not too bad.

most stuff is pretty horrendous because portion sizes are huge and they use a lot of mayo and high cal sauces, but if you drop some of that stuff ti comes out ok.

Fries add a TON but I'm actually not sure how much, I found that lately they are REALLY stingy with em (you get like 6) and i don't know if thats because they started measuring more carefully due to the calorie counting laws or what.

B3Streeter

So I just recently switched to maintenence so my calories are now 1620 instead of 1200, and I have been trying to eat back my exercise calories. I just have stuck in my brain that less calories=less weight & I need help! I currently weigh 110lbs and am 5'2. Put on 2lbs with 3 weddings in one weekend and having a terrible cold. So I have some weight to lose & some muscle to gain.
For exercise I do p90x strength training, and running for cardio. 1st half marathon is in 1.5weeks!
Basically, I am terrified to up my calories, and would like to know you reasons for increasing them in the first place, and how your body initially reacted. THANKS!

scarletleavy

Regarding frozen bananas, I always wait until they're really really super ripe, like almost too ripe to eat, then I cut them into little pieces and throw them in zip loc bags in the freezer. When I want to use them in a smoothie or make banana 'ice cream" I break them apart and throw them in the blender like ice cubes.

scarletleavy

So I just recently switched to maintenence so my calories are now 1620 instead of 1200, and I have been trying to eat back my exercise calories. I just have stuck in my brain that less calories=less weight & I need help! I currently weigh 110lbs and am 5'2. Put on 2lbs with 3 weddings in one weekend and having a terrible cold. So I have some weight to lose & some muscle to gain.
For exercise I do p90x strength training, and running for cardio. 1st half marathon is in 1.5weeks!
Basically, I am terrified to up my calories, and would like to know you reasons for increasing them in the first place, and how your body initially reacted. THANKS!

If you're doing P90x and a half marathon, you should probably be eating more. Seriously. I understand the fear and I understand the thinking of less calories=less weight, but if you really want to see progress, particularly in strength training, then you have to eat. You'll never have the energy to give it your all and gain muscle if you're not eating enough.

I'm going into week 13 of P90x and starting NROLFW next week and I eat quite a lot, usually 2000-2400 calories and I've had incredible results. I haven't suddenly gained weight, but I've seen a definite increase in strength and my body looks a lot better.

B3Streeter

I am definitely open to it, and finally feeling a little better. Yesterday was my first normal day in a week. So I think today I will start eating all of my exercise calories, or at least up to 2,000.I'm ready to see that last bit of weight fall off and to start seeing more muscle definition.
Feel free to add me if you want! I would love any extra support!

psych101

I am definitely open to it, and finally feeling a little better. Yesterday was my first normal day in a week. So I think today I will start eating all of my exercise calories, or at least up to 2,000.I'm ready to see that last bit of weight fall off and to start seeing more muscle definition.
Feel free to add me if you want! I would love any extra support!

Heya and welcome to our little corner of MFP

I can understand that is must be hard for you to get your head around eating more when the whole mantra around here is focused on low calories.
My advice would be to increase your calories, but stay away from the scale for a little bit. Sometimes increasing can result in a small gain before you start to loose or maintain and this can be discouraging. Our bodies are amazingly complex, crazy, frustrating and beautiful things. They take some time to really get to know.

Hang out here with us! We're all educated, strong, active women who enjoy food and fueling our bodies right!!

Oishii

Morning!

Quick question:

Do you 'eat clean'? Why or why not?

ritajean3

mmmmmm steak, terrible store brought pasta salad and bean salad for dinner. Ton of carbs, protein and fat gosh I love being in surplus now! This morning my breakfast was 669 cals half of what I was eating before.


I don't eat clean but I put in effort to eat lots of veggies and fruits thats about it. Can't be bothered making things from scratch really



I have a question. we are super tight on money and I made the mistake of going for the cheap protein powder thought it would be ok cos it is endorsed by popular people ANYWAY it tastes fine but feels like I am drinking milky chalk and I struggle to down it. Which do you use? Oh and I'm Australian so idk which I can get here.

ritajean3

Regarding frozen bananas, I always wait until they're really really super ripe, like almost too ripe to eat, then I cut them into little pieces and throw them in zip loc bags in the freezer. When I want to use them in a smoothie or make banana 'ice cream" I break them apart and throw them in the blender like ice cubes.

oh that is a good tip cant wait until bananas are cheaper so I can eat them too

scarletleavy

Regarding frozen bananas, I always wait until they're really really super ripe, like almost too ripe to eat, then I cut them into little pieces and throw them in zip loc bags in the freezer. When I want to use them in a smoothie or make banana 'ice cream" I break them apart and throw them in the blender like ice cubes.

oh that is a good tip cant wait until bananas are cheaper so I can eat them too

A lot of times the overripe bananas are on sale at the grocery store, so maybe look into that.

scarletleavy

I'm a big believer in clean eating. I love to cook and bake so I pretty much make everything at home from scratch. I was a vegetarian for a few years so my go-to foods are always fruits and vegetables. I only eat local organic meats and I try to only eat freshly caught local fish.

It can be difficult to eat clean when the rest of your family isn't interested, so that's a constant struggle for me. No one else in my family seems to understand my interest in healthy eating and fitness. So that's sad.

Anyone else have difficulties with their families supporting healthy eating/fitness?

ritajean3

My mum told me I was getting too thin and then handed me a pie. But she had brought the pie before she saw me and I have dropped a ton of weight since she last saw me. Most people are supportive on my healthy living/ weight loss but they always warn me about dropping too low ect.


I live with my husband and three children so whatever I want to eat is what they eat but I have only a certain amount of money for the food per fortnight. Like 200-250 for five people and guests for 14 days isn't a lot, I spend 80 or so just on fruits and veggies. I do buy fruit and veg local where I can and the shop I go to buys direct from farms so if it has to travel I think at least its straight here unlike supermarket stuff that is grown near me then travels to the capital of our state (like 1000 miles away) then back to us. But we eat packaged things too like savory biscuits, pasta sauce bottles (way cheaper than from scratch) and canned veg ect.

We had a cyclone destroy all our banana crops and despite how long its been they are still charging so much for them. Its ridiculous the crops should be bouncing back by now! I saw a ton of them grown four months ago. I need to drag my bottom to the markets on Saturday and see how much bananas are going for there.

fimm

Hello... just posting here because its the first time I've spotted a group that fits more with where I'm at, and would like to come back and read the whole thread... MFP thinks I should eat 2700 calories today (that's because I'm doing a couple of hours of cycling) I must average around 2000 depending on what I do.

I did a lot of triathlon training earlier this year and lost a bit of weight in the process. Current plans are to enter a marathon for early next year, do some more triathlons, stuff like that. I'm hoping to make time to do some more serious weights work over the winter. I don't "need" to be any lighter, but would quite like to loose a couple of kg and be a bit more toned. We'll see what happens...

kayla220220

hey guys give me some advice please
I currently eat around 1700 calories a day
am 19 female around 5 1 in height and weight 57kg
i really want to drop down to 50kg
i live on campus in a not so great area so my exercise is usually 40 minute walk to/from uni ( 20 each way)
and what ever I can do in my room

scarletleavy

hey guys give me some advice please
I currently eat around 1700 calories a day
am 19 female around 5 1 in height and weight 57kg
i really want to drop down to 50kg
i live on campus in a not so great area so my exercise is usually 40 minute walk to/from uni ( 20 each way)
and what ever I can do in my room

There's so much you can do in your room.

Check out these links. You can do pretty excellent bodyweight workouts in the privacy of your own room. I pretty much exclusively work out in my room at home. I don't belong to a gym or anything, just turned my bedroom into my own personal gym.
http://www.bodyrock.tv/
http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/12/20/the-20-minute-hotel-workout/
http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/03/10/angry-birds-workout-plan/

ritajean3

hey guys give me some advice please
I currently eat around 1700 calories a day
am 19 female around 5 1 in height and weight 57kg
i really want to drop down to 50kg
i live on campus in a not so great area so my exercise is usually 40 minute walk to/from uni ( 20 each way)
and what ever I can do in my room

Do you have enough room to get something like insanity, p90x, 30ds ect and work out to those?

here is a link to insanity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLK28BHJDd8

here is 30ds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WSPkxYX2Xc


Otherwise you could jog to and from uni. Jog rest jog rest using whatever you can to trigger your jogging and resting points. People use power poles ect.


Edited to add I adore bodyrock!

kayla220220

thanks for the link am loving them
not really a fan of bodyrock ( too hard for me yet) but the rest are great

kayla220220

i really would love to get p90x but im a uni student and don't think i can afford it :C
around how much is it

Kim55555

I've been eating maintenance calories of between 1800 - 2600 since June. Lost a lot of cm's but not much on the scale!

Now I've decided to aim for around 1800 gross calories a day. I still want to lose another 4 - 6 kg to get to about 58 kg.

I'm so happy!! Today I broke through my 3 month plateau. Been hovering between 64 and 65. Today I Lost 0.6 kg. Now i'm in the 63's. 63.4 kg. Wow I couldn't believe it!!

Looks like 1800 gross calories is the correct amount for me to lose weight. woohoo. haha and when i went clothes shopping this arvo i got into some size 8 pants and tops. Was so excited.

scarletleavy

i really would love to get p90x but im a uni student and don't think i can afford it :C
around how much is it

P90x is quite pricey, around $120. I just finished university last year, so I can totally understand the cost issue. If you actually do the whole program and put in the effort, the results are really good. It is quite time intensive though and as a university student I could have never done it, time-wise or money-wise. Just my honest opinion.

robin52077

Eating clean? No, not really. I would love to but I am go-go-go and have to eat what I can carry, so that usually means packaged. At home when I cook it is freshly killed meats from the local place, and fruits and veggies grown locally too, but for work I carry Pure Protein Bars, packs of cocoa almonds, AdvantEdge shakes, and little pre-packed tuna and cracker lunches.

robin52077

I just read the previous pages and I have to say: I HATE bananas! LOL sorry, ladies! I know there's some serious nana-lovin going on but I cannot agree. The smell, the texture, and the taste all make me literally gag. I can't even stand next to someone while they peel a banana.:sick:

My 6 hour meeting yesterday was killer. I had to open the store at 5, leave at 9 to get to the city for 10, meeting 10-4:30, back to my office at 5, and didn't get home till 7.
14 freakin hours. But I managed to eat right around 2000. Usually on meeting days it is well over 3000 because I attack the dessert platter to keep awake. I did fairly well.
Unfortunately my TDEE for yesterday was only 1900 since I spent so much time sitting...

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

on bananas....when I used to make my ex shakes I would slice the bananas and freeze them on a cookie tray. Then just put them in a zipkoc...this way they don't stick together or anything.

On upping calories...well I love to eat and workout so it isn't difficult to burn calories. Ya know? I always read about people plateauing while eating 1200 calories which does not make sense at all. So I decided to do things my way and just monitor my body to see the impact of eating more on my weight. I know that if I'm eating enough while lifting of is possible for me to slowly gain muscle weight. I have gained a few pounds of muscle and it looks better than being super skinny. So....it is possiblle that you gain a couple pounds at first but this is usually due to extra food and water in your system. Over time small gains from muscle are also possible.

On protein powder... EAS 100% whey tastes great but if you want to use up a yucky protein just add it to oatmeall and it should be fine.

On eating clean....nope. It's fine though. Part of eating is the pleasure factor and there are some things that I just love the taste of. Processed granola bars, whole grain crackers, lifesavers, mini chocolate bars. I am a law student and I am super bidi so I cut myself some slack since fitting in a workout is hard enough.

QUESTION of the DAY

What are the foods that you always have on hand?

For me it's yogurt and almond milk because I use them daily for protein shakes.

scarletleavy

I always keep peanut butter, almonds, pistachios, apples and greek yogurt around. Peanut butter is absolutely my favorite food, I eat it at least twice a day in some way or another.

Kim55555

lucyhoneychurch
RE: 5 pound buffer, I'm 5' 2.5" and am in the 120-124 pound range. After finally getting here from 157, my heaviest, I'm trying to figure out what range is the most sustainable. I hit 119 once and think that's not going to work for me. I think I can keep below 125, but next month I really want to start the NROLFW and see if that changes my body. If it does, then I'll do it and stay at whatever the scale ends up at, as long as it's below 125-127 and my body feels good/looks healthy. I'm starting week 3 of 6 Week 6 Pack and want to see if that makes a difference (so far, so good).

Hooray for busting down plateaus!!

xcjumper

Rachel-I agree "you girls are tiny" lol! The smallest I've been is 138 and I was too thin for my build and it was extremely hard to maintain. My body didn't like it at all. So I'm shooting for 150. 145 would be better but I think may be too hard to keep there with running. Whoever answered about the running...yes, it is really hard to lose weight while in marathon training. I'm hoping that this go round will be different. No free passes to eat whatever I want just because I ran 10 miles...sheesh!

Well done on busting your plateau wooohoo. I did too today! I can relate to your post I feel exactly the same way!!

Now first off, I'm struggling to keep up with all the replys in this topic and would love to respond to a lot more of you on here but haven't got the time atm, haha well I do have time but I'd end up spending hours lol doing it! ... sorry for the people who I miss out on quoting. I picked out a few quotes that I find I can really relate to in regards to the weight range you want to end up at.

I will need to figure out what weight is the most sustainable for me as well! I'm 39 years old and 13 years ago when i lost the weight I got down to 58 kg (127 lbs). I'm 5 foot 2. I found though that I had extreme difficulty maintaining this weight and settled at at around 61 kg just about 1 month later. I would love to get to 58 and have a flatter tummy however and here is my main priority... The weight I settle at is not going to come at a cost to my sports. Perhaps I could get to and stay at the mid 50's - high 50's and I'd probably have great looking abs but the thing i find is if it means that in order to maintain this weight I have to eat less and it were impact on my sporting performance than I wont go there. When I did get to 58 back in 1998 I didnt have as much energy and I suffered in life and in sport and thats why I think my body decided to settle at 61 kg.

I have a mesomorph build, i have muscle mass, strong bones/heavier structure so I know I'm at my healthiest at the upper end of my healthy weight range. I can understand though that some girls here weigh a lot less than me at the same height because their body frames are different than mine and thats fine. Also I agree that scale weight is not the most important thing. Your measurements and body fat % are just as important.

Anyway I would still love to get my body fat % down and try to aim for 58 again but if I cant maintain it then I dont mind because the most important thing apart from having the energy for #1 my sport, is # 2 to be healthy happy and to realistically maintain my weight the rest of my life rather than yo yoing up and down which I dont want anymore.

psych101


Kim55555: you're doing the right thing, listening to your body! You gotta fuel it if you expect great things from it!! I'm in NZ

Yes, your right. My body was telling me back in June to start eating more to fuel my training and I listened. My body also probably needed to have a rest from losing weight and readjust/recompose to its new weight after having dieted for 13 months. Now 4 months later the body is ready to tackle the last weight loss stage![/quote]

Kim55555

My favourite meal atm

Toasted Chicken yoghurt and avocado sandwich

Jalna (low fat, low sugar yoghurt) mixed with avocado and between 50 - 100 grams of skinless chicken breast. Toast some bread. mmmmmm this is delicious!!!!!!!!!! You gotta try it. Its the yummiest mayo alternative. Very healthy dinner.

This is also nice with lean meat and kangaroo meat

Rae6503

I don't eat clean in the least bit. I eat a lot of processed meat, bread, cheese, even fast food. I do try to eat fruits and veggies as much as possible but that's pretty much it.

Kim55555

Bananas have gotten a bad rap with the low carb craze. I love bananas that are just a little green on the ends. I love them mushed onto a piece of toast with a little butter or peanut butter, yum!!!

Have you tried banana sandwiches. They are the yummiest!!! With a little bit of margarine.

Ohhhh and another:

toasted apple and banana sandwiches. mmmm delic