Women who eat more than 1800 calories a day !!!!

graysmom2005

Why does this have to be so terrifying for me. After using my Body Media FIT my average TDEE is 2900 from being a mom and teaching 10+ group ex classes a week. So 20% deficit would be around 2300. On days like today I'll burn over 3000 from teaching 3 classes and walking the dog 1/2 hour. Going under this amount I lose a bit...start looking how I'd like...and then it stalls endlessly. Everyone says I should be eating even more...but when I do I gain...but then I probably don't stay long enough for it to drop. I just got some boxing shorts for Body Combat which I will just start teaching. They are a medium and JUST fit. Half of me wants to drop back my calories again so they can fit better...when I know I should probably be upping them. Why can't I just bite the bullet and go whole hog. Eat 2200-2500 and say screw it. Knowing that my pants will (even if temporarily) be snug YET AGAIN just freaks me out horribly. I wish I could just lose these last 10 flipping pounds. Rant over..and any suggestions/encouragement would be great. :flowerforyou:

kblue2007

Why does this have to be so terrifying for me. After using my Body Media FIT my average TDEE is 2900 from being a mom and teaching 10+ group ex classes a week. So 20% deficit would be around 2300. On days like today I'll burn over 3000 from teaching 3 classes and walking the dog 1/2 hour. Going under this amount I lose a bit...start looking how I'd like...and then it stalls endlessly. Everyone says I should be eating even more...but when I do I gain...but then I probably don't stay long enough for it to drop. I just got some boxing shorts for Body Combat which I will just start teaching. They are a medium and JUST fit. Half of me wants to drop back my calories again so they can fit better...when I know I should probably be upping them. Why can't I just bite the bullet and go whole hog. Eat 2200-2500 and say screw it. Knowing that my pants will (even if temporarily) be snug YET AGAIN just freaks me out horribly. I wish I could just lose these last 10 flipping pounds. Rant over..and any suggestions/encouragement would be great. :flowerforyou:

Hey I feel your pain!!! I upped my calories 4wks ago, gained 6lbs :sad: I wasn't even this weight when i started 1yr ago BUT last week I saw a small loss in inches so something has to give RIGHT??!!! I've been following the Eat More to Lose Weight Group and they recommend sticking to whatever you decide for 4-6wks then reasses, for good or bad.
Good luck!

ValerieMartini2Olives

I'm at 1910. Any one in here may add me.

amysj303

I have been doing this for 4 weeks, and up 5 pounds and my clothes are getting tight so I am pretty sure I am not losing inches. I am going to stick with it til the end of May, but it's tough to see the number on the scale...

kblue2007

I have been doing this for 4 weeks, and up 5 pounds and my clothes are getting tight so I am pretty sure I am not losing inches. I am going to stick with it til the end of May, but it's tough to see the number on the scale...

I starting cracking up at my last weigh in, its been like 2lbs a week....which seems impossible!!!!

emgawne

Since January I have dropped from 32% body fat to 19% body fat (only lost 3 lbs).
I workout a lot - usually twice a day, and my workouts vary between heavy lifting and cardio.
For January and Feb I was netting 1570 a day (my bmr) but I was feeling very tired, so I decided to up my cals and I now net around 1870 cals a day. I have a lot more energy, am able to put more into my workouts, and was able to finally drop the last 2% of body fat I wanted to.
Pictures of my progress are in my profile.
Feel free to add me! I would love to have friends who eat a lot like me.

graysmom2005

Since I don't go by MFP calories I don't know how I'd figure out my net as I go by my TDEE and then subtract 20%. Since I'm using my BMF I haven't been using my HRM so I don't even know how many I'm burning exercise wise to create the right net.

graysmom2005

I have been doing this for 4 weeks, and up 5 pounds and my clothes are getting tight so I am pretty sure I am not losing inches. I am going to stick with it til the end of May, but it's tough to see the number on the scale...

I starting cracking up at my last weigh in, its been like 2lbs a week....which seems impossible!!!!

So scary! How much of a jump in calories did you go up? I haven't dared go on the scale. Just been measuring waist /hips

candace_ndiaye

Man, I am SO glad I found this thread!!! MFP calculations say I should only be eating about 1430 calories a day, and that's based on 3 45min workouts a week. I've been trying to hard, but no matter what I do, I can't seem to make that happen, even if I still feel hungry. Really discouraging.

Now after calculating my TDEE, I should be consuming about 2300 calories a day! When I subtract about 20% of that, that would put me at about 1800 a day. I'm wondering if not eating enough is actually what has been causing the stall I've experienced.

I'm wondering if lots of people are finding that the MFP calorie counter doesn't seem to be accurate? I'd love to hear from others on both sides of the spectrum.

I'd love to know what other feel. I'm thinking I may go ahead and up myself to the 1800 per day and see if this helps at all.

nessa1879

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kblue2007

I have been doing this for 4 weeks, and up 5 pounds and my clothes are getting tight so I am pretty sure I am not losing inches. I am going to stick with it til the end of May, but it's tough to see the number on the scale...

I starting cracking up at my last weigh in, its been like 2lbs a week....which seems impossible!!!!

So scary! How much of a jump in calories did you go up? I haven't dared go on the scale. Just been measuring waist /hips

6lbs...it was 2lbs for the 1st 2wks, then dropped 1.4lbs then back up again. I'm expecting to see a change in the next few weeks, in a positive way and I did lose a bit from my hips and waist!

1989Angela

HI, guys. So, I was reading through the whole post and it makes perfect sense. I started reading this book about weight lifting for Ladies and they have a diet plan of 1200 for 2 weeks and 1500 plan for other 2 weeks. You have to weight lift 3 times a week and do cardio afterwards and on the days in between. I'm on first week, and just starving. I feel like I don't have any energy to go work out after work. My diary is open, so can someone pls help me to get on the right track to loose body fat and not weight. I'm 5'4 124LB and BMR 1391. I tried so many different sites to measure body fat but I don't think they are accurate. Thanks!

kblue2007

HI, guys. So, I was reading through the whole post and it makes perfect sense. I started reading this book about weight lifting for Ladies and they have a diet plan of 1200 for 2 weeks and 1500 plan for other 2 weeks. You have to weight lift 3 times a week and do cardio afterwards and on the days in between. I'm on first week, and just starving. I feel like I don't have any energy to go work out after work. My diary is open, so can someone pls help me to get on the right track to loose body fat and not weight. I'm 5'4 124LB and BMR 1391. I tried so many different sites to measure body fat but I don't think they are accurate. Thanks!

Check out Eat More to Weight Less Group...great info there

AmyW125

HELP PLEASE!!!! I'm 5'1 and 133 pounds and I'm pretty much stuck there. My Dr wants me to be 120. I have gone up on my calories and I have also gone down to 1300...just stuck. I have a back injury and can't workout at all right now. So I have no idea what to eat at to still lose. My BMR is 1342.....can anyone please help. I'm 38 if age has anything to do with it and I have a desk job.

BronnersHarris

I'm wondering if anyone can help me..... I'm still very new to this whole lifestyle change. I've pretty much always been a 'skinny fat' person but in the last couple of months have dropped some pounds to be back to be back to my pre pregnancy size and have started working out a lot more.

I currently do cardio at the gym 4 days a week (only 40 minute sessions as that is all I can fit in timewise), Shred about 5 days a week and yoga once a week.

I'm 5'9 and 129 lbs.

I'm not worried about the number on the scales, just the size I am. I would like to build more muscle and reduce my body fat %. I assumed I would need to eat at a deficit to reduce body fat.

Any suggestions on how much I should be eating? If I do the calculations it's coming in at about 1800 each day, do I then not eat over this even on exercise days?

I currently have my cals set at 1500 and always eat my exercise cals. so normally end up eating between 1650 and 2000 each day. I am often hungry at the end of the day and have no cals left.

Any tips gratefully received.

candace_ndiaye

honeslty, it doesn't sound like you need to lose weight per se, but rather toning. When you do your workouts, from what you're saying anyway, it sounds like you do alot of cardio and very little strength training (with that said, I'm not 100% on the Shred). I'd say maybe keep the same or slightly reduce your cardio and sub in 1-2 strength training sessions per week.

BronnersHarris

Oh should have said.... I am going to start the New Rules when I finish shred! Shred is based on 3 circuits of cardio, strength and abs. It is helping to build my strength but not anywhere near something like New Rules (from what I understand anyway).

Thanks for your reply.

J3NZ0R

I posted this as a separate topic, but it might fit in here! See below.

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I know this gets asked A LOT, but I'm mostly just looking for clarification:

I am 5'4 and 144 lbs. I'd like to be 130 lbs. I work out five days a week, doing classes. Barbell weights, high-impact step aerobics, spin and the odd core class. Wednesdays are often a double header of a 45 min step class and weights. (So probably six GroupEx classes per week.)

After years of not eating enough and being a bit crazypants about food, I've plateaued big time. So, I'm looking to up my calories.

If my TDEE is 2246 and my BMR is 1449, I should be eating around 1700 calories, yes? No? RIght now, I'm eating around 1490, but I've been HORRIBLE with eating back my exercise calories. Sometimes I net, like, 750, which is obvs. not awesome.

Basically: I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU GUYS.

Also: When I change my goals, do I do this manually? (Sorry. There ARE stupid questions, and this is one.) But answer anyway.

DixiedoesMFP

^^^ My TDEE is around 2400 - 2600 (I wear a body bugg). I aim for around 2000 calories a day, regardless of what I'm doing and then I don't eat my exercise calories back. I am losing weight very slowly which is sometimes aggravating, but it is coming off and I never feel deprived, hungry, or tired.

LaurnWhit

I'm getting there!

nixirain

I'm wondering if anyone can help me..... I'm still very new to this whole lifestyle change. I've pretty much always been a 'skinny fat' person but in the last couple of months have dropped some pounds to be back to be back to my pre pregnancy size and have started working out a lot more.

I currently do cardio at the gym 4 days a week (only 40 minute sessions as that is all I can fit in timewise), Shred about 5 days a week and yoga once a week.

I'm 5'9 and 129 lbs.

I'm not worried about the number on the scales, just the size I am. I would like to build more muscle and reduce my body fat %. I assumed I would need to eat at a deficit to reduce body fat.

Any suggestions on how much I should be eating? If I do the calculations it's coming in at about 1800 each day, do I then not eat over this even on exercise days?

I currently have my cals set at 1500 and always eat my exercise cals. so normally end up eating between 1650 and 2000 each day. I am often hungry at the end of the day and have no cals left.

Any tips gratefully received.

I am doing new rules too and I would suggest to go by the #'s in the book. I did all my calculations and min comes out to about the same as the book with my cut. So far so good. I am not even through week 2 and I lost around an inch all over.

getsveltEagain

Since I don't go by MFP calories I don't know how I'd figure out my net as I go by my TDEE and then subtract 20%. Since I'm using my BMF I haven't been using my HRM so I don't even know how many I'm burning exercise wise to create the right net.

I have the bodybugg and I looked at what my average TDEE was for a month. Then I took 15% of that off to leave me at 2000. So I made MFP set at 2000 for calories in. Then to do my exercise calories I add back anything that I burn over the 2000 on the following day. So like yesterday for example, 2250 was my total burn when I checked it this morning. I add the 250 as exercise calories that I eat today since I have already created my deficit. I have been doing this for almost 5 months and it is working for me!! I weighed 166.2 on Dec 30, 2011 and this morning I weighed 155.2*

*I do gain a pound that I have to "re-lose" when I ovulate and I have been in the last 20 pounds this year so I want to lose fat more than lean weight by going slower

TT_luvs_fitness

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getsveltEagain

If my TDEE is 2246 and my BMR is 1449, I should be eating around 1700 calories, yes? No? RIght now, I'm eating around 1490, but I've been HORRIBLE with eating back my exercise calories. Sometimes I net, like, 750, which is obvs. not awesome.

Also: When I change my goals, do I do this manually? (Sorry. There ARE stupid questions, and this is one.) But answer anyway.

You should not eat less than 1449 ever from my understanding. This is the amount of calories that you need when in a coma. You aren't in a coma and you need more food than that in since you get up to shower, get dressed, to and from the car/work, housework, and exercise. I would say that 2000 is what you need for your goal. That leaves deficit of 250 which is half a pound a week and you are in the last 10 pounds so that is about right.

I tend to suggest increasing slowly like 200 more a week.

Yes do the change manually under Goals

getsveltEagain

^^^ My TDEE is around 2400 - 2600 (I wear a body bugg). I aim for around 2000 calories a day, regardless of what I'm doing and then I don't eat my exercise calories back. I am losing weight very slowly which is sometimes aggravating, but it is coming off and I never feel deprived, hungry, or tired.

I am VERY similar.... I am never hungry and I am losing weight that I know I will keep off!!!

callikia

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J3NZ0R

Thanks so much for your awesome reply! 2000 sounds scary to me, so maybe I'll try 1800 and work my way up. 2000 just seems like a lot (even though it's totally normal). Sigh. It's so hard when you've been told for so long that deprivation/feeling hungry + over exercising = weight loss. No more!

cathy_t

I lost 15lb eating a net 1800 calories, so my total calories was usually around 2100-2300. BUT I'm breastfeeding round the clock still. And I stopped tracking, stopped exercising, started emotional-eating (candy) and regained 7lbs. I need to get back on track, but I can't function on 1500 or less. 1800 is a sensible target for me.

Daisy374

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graysmom2005

Since I don't go by MFP calories I don't know how I'd figure out my net as I go by my TDEE and then subtract 20%. Since I'm using my BMF I haven't been using my HRM so I don't even know how many I'm burning exercise wise to create the right net.

I have the bodybugg and I looked at what my average TDEE was for a month. Then I took 15% of that off to leave me at 2000. So I made MFP set at 2000 for calories in. Then to do my exercise calories I add back anything that I burn over the 2000 on the following day. So like yesterday for example, 2250 was my total burn when I checked it this morning. I add the 250 as exercise calories that I eat today since I have already created my deficit. I have been doing this for almost 5 months and it is working for me!! I weighed 166.2 on Dec 30, 2011 and this morning I weighed 155.2*

*I do gain a pound that I have to "re-lose" when I ovulate and I have been in the last 20 pounds this year so I want to lose fat more than lean weight by going slower

I had to read that four times. Haha!! The terrifying thing is my Body Media has my average TDEE at 3000 calories. Seriously. I treach a lot of fitness classes so it makes sense I guess. So 20% off of that is 2400 calories. So I should eat 2400 every day and if I burn 3100 on a crazy day like today I'd add 700 to the next day? Or 100? This seems like so much food, but I've been stuck in the 150's for 2 years. Unable to get out.