Up your calories and see results!!!

Coco_Puff

I can't believe this is working!!! I have been eating higher calories, around 1800 per day, which includes calories burned, and my clothes are fitting better than ever!!! I put a top on today right out of the dryer, I have always stretched on it before so it wouldn't pull at the buttons. Today, no stretching needed!!!! So excited!!! I'm working out, eating more, and seeing results!!! YAY!!!!!!

MrsKosal

AWESOME!!!! I just started upping mine this week to 1861!

NicoleSchimmel

Great job!!

What did you up your calories from? This might just be the thread I needed! I'm at 1220 calories (without exercise), but am on a 3 week plateau. I eat back almost all my exercise calories, because I don't want to drop below 1220.

Awesome job again!!!

Linda6580

Great Job!

I wonder if this is something that I need to do. I have been exercising and watching what i am eating for about a month now. The first 2 weeks i lost about 7 pounds. Now these last 2 weeks all the scale has been doing is staying between 147-149. I wouldn't have hit a plateu already would have I? I would like to lose 12-14 more pounds. Do i need to up my cardio? I have currently started doing the 30 ds.

Any suggestions would be helpful!

egiakatt

I was at 1200... Upped mine to 1400 to 1500 eight days ago. Yesterday I weighed and have lost 2 pounds ***smiling***

MrsKosal

Great job!!

What did you up your calories from? This might just be the thread I needed! I'm at 1220 calories (without exercise), but am on a 3 week plateau. I eat back almost all my exercise calories, because I don't want to drop below 1220.

Awesome job again!!!

Head over to Eat more to weigh less board for more info!

christinarosebud

That's really interesting...I'll keep it in mind down the road.

pumpkin_mel

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Wen37

I'm freaking out but I am going to up mine as well. Eating 1200 calories is not working for me. Im stuck stuck stuck

autumnk921

I am at 1600 now & lost 2lbs in 1 1/2 weeks vs when I was on 1200 & wasn't losing anything...I am now thinking of going up to around 1800 & see what happens...1600 was alot for me I thought at first but from what I am hearing I probably should up it to 1800...Thank you all for sharing.


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mgraue82

Oh boy... this is AWESOME! Thanks for this post!

w2bab

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Helloitsdan

Welcome to the Matrix Neo!

I feel like I beg people to eat more because I know the effects it has on fat loss.

Some are just lost to the idea that low cals will net better results but the damage done to lean mass is hard to bounce back from.

For those who are interested in doing their own numbers you can check the link on my profile.
Follow the directions to the letter and you can do this yourself!

Congratz!!!!

PM me for an invite to a high calorie group I run.
this is for individuals eating 1600+ daily.

ruthvbailey

Hi, I started upping my calories too. I guess we have been in starvation mode. I am eating about 1200 a day but once I exercise I end up eating around the 800 mark. Went through last week and when I weighed in on saturday last had not lost anything. Increased my calories and did not exercise on saturday and sunday as I usually give myself a weekend off but on sunday had dropped by 0.5 kg. At one stage I used to be able to loose 1 kg a week now it seems so much harder to loose. However I shall see what this week brings as I am now eating about 1400 a day. So you keep up the good work.

fetchfury

I was doing ok on 1200 then I hit 140lb and plateaued for a long time. I moved up to 1390, (i was SO scared about doing this) and it worked, I'm now at about 137 (in the space of a week)

determinedbutlazy

Yep, I was at 1200, lost nothing, felt like ****e.
Went up to 1500, felt better, lost a little.
At 1780 now and feel great, lost 3lb in the first week.

Well done on your success!

blackberrysmom

OMG!! This is GREAT information. I just decreased my calories from 1200 to 1000 trying to lose more. I will up them for the next 2 weeks to see what happens. Thanks for sharing!!!!! :happy:

DanielleRN8

Thanks for posting! I recently tried this and it worked for me too!

Stephanie2167

I upped mine from 1200 to 1420 and things are going great. I feel much more satisfied and I'm not afraid of going over.

Great work.

Yanicka1

Look around the board and you will see that those long term loser do not eat 1200 or 1000 calories a day.

It is so tiring to always tell people to eat more but it is worth it

czech1003

OMG!! This is GREAT information. I just decreased my calories from 1200 to 1000 trying to lose more. I will up them for the next 2 weeks to see what happens. Thanks for sharing!!!!! :happy:

Eating less than 1200 cals is terrible for your body....my trainer just told me on days I exercise to up my cals to 1500 cause I have not lost any weight at all for the past three weigh ins.

mtcHavingItAll

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missbethea

I recently upped my calories and am feeling tons better! The first two weeks with upped calories I didn't see much of a weight loss- but the third week in I dropped 3lbs in one week and I was ecstatic!

I went from a net of 1200 to a net of 1400. So I eat around 1400-1800 a day and I feel better. Especially on days I am not exercising.

Coco_Puff

Great job!!

What did you up your calories from? This might just be the thread I needed! I'm at 1220 calories (without exercise), but am on a 3 week plateau. I eat back almost all my exercise calories, because I don't want to drop below 1220.

Awesome job again!!!

I was around 1300 and not eating back my calories burned, which are around 250. So now on rest days I do 1500 and then 1800 on workout days. If you find it hard to get it all in, add healthy oils when cooking or eat a handful of nuts. We roast them in the shell in the oven for 25 min. and then allow 20 peanuts as a serving. That means I put 20 shells all in a bowl, crack them open and eat how ever many there are in a shell. I also eat a tablespoon of p-nut butter on apple slices. Good luck!!!!!

AvonLucyR

I wish they had taught us these things growing up. Maybe we wouldn't have so many young people with eating disorders! They would still be getting their nutrition and getting thinner. It totally makes sense! Congrats on your revelation!!! :bigsmile:

ArynnOctavia

I keep telling people this when they ask for "how are you doing it" advice, but they never believe me! Hopefully, with more people saying it, they'll start believing us!!!

cmriverside

It's true. Eat to lose. Stuck in a plateau? Raise your calories.

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.

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juscallmeb

I'm freaking out but I am going to up mine as well. Eating 1200 calories is not working for me. Im stuck stuck stuck

do it slowly if you are nervous..

I just upped mine as well.. i'm getting excited.. i find myself with more energy and not afraid to eat

juscallmeb

OMG!! This is GREAT information. I just decreased my calories from 1200 to 1000 trying to lose more. I will up them for the next 2 weeks to see what happens. Thanks for sharing!!!!! :happy:

glad to see you will up your calories.
i hope you weren't netting just 1000 for too long.

chevy88grl

Eat to lose. Best way to lose weight!


Also, for those upping their calories - keep in mind that if you've been severely restricting your calories for a long time, you will likely see an initial gain when you up them. DO NOT LOWER THEM! Give your body time to adjust and the weight will come right back off. It is normal for it to go up - your body is learning to adapt to getting more food. Once it realizes you're going to consistently give it enough food? It'll stop panicking and start losing weight.

Lula16

I was at 1200... Upped mine to 1400 to 1500 eight days ago. Yesterday I weighed and have lost 2 pounds ***smiling***

is the 1400/1500 net calories? do you eat back all your exercise calories?