Has anyone gone from eating less calories to more calories?

kettle_belle83

YES!!! I was at 1200 and was wondering why the pounds weren't coming off. I workout a ton and wasn't eating back my exercise calories which was a big mistake. My nets were way too low. I decided to base my calorie intake off of my BMR and TDEE and that has made a huge difference.

secretlobster

I'm a believer. I was maintaining 140lbs at 1200 calories a day (net). Upping to at least 1600 and I'm finally starting to see progress.

Dudagarcia

Just upped mine because I'm stuck at my last 10 and figure what have I got to lose but pounds just started it this week tho. I was at 1200 and couldn't lose more.

tamaraland

It made me nervous to add more calories, but it seems to me if you're not getting enough you risk putting your body in starvation mode and it will hold on to as much of the calories as it can store. I'm giving myself 200 more calories a day for good measure and doing much better with dropping, with my ocassional plateaus every 10 pounds or so regardless of what I eat

Xmashigh

I have i couldn't crack a 1000 calories a day, but now i consistently eat around 1400-1500. My trainer also changed my ratio of carbs/protein/fat once i changed to that diet i dropped 3lbs overnight (w/o using the bathroom between the time). Do it

atoffan

I just did this about 2 weeks ago. I had just reduced calories because I had lost another 10 pounds and the site suggested it. I got down to 1560 cal/day for 1.5 pound loss per week. After I did that I stopped losing for about 4 weeks. I decided to change the goal to lose 1 pound per week and increased calories to 1770. Since then I have lost 2 more pounds in 2 weeks and am back on track. I think avoiding reducing calories below your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is a good strategy.

cmurray234

I did as well. I went from 1200 to 1440 to 1560. The only time I didn't lose was when I was at 1200. It's counter-intuitive. I was scared to do it, but for me anyway it seems that if I want to work out, my body burns fat better when it has a bit more fuel.