2500 calories a day?

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  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.

    Wow than I have been doing this wrong the last 3 years??? Hmm??? 3 years ago when I started my nutritionist set my calories at 2500 when I weighed 560 lbs. Fast forward to now and as the weight came off I continued to UP my calories to maintain my 1 to 2 lb. loss.... I am eating 3200-3400 calories a day now (yes I am in the camp of eating back my exercise calories) and have no problem eating that amount... I make up calories with healthy fats like Natural Peanut Butter, Pistachios, Almonds, and I enjoy a 500 calorie glass of 1% Chocolate milk every night when I go to bed... and doing this I have manage to lose 307 lbs. so I completely disagree with your statement....

    Also Ed...your weight loss numbers are amazing but looking at your pics...the transformation is insane. Incredible job.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.

    Wow than I have been doing this wrong the last 3 years??? Hmm??? 3 years ago when I started my nutritionist set my calories at 2500 when I weighed 560 lbs. Fast forward to now and as the weight came off I continued to UP my calories to maintain my 1 to 2 lb. loss.... I am eating 3200-3400 calories a day now (yes I am in the camp of eating back my exercise calories) and have no problem eating that amount... I make up calories with healthy fats like Natural Peanut Butter, Pistachios, Almonds, and I enjoy a 500 calorie glass of 1% Chocolate milk every night when I go to bed... and doing this I have manage to lose 307 lbs. so I completely disagree with your statement....

    Also Ed...your weight loss numbers are amazing but looking at your pics...the transformation is insane. Incredible job.

    Thanks I'm a work in progress!! LOL.....
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,374 Member
    Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.

    Wow than I have been doing this wrong the last 3 years??? Hmm??? 3 years ago when I started my nutritionist set my calories at 2500 when I weighed 560 lbs. Fast forward to now and as the weight came off I continued to UP my calories to maintain my 1 to 2 lb. loss.... I am eating 3200-3400 calories a day now (yes I am in the camp of eating back my exercise calories) and have no problem eating that amount... I make up calories with healthy fats like Natural Peanut Butter, Pistachios, Almonds, and I enjoy a 500 calorie glass of 1% Chocolate milk every night when I go to bed... and doing this I have manage to lose 307 lbs. so I completely disagree with your statement....

    My hero!! :)
  • AHealthyMe1lbAtATime
    AHealthyMe1lbAtATime Posts: 188 Member
    That girl is on crack!!! I am very intrigued to see how this all works... I just figured out today that I need to eat 2235 cals. I am excited and scared!! I am sick of being at a plateau and am hoping this will kick it right into high gear!!
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    That girl is on crack!!! I am very intrigued to see how this all works... I just figured out today that I need to eat 2235 cals. I am excited and scared!! I am sick of being at a plateau and am hoping this will kick it right into high gear!!

    it's normal to be nervous but what do you have to lose? The worst that will happen is what? You'll gain a fraction of a pound? That's worst case scenario--in a month overeating by 300 calories would only cause like 2.5 pounds...that's not that significant considering what you'd be able to eat with 300 extra calories EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. It's not likely to happen but IF it did, that's an entire month of eating more. Definitely worth it!
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    2500 is my maintenance :)
  • AHealthyMe1lbAtATime
    AHealthyMe1lbAtATime Posts: 188 Member
    Thanks... I'm going for it:)

    That girl is on crack!!! I am very intrigued to see how this all works... I just figured out today that I need to eat 2235 cals. I am excited and scared!! I am sick of being at a plateau and am hoping this will kick it right into high gear!!

    it's normal to be nervous but what do you have to lose? The worst that will happen is what? You'll gain a fraction of a pound? That's worst case scenario--in a month overeating by 300 calories would only cause like 2.5 pounds...that's not that significant considering what you'd be able to eat with 300 extra calories EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. It's not likely to happen but IF it did, that's an entire month of eating more. Definitely worth it!
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    Thanks... I'm going for it:)

    That girl is on crack!!! I am very intrigued to see how this all works... I just figured out today that I need to eat 2235 cals. I am excited and scared!! I am sick of being at a plateau and am hoping this will kick it right into high gear!!

    it's normal to be nervous but what do you have to lose? The worst that will happen is what? You'll gain a fraction of a pound? That's worst case scenario--in a month overeating by 300 calories would only cause like 2.5 pounds...that's not that significant considering what you'd be able to eat with 300 extra calories EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. It's not likely to happen but IF it did, that's an entire month of eating more. Definitely worth it!

    Woo hoo:)
  • stubbysticks
    stubbysticks Posts: 1,275 Member
    Yup EdDavenport, you've clearly been doing it ALL WRONG. I am express shipping a Basic Biology book to you ASAP...educate yourself.

    I've been losing pretty steadily on 2500 calories per day average & it RULES.

    To the person who didn't understand NET calories...this is basically the number of calories you're providing your body with to perform it's everyday functions to keep you alive. Let's say your BMR (i.e., the amt of calories you need to maintain your weight) is 2000 & you want to lose 1 lb per week. Subtracting 500 gives you a target of 1500 for your net calories.

    If you don't exercise at all, then just eat 1500 calories every day & you're good.

    Let's say you DO exercise. If you've eaten 1500 calories that day & burned 1000 through exercise, only 500 of it is available for your body to function. That's simply not enough for basic nutrition. Over time you will run into some serious health issues. So guess what...you get to eat 1000 more calories that day! Why would anyone NOT want to do that??? Say you only have the appetite for 500 extra calories...that's fine. Eat the other 500 the next day. Just make sure you eat them. And if you don't want to, exercise less. If you don't want to do that either, then don't expect to lose weight in a healthy way. It's that simple.
  • bigbez1
    bigbez1 Posts: 1
    This topic thread has been really informative to read thankyou all. I have weight trained for years but never really looked after my nutrition. I now understand more about bmr vs tdee through reading this. My question is i actually want to gain weight (lean muscle) so i know i need to be in a slight calorie surplus to aviod gaining too much fat in the process. But how important are the macro nutrient ratios in your diets? Obviously i need enough protein for muscular growth but what about healthy fats/carb balance? Most body building threads aim for 50/30/20 or 40/30/30 in carb/protein/fat. Any suggestions?

    I train weights 4 days a week and cycle 5 miles a day commuting to work. I am 5'9" and 185lbs with roughly 25% bodyfat.

    My ideal goal is to reach 200lbs and drop to 12-15% bodyfat.

    Any suggestions greatly welcomed.
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.

    Wow than I have been doing this wrong the last 3 years??? Hmm??? 3 years ago when I started my nutritionist set my calories at 2500 when I weighed 560 lbs. Fast forward to now and as the weight came off I continued to UP my calories to maintain my 1 to 2 lb. loss.... I am eating 3200-3400 calories a day now (yes I am in the camp of eating back my exercise calories) and have no problem eating that amount... I make up calories with healthy fats like Natural Peanut Butter, Pistachios, Almonds, and I enjoy a 500 calorie glass of 1% Chocolate milk every night when I go to bed... and doing this I have manage to lose 307 lbs. so I completely disagree with your statement....

    You're upping your calories but you're also upping your calories burned, I am assuming through workouts? Upping calories won't help sedentary people lose weight.

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