Promise me il lose weight?

owl92
owl92 Posts: 74
in Health and Weight Loss
Tell me I will for sure lose weight doing this:

1.1200 CALORIES A DAY of healthy foods, including all food groups
2.im 20 my BMR is 1350 and my TDEE is 1800 and something.

how much weight should i lose a week eating 1200?
should i exercise too whilst eating this amount?

PS: its my first time not starving for a whole month and trying to eat normal amounts of food each day not too much or too little so im trying to stay within the range. i only have a few pounds i want to shed i dont want to be very very skinny.

THANKS IN ADVANCE

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  • owl92
    owl92 Posts: 74
    HELPPPPPPPPPPAAAAHHHH
  • ClairBears84
    ClairBears84 Posts: 531 Member
    If you are only trying to loose a few then I would take in 1350 - 1500 and excersise! That is just my personal opinion though :)
  • ClairBears84
    ClairBears84 Posts: 531 Member
    and if yous tick to a regime and eathealthy food and dedicate yourself! I am sure you will loose!
  • owl92
    owl92 Posts: 74
    If you are only trying to loose a few then I would take in 1350 - 1500 and excersise! That is just my personal opinion though :)

    Would exercise put me into "starvation mode" ?which from experience i know exsists
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    What's your current weight and what are you trying to get to?

    (And hi from another Belfast babe :flowerforyou: )
  • owl92
    owl92 Posts: 74
    What's your current weight and what are you trying to get to?

    (And hi from another Belfast babe :flowerforyou: )

    yay belfast :glasses: love you instantly :tongue:

    I am 116 or around that and wish to lose 3 and a half pounds
  • dawson555
    dawson555 Posts: 26
    What's your current weight and what are you trying to get to?

    (And hi from another Belfast babe :flowerforyou: )

    I was gona ask the same thing ( i live about 20miles from belfast as well lol )
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    Just to answer your 'how much weight should I lose' question... If your TDEE is 1800 and you eat 1200 that's a 600 calorie deficit per day. It takes 3500 calories roughly to make a pound so you would lose on average a pound every 6 days or so IF all your estimates are fairly accurate.
  • dawson555
    dawson555 Posts: 26
    116lbs? what height are you?
  • ClareWantsProgress
    ClareWantsProgress Posts: 173 Member
    If you are exercising, be sure to pay attention to how MFP calculates your calories so that you NET 1200. Don't just eat 1200 and then exercise for hours on top of that - you will be depriving your body of needed fuel.

    My advice: Let MFP do the balancing act for you so you're not hungry and tired all the time.
  • owl92
    owl92 Posts: 74
    Just to answer your 'how much weight should I lose' question... If your TDEE is 1800 and you eat 1200 that's a 600 calorie deficit per day. It takes 3500 calories roughly to make a pound so you would lose on average a pound every 6 days or so IF all your estimates are fairly accurate.

    what if i wish to lose 2lbs a week?
  • vettle
    vettle Posts: 621 Member
    Tell me I will for sure lose weight doing this:

    1.1200 CALORIES A DAY of healthy foods, including all food groups
    2.im 20 my BMR is 1350 and my TDEE is 1800 and something.

    how much weight should i lose a week eating 1200?
    should i exercise too whilst eating this amount?

    PS: its my first time not starving for a whole month and trying to eat normal amounts of food each day not too much or too little so im trying to stay within the range. i only have a few pounds i want to shed i dont want to be very very skinny.

    THANKS IN ADVANCE

    If your BMR is 1350 and your TDEE is 180 then you need to eat between those too numbers to safely lose weight and keep it off. 1200 is far too little. you'll lost weight at first and then your body will be dying for nutrition and it will put a halt to the whole process. My suggestion to you is to eat 1500 calories a day PLUS your exercise calories. Keep that net calorie intake above your BMR PLEASE!!! you will only hit a plateau and become very frustrated if you don't.

    I ate 1600 calories (5'6" and now 130 pounds), ate most of my exercise calories, and I still managed to lose 42 pounds. I've kept them off since November.
  • dawson555
    dawson555 Posts: 26
    you said you've only 3.5 lbs to lose why not take 3 weeks at it?
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Hmmm, you're already at a very healthy weight - are you maybe focussing too much on the numbers on the scale? What's your motivation for losing those 3 lbs?
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    Tell me I will for sure lose weight doing this:

    1.1200 CALORIES A DAY of healthy foods, including all food groups
    2.im 20 my BMR is 1350 and my TDEE is 1800 and something.

    how much weight should i lose a week eating 1200?
    should i exercise too whilst eating this amount?

    PS: its my first time not starving for a whole month and trying to eat normal amounts of food each day not too much or too little so im trying to stay within the range. i only have a few pounds i want to shed i dont want to be very very skinny.

    THANKS IN ADVANCE
    How about just follow the MFP recommendations for healthy, safe and sure weight loss?
    Your tinkering will end bad,
    This is how MFP works
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/help/faq/3-how-does-myfitnesspal-work
    And Tips for Newbies
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/470367-tips-for-newbies
    Yes, we want to achieve a good weight, but more than that get and remain HEALTHY!
    Anyway, if you're on some crash program omitting exercise, do whatever. I hear smoking is great for weight reduction too as it suppresses the appetite well if you go with unfiltered.

    Good Luck!
  • lu136mickey
    lu136mickey Posts: 202
    If you are exercising, be sure to pay attention to how MFP calculates your calories so that you NET 1200. Don't just eat 1200 and then exercise for hours on top of that - you will be depriving your body of needed fuel.

    My advice: Let MFP do the balancing act for you so you're not hungry and tired all the time. This, and you will lose weight Good Luck !!
  • WelcomeToWonderland
    WelcomeToWonderland Posts: 89
    By adding exercise in you'll increase the time in which you lose weight while furthering physical and mental health. Making sure you don't push to hard in the beginning, increase you level maybe each week and about every 2 weeks switch up you exercise routine. I have found what works the best for me is eating within my calorie set limit and then having a day when i will eat about 600 or so calories more just to keep my body on its toes.
  • owl92
    owl92 Posts: 74
    you said you've only 3.5 lbs to lose why not take 3 weeks at it?

    i want to impress a girl i like and i want more confidence i just feel like i cant handle a No from her its been on my mind for a long long long time
  • owl92
    owl92 Posts: 74
    Hmmm, you're already at a very healthy weight - are you maybe focussing too much on the numbers on the scale? What's your motivation for losing those 3 lbs?

    someone i like
    getting into my tiny clothes again because they are cool and are wasting
    i want to be healthier..er..
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    Just to answer your 'how much weight should I lose' question... If your TDEE is 1800 and you eat 1200 that's a 600 calorie deficit per day. It takes 3500 calories roughly to make a pound so you would lose on average a pound every 6 days or so IF all your estimates are fairly accurate.

    what if i wish to lose 2lbs a week?

    I'll spare you the moralizing and just ask you to think about the math. If a pound is 3500 calories, how much is two lbs.? To make a deficit of that amount in one week, how big would your deficit have to be on average each day? (Hint: (3500 x 2) / days in a week). So to lose 2 lbs. a week, you'd get to eat only 1800 minus that value, assuming you don't make the 1800 more with exercise.
  • owl92
    owl92 Posts: 74
    Just to answer your 'how much weight should I lose' question... If your TDEE is 1800 and you eat 1200 that's a 600 calorie deficit per day. It takes 3500 calories roughly to make a pound so you would lose on average a pound every 6 days or so IF all your estimates are fairly accurate.

    what if i wish to lose 2lbs a week?

    800 calories a day?
    I'll spare you the moralizing and just ask you to think about the math. If a pound is 3500 calories, how much is two lbs.? To make a deficit of that amount in one week, how big would your deficit have to be on average each day? (Hint: (3500 x 2) / days in a week). So to lose 2 lbs. a week, you'd get to eat only 1800 minus that value, assuming you don't make the 1800 more with exercise.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    "someone i like
    getting into my tiny clothes again because they are cool and are wasting
    i want to be healthier..er.. "

    You really think 3lbs will make a difference to someone liking you or not? (and if the answer is yes, then what would that say about them)

    Fitting into clothes is shape, not the number on the scale. Exercising, especially strength training, will help with that.

    Being healthier - eat a sensible amount of the right foods.
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    Just to answer your 'how much weight should I lose' question... If your TDEE is 1800 and you eat 1200 that's a 600 calorie deficit per day. It takes 3500 calories roughly to make a pound so you would lose on average a pound every 6 days or so IF all your estimates are fairly accurate.

    what if i wish to lose 2lbs a week?

    800 calories a day?
    I'll spare you the moralizing and just ask you to think about the math. If a pound is 3500 calories, how much is two lbs.? To make a deficit of that amount in one week, how big would your deficit have to be on average each day? (Hint: (3500 x 2) / days in a week). So to lose 2 lbs. a week, you'd get to eat only 1800 minus that value, assuming you don't make the 1800 more with exercise.

    Yes, to lose 2 lbs/week (without upping your TDEE above 1800 by adding activity) you'd want to eat around 800 per day. Good job on the math! That's not really enough food, though. Eat at least 1200 and add exercise, if you absolutely must shoot for 2 lbs/week. With so little to lose, it's not going to come off exactly as planned, anyway. You could lose it all in 5 days or it could take 5 weeks. Stressing over it and eating so little won't help matters. It's only going to make you want to binge.

    I agree that it's probably not going to change how you look at all, either, so maybe focus on some other goal- like realizing you look great now.

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