How the heck do you lose weight eating so much?

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i'm 41 and my maintenance is around 2500 not including exercise. i lose the most amount of fat when i eat a net of 1800 - 2100 calories. anything less and i have a hard time recovering from my workouts (primarily lifting) anything more and i lose less

    honestly i think what's helped me is that i've NEVER been on a "diet", never did a crash diet. i have a few friends who are started off same height and weight as me and their maintenance was way lower than mine and i think it's because they had been on one sort of VLCD diet or another since they were teens. that has to eventually end up affecting your metabolism.
  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    interestingly i was loosing aiming for 1300 generally being within 300 under or 100 over.. (thats once exercise is factored in)... iv been having problems with toothache on those days i was eating about half my calories with little or no exercise for most of this week iv been in this position and iv put on this week... only o.2 lbs

    its all just about finding what works for you, and also what the rations of what you eat are.
    I dont go low carb or low something else i just eat what i want sensibly, and watch calories. its what works for me im a fussy eater as it is.

    good luck with finding whats right for you.
  • nonomorefat
    nonomorefat Posts: 2
    DID PEOPLE JUST IGNORE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE BREASTFEEDING??!~

    you need to net not less than 1700 calories a day if u are breastfeeding!!!! simply because 1700 - 500(breastfeeding) = 1200.. which is the lowest you should ever go to lose weight

    I breastfeed and my baby is 10 months old and i average 2000 calories a day.. sometimes i go over.. and losing!

    up your calories
    initial weight gain is simply water retention.. ignore it..
    otherwise your metabolism and your weight loss will suffer..
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    You just had a baby a little more than a month ago. Your body is trying to conserve for the long haul of breastfeeding for a year or more. It takes time. Eat well, go for walks, breastfeed. When your baby is 6 months and starting solid foods kick your exercise up a notch, and you will see faster progress, especially while breastfeeding.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    First, what is "barely losing?" Keep in mind anywhere from 1/2lb-2lbs a week is healthy, and 1lb a week is generally recommended.
    Second, are you exercising? I've always found weight loss to be much more effective with exercise, even when I've been netting the same amount of calories.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Burn more.

    Solid response, however... How do you eat that much and still stay in good standing with everything else? IE: Sodium.

    sodium shmodium..unless you have blood pressure issues, going over some aint gonna kill ya. as far as the other macros go...PLAN. need to eat more cals but not go over on fat? then eat leaner foods. hitting your calorie needs and meeting macros isn't rocket science but it does take some paying attention and effort.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    DID PEOPLE JUST IGNORE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE BREASTFEEDING??!~

    you need to net not less than 1700 calories a day if u are breastfeeding!!!! simply because 1700 - 500(breastfeeding) = 1200.. which is the lowest you should ever go to lose weight

    I breastfeed and my baby is 10 months old and i average 2000 calories a day.. sometimes i go over.. and losing!

    up your calories
    initial weight gain is simply water retention.. ignore it..
    otherwise your metabolism and your weight loss will suffer..

    You missed the part where she said NET calories, eh? Meaning 1400 AFTER exercise and breast feeding calories are removed from her total daily intake. She's probably taking in 2,300 ish GROSS calories, but 500 for breast feeding, 400 for an hour of exercise are removed for her NET calorie total.

    Seriously OP, you probably just miscalculating somewhere.
  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,205 Member
    if i "cheat" (like go on vacation) right now, i find that i put a few pounds on QUICKLY. but i know that long-term if i up my diet back to 1700-1800 calories per day (basically how i was maintaining at my higher weight), i will not put back on 20 pounds. i think my body just grabs onto some of those carbs, etc. initially. we'll see once i reach my goal and up my calories for a longer time.

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