How many 1400 calorie ladies are out here

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  • suzely0530
    suzely0530 Posts: 150 Member
    I just upped my calories to 1400 calories to see how this works for me. before I was eating 1000-1100 calories. its my first day at 1400.

    I increased my calorie goal to 1400 a few days ago (from 1200). So far I think I feel better...not as hungry. Not sure about the weight loss as it is too soon and I'm trying very hard not to weigh myself daily. My diary is also open if you care to take a peek or send a friend request :)
  • Xhell_on_heelsX
    Xhell_on_heelsX Posts: 299
    This girl! Right at 1400..works pretty well for me
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    I'm set for 1400. I usually get in about 1380-1390. I'm also doing IF, so we'll see how that goes.
  • sandradev1
    sandradev1 Posts: 786 Member
    I have been on around 1480 for some time now and have been constantly losing 1lb a week. My diary is open. Due to OH health problems we have to mostly stay away from processed foods and salt, so tend to buy fresh food and cook from scratch. My protein is set to 1g for each lb of my lean body mass as I am weight lifting and I want healthy repair and retention of my muscles.
  • akh1030
    akh1030 Posts: 10 Member
    I'm at 1410 and I love it! 1200 was just impossible for me, I was cranky and irritable and HUNGRY. 1400 is just right. I don't always hit it, I'm under a few days over over a few too, but for the most part 1400 is perfect. I lose about a pound a week pretty steadily, down 18 so far!!
  • knitincrazee
    knitincrazee Posts: 22 Member
    I'm trying to get my 1428 in and it is difficult! Suggestions?
  • scress0514
    scress0514 Posts: 51 Member
    i'M TRYING TO KEEP MIND BETWEEN 1200-1400, THIS SEEMS TO WORK OUT WELL FOR ME RIGHT NOW, THIS HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE IN THE PAST. i WASN'T EATING ENOUGH CALORIES AND FOUND WHEN I STARTED TRACKING THAT I WAS ONLY GETTING 900-1000 DAILY, TALK ABOUT STARVING!!!
  • Pbgrl04
    Pbgrl04 Posts: 129
    Mine is set at 1410! I try not to go over 1500 I'm pretty good at staying under! Feel free to add me my diary is open!
  • VirtuousVal
    VirtuousVal Posts: 138 Member
    I just upped my calories to 1400 calories to see how this works for me. before I was eating 1000-1100 calories. its my first day at 1400.

    I too am starting on Feb 1st, I decided to increase my Daily Calorie Intake from 1200's Calorie Range to up my daily calories to consume 1,395 Calories daily. I am also going to increase my Daily Calorie Burns to plus 20 minutes/ +1mile on my Bowflex TreadClimber.

    Height:  5ft &  5in OR 165 cm
    Weight: 218 lbs OR 98.8 kg
    Daily activity level: Light activity
    TDEE 2340 Calories
    Basic Metabolic Rate is 1702

    The "Dreaded Plateau" has come to visit me since late November and he still hasn't left yet!! I am a person who has alot of Patience! BUT This is making me more frustrated than words could say! I have developed a Fear now of eating more Calories!

    Since I have a Tremendous amount of weight to lose to get to my Ultimate Weight Goal of 145 lbs-62 lbs. When I set my Goals on MFP it tells me to consume 1200's Calories per day!?!?

    I have learned to mostly stay away from processed foods! Due to my High Blood pressure I've lowered my Sodium/Salt intake to 2300 mg, MFP macros are set Auto at 2500 mg! I no longer have swollen ankles and inflammation! I tend to buy "fresh & Clean Foods" and cook at home from scratch. Eating out is no longer a weekly occasion, It's now more like once every 4-6 weeks! I've Completely cut out soda and Juices! Although I have just added a Ninja to my Healthier Lifestyle Changes so I can incorporate Protein Shakes & Smoothies into my Healthier Healthier Lifestyle!

    In the initial stage of weight loss it's mostly lot of water weight! At the 1200's Range, I've lost 23 lbs. & 33.0" Inches in 230 Days!
    I have been stuck at the same weight for 2 months now!!
    I am slowly Gaining weight on low cals and exercise...and if anyone thinks there is no such thing...They are so wrong!

    After alot of Research online. I read Calorie Cycling or HIIT is what will get the Scale to move down again!
    I wish MFP would create an option or feature to Calorie Cycling!?! Suggestions are Welcome and Encouraged!

    So I outsmarted MFP Calculations and set up to lose 8 lbs (2 lbs per week) for 4 weeks (1 month).

    My TDEE ( Total Daily Energy Expenditure ) is 2340 calories.
    My BMR ( Basic Metabolic Rate ) is 1702. I decided for this last week in January to lower my Daily Calorie Intake from 1252 -1200 calories.
    So starting Feb 1st I decided to increase my Daily Calorie Intake from 1200's to 1395 calories daily. I am also going to increase my Daily Calorie Burns to 20 minutes on my Bowflex TreadClimber.

    This is what I used to calculate my stats!

    *Per CALORIE SECRETS.com
    http://www.caloriesecrets.net/how-many-calories-should-i-burn-a-day-to-lose-weight/

    Calories Required To Lose Weight

    How many calories should I eat to lose weight? The Calorie calculator allows you to calculate how many calories you should eat a day in order to lose a certain amount of weight by a certain date.

    BMR and Daily Calorie Calculator

    Your age: 
    Your gender:   
    Your height:  
    Your weight: 
    Daily activity level: 
    CHOOSE one of the following
    #1 No sport/exercise 
    #2 Light activity (sport 1-3 times per week) 
    #3 Moderate activity (sport 3-5 times per week) 
    #4 High activity (everyday exercise)  #5 Extreme activity (professional athlete)  
    How much weight you want to lose?
    When do you want to lose it? 
    My protein is set to 1g for each lb of my lean body mass as I am weight lifting and I want healthy repair and retention of my muscles.

    QUESTION?
    Please clarify the 1g for each lb of my lean body mass? How does one calculate this to apply this?

    QUESTION #2
    What and How does one determine the appropriate % or Macro % ?? Once you determine your NEW Daily Calorie Intake?
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Interesting turn of events
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    *raises hand*
  • wmoomoo
    wmoomoo Posts: 159 Member
    Good luck on your journey, this may be a good read for those that are just upping their calories.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/521728-upping-cals-what-to-expect-why-you-need-patience
  • dangerousdumpling
    dangerousdumpling Posts: 1,109 Member
    I'm right around there, too. Usually just under 1400.
  • shazzacass
    shazzacass Posts: 10 Member
    Howdi Ladies, I am on 1400 per day but also delving into the exercise cals ....... Scales not moving much .... So mission for Feb is to leave the exercise cals alone. I know it will be difficult as we will have o/s rels from the UK staying with us for 1/2 of it ... Bu I will do my very best, and until they arrive, there really is no excuse. Wsh me luck.
  • CaffeinatedConfectionist
    CaffeinatedConfectionist Posts: 1,046 Member
    I try to net between 1350 and 1450 per day, and have been doing so for probably 6 to 8 months. I moved states, and don't have reliable internet access, so there are loooooong stretches where I didn't log. However, my diary is open, and I've been pretty consistent with logging for the past month or so, so feel free to check out what's there.
  • CherokeeBabe
    CherokeeBabe Posts: 1,704 Member
    1420-1500 for me :)
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    1440. My diary is open. I am a vegetarian though :) I am consistantly under by a couple hundred calories though. I have went over once by 500 on an evening out though recently. I eat my workout cals back.
  • stonel94
    stonel94 Posts: 550 Member
    I am at 1500 (started at 1480 and then upped it to 1600 and just changed it down to 1500 for a little bit faster results and cause at school I tend to go over a little, so this way I can go over and be where I was)
    I have been having success with this, especially having a high protein diet, I have it set to 40 30 30 (carb, pro, fat) and sometimes still go over on protein. My diary is public if you want to check it out

    also I eat some or all of my exercise calories back usually
  • alidav74
    alidav74 Posts: 3
    I was on 1200 but think that was too low so now 1400 too. See how that goes :)
  • Amellej
    Amellej Posts: 197 Member
    1480 right here!
  • carijok
    carijok Posts: 32
    Well I WAS at 1400 til I lost ten pounds and MFP rewards me by taking away 70 cals a day..... Fine... I guess I didn't need that slice of cheese anyway you *kitten*.

    When I pretended I didn't care about Being overweight I would regularly eat three thousand cals a day. Now I feel grossly full if I get anywhere near two. That hasn't happened in awhile tho, since I rather like actually losing weight instead of just wishing I could. Add me up ladies:)
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    OK, this is strange. You just posted in defense of 1200 calories and jumped all over the people who tried to tell you this was not a good idea. Now you do this? What's up?

    aren't people allowed to change their mind or try out alternative approaches to see if they work?
  • HopefulLeigh
    HopefulLeigh Posts: 363 Member
    Well I WAS at 1400 til I lost ten pounds and MFP rewards me by taking away 70 cals a day..... Fine... I guess I didn't need that slice of cheese anyway you *kitten*.

    When I pretended I didn't care about Being overweight I would regularly eat three thousand cals a day. Now I feel grossly full if I get anywhere near two. That hasn't happened in awhile tho, since I rather like actually losing weight instead of just wishing I could. Add me up ladies:)

    My husband tells the best stories of me cussing inventively after MFP stole calories from me the first time. I'd only just figured out how to work with the amount I was given.

    On the main point, I'm lowering to 1,400 on Monday. I did the math recently and I feel that I could reach goal this year if I work at it hard enough.

    As to the website that was posted, it tells me I should be eating around 1,100 calories a day if I want to hit goal in the next 365 days. It's the only website I've found that has told me anything near that low. I'm going to go ahead and disregard that calculation.
  • RiverMelSong
    RiverMelSong Posts: 456 Member
    MFP set mine at 1490 but I try to stay under 1400. Feel free to add me!
  • kellehbeans
    kellehbeans Posts: 838 Member
    1472 here (only upped them from 1400 today). Feel free to look at my diary. :)
  • x_ItNeverEnds_x
    x_ItNeverEnds_x Posts: 134
    Just changed mine to 1475 (my BMR). Before I was trying to eat around 1,000 a day but I kept bingeing and ended up with 2000+ calories some days. My highest day was 4,000+ calories. I hope upping it will stop that.

    Also trying to NET that much now. I was aiming for negative net calories but that wasn't working LOL.
  • zoukeira
    zoukeira Posts: 313 Member
    I'm at 1420, I started on 1200 but plateaued for 3months until I began to accidentally consume an extra 300 calories per day. When I realized I was eating more but losing I upped my goal. I have never ever lost weight as quickly or as easily as I have since increasing my calories, it's great!
  • BettyBeth14
    BettyBeth14 Posts: 171 Member
    Im at 1410 at the moment, with an open diary. With my curernt weight, thsi is the cals to lose 1lb per week
  • daydream_believer
    daydream_believer Posts: 332
    i am like many women on this post who started at 1200 and saw great results however didnt realise it was detramental to my metabolism. 2 weeks ago tommorrow, i upped my calories to approx 1400 and i feel so much better. i am going to keep increasing calories every 2 weeks. best of luck!
  • Charliegirl1974
    Charliegirl1974 Posts: 28 Member
    I'm 1200, and can't even seem to eat that much but I'm always eating?! Confused. Is it because I'm a veggie? I tend to up my calories by sticking a glass of vino at the end which is not good!

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