How do I Eat More To Weigh Less??

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I would ALSO like to understand this. The closest I have come to accomplishing anything like this is by having a "cheat day" and then handling it appropriately afterwards (with meal and workout choices). It actually got me off a plateau. But it wouldn't work if I did that frequently...

Go to groups and search eat more to weigh less. Then read all the stickies. They should answer all your questions.

when i eat more, i gain more. plain & simple. even if i go from1200cal to 1800cal... i still seem to put on lbs

I'd like to hear the answer to this too. I'm in the energy in/energy out camp - eat more than you need and you WILL put on weight - eat less than you need and you WILL lose weight.

Some will talk about lean mass and starvation mode and metabolism ebla bla.

"Eat more to lose weight" is pure bollocks

Look at my pix...I eat 2000 cals per day on workout days and I'm 40 yrs old. No bullocks here lol. Friend me and look at my diary...I eat all throughout the day and primarily the "good" foods...

Everybody is different. There are no cookie cutter plans that work with everyone. I can tell you that after years of eating more, and of the "right" things, I didn't lose an ounce. But now, just cutting back on my caloric intake, I've lost around 22lbs. THAT works for me. You need to find what works for you.

THAT works for everyone

I'm in your same situation. Its more of the good stuff such as proteins and veggies that will help or at least that is what has helped me. Im gonna go look at the suggested stickies to find out more too. Good Luck!

i would like to know too. all i know is when i started on here mfp set me at 1200 cals. I was losing slowly but losing. i am also 5.2ft. it worked for 2-2.5 months then i hit plateau. then i found out about bmr. and at that time it was 110 cals more then 1200, so i ate that as my base amount min, normally between 1400-1500 as i was suggested by so many and not to net under my bmr. . I started to lose again. now i am stuck again a few months later so i guess i am having to back lower as i have been gaining ... guess my body got adjusted to the higher amount and now i need to shock it again?

I was skeptical when I was told to snack during meals. I have always gained by snacking . . . but that's because I had the wrong snacks. Eat a good healthy breakfast. I like Kashi Go Lean cereal with fresh fruit - either a banana or strawberries. I also love eggs, so when I have the time, I scramble up one full egg with 2 egg whites, 1 oz of 2% shredded sharp cheddar cheese, tomatoes & spinach. I have a whole wheat English muffin and an orange with it. It's very filling once you get used to eating less. For a snack, I love my carrots and hummus. I can either have 10 carrots with 3 tbsp of hummus or 10 carrots with 2 tbsp hummus with 1 oz of cheese (2 oz if it's 2% cheese). Once in a while, I'll trade that up with a Greek yogurt with fresh fruit or 20 peanuts. I found that eating protein/fiber bars end up putting the weight back on, so I try to stay fresh on everything.

So good snacking between meals is the key to eating more and still loosing. Veggies are always a freebie. If you don't like carrots, you can eat celery, which has no calories at all, but very healthy for you.

Hope that helps.

It boils down to Eating MORE than your BMR, but less than your TDEE to lose weight. "Eat more" doesn't mean go crazy and eat everything, lol, which is probably why people are confused by the concept. I'm 5'6, 155 lbs and workout heavily 5 times a week. My BMR is 1530, so I don't eat or NET below that, ever. My TDEE(maintenance) is around 2400 calories. So as long as I eat anywhere between those two numbers, I will lose weight. I adjust the amount depending on my activities for the day. Generally I eat around 2100 and net 1600 on strenuous exercise days.

Find out your BMR and TDEE, like some people above have already mentioned, and just stick to eating between those two numbers. If you've been eating 1200 (too low for many people) for a long time, then expect some initial water weight gain as your body adjusts to the higher amounts. That will level out sooner or later, depending on how long you had been restricting. You will lose weight as long as you have accurately calculated your BMR and TDEE and stick to them.

Hope that all makes sense!

Go here and calculate your TDEE. That'll give you an idea of how much you should be eating each day to "maintain." To lose weight, simply stay under that total. I say simply with tounge in cheek.

You should never consume less than 1200 calories a day.

I was eating around 2000 calories a day per MFP suggestions and stalled out as my workouts became more intense. Now that I have bumped my calorie intake to at least 2500 a day, I have steadily lost 1-2 pounds a week. I have been eating clean and around 2500 calories a day for about 5 weeks now and have lost almost 10 pounds (9.8 to be exact). On days that I have high activity levels, I add my "post workout" meal to be daily meals. It's just a meal I like to have that is higher in calories and high in all three macros. I usually eat it after hockey or after the gym. Eventhough it's 700 calories, I'm hungry about 60-90 minutes later.

Whole foods are the only way to go. I hate chicken with a passion with how much of it I eat, but, it's vital to my diet. I try to work in a steak or two throughout the week and fish when I get a chance.

I could go on and on. Any ?'s, just message me.

The way I look at eat more to weigh less is eating a ton of food, but it's all low cal. I can eat 3 cups of broccoli half of a chicken breast and some fruit for under 400 calories. That is a lot of freaking food! I can also eat an entire head of cauliflower for about 200 calories. I guess I kind of think of eat more to weigh less as an off shoot of clean eating coupled with volumetrics

Yeah, I read the BMR article and got a little confused, besides I am generally not a numbers crunchers. I drink a lot of water, so I am not hungry enough to keep eating more, I drink water and I keep up with my three meals two snacks a day routine. IF I am hungry for more, then I will eat but only after I drink a glass of water to see if I was truly hungry. If I eat, I try to eat fruits and/or veggies. What works for me is eat less, exercise more. From my own experience, I am not the type that will lose steadily on a daily basis. I ultimately lose the inches first then the weight falls off. So, I avoid the scale like the plaque becuase it will only discourage me. What I do is, keep up with my calorie intake and make sure I stay within that number or a little below depending on my excerise activity. So far, I've lost about 7 pounds, and a bunch of inches. I have been at a stand still on my weight for over a week, but I have lost more inches which means, the weight will drop off real soon. This is the key, FOR ME!

Also, do strengthening exercises every other day. 15 minutes worth should be enough. Those muscles will be the ones to get your metabolism going . . . and they need the snacks to keep them going. Do your regular form of exercise on the other days. You should be losing about 2 pounds a week then. After 12 weeks of dieting, eat what you normally would until you gain 3 pounds and then go back on the diet. Keep doing this in increments until you've lost the weight you want . . . by then, it may be habit, so you'll be eating healthy anyway - it's a life style. Good Luck!