weight loss, y u no easy to understand?

she might also gain 5 kilo.

Aren't you a little ray of sunshine?

Just realistic!!

From what? lifting weights? Or increasing cals?

If it's from lifting weights I'll be short-lived water weight. She won't gain weight from increasing by 400cals a day... absolutely not 5kgs worth anyway.

she might also gain 5 kilo.

I agree though there is so much conflicting advise eat at TDEE - 10, 15, 20 , 25%, eat at BMR, don't eat below your BMR, Floow MFP eat cals back, not eat cals back. Yada Yada Yada. No wonder people are confused.

The constant badgering of people eating low cals is getting too much.

I wouldnt say conflicting advice really.
what we normally have are people who are new and think 1200 is easy!
so they eat 1200cals and workout 7 days a week plateau fail...deactivate.

Then you have the 1200 crowd thats doing it right!
They set to 1200 and workout 3-5 days a week and eat back all or most of their calories and have sustained weight loss with minimal LBM issues.

The road map simply gives a static number to eat daily.
It's simplified!

It does however take age, height, weight, body fat% and activity into account so its a little more accurate.

PS: We are sick of seeing the forums of the 1200cal peeps *****ing and moaning about how hard it is and how bad the results are.
Thats why you feel they are being badgered!
We know there is an easier softer way to dieting and simply suggest it....with passion....

she might also gain 5 kilo.

I agree though there is so much conflicting advise eat at TDEE - 10, 15, 20 , 25%, eat at BMR, don't eat below your BMR, Follow MFP eat cals back, not eat cals back. Yada Yada Yada. No wonder people are confused.

The constant badgering of people eating low cals is getting too much.

The OP actually asked a question. There has been no badgering on this thread. NONE.

I have had AMAZING results with Jillian MIchael's workouts. I have been doing them religiously for an hour 4-5x a week for over a year, and if you are willing to put in the effort, you WILL get the results.

As a women, I really have no desire to bulk, and the heaviest weights I use during my workouts are 12's.

While I was in weight loss mode, I was eating about 1400 calories a day. I've noticed my muscle mass has slightly increased (more visible six pack) since switching to maintenance (2000 calories per day), which makes sense.

My advice is to keep doing what you're doing.

If you have a heavy mustache then you may have an issue bulking.
You need testosterone for that!
Or juice!

she might also gain 5 kilo.

I agree though there is so much conflicting advise eat at TDEE - 10, 15, 20 , 25%, eat at BMR, don't eat below your BMR, Follow MFP eat cals back, not eat cals back. Yada Yada Yada. No wonder people are confused.

The constant badgering of people eating low cals is getting too much.

Who pissed in your weetabix?

As you can tell, I'm new and have mostly been trolling the forums trying to gather the best way to go about this whole *waves hands around body* situation. First, I am 32yo - 5'5 and 217pounds. I tried before to do the whole 1200 calorie thing as MFP suggested,,, but it SUCKED and i stopped trying and then came back here a week or two later.
I needed to up my calories to just under 1400 in order to feel I could stick with it and I have. It's my first week but I've also started the C25k (as most newbies do) because its helping me in providing direction and a hard but doable routine I can focus on. And you know what? I'm proud of myself! I might even do the 30DS next just for S's & G's!

For me, I need to find what I can DO for a long time - if my weight loss doesn't happen as fast as everyone else on here then so be it. I'm not going to beat myself up because I am doing a 1000 times more than I was last week.

she might also gain 5 kilo.

I agree though there is so much conflicting advise eat at TDEE - 10, 15, 20 , 25%, eat at BMR, don't eat below your BMR, Follow MFP eat cals back, not eat cals back. Yada Yada Yada. No wonder people are confused.

The constant badgering of people eating low cals is getting too much.

Who pissed in your weetabix?

Does Wheetabix fit her macros....?

That's awesome Roadster! Thanks for the tip & motivation

she might also gain 5 kilo.

I agree though there is so much conflicting advise eat at TDEE - 10, 15, 20 , 25%, eat at BMR, don't eat below your BMR, Follow MFP eat cals back, not eat cals back. Yada Yada Yada. No wonder people are confused.

The constant badgering of people eating low cals is getting too much.

Who pissed in your weetabix?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I love that phrase, gave me a rare real laugh whilst reading the morning threads. Quality