For ladies who EAT (a lot) and are actually losing weight

Well, I'm 5'8" and in maintenance mode (just working on building muscle and reducing fat), work out 6 days a week (mostly HIIT and heavy weight lifting), and I also breastfeed a toddler. For me, maintenance is about 3300 a day. I achieved rapid weight loss (30 pounds in 8 weeks) at 2600-2700 cals a day.

Yay for people who eat a lot!

I'm 5'0.5, and only just realised that I need to eat around 1700 calories too! My fat loss has stalled on 1200/1300 and with doing months of cardio!!

I've started eating more today, and on Monday I'm starting Stronglifts 5x5 !! Time to get out of this stall !

Bump!

Will you be eating back your exercise calories?
I usually eat around 1700 cals, and I try to leave at least 300 of my exercise calories not used. I'm still figuring out what works for me.

Love it! I eat around 2000 per day and have lost 30 pounds. I refuse to starve myself!

I am at 1790.

Well ...I eat to fuel my workouts and my body. I never eat below my BMR ( which is high 1500 ISH) and I keep to a modest (small) deficit. I am currently eating at deficit 1900/2000 calories per day against an average TDEE of 2200. I'm losing body fat % , inches and am losing on the scale.

It may be easier if you read my blog ... But I've been quite successful with the approach of eating no less than 1800, strength training and some modest cardio ...primarily weighted cardio with some 20 minute spinning sessions.

I'm 5'4

Jen

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/harlanJEN

I'm eating around 2k a day, 2nd month of Insanity, and losing body fat.
5'5", 30 yrs old

I am maintaining now but when I was losing I ate 1800cals plus most exercise calories. I lost .5 to 1 pound(sometimes more) each week. It sure beat trying to function on 1200 cals (at least for me)

1900/day, set to lose @ 1/2 pound a week. YES!! :flowerforyou:

ETA: 5'6", 144.5 pounds. (I want that 1/2 pound loss this week so I can be at 70 pounds lost!!)

Well, I don't know if I eat a lot (1300 per day) or not, but I do want to encourage you on your journey. I just got rolling on this 2 weeks ago so my journey is long, but I feel like it is a new chance at living. My thought process on this is not to think "diet" all the time. Just eating right.. I do have to still count calories abviously, but I'm mindful of eating more healthy and eating less. I still have a problem with getting exercise in as I hate structured exercise, but I figure in time that will fall in to line as well. No rushing or worrying about my goal. Just be steady and see that it's a good start. I think we can all take a positive look at this weight loss we are trying to achieve and rejoice that we made the "First Beginning" in my case. For others of you it is a success story already! God bless you all.

what is the website to figure out TDEE, etc...? Thank you

Read this! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

PS: I am 5'3" and mine is set to 1510 though I usually eat around 1800 since I exercise every day!

I'm done with my metabolism reset. Starting Sunday I will begin my healthy lifestyle. My calorie goal will be 1750 ( I did the math with the TDEE and stuff). I'm 5'2 and I was looking for some ladies who eat arounfd the same calories and lose weight.

I have been ranging my calories. My TDEE is 2500, so I have been ranging from 1900-2100. Since I started that, I've been losing 1-1.5 lbs a week, depending on how low I go that week. At 1750, I was losing 2 pounds per week. I'm 5'4, started at 263 and down to 210.

I can do 1700ish if I stick to lower cal desserts. But I like my dessert, and I'm happy to be losing a little over a pound a week. I definitely don't want to lose it all too quickly. (It took me 20 years to put it all on in the first place.) I have been logging since July 5, 2012 and learned a lot in that time.

I have been in a "transition period" (of sorts) myself. I am getting ready to start doing HIIT for cardio and figuring out what I need to do to start a lifting routine. (I have been walking and doing stairs, as well as calisthenics since November.


Best of luck to you. :flowerforyou:

I just started using In Place of a Road Map, but I feel fabulous so far! I'm 5'7 at 1900 or so per day. I work out 5x/week - currently ChaLean Extreme and running. I hope to do another round if CLX then start Stronglifts this summer.

Too early to tell about losses, since I just started a week ago. But I did just unload over 3lbs of what was likely water retention from the holidays.