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

I eat 2000 per day, I've lost 42 pounds.

Three pounds away from my goal weight - not a moment of hunger

5'4", 29 years old (well... on Monday I will be), 154lbs. Set to lose 0.5lb/week at 1550 calories/day without exercise. I usually eat 6 small meals a day; usually 1300-1900 calories a day depending on workouts. I lift twice a week and do cardio 4 days a week. I have lost about 11 pounds since July with this regimen...

I was eating 1400+exercise cals (which I didn't always eat back, probably netting too low), I upped it to 1700 in December, and started losing again, 6lbs since then! FINALLY!! I'm a firm believer now in eating ENOUGH!! I plan to start more weight training soon, and will probably up it to 1800-1900, since my TDEE is about 2200-2300. oh, im 5'6''

BUMP

I eat a ton!
My friend looks at my meals and thinks they are for the whole family...nope all mine!:laugh:

Just want to point out that there are WAY more women in this forum that I would like to look like than the ones posting in the "please let's be hungry and eat 1200 calories together" posts. Thanks for the inspiration girls, just confirming that we are all doing something right. Eat on!

xo

:drinker:


My goal is to be strong, not skinny! :smokin:


me too!!!

I'm 5'4". I eat 1600 to 1800 a day to lose slowly ( as I'm towards the end ) I lift and do cardio.

It's so refreshing to see a post like this.

Instead of:

-low carb vegetarian foods?
-zero/negative calorie foods?
-no fat foods?
-800 calorie friends?
-help, I'm starving myself but I'm not losing weight!
-help, I'm hungry all the time (on my 800 calorie, low fat diet)!
-help, I have no willpower (too keep starving and over-exercising)!

And many, many more... lol

Im 5' 7" and weigh 155. I eat about my goal is 1700 a day, but when I work out I eat back my exercise calories so i NET about 1700. I've lost .6 lbs so far, but I just started working out a few weeks ago. I think once I add in some weight training the number will move, but I do feel like im toning up already even with out the number going down. Anyone can add me. I need some friends who eat like I do!

I'm ~1650, 5'4 with 40+ to lose. Diary is open if you want to see what I've been eating. I do need to watch the sodium though as blood pressure has been going up. Freezer of old food is nearly gone at which point I'm doing my own cooking/seasoning.

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I'm supposed to have 2200 a day but some days I barely get in 1800...some days it's 1300. I'm losing. Workout days/lifting days I def eat 2400-2500 and still lose.

What is In place of a road map I have read about?

I like to eat! I'll admit it! I can't keep up 1200 diets. I seriously can't understand how some people are capable of keeping that up. I feel shaky and weak at 1200/day. If I keep that up for more than like a week and add in exercise too, then I feel faint, dizzy, sick, and nauseous. I *KNOW* that can't be healthy lol!

I usually eat anywhere from 1400 to 1900 calories a day, depending on how I'm feeling, how much sleep I got the night before (I'm always hungrier when I get less sleep), how active I am during the day, whether I work out or not, etc. If I work out, I usually eat somewhere around 1800, but sometimes as much as 1900 or 2000. If I'm not that active, I tend to eat in the 1400-1600 range, usually around 1500. It's a very rare occasion where I would eat less than 1300/day.

I've been slowly and consistently losing weight for over 2 years now, so this seems to be working for me.

How do you know what to set yours too. I'm 5"4 inches tall and 183 pounds.? all of you can add me. I would like to try this with you. on Starting Sunday.

There are a couple different ways. There's a formula you can use to calculate an approximation of how much you burn on average in day and then how much less you should eat to lose weight. Someone in this thread posted some links to threads that explain that and give those formulas. Alternatively, you could use a device that monitors your activity level and makes an approximate calculation of your daily burn for you. I personally use Fitbit and I love it! Its calculations seems consistent with other calculations I've done using various formulas as well, so I think it's fairly accurate.

By the way, your stats are almost exactly what mine were when I started losing about two years ago. I'm 5'4" and when I started I was 178 lbs. Good luck and keep at it! You can do it too!

I believe in the eat to lose method and are strongly against shakes, pills and any diet that cuts out whole food groups. If you cant give up a specific food for the rest of you life, DO NOT give it up now. This is about learning how to eat a healthy lifestyle and not denying yourself things you love. It puts too much of a negative spin on it.

Just my 2 cents

Amen! That's what I live by and that's been my motto for losing weight! If I can't keep x up for the rest of my life, I won't do it! I try to keep things realistic, reasonable, and flexible. I'm making permanent changes to my lifestyle, not just temporarily "fad dieting" to fit in some dress by some date. Losing weight (and keeping it off) is a marathon, not a sprint! I never starve or deprive myself and I make sure to indulge occasionally, even sweets and fast food lol! I just do everything in moderation! I've lost 42 lbs so far and I'm still losing.

1650 cals a day and allow an extra 150 to 200 during the weekend when I'm more active. Losing about 0.5lbs a week, not fast but steady, plus 1650 is my "happy place" were I feel satisfied, with energy for my day and workouts, and have some room for anything additional if I want to.

I started at 1200... but couldn't maintain it. So I started bumping it up, first to 1340... now to 1500 (and I always try to eat back my exercise calories... which most days puts me over 2000).

I've lost 55 lbs doing this so far.. Yay for food! :happy: