Success with 2,000 calories?

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I honestly think the best way to beat binges is to eat enough. Personally 2400kcal gross is about right to prevent me from getting too hungry and slowly lose weight. 2000kcal involves rather more will power :laugh:

I also eat 1900-2400 a day relative to my daily activity. If I am having a lazy day I eat less. The goal for me has been to improve the quality of my caloric intake. Really cutting out as much processed and synthetic foods and going for REAL simple (reading labels for the 'weird' stuff)....

Success (i.e Health and well-being) is a combo of quantity and quality.

Between the first two I was eating 2000 (lost 11lbs). The 3rd and 4th I was eating 3000 (gained 10lbs). The last few I was eating around 2300-2500 (maintained).

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I eat 2,000 calories per day but my goal is no longer weight loss. My goal is fat loss. I want to keep the lean muscle mass I have and lose the fat! I have a BodyMedia armband and I usually burn 2600-2800 calories per day, so I still eat at a small deficit. I do heavy lifting 3 times per week, HIIT training 2 times per week, 1 long run to train for my half marathon in April and 1 easy/rest day. I was really worried about gaining weight back, but I have not. I have been steadily losing body fat and gaining muscle for the past 3 months although my weight has basically stayed the same. With the exception of my long run days I spend about an hour in the gym each day.

Good luck and I would listen to the professionals. When I changed my calories and goals I told myself that I would be fair and give it 6 weeks. I figured I could always go back to what I was doing before. 6 weeks in the grand scheme of things is not a lot of time to figure out if something works for you.

I had zero success and yes, I was meticulous about logging ALL calories.. every stick of sugar free gum, every cherry tomato got logged. I worked with a dietician and I did 60-90 minutes of cardio 5 days a week. She wound up reducing my calories substantially and we did see some loss but the weightloss was excruciatingly slow and she admitted that there was definitely something more sinister going on in my body.. and I felt like I was starving. I finally went to the endocrinologist and started treatment for some metabolic issues that are causing me to hold on to the weight, but even I still can't eat a lot of calories.

MANY people can lose on 2000 calories a day. That's great for them. They should do what works for them, but it does not work for everyone.

A piece of non-calorie advice - don't discuss your weight loss goals with your friends. At all. Let the results speak for themselves, and even then if someone asks how you did it just saying something vague like "I ate less" or "healthier eating and some exercise". Trust me on this one.

As the old saying goes - opinions are like *kitten*, everybody has one. And their opinions will rarely help and often hinder, confuse or demotivate.

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I lost all my weight eating 2000 cals on average. It was slow, but I never felt like I was on a "diet" so I was very happy with that. I also struggle with binges, and I can tell you that if I restrict myself too much, it always leads to a binge. I also worked out pretty much 7 days a week (just for full disclosure) with a combination of lifting and cardio. So my vote is to try it for a few months...you can always tweak as needed.

Freak j/k! (i read ur profile)

You look awesome too!!

Lol! Thank you!! Whoot, I love being called a freak! You ROCK!! :flowerforyou: