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  • BoboGritt
    BoboGritt Posts: 72 Member
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    M/F? M
    Age? 42
    Height? 6'2"
    Start weight? 565
    Goal weight? 225
    Time it took? Still working on it 232 lost 25 months CW: 333.4
    Aloted daily calories? 1500
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? I change the calories slightly when I stop losing
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? No
  • rushikareddy
    rushikareddy Posts: 604 Member
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    M/F?
    Age?
    Height?
    Start weight?
    Goal weight?
    Time it took?
    Aloted daily calories?
    Did your aloted calories change with loss?
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories?

    THANKS in advance!


    female
    52
    165cm
    86kgs (2.2lbs per kg)
    64kgs (current 65.7kgs)
    5 months
    1200
    no...always 1200
    and no...not unless I was absolutely starving, then I'd only eat back a small portion of them
    Good Luck on your journey
    Omg!! That's amazing weight loss!! I am stuck at 67 kgs! My goal weight is 52 kgs! Am struggling since the past 4 months...weight isn't budging!
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,926 Member
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    F
    Age: 34
    Height: 5'11
    Start weight: 190
    Goal weight: 157
    Current weight: 147
    Time it took? On and off for 2 years (went from 180 to 147 in 7 months)
    Alotted daily calories? 1500
    Did your alotted calories change with loss? MFP had me at 1440 first, then I upped to between 1500-1600 where I dropped the weight most effectively. I joined MFP at 165 in mid-March and July 1st I was at 145. I did the other 15 pounds on my own from the 1st of the year.
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? Ate back 1/2
    Maintenance Calories: 1830 without exercise
  • karaharrison2012
    karaharrison2012 Posts: 32 Member
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    Female
    40 years old
    5'5
    SW 185
    CW 144
    GW 135
    June 2012 till Jan 2013
    1200 calories a day
    Little or no Exercise (Desk Job, going home cooking dinner, busy with kids, rarely sit down at home)
  • chapparra27
    chapparra27 Posts: 115 Member
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    M/F? Female

    Age? 33

    Height? 5'5

    Start weight? 237

    Goal weight? 150-maybe lower,maybe higher depending on how i feel)

    CW: 164

    Time it took? 73 pounds in a year

    Aloted daily calories? Started at around 1800

    Did your aloted calories change with loss? yes, I aim for 1400 now because it is what my BMR will be at goal and I want to be used to eating at that before i reach goal.

    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? Depends if I was hungry. When I did eat them back I didn't lose. I also tried to save them for a cheat day once a week.
  • Tootce01
    Tootce01 Posts: 184
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    Great post!!
  • CkepiJinx
    CkepiJinx Posts: 613 Member
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    M/F? M
    Age? 42
    Height? 6'2"
    Start weight? 565
    Goal weight? 225
    Time it took? Still working on it 232 lost 25 months CW: 333.4
    Aloted daily calories? 1500
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? I change the calories slightly when I stop losing
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? No

    You are awesome!
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
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    M/F? M
    Age? 42
    Height? 6'2"
    Start weight? 565
    Goal weight? 225
    Time it took? Still working on it 232 lost 25 months CW: 333.4
    Aloted daily calories? 1500
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? I change the calories slightly when I stop losing
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? No


    Holy crap! That's outstanding! You need a ticker-really had to read it to see it. That's phenomenal!
  • rainghirl
    rainghirl Posts: 203 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 46
    Height? 5/9
    Start weight? 169
    Goal weight? 147 (got to 145)
    Time it took? 6 months (but I took August off and maintained due to holidays)
    Aloted daily calories? 1500-ish
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? Nope, just stuck to around 1500, until I reached my goal and then I went to maintenance of around 1700 - but I now eat back exercise calories.
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? Not always, at first I wasn't on MFP and sometimes I ate them back, sometimes I didn't. Once I joined MFP I tended to eat them back. I didn't notice that much difference.
  • Sheila_Ann
    Sheila_Ann Posts: 365 Member
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    M/F? F
    Age? 38
    Height? 5'2"
    Start weight? 155
    Goal weight? 135 and beat it....currently at 122.6
    Time it took? one year
    Aloted daily calories? 1200
    Did your aloted calories change with loss? No
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? Def

    Good luck!
  • cubbies77
    cubbies77 Posts: 607 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 36
    Height? 5'6"
    Start weight? 357
    Goal weight? 157
    Time it took? 48 pounds in 9 months = 5.33 pounds per month. I had an eight-week plateau during October and November.
    Alloted daily calories? 1850
    Did your alloted calories change with loss? Yes, I redo my calories every time I lose 10 pounds.
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? For the most part. I just make sure I'm above my BMR (1500). If I'm not hungry, I stop there. If I'm still hungry, I eat more. My calories always balance out at the end of the week since I go over some days and stay under on other days.
  • sgv0918
    sgv0918 Posts: 851 Member
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    M/F? Female
    Age? 37
    Height? 5'10
    Start weight? 224lbs
    Goal weight? original goal 165 lbs - now I am 159lbs and in a somewhat maintenance mode
    Time it took? 2-3yrs but I fell off the wagon A LOT. Been steady at it now 280 days
    Alloted daily calories? Now 1520 - but I started w/ more
    Did your alloted calories change with loss? Yes I just stuck w/ what MFP told me
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories? yes some but not all (left a bit of room for error)
  • 4_Lisa
    4_Lisa Posts: 362 Member
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    M/F?
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    Did your aloted calories change with loss?
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories?

    THANKS in advance!

    Female
    34
    5'7
    285 (26.7 lbs lost in 97 days)
    165
    3 months to reach 259
    started at 1450, now at 1390
    I never eat back my exercise calories, no I'm not hungry and am not depriving myself. I have high protein foods to help fuel the muscle which I am building through heavy lifting.
  • jhstroebel
    jhstroebel Posts: 49 Member
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    M/F: M
    Age: 25
    Height: 5'-10"
    Start weight: 255+
    Current weight: 186
    Goal weight: 180 (for now) - Real goal is 10-12% BF
    Time it took: 6-7 months (still in progress)
    Aloted daily calories: Currently 1820, but started higher
    Did your aloted calories change with loss: Yes, started above 2200
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories: Most of the time I at least ate some of them back
  • Rodamort
    Rodamort Posts: 171 Member
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    M/F: M
    Age: 34
    Height: 5'6" on a good day :)
    Start weight: 330
    CW: 250.2 (the 250 mark has been eluding me the last couple weeks)
    Goal weight: 180 (may drop to 160-170 depending on how I look/feel when I hit 180)
    Time it took: 190+ days so far. Still have at least that long to go still to hit goal
    Aloted daily calories: 1790 / day - at 1.5 lb weight loss a week.
    Did your aloted calories change with loss. Yes, I have found that I need around 1600 to keep losing. I tried dropping under 1600 a couple times and it tends to slow down my weight loss (need to eat more to lose more approach, but just enough to not starve)
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories: Sometimes I do, but most times I don't.
  • weston23
    weston23 Posts: 59 Member
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    M/F?
    Age?
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    Goal weight?
    Time it took?
    Aloted daily calories?
    Did your aloted calories change with loss?
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories?

    THANKS in advance!
    Female
    36
    5 8
    275
    160(currently 188.4)
    10 mos
    1300-1800
    no
    depending on the amount burned. If I burned 200cals from activity I generally ate those back
    but on days where I burn a 1000 or more I eat one third to half back.
  • kellyscomeback
    kellyscomeback Posts: 1,369 Member
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    Female
    Start - 29
    Current - 30
    Height - 5'5"
    Start weight - 236
    Goal weight - 135 ish
    Time it took - 5/11 - 12/11, preg rom 12/11 - 8/12, 9/12 - present
    Aloted daily calories - started with 1200 before exercise, currently 2100
    Did your aloted calories change with loss - yes
    Did/do you eat back your burned/worked off calories - At 1200 yes, now they are added into my daily calories.
  • Shanel0916
    Shanel0916 Posts: 586 Member
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    bump
  • Gregthree
    Gregthree Posts: 36 Member
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    M/F?
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    THANKS in advance!

    Male
    43
    6-3
    281.5
    220
    1990 right now started at 2100.
    I do eat some of my burned calories back. i consider it a treat. If I really want a hot fudge sundae from Dairy Queen, I will make sure I walk or bike an extra few minutes to make room.

    ADVICE: Don't quit because you fell off the wagon. I am 7 weeks in and I have had one or two days that I regret, but needed. These both fell into evenings that I had a few drinks with friends. Chips (Lays regular, Helluva Onion Chip Dip, Snyders BBQ Chips and Fritos cili flavor) and Dr. Pepper are my weeknesses.

    Its OK to reward yourself. This is not a prison but a change.
  • Tzippy7
    Tzippy7 Posts: 344 Member
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    m/f:-F
    age-21
    height- 5ft
    start - 173
    cw 130
    goal- 120
    time- 15 months
    daily calories- 1200, unless i calorie cycle in which case it ranges from 1196-1480

    I hardly ever eat back my exercise calories. I did at first and didnt lose

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