I feel sorry for women
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I'm losing netting 1200, if I plateau then I'll switch to TDEE -20%. Honestly, most days I have a hard time meeting my goal if I haven't eaten any junk food. I wouldn't know how to consume more healthy calories other than eating half a jar of peanut butter
I totally agree with this. I'm probably netting around 1000 or 1100. I only go over when I eat junk. When I stick to healthy food, I am so full. But I am short-ish (5'4'') and only have around 15 pounds to lose. The people who say they eat a lot more than me seem like they either started out with a lot more to lose and/or have a lot more muscle than me. I am trying to build muscle, but it seems to be taking awhile!
If I didn't workout and kept eating out and ate processed food, 1200 calories net would be impossible...
Sorry to tell you but you won't be building muscle on your plan. I would recomend doing some research on what it takes to build muscle...0 -
A woman who worked the same job as you and worked out that much would probably eat nearly as much as you.0
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Some of y'all on this thread seem hangry. Do you want a cookie? Wait, never mind, you probably can't afford that with only 1200 calories...***
***Disclaimer: snark does not equal bashing, humor does not equal hating, stating that one eats more than 1200 calories and still loses does not equal telling anyone else how much to eat, and offering sympathy to those who eat 1200 calories a day does not equal arrogance or ridicule.
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Your disclaimer is invalid. Your post was not snark, humor, or advice. It WAS however completely unnecessary, in poor taste, and somewhat insulting.
Eat cookies if you like, and don't assume that other people can't have cookies either, we can. We just budget for things better than most people do.0 -
Thank you for feeling sorry for women!!! My average daily intake is 1350 calories and I'm not really even losing weight so, yes, I feel sorry for women too!!! I would LOVE to eat more calories and lose weight.0
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Nope you are so right!!
I am 4' 11" and according to MFP I have a BMR of 1224 cals a day so if I had a lazy day and ate 1500 cals I would actually GAIN weight!! Not fair huh!!
I probably have less of an appetite than one of you strapping chaps mind you so that helps!! and exercise is an absolute must!!
^This! My BMR is 1130, but I'm an active little fiend so can actually tuck away quite a lot. Dread to think what would happen if I stopped exercising....0 -
Some of y'all on this thread seem hangry. Do you want a cookie? Wait, never mind, you probably can't afford that with only 1200 calories...***
***Disclaimer: snark does not equal bashing, humor does not equal hating, stating that one eats more than 1200 calories and still loses does not equal telling anyone else how much to eat, and offering sympathy to those who eat 1200 calories a day does not equal arrogance or ridicule.
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Your disclaimer is invalid. Your post was not snark, humor, or advice. It WAS however completely unnecessary, in poor taste, and somewhat insulting.
Eat cookies if you like, and don't assume that other people can't have cookies either, we can. We just budget for things better than most people do.
I rest my case.0 -
The real problem women face is the programming done to them by media which makes them believe they need to do more cardio and avoid weight training. This is the 'real' reason women struggle with losing body fat, and why men have an easier time.
Because of women who use steroids in the media, it makes all drug free women assume they'll get huge and bulky if they so much as touch anything other than a pink dumbbell which is pure horse****.
The best method for women to lose body fat, is to lift heavy in good form. Like men they need a solid routine that includes pull exercises to work the back / bi's / rear delts etc effectively, and a good push workout to work the chest / shoulders / tris effectively, and of course most importantly is a solid leg workout.
If you want to lose body fat hella fast as a woman, and still be able to eat a lot of food, you need to learn how to deadlift and squat serious weight in good form. Start out as light as you need to find proper form and your rep capability, and apply the principles of progressive overload and watch your body turn into eyecandy.
Women have more androgen receptors in their legs than men do as well, which means they are more apt to muscle growth in the legs than men are. A reason they have a more shapely figure below, and why men explode more in their upper body, particularly traps / shoulders / chest.
A woman who works her legs good 2-3 times a week will look absolutely amazing, eat plenty of calories, and burn fat way faster than any woman on a treadmill, or who 'jogs' or does the elliptical / stairmaster.
Gotta work it!
^^^^^ this0 -
Some of y'all on this thread seem hangry. Do you want a cookie? Wait, never mind, you probably can't afford that with only 1200 calories...***
***Disclaimer: snark does not equal bashing, humor does not equal hating, stating that one eats more than 1200 calories and still loses does not equal telling anyone else how much to eat, and offering sympathy to those who eat 1200 calories a day does not equal arrogance or ridicule.
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what a rude post. not to mention that your goal weight is 10 pounds heavier than my highest weight ever. soooooo i think i have a pretty good idea of what to do in order to never get fat. thanks though.
oh and the "hangry" and "do you want a cookie" jokes have been done to death and were never actually funny in the first place. just rude.0 -
I'm at net 900 a day, because I am a rather small person, who only has about 15 pounds to lose. I bike to work, I work out every day, so my gross calorie intake is generally in the 1000-1200 range. I do not miss any of my calories. I eat when I'm hungry, and try not to when I'm not hungry (Mindlessly snacking is one of those things I'm trying to cut out.) I don't feel constricted or restricted by my low calorie intake, and the idea of eating upwards of 2 and a half times what I eat makes me feel sick. I'd probably pop if I ate 2500 calories of what I eat now.0
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hm. if that's the case then something's wrong with me. i'm losing on 2000-2300 calories per day. i'm also a very big woman with a lot of weight to lose.0
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I eat 1800 - 2000 some days and still maintain , no prob0
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MFP only suggests 1200 for me before exercise. In the past, that worked for me. Not so much anymore. Think I need a diet overhaul and make some bigger changes. Less carbs, more fat and protein. Of course bump up my strength training. Interesting thread
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I eat about 1800 cals a day for maintenance. More if I'm active. I'm almost always active, so I almost always get to eat more.
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I feel sorry for men. They will never know how awesome it is to be a female.
Also, penises seem annoying.
To quote Elaine from Seinfeld, "I don't know how you guys walk around with those things."
hahahaha awesome0 -
I know a lot of women *think* they can only have 1200 calories a day, but MFP allows me over 1400 a day (net) and I have been losing over a pound every week. Maybe that's not fast enough for some people, but I've lost 29 pounds so far and feel great.0
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I'm anywhere between 1,300 - 1,800 depending on if I excersise, and how many of those calories I eat back. When you stop eating all the heavily processed foods you find you need much less food to keep your satisfied longer.0
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I know a lot of women *think* they can only have 1200 calories a day, but MFP allows me over 1400 a day (net) and I have been losing over a pound every week. Maybe that's not fast enough for some people, but I've lost 29 pounds so far and feel great.
mfp only allowed me 1200 calories to lose .6 pounds a week.0 -
I mean this in the most genuine sense and only as it relates to weight loss. I hear all the time in these forums how women need to eat 1200 calories to lose, and 1400-1500 to maintain, etc. I am at maintanance right now, I work construction, and I lift and do cardio 3-4 times a week. Therefore, I eat about 2400 calories / day. I can't imagine looking into a future of eating only 1400 calories a day for the rst of my life in order to maintain my goal weight. Maybe I shouldn't feel so bad becasue women's bodies just don't require as much fuel, but I can eat 1400 calories after 6pm without blinking an eye. Does this depress any of you guys as much as would me, or am I overreacting?
I eat about 1300 calories a day. It's enough if I manage to eat the right things.0 -
My maintenance calories are around 2200. Sometimes I wish my maintenance calories were like 3000 0
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HA! i'm eating over 2000 cals/day. Most women cannot sustain a 1200 cal diet0
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Some of y'all on this thread seem hangry. Do you want a cookie? Wait, never mind, you probably can't afford that with only 1200 calories...***
***Disclaimer: snark does not equal bashing, humor does not equal hating, stating that one eats more than 1200 calories and still loses does not equal telling anyone else how much to eat, and offering sympathy to those who eat 1200 calories a day does not equal arrogance or ridicule.
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what a rude post. not to mention that your goal weight is 10 pounds heavier than my highest weight ever. soooooo i think i have a pretty good idea of what to do in order to never get fat. thanks though.
oh and the "hangry" and "do you want a cookie" jokes have been done to death and were never actually funny in the first place. just rude.
Oh, I DO love how some people assume they know who or what my comment was directed towards. And what a nice veiled way to try and body shame me, aren't you cute?
Anyway...
Eat what works for you. You CAN eat more, if you want to, but if you don't want to and are content, awesome.0 -
I dunno, I maintain 97 pounds at almost 2000 calories net.
I've never dieted to lose weight though, might make a difference.
*and I am sedentary0 -
Some of y'all on this thread seem hangry. Do you want a cookie? Wait, never mind, you probably can't afford that with only 1200 calories...***
***Disclaimer: snark does not equal bashing, humor does not equal hating, stating that one eats more than 1200 calories and still loses does not equal telling anyone else how much to eat, and offering sympathy to those who eat 1200 calories a day does not equal arrogance or ridicule.
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what a rude post. not to mention that your goal weight is 10 pounds heavier than my highest weight ever. soooooo i think i have a pretty good idea of what to do in order to never get fat. thanks though.
oh and the "hangry" and "do you want a cookie" jokes have been done to death and were never actually funny in the first place. just rude.
Oh, I DO love how some people assume they know who or what my comment was directed towards. And what a nice veiled way to try and body shame me, aren't you cute?
Anyway...
Eat what works for you. You CAN eat more, if you want to, but if you don't want to and are content, awesome.
your comment was directed towards people who eat 1200 calories. as one of those people i found it offensive.0 -
I don't feel sorry for people who eat 1200 calories. You wouldn't catch me dead doing that, but it's their choice. Having realised that I'm far from the sedentary so and so that I thought I was (other than occasionally at weekends) I've set MFP to losing 1lb a week and I'm still eating about 1600 calories NET. On workout days, I often eat 1800-2200 gross and still end up under 1600 calories NET.
Whilst I'm not saying I'm going to maintain the same loss long-term, so far the weight is coming off at closer to 2lb a week and I'm eating very well.0 -
I eat 2000-3000 cals a day and still drop weight if I'm not careful. I get tired of eating so much!!
I could never ever eat this much without severe eaters guilt! You must do a lot of training.
No, I don't train a lot...uhhhh, I don't think...I jog 1.5 - 2.5 miles and lift weights in the morning (total 30-35 minutes) and do ballet barre technique at night (30-40 minutes). On weekends I dance (ballet, modern, African) 2-3 hours a day...errrr, that is a lot, isn't it? Lol! I never really thought about it. The worst is, I go eat Stone Cold Creamery Mud Pie Mojo to get my calories in...it sucks! (NOT!!) But, eating so much can get expensive...sigh!0 -
Some of y'all on this thread seem hangry. Do you want a cookie? Wait, never mind, you probably can't afford that with only 1200 calories...***
***Disclaimer: snark does not equal bashing, humor does not equal hating, stating that one eats more than 1200 calories and still loses does not equal telling anyone else how much to eat, and offering sympathy to those who eat 1200 calories a day does not equal arrogance or ridicule.
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what a rude post. not to mention that your goal weight is 10 pounds heavier than my highest weight ever. soooooo i think i have a pretty good idea of what to do in order to never get fat. thanks though.
oh and the "hangry" and "do you want a cookie" jokes have been done to death and were never actually funny in the first place. just rude.
Oh, I DO love how some people assume they know who or what my comment was directed towards. And what a nice veiled way to try and body shame me, aren't you cute?
Anyway...
Eat what works for you. You CAN eat more, if you want to, but if you don't want to and are content, awesome.
BAHAHAHA! This made my day!0 -
I set my weight loss to 1/2 per week and my goal is around 1400 calories. I've mostly been netting less than that without feeling hungry. I'm sure if I was working out the way I used to I would need around 2000 calories, but that's not my activity level anymore. The 1200 bashing is really ridiculous on this forum. You don't know them, you don't know what's working for them, people aren't "hangry" just because they only eat 1200 calories. That is actually all some people need in a day. If I ever heard a friend say I'm skipping my meals today because I didn't work out, then I'd get concerned. That's not the case with most of the 1200 calorie eaters.0
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Some of y'all on this thread seem hangry. Do you want a cookie? Wait, never mind, you probably can't afford that with only 1200 calories...***
***Disclaimer: snark does not equal bashing, humor does not equal hating, stating that one eats more than 1200 calories and still loses does not equal telling anyone else how much to eat, and offering sympathy to those who eat 1200 calories a day does not equal arrogance or ridicule.
/end
what a rude post. not to mention that your goal weight is 10 pounds heavier than my highest weight ever. soooooo i think i have a pretty good idea of what to do in order to never get fat. thanks though.
oh and the "hangry" and "do you want a cookie" jokes have been done to death and were never actually funny in the first place. just rude.
Oh, I DO love how some people assume they know who or what my comment was directed towards. And what a nice veiled way to try and body shame me, aren't you cute?
Anyway...
Eat what works for you. You CAN eat more, if you want to, but if you don't want to and are content, awesome.
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Yes and no -- and here's why: According to the BMR calculator, I (a 22-year-old, 5'2" tall, sedentary female) would be able to maintain my current weight at 1647.75 calories/day. If I don't eat dessert or fast food, I can't eat that much in a day anyway, so eating around 1400-1500 calories isn't that depressing for me. However, I was on 1200 for a while, and kept going over because 1200 didn't consistently satisfy me. I had surgery the week before Christmas, and stayed at 1200 so that I wouldn't gain while I was recovering. Now that my appetite is back and I'm going to the gym 1-2 times a week, I have my MFP goal at 1425 or 1450. I wasn't losing weight at 1200 anyway, so I might as well bump up my intake (still under my BMR) and feel full! When I have time to workout more and/or have a more active lifestyle, then I will bump up my calories again, and subtract from there if necessary to lose weight.
So yes - 1200 is restrictive, and can be depressing (especially when you log onto MFP and your numbers are red and your friends can see how badly you did) - but for a short lady who spends about 60 hours a week sitting on her butt at work, in school, or studying, and then another 72 hours/week sleeping (which is 132 out of 168 hours doing nothing), sometimes that's all I need.0 -
Women be crazy!0
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