would love to hear success stories from 1500 calorie dieters

I ate, I worked out, I conquered.

BUMP for all the good stories to follow... ^^^w the exception of this guy@jackdiesel.. smh

bump, I've upped my calories recently and I'm still waiting for results:)

1550 net calories/day. Losing a little under 2lbs a week.

I eat 1500-1600 these days. I work out about an hour a day and am losing 2lbs. a week.

i just started working on weight loss again the 1st of march. so far ive lost 2lbs in 11 days and ive pretty much just been eating at 1800 calories a day, however i will be lowering this to around 1500, id like to belive i wouldnt be starving on a very calorie restricted diet the rest of my life lol. Remember though the more you move the more you eat . BTW this is the 3rd time today ive seen you post! im gonna add you!

I'm 5'1" and when I lived in Saudi I was quite inactive, although I lifted weights about 3x a week.

I successfully lost a lot of weight eating 1500 cals/day, and it got me to a healthy body fat percentage.

I tried again recently, eating at 1570 cals/day, but was starving hungry and really grumpy. I'm currently losing weight at 1850 cals/day, which I can assume is because I'm more active since I moved to Bahrain, because there's more to do here. I'm also doing a lot better at weight training on more calories, in fact I think that I'd been suffering from problems caused by being in a calorie deficit for too long, i.e. I should have had a break from dieting or upped my calories from 1500, because when I started eating more (not tracking but what I ate maintained my weight) I had a lot more energy and could lift a lot better. I recently started cutting, and I started on 1570 cals/day, but after two days I was starving hungry and I wondered if I'd miscalculated my maintenance calories, so for the last couple of weeks I've been eating 1850 cals/day which is what I'd thought was maintenance, however I'm very slowly losing weight at that number. I havent' decided if I'm going to stick with that or subtract 50-100 more cals from it for my cut, but I'm not going back down as low as 1570 cals/day any more.

Eating enough calories is about feeding your body properly so you can be strong, healthy and fit. When you eat the right amount you have more energy so you do more and burn more, your workouts are more intense, and your body invests more in your muscles. You have to eat at a surplus for your muscles to grow bigger, but they can get a lot stronger eating at a small deficit, and your bones can too. There's no way I'm going to eat as few calories as I can, I'd rather eat a lot more and for my body to be strong and capable, and just a small deficit to slowly burn off the remaining stubborn fat (currently around 22% body fat, aiming for probably around 18-20%)

I eat 1500 a day plus some of my exercise calories (I tried all but I get soo fuulllll) & I've lost 15lbs since the 2nd week of January! I typically lose 1-2lbs per week which is great for me! I also run a ton! It's my favorite exercise.

I've been having around 1500 for a year and have lost over 5 stone with no cravings at all. I find the key is not depriving yourself, just adapting your attitude towards food. Good luck :-)

If I eat 1500 and just do 30 day shred DVD everyday? I want to eat more but then I feel like I'm not doing enough exercise with just Jillian's DVD?

This is my second week of eating more and it seems my body is still adjusting. No pounds or inches lost yet. I'm trying to eat somewhere between 1500-1700 calories. I'm working on having patience and not freaking out over not losing anything. It's only day 11. I'll just have to keep monitoring my weight and hopefully I won't have to make too many adjustments. I sure am enjoying eating more, though.

Why are people so hung up on the absolute numbers? I eat around 2200 cals when I am losing weight. It's no different than my friend who eats 1700. And no different from another friend who eats 2500. The key is eating a deficit to *your* TDEE.

I started at 1450 nearly 6 months ago and after Christmas upped it to 1550-1600 on the days I don't work out (when I exercise I try to eat back at least half those calories). I've consistently been losing every week and have lost a total of 58lbs since the end of September.

Any time I've ever lost weight in the past has been the result of overly restrictive diets. I'd go hard for 3-4 months on 1000 calories (or less), lose anywhere from 40-80lbs and ultimately fall off track and gain it all (and more) back. This is the first time I've truly felt like this is a long term way to lose all the weight and most importantly, keep it off.

I lost 58 pounds in 2011 eating 1500 to 1800 calories a day, including at least 2/3rds of my exercise calories, and have successfully maintained since the fall of that year. I'm small framed, 5'7", my maintenance weight is 123 pounds, and I'll be 60 in May. I run every other day and strength train 3 days a week. I slacked off on strength training in favor of more cardio for a while after reaching my goal weight and paid for it with a noticeable loss of strength and an increase in body fat percentage, even though I didn't regain any of the weight I lost. But I nipped that problem in the bud before it got out of hand and am back on track now.