I eat 2,000+ cals daily and am losing weight!
Ramberta
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Yes, it CAN be done!
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I am simply trying to dispel the myth that you need to massively cut calories in order to reach your goal. I work out-- some of it is just my job-- but nothing too strenuous. I am 5'9", and have lost all my weight on MFP eating 2k calories (or more!) per day.
You should NEVER feel like you are starving yourself in your path to lose weight. Figuring out your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) will help you figure out a healthy caloric deficit. A small deficit, NOT a large one, is what's going to work out best for you in the long run!
If you have any questions feel free to message me, or ask them here!
If you don't believe me, feel free to add me.
I am simply trying to dispel the myth that you need to massively cut calories in order to reach your goal. I work out-- some of it is just my job-- but nothing too strenuous. I am 5'9", and have lost all my weight on MFP eating 2k calories (or more!) per day.
You should NEVER feel like you are starving yourself in your path to lose weight. Figuring out your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) will help you figure out a healthy caloric deficit. A small deficit, NOT a large one, is what's going to work out best for you in the long run!
If you have any questions feel free to message me, or ask them here!
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This is really interesting to me. I would love to know your typical macro-nutrient composition if you don't mind sharing
I typically subscribe to the belief that a calorie isn't necessarily a calorie***, and that weight loss or gain isn't as simple as "calories in versus calories out" and that there are hundreds of other factors that attribute to calorie burning and storage... mainly hormone related.
***Edit: by this I mean that our body doesn't necessarily treat every calorie in the same way at any given time in our life. Usually when people make the comment that a calorie is a calorie, they are also intending to say that it doesn't matter what type of source the calorie came from.0 -
Me too! My diary is open. People are welcome to peruse it.
I have a bodymedia and know how much I burn, so my 2000 calories/day is based on that. I like fat2fit radio's methodology. Eat like the thin person you want to be. I only have a couple lbs to lose so my deficit is small, but still! The TDEE for a 125lb, moderately active woman is about 2050 calories/day. I find that simply fascinating and so contrary to what I've believed for years. But it's working!0 -
This is really interesting to me. I would love to know your typical macro-nutrient composition if you don't mind sharing I typically subscribe to the belief that a calorie isn't necessarily a calorie***, and that weight loss or gain isn't as simple as "calories in versus calories out" and that there are hundreds of other factors that attribute to calorie burning and storage... mainly hormone related.
***Edit: by this I mean that our body doesn't necessarily treat every calorie in the same way at any given time in our life. Usually when people make the comment that a calorie is a calorie, they are also intending to say that it doesn't matter what type of source the calorie came from.
I definitely believe that not all calories are created equal, in the sense that what you're gaining from them nutritionally varies a ton! However, right now I am still pretty lax with my dietary restrictions. If I want something, and I have the calories for it, I will eat it.
My macronutrient goals are: 55% carbs, 20% protein, and 25% fat. I had the protein up higher but it just seemed a bit too much; my current protein goal is 105g and I still struggle to hit that! But as I start lifting weights again I am going to focus harder on eating lots of protein and less "empty" calories. 0 -
Me too! My diary is open. People are welcome to peruse it.
I have a bodymedia and know how much I burn, so my 2000 calories/day is based on that. I like fat2fit radio's methodology. Eat like the thin person you want to be. I only have a couple lbs to lose so my deficit is small, but still! The TDEE for a 125lb, moderately active woman is about 2050 calories/day. I find that simply fascinating and so contrary to what I've believed for years. But it's working!
Good for you
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Glad you've had success with something that works for you! I'll bet you feel great.0
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Good for you!! I love it when women don't starve themselves to lose weight!! When I was doing more cardio I was 2000 too. (I am less active now so I am at about 1800)0
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I love you.0
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You are young, tall and have a lot to lose. I'm none of those. My TDEE is a little less than 2000.0
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You are young, tall and have a lot to lose. I'm none of those. My TDEE is a little less than 2000.
Age, height and how much fat one has to lose has little to do with it.
Training your body to adapt has everything to do with it.
Cardio and light weights may still see you in an elderly home due to the inability to remain ambulatory.
If you train your body to lift heavy and to get strong, youll live longer and remain mobile!0 -
/Agree. I think I'd rather be tired than hungry.0
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I agree and disagree. I am pretty sedentary at work. I'm 5'0 tall, 32 and 146 pounds. Since i've been lifting heavy weights (about 6 months), I do find I can eat more and maintain. Probably around 1900 calories or so. I only do cardio about twice a week. If I want to lose about a pound a week 1500-1600 calories is about right for me. I could potentially lose weight and eat more if I upped my cardio but I'm not really interested in that.
I may at one time have had a higher LBM but I've yo yo'd for the past 5 years or so and I think that has played a part in my metabolism.
Oops this in in response to helloitsdan0 -
I eat less to drink more..0
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I think there are plenty of people who can lose comfortably on 2,000+! I you have a high activity level and are a larger person then I don't see why not. It is all about your personal TDEE.0
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You are young, tall and have a lot to lose. I'm none of those. My TDEE is a little less than 2000.
Age, height and how much fat one has to lose has little to do with it.
Training your body to adapt has everything to do with it.
Cardio and light weights may still see you in an elderly home due to the inability to remain ambulatory.
If you train your body to lift heavy and to get strong, youll live longer and remain mobile!
I beg to differ. Age and size has a lot to do with it.
Lifting heavy does not increase your TDEE significantly and it sure does not increase it enough to get it over 2,000 for many people.
I do not agree with big deficits either, but you just cannot say that these things have little to do with it. The OP is tall, is over 220lb from her ticker (no offense OP, and congratulations on your loss so far) and is 25 years old. That is a very very different situation than say a 130lb 50 year old woman.
I also am a big proponent of lifting weights, but context also needs to be applied.
You usually go under 2,000 yourself when cutting, as do I, as we are a lot lighter than the OP and older (me more) than her also. This does not mean we have big deficits, just that we have lower TDEEs.
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I eat less to drink more..
Amen, sister! :drinker:0 -
Isn't it super fantastic?! I eat b/t 2000-2500 and I'm in maintenance mode. I do 2 hours of cardio per week MAX. Weight training is my focus - 4X/week, with a goal of dropping body fat : )0
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You are young, tall and have a lot to lose. I'm none of those. My TDEE is a little less than 2000.
Age, height and how much fat one has to lose has little to do with it.
Training your body to adapt has everything to do with it.
Cardio and light weights may still see you in an elderly home due to the inability to remain ambulatory.
If you train your body to lift heavy and to get strong, youll live longer and remain mobile!
I beg to differ. Age and size has a lot to do with it.
Lifting heavy does not increase your TDEE significantly and it sure does not increase it enough to get it over 2,000 for many people.
I do not agree with big deficits either, but you just cannot say that these things have little to do with it. The OP is tall, is over 220lb from her ticker (no offense OP, and congratulations on your loss so far) and is 25 years old. That is a very very different situation than say a 130lb 50 year old woman.
I also am a big proponent of lifting weights, but context also needs to be applied.
You usually go under 2,000 yourself when cutting, as do I, as we are a lot lighter than the OP and older (me more) than her also. This does not mean we have big deficits, just that we have lower TDEEs.
Edited for typo
I agree to a point.
My cut # is 2k but it's taken time for me to figure it out and adapt to it.
BTW Sara great progress!0 -
Fantastic!!! 0
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what do you eat?0
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I'm 33, 5'7.5", 149.4lbs, and slowly cutting on 2500-3000+ calories a day. I run a max of 2.5 hours a week, do heavy lifting, and work in retail.0
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what do you eat?
I eat all sorts of things, but I try to get as close to my protein goal as possible. If I do that, all the other macronutrients seem to fall into place. 0 -
I'm not sure how much of our TDEE is "natural" to us - as in, just genetic - and how much is just a math equation based on lean body mass. I burn a ridiculous amount of calories for a 5'7", 37 year old woman. My lowest on a normal rest day (when I'm not sick or something) is just over 2400 calories and on a long run day I can burn over 4000. But most 5'7" women don't have 120 lbs of lean mass either... so just because I can eat over 2000 to lose, doesn't mean everyone can. I can't explain it; I mean maybe some of us are just more high strung and burn more?
@HelloItsDan, can you really train your metabolism to burn more calories other than just putting on lean mass?0 -
You are young, tall and have a lot to lose. I'm none of those. My TDEE is a little less than 2000.
Age, height and how much fat one has to lose has little to do with it.
Training your body to adapt has everything to do with it.
Cardio and light weights may still see you in an elderly home due to the inability to remain ambulatory.
If you train your body to lift heavy and to get strong, youll live longer and remain mobile!
I beg to differ. Age and size has a lot to do with it.
Lifting heavy does not increase your TDEE significantly and it sure does not increase it enough to get it over 2,000 for many people.
I do not agree with big deficits either, but you just cannot say that these things have little to do with it. The OP is tall, is over 220lb from her ticker (no offense OP, and congratulations on your loss so far) and is 25 years old. That is a very very different situation than say a 130lb 50 year old woman.
I also am a big proponent of lifting weights, but context also needs to be applied.
You usually go under 2,000 yourself when cutting, as do I, as we are a lot lighter than the OP and older (me more) than her also. This does not mean we have big deficits, just that we have lower TDEEs.
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Haha, I take no offense, I am definitely a big girl still. However, I believe that there are more girls closer to my age (and weight) on this site than the 50 year old 130 lb-ers. This post was trying to reach out to those bigger women who are starving themselves on 1200 cals (or less!) when they really shouldn't be.0 -
I'm not sure how much of our TDEE is "natural" to us - as in, just genetic - and how much is just a math equation based on lean body mass. I burn a ridiculous amount of calories for a 5'7", 37 year old woman. My lowest on a normal rest day (when I'm not sick or something) is just over 2400 calories and on a long run day I can burn over 4000. But most 5'7" women don't have 120 lbs of lean mass either... so just because I can eat over 2000 to lose, doesn't mean everyone can. I can't explain it; I mean maybe some of us are just more high strung and burn more?
@HelloItsDan, can you really train your metabolism to burn more calories other than just putting on lean mass?
I will agree that TDEE is not a "natural" or genetic thing, and I wasn't trying to say that in the post. I do work out daily, because my job requires a lot of lifting and walking around, and I have been going swimming almost daily. I just wanted to make a point that women don't have to restrict their calories AND spend hours and hours working out daily to achieve a healthy weight loss. As someone who probably ate close to 5k cals a day in my "bad old days", I can tell you that 2-2.5k is still plenty big of a deficit for now! Once I hit "onderland" I may or may not be able to get away with eating this much at this activity level.0 -
You are young, tall and have a lot to lose. I'm none of those. My TDEE is a little less than 2000.
Age, height and how much fat one has to lose has little to do with it.
Training your body to adapt has everything to do with it.
Cardio and light weights may still see you in an elderly home due to the inability to remain ambulatory.
If you train your body to lift heavy and to get strong, youll live longer and remain mobile!
I beg to differ. Age and size has a lot to do with it.
Lifting heavy does not increase your TDEE significantly and it sure does not increase it enough to get it over 2,000 for many people.
I do not agree with big deficits either, but you just cannot say that these things have little to do with it. The OP is tall, is over 220lb from her ticker (no offense OP, and congratulations on your loss so far) and is 25 years old. That is a very very different situation than say a 130lb 50 year old woman.
I also am a big proponent of lifting weights, but context also needs to be applied.
You usually go under 2,000 yourself when cutting, as do I, as we are a lot lighter than the OP and older (me more) than her also. This does not mean we have big deficits, just that we have lower TDEEs.
Edited for typo
I agree to a point.
My cut # is 2k but it's taken time for me to figure it out and adapt to it.
BTW Sara great progress!
I thought you were at goal...I get confused with who is bulking/cutting etc
And to put it back into context - you are a guy who is about 140lb (I seem to remember) and 38 years old. How would you expect a 130lb 50 year old women on cut on the same calories? NEAT also has a big part to play (and I am a lazy bish outside the gym, which is probably the reason I have to cut on less then 2k when I am relatively lean).
Not trying to give you a hard time here, just trying to apply context.
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I started this as well-eating more that is..Have been on 1300 cal for quite some time and did alot of research this weekend about not eating below my BMR (1617 calories) & working my way up to my TDEE-20% which is 1779 calories..I have been trying this week to get as close as I cld to these #'s and soon will be there! It feels so wrong to eat so much food because in the past I was limited to 1300...I am really hoping this method helps me & I dnt gain too much from it at first. Thanks for sharing your story!!Yes, it CAN be done!
If you don't believe me, feel free to add me.
I am simply trying to dispel the myth that you need to massively cut calories in order to reach your goal. I work out-- some of it is just my job-- but nothing too strenuous. I am 5'9", and have lost all my weight on MFP eating 2k calories (or more!) per day.
You should NEVER feel like you are starving yourself in your path to lose weight. Figuring out your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) will help you figure out a healthy caloric deficit. A small deficit, NOT a large one, is what's going to work out best for you in the long run!
If you have any questions feel free to message me, or ask them here!0 -
Yes, it CAN be done!
If you don't believe me, feel free to add me.
I am simply trying to dispel the myth that you need to massively cut calories in order to reach your goal. I work out-- some of it is just my job-- but nothing too strenuous. I am 5'9", and have lost all my weight on MFP eating 2k calories (or more!) per day.
You should NEVER feel like you are starving yourself in your path to lose weight. Figuring out your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) will help you figure out a healthy caloric deficit. A small deficit, NOT a large one, is what's going to work out best for you in the long run!
If you have any questions feel free to message me, or ask them here!
:bigsmile:
I don't eat as much as you (I'm between 1800-2000 calories though) but definitely eating MORE than what we think works well (as long as you calculate TDEE correctly). I hate seeing people starve themselves to be thin when they don't have to. It's just that people have been taught foreva and a day to eat like birds to lose weight. It's just so empowering to learn that you can eat plenty of delicious foods everyday while still being in a deficit and lose weight without ever feeling hungry.0
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