Anyone 163 lbs., Eating 1600 Calories & Losing Wt.?

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jilly1130
jilly1130 Posts: 52 Member
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Hi there. My name is Jill and I am currently 163 lbs, 5'3" and 41 years old. My TDEE - 20% is 1807 calories and my BMR is 1457 calories. So I decided to eat 1650 calories a day following the TDEE method (and not eating back my exercise calories). I was wondering if anyone else had similar stats and was losing weight eating 1600 calories or more. I just upped my calories and I am wondering if this eat more strategy will work for me. I would love to hear what others are doing. Thanks in advance for your input.
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  • jilly1130
    jilly1130 Posts: 52 Member
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  • debbecake
    debbecake Posts: 20 Member
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    I wish there were some responses on here because I'm in the same position as you. 41 5'5" and 162. I've been eating 1400 but somedays it doesn't seem like enough. I just started a weightlifting program today so I'm tempted to up mine to atleast 1500 but the 1400 is working so I'm afraid to. I'm going to do weights 3 days a week so if the hunger increases then I will probably bump it up a little. I know that wasn't much help but just wanted you to know you weren't alone. :) Feel free to add me if you want.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
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    If your TDEE-20% is 1807 why eat 1600? The 20% cut is already pretty aggressive for having 40ish pounds to lose.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
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    If your TDEE-20% is 1807 why eat 1600? The 20% cut is already pretty aggressive for having 40ish pounds to lose.

    ^This, just eat at TDEE - 20%, anymore than that and you'll be losing more muscle than you want to.
  • brenn24179
    brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
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    I am 5'4 and 158, trying to get to 155, third goal. First goal 168, 2nd 158 and now 155. I am suppose to eat 1900. All I know is if I eat over 1600 I gain weight. I try to stay 1200-1400 and still working to get those last few lbs off and then maybe I can eat 1500-1600, we will see.
  • suziepoo1984
    suziepoo1984 Posts: 915 Member
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    i am 5'5 and at my highest i weighed in at 173 pounds. I started off eating 1500+ a day and eating back all my exercise calories. I lost at a pretty good rate and also have slowly upped my calorie intake as i lost weight, as i did not want to lose too fast , plus i love food :blushing: working out pretty good until now :smile:

    ETA: I net around 1600-1700 most days now
  • jilly1130
    jilly1130 Posts: 52 Member
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    Anyone else?
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    I'm 5'4 and cw is 180.8lbs. I net 1610 calories a day. I've had days where my total intake is 2500 and yes I'm still losing weight. In fact I'm averaging about 2lbs per week loss.
  • tigerlily_
    tigerlily_ Posts: 32 Member
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    Hey! I'm around 163ish and 5"4' with a TDEE -- 20% of around 1800 calories. I've lost weight very slowly on that (although a lot of days I did go above it, sometimes even up to 2300) so now I'm aiming for 1400ish calories per day in the knowledge that the extra 400 calories are there if i do slip up.

    In conclusion, I know everyone is different but in my experience, yes, I think you probably will lose weight on 1600! Try it and see. Good luck :)
  • spazofthedead
    spazofthedead Posts: 175 Member
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    I'm 5'6", 166lbs and my TDEE-10% is 2100 calories. When I calculated my calorie requirement a couple of weeks ago I was 168lbs.
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
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    Just shy of 5'7" and I'm at about 177 lbs. right now. My daily net calorie goal is 1600. I'm losing weight very slowly, which is the way I like it. I'm 49 years old, btw.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,583 Member
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    OP, there isn't going to be a blanket response that's gonna make you happy. It's all individual. It's based on a lot of different things.

    a 163lb man that's 33 years old... and 5'8... is gonna be completely different than a 163lb man that's 40 and 6'2... and so on, and so forth.

    figure out your own numbers and go from there.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    in short. the method works. stick with it.
  • kaleena1983
    kaleena1983 Posts: 64 Member
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    I'm 5'4", 171 lbs, and eat a net 1800. It works well for me, and I lose 1-2 lbs per week.
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
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    Hi there. My name is Jill and I am currently 163 lbs, 5'3" and 41 years old. My TDEE - 20% is 1807 calories and my BMR is 1457 calories. So I decided to eat 1650 calories a day following the TDEE method (and not eating back my exercise calories). I was wondering if anyone else had similar stats and was losing weight eating 1600 calories or more. I just upped my calories and I am wondering if this eat more strategy will work for me. I would love to hear what others are doing. Thanks in advance for your input.
  • Kari121869
    Kari121869 Posts: 180 Member
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    I've just started this myself - my calorie intake is now 1700 using the TDEE/BMR method (which until a week ago I didn't know existed!!). My original calorie intake using MFP was 1200 (5'4 starting weight 197 now 187) Took me 4 months to get that 10lbs off so needless to say I was getting very frustrated! Even though it's only been a week I'm noticing a change - not so much on the scale (staying the same) but more in how my clothes fit. Could have to do with doing alot more strength training lately - gaining muscle, losing the fat equation - but regardless I know I'm feeling better than I was a week ago and I can def feel a difference - which I'm sure the scale will start showing as well soon.
    Keep it up - you'd be surprised how you can LOOSE while eating MORE... I know I am shocked!
  • j3bean
    j3bean Posts: 24 Member
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    i am 5'5 and at my highest i weighed in at 173 pounds. I started off eating 1500+ a day and eating back all my exercise calories. I lost at a pretty good rate and also have slowly upped my calorie intake as i lost weight, as i did not want to lose too fast , plus i love food :blushing: working out pretty good until now :smile:

    ETA: I net around 1600-1700 most days now

    I have had a very similar results-I am 5'2", I eat between 1500-1800 and have been losing ~6 lbs. per month. I started at 170- now down to 141.
  • wtw0n
    wtw0n Posts: 1,083 Member
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    I'm a 27yo woman, 167cm and 78kg (so, 5' 5.7" and 172lbs). I upped my net calorie goal from 1700 to 1780 a couple of weeks ago (I eat back exercise calories so I usually eat around 2100-2500 cals a day). I've been losing weight just fine (my net calorie goal has been around 1600-1800 pretty much all the time).
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
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    OP, there isn't going to be a blanket response that's gonna make you happy. It's all individual. It's based on a lot of different things.

    a 163lb man that's 33 years old... and 5'8... is gonna be completely different than a 163lb man that's 40 and 6'2... and so on, and so forth.

    figure out your own numbers and go from there.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    in short. the method works. stick with it.

    This.

    If you figured out your TDEE - 20%, eat that number, no reason to go lower than that. It most likely will not speed things up and you will just be hungrier.
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
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    Hi,
    When l started mfp, I weighed 186 pounds and was steadily losing weight when mfp reset me at 1430 Cal's for the day. I was miserable, never hit my goal and plateaued. I reset my goal to lose .5 pound per week and now at 1670 Cal's per day and back to losing again.
    I am 5'3 and 1/2 , 54 years young,, work the night shift and have hypothyroidism.I never thought I could lose weight but have lost 28 lbs since joining mfp. I am thrilled with my progress!
    I think that you will be very happy at 1600 or even 1700 Cal's per day,. I eat most but not all exercise Cal's.
    Good luck . You can add me as a friend if you want. I faithfully log every day.
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