I eat 1700+ and lost weight, real results

Achrya
Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
You do not have to eat scant amounts of food to lose weight. I'm short (Just hitting 5'3"), female, and sedentary (I spend hours on the computer or watching TV. My job isn't active. I'm basically a lazy lump.) I have lost weight eating over 1700 calories a day. This is using the TDEE method, which means I'm 'netting' 1700 (As exercise is already included in my deficit).

I've even opened my diary for public viewing to confirm that A. I eat all the foods B. I eat all the food. Nothing is off limits. Will crush it all.

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165 pounds, Body fat%=High. Also a little drunk in that first one.

...K, super drunk.



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145 pounds, body fat%=around 30%
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I encourage others to post their results and hopefully show those who may be on the fence that netting as low as possible isn't the answer.
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  • Cella30
    Cella30 Posts: 539 Member
    Bumping to add mine tomorrow. I'm in this club too. You look smokin hot, girl!:drinker:
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    Love it! Very inspirational, and a great example of what it looks like to have a healthy relationship with yourself and your food. I don't have any real before/after pictures as of yet, but I've lost all of my weight eating lots of delicious food (generally in the 1700 range).
    Congratulations on your loss!:smile:
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    I eat 1600 to 1900 depending on my day.

    I am 5'11 and am 42 years old.

    Before
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    after....or i guess you could say during
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    Oh, and in the top pics I was around 235 and 222
    and in the bottom pics I am between 185 and 187

    I dont know my body fat...i dont really care...just intend to keep kicking *kitten*.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    Excellent job!!!

    A few years ago I was eating 1900 calories a day and lost more weight than I even meant to. I lifted every other day and did yoga otherwise. I don't know my body fat % but you could see my abs and the separation of the muscles in my hips, etc.

    1900 ended up being too low to stay the weight I wanted, lol. It took a while to come off, but that wasn't my focus at the time. I'm back into my good gym habits now and see no need to cut calories down a ton when I know what happened last time. I aim for 1800 or so until I get a little farther along (impatient, yes, and I have less muscle now!) and then I'll happily go back up above 1900. Happily!
  • jenniferkaye22
    jenniferkaye22 Posts: 84 Member
    Thats pretty amazing!! you are very inspirational to me!! You are doing a great job! I hope I can have results like that!!! :smile:
  • xerothermic
    xerothermic Posts: 80
    I love this and you're giving me a new goal. I've always been afraid to eat too much (I blame society and... uh... cake). It's also nice to see people on the shorter side! Why is everyone here 10 feet tall?! lol
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I eat 1600 to 1900 depending on my day.

    I am 5'11 and am 42 years old.

    Before
    47819967_2825.jpg
    47819967_2220.jpg


    after....or i guess you could say during
    47819967_3434.jpg
    47819967_9018.jpg
    47819967_9445.jpg

    Oh, and in the top pics I was around 235 and 222
    and in the bottom pics I am between 185 and 187

    I dont know my body fat...i dont really care...just intend to keep kicking *kitten*.

    I always feel like it gets much warmer in the room when you come through. What's that about?

    /fans self
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Smokin' hot up in here!
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    In for awesome. You ladies rock :love:
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I wish these topics got as many views as the "look how much weight I've lost through borderline anorexia!" ones..
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I wish these topics got as many views as the "look how much weight I've lost through borderline anorexia!" ones..

    I try to be optimistic about it; If every "I eat a reasonable amount and lost!" thread gets 1 or 2 people who go 'Hey, that seems like a good idea' then all is right in the world.


    thingsItellmyselftomaintainfaithinhumanity
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I wish these topics got as many views as the "look how much weight I've lost through borderline anorexia!" ones..

    Kind of shows you the overall mentality...which is scary.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I wish these topics got as many views as the "look how much weight I've lost through borderline anorexia!" ones..

    Kind of shows you the overall mentality...which is scary.

    +1
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    The dreaded before picture at 184 lbs!
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    Currently at 150 lbs.
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    Legs.. just because.
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    All exercise calories were eaten back in the making of this story.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    In...

    ...for sensible plans, realistic expectations, and awesome results.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Damn baby_kiwer! :drinker:
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Damn baby_kiwer! :drinker:

    Seconded. Looking mighty good.
  • upscalelifedownscalebutt
    upscalelifedownscalebutt Posts: 90 Member
    You all look lovely! Congrats on your results!
  • mel4bee
    mel4bee Posts: 225 Member
    I'm in the club too!

    Very nice job! Great for you for losing the weight!

    I'm 5'3 and was 123 when started losing and I'm now at 116.5 5 weeks after I started.

    I eat around 1500-1700 calories a day too
  • suziepoo1984
    suziepoo1984 Posts: 915 Member
    Truly inspirational:) I have always grossed around 1700-1800 and lost 26 pounds until now! Taking it very slow right now as I am very close to goal. This is the only time weight loss has been so much fun :drinker:
  • Nenny1985
    Nenny1985 Posts: 122
    thats awesome. Great work. You look fab. thanks for sharing. im a big believer in eating that way too.life is for living after all. All the best!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    Awesome ladies! So proud to be in your sensible and successful club. :drinker:
  • Maureen214
    Maureen214 Posts: 40 Member
    These are very encouraging results!! Thanks for posting!! I was in the old mentality that MFP told me to eat 1660 and I "only" lost 16 pounds in 6 weeks and then "gained" 5 yesterday day before my period started so should drop down to 1300-1400. But now I see once again. It's my stupid period and will come off in a few days and may be slow and steady since I'm past my initial few weeks where I tend to lose a little faster. So staying at the 1660 is comfortable and even if it avgs now to a pound a week. I'll still be at 25-30 pound lose by Christmas which will be my lowest in 5-7 years.

    Thanks for posting
  • theoriginaljayne
    theoriginaljayne Posts: 559 Member
    I don't have any pictures, but I'm 5'4", 117 pounds, too sedentary for my liking at the moment (the studying never ends)... and I'm still slowly losing weight while eating around 1600-1800 calories per day, sometimes more, but not less. I hit my macro/micronutrient goals, I structure my diet as much as possible, I eat plenty of vegetables and lean proteins, etc... but hey, I'm in college, I can eat doughnuts at midnight if I want to.
  • prettyface55
    prettyface55 Posts: 508 Member
    Wow!!! You all look amazing! congratts!!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I love reading these success stories where people EAT and lose weight. It is so inspiring!

    You all look fantastic, by the way.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I don't have any pictures, but I'm 5'4", 117 pounds, too sedentary for my liking at the moment (the studying never ends)... and I'm still slowly losing weight while eating around 1600-1800 calories per day, sometimes more, but not less. I hit my macro/micronutrient goals, I structure my diet as much as possible, I eat plenty of vegetables and lean proteins, etc... but hey, I'm in college, I can eat doughnuts at midnight if I want to.

    I eat a lot of ice cream. About half a cup a night, sometimes more. I make my protein, I make my fat, I eat my veggies and make sure my micros are in a good place, and then I eat my ice cream.

    Life is too short to eat small amounts of boiled chicken and broccoli. Unless you enjoy that kind of thing. But either way the weight will come off.
  • Ejourneys
    Ejourneys Posts: 1,603 Member
    Height: 5'5"
    Age: A few days short of 55
    Current body fat: 27.6% (taken with Accu-Measure calipers)
    I don't know my starting bf, but my starting weight was 201.
    Current weight: 156
    Goal weight: 150
    When I started, my calorie goal was to net 1,650. Since then, MFP has reset it twice. It's currently at 1,430.
    Since the beginning I've aimed to lose only a half-pound per week. Even with my current slowdown this close to goal, my average is still .78 lb/week.
    I rely on fresh produce, whole grains, and lean proteins (with the occasional exceptions of cheddar and peanuts, consumed separately).
    This is the lowest my weight has been in over a decade. :-)
    I don't have a true "before" picture, but here's a series of "during" shots:
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  • JBnyc99
    JBnyc99 Posts: 100 Member
    Lots of Badass in this thread! Great job, ladies, you all look wonderful.

    For me,...my somewhat-current pic is to the left. If need be, to visualize my before pic,...add on 40 pounds with almost the same arms, legs and neck,...but sporting the lovely look and glow as if I was 8 months pregnant,...with twins.

    Average of my last 31 days,...2684 daily cals, This is very close to what I've done most of this year, and I continue to lose.

    Thanks for sharing!

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