I eat 1700+ and lost weight, real results

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:

Awesome ladies! So proud to be in your sensible and successful club. :drinker:

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 love reading these success stories where people EAT and lose weight. It is so inspiring!

You all look fantastic, by the way.

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:

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:

:flowerforyou:

Around 2200cals a day with a 2900cal refeed once a week and in a cut at the moment
ETA:5 8"-5 9", I am not tall.

That's great! Its always good to see people finding what works for them, and you're right that you don't have to starve yourself, I eat anywhere from 1200-2000 calories, but average around 1600-1700 over the course of a week. Some people freak out if I tell them that I on a particular day I only ate 1200-1300, but if they looked at my averages and paid attention to what I actually said, they'd see that was ONE day of the week, not the norm.

No people are freaking out because you congratulated the girl who eats under 1200 calories and burns 75% of those and bragged about/ condoned doing the same thing.

Congrats on a job well done. Today I ate 1311 calories, I burned 870 in exercise, which means I netted 441 calories, but I still ate over 1200. Usually I eat closer to 1600, but then I'm still heavy enough to burn 3000 or more TDE.

Do what works for you. You exercised hard, which probably will help maintain your metabolism, and it looks like you had some guidance from cross fit instructors (based on your photos), just be sure to increase slowly when you reach goal so you can watch your body's response.