I eat 1700+ and lost weight, real results

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  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Just want to thank everyone who's participated and told their stories of reasonable deficits and the success they can bring. :drinker:
  • Panda_Rolls
    Panda_Rolls Posts: 101 Member
    Ok, I decided to add a photo after all. I went from about 217 to 167 and I'm about 5'5". I eat somewhere between 1600 and 1900 every day.

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  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    I have much love for this thread. You all look great!
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
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    Here's mine. I eat plenty, including ice cream EVERYDAY :drinker: : Me at 270, when I started on here in October last year. And then, last month at 185ish and a week ago at 179. I try for a loss of a lb a week, but sometimes it's only half a lb.*shrugs* I don't care about time limits anymore, I'm having fun and enjoying the journey.
  • drencoronado
    drencoronado Posts: 11 Member
    Bump for inspiration!
  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
    Looking VERY good OP. Love that you posted this - proof (if it were needed) that you can eat well and lose. :drinker:
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Ok, I decided to add a photo after all. I went from about 217 to 167 and I'm about 5'5". I eat somewhere between 1600 and 1900 every day.

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    Yay! Thanks for joining in, you're looking great. And thanks to Cindy who is looking fab as well.

    I do think it needs to be said, and shown, that taking in low amounts and working out for hours a day to burn off half your intake isn't needed. It might seem obvious but when you consider how eager people are to congratulate that kind of behavior it is clear it's not as obvious at all.
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    I agree. Why make it harder than it has to be?
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    First photo, at about 130 pounds after losing weight eating under 1000 calories a day. Second photo, at a little over 130 pounds eating about 2000 calories a day (1350-1600 plus exercise calories while losing, ~1800 plus exercise calories to maintain).

    Before joining MFP....

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    Eating 2300 total calories...

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    I'm 41, 5'5. I exercise (ideally) 6 days a week, running 3-6 miles 3x a week and barbell lifting at home 3x a week (about 30-45 minutes). Other than that, I'm not terribly active. I've recently stopped logging my calories, though, because I'm finding I'd rather be a little less lean and not have to think about calories and macros than be a few pounds lighter and obsessive about it. :wink:
  • coffee4me57
    coffee4me57 Posts: 195
    Thanks to all for sharing
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I don't have a great before picture (well I do but it's on my portable hard drive, which I still haven't found post-moving) but you can see my before/after in my profile. Here my current pic:

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    I ate 1500 net calories (so usually 1700-1800 gross), I'm currently hovering around 20-21% body fat and doing a slow recomp.
  • GameOfPounds
    GameOfPounds Posts: 128 Member
    Great job! I eat around 1500-1700 calories on my good days and it works fine with weight loss as long as I workout :smile:
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    Ow oow! You look great OP! And all the others who love to eat!! 1550 here. I luff my foods.

    Work in progress, but do far 4 months 30 lbs down :D


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    Lifting heavy and playing video games ftw
  • fullofquirks
    fullofquirks Posts: 182 Member
    You all rock so hard! Congrats on your successes. I'm loving the photos!
  • janatarnhem
    janatarnhem Posts: 669 Member
    Inspirational:happy:
    Lovely results from eating and lifting!
    Congratulations to you all!

    I'm following you...hopefully!!
  • eloisenetball
    eloisenetball Posts: 13
    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.

    Sweet baby jesus I wish I had your legs!
  • QuincyChick
    QuincyChick Posts: 269 Member
    this thread is awesome. :)

    I will post pics later- I have lost over 50lbs (15 recently) eating between 1600-2000 cals a day.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Man, I really wish I was further in my progress just so I could post pictures! LOL. Unfortunately my progress photos still show a pretty fat chick. I'll just have to wait to participate!


    You all look fabulous and healthy!
    Great job on doing it right!
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
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  • diadia1
    diadia1 Posts: 223 Member
    i am in the same club I dont believe in starving yourself to lose weight.
    i eat net calories around1800-2000 and lost 19 lbs so far. It is a slow weight losss but steady.
    I don t feel at all that i am making any sacrifices.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member


    Well not a donut. I don't like donuts.
    BLASPHEMY!! :laugh: :tongue:
    ^Agreed and Achrya is one hot smokin' babe! :love:

    :blushing: Why thank you.

    Donuts are still gross though.

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    This and I need to get some pics together today :D I likey my friends
  • cleotherio
    cleotherio Posts: 712 Member
    I wish these topics got as many views as the "look how much weight I've lost through borderline anorexia!" ones..

    Yes, this. I'm eating 1600-1800 and lifting heavy a few days a week. I've never been significantly overweight, just a little squishier than I wanted to be, but I've definitely lost fat, gained strength and "toned" up over the last several months of this. I'm 5'5", 150 lbs. My weight hasn't changed more than a few lbs since I started. About a year ago, I was trying on size 10 in most clothes (should have been a 12 in some things, but I was in denial about that-if the 10 didn't fit, I just didn't bother), now I'm an 8 in most things, sometimes a 6 or even a 4.
  • Cella30
    Cella30 Posts: 539 Member
    Height: 5'3" tall
    Age: 36
    Starting weight: 221
    Weight lost by eating 1200 calories: 33 lbs
    Weight gained back when started eating normal again: 20 lbs
    Starting weight AGAIN: 208
    Current weight 153
    Caloric intake: no less than 1700, up to 2300-2500/day
    Maintaining and still losing now for over a year!

    ETA: and I have hypothyroidism, you know, that medical condition that keeps you from losing weight. And yet here I am...

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  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    It's refreshing to see people eating and losing! It is how I lost mine too. .Awesome job to you all:flowerforyou:
    You can EAT and lose-Starving is just punishment;-)
  • singha99
    singha99 Posts: 36 Member
    FANTABULOUS!!! Congratulations on your hard work and dedication =)
  • janupshaw
    janupshaw Posts: 205 Member
    Ok, help me out here....I'm 5'3", 149#. My sedentary TDEE is just under 1700, lightly active is 1800. So if I ate 1700 calories I would maintain. I've been eating 1400, eating all my exercise calories back, & exercising 6 days a week. It's taken me 2 months to lose 5 pounds. What is the difference between you & me?
  • compass172
    compass172 Posts: 15 Member
    Thank you to the OP and everyone who shared on this post. I tried the 1200 calorie approach early this year and I was literally sick, had hair coming out (more than usual), and even started getting canker sores in my mouth. It was awful!

    I also noticed that when I went back to a more restrictive routine, 1400-1500, based on fear of not losing, or letting the calorie nazis get to me- I stalled out majorly. The longest rut was the entire month of July.

    I recently was sticking to 1800ish on days I had my major workouts and 1500 on days that I work two jobs (no time for a real workout), and I was losing- but very slowly and I had no energy and was hungry often. I realized that eating below BMR (total, not net) on any day, regardless of activity level, is ridiculous. I now have my BMR as my bare minimum gross calorie intake on my less active days and will adjust accordingly on my major workout days.

    It really is a mind f@#k for people like me who have been heavy since childhood, to realize we need to be taking in *more* calories, not less. Especially with all of the torture and shame we received growing up about our weight and assumed eating habits. Countless times in my younger life I was told I would be pretty *if* I lost weight. What do you think that causes a teenager/young adult to do? It creates a horrible relationship with ourselves and food.

    Now that I am a bit older and embracing not only who I am but my body and what it is capable of, I feel so much better about all of it. I look forward to cooking fresh healthy meals and do everything I can to afford nutritious food on a tiny budget.

    Congratulations to everyone on their successes so far, and here is to the future achievements!
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Awesome thread.

    I generally eat 1500 (lazy day) and 2000+ on active days. Over all my average calories consumed is between 1800 and 2000.
    I'm 5'4.5"
    Started using MFP @ 218lbs (march 13, 2013)
    Currently: 167.4lbs
    Estimated BF% (scale)*: 33%

    my last progress pics:
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    From a 10 week challenge I participated in:
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    Halloween Costume:
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    WOOT!
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Ok, I decided to add a photo after all. I went from about 217 to 167 and I'm about 5'5". I eat somewhere between 1600 and 1900 every day.

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    Edited a couple times because the photo wouldn't fit.
    you are a stunning woman...keep up the good work.
  • FierceV_Phat
    FierceV_Phat Posts: 55 Member
    bump:smile::smile:

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