How long after uping calories if ever weight loss?

SheGlistensasSheSings
SheGlistensasSheSings Posts: 278 Member
edited February 5 in Food and Nutrition
you guys know how long it takes to start loosing again when you up calories? Thank you today and always!!

I have been eating a nutritious but LCD diet lower than 1500 as low as 600 at times(without proper knowledge for sure no ma intention I didn't realize at the time in retrospect actually it was a function of life circumstance) for 5 years maybe yeah. I'm going up to 1200 now after learning more here after have being been at close to that low for a loooooong time.

I'm totally bloated overfull and gaining(not needed part of it is financial extra healthy food is more i dont have) but determined to be healthy and still need loss not gain :(

Do you guys know how long it takes will take for me to experience weight loss again
combined with better health(hopefully though all my tests are have been normal so I don't know if I will)?
I hope I can afford this!! I really am uncertain doubting yeah if it's going to work so ........
Sincerely and utterly look forward to your informed experienced perspective :)

Multiplicity of thanks again!!

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  • Dougf90
    Dougf90 Posts: 95 Member
    Usually when I change my diet/exercise routine it will result in some water retention. Give it a few days to subside. Also, eating healthy shouldn't be too expensive... in my opinion. Are you making your own food or are you buying prepackaged "healthy" foods?
  • SheGlistensasSheSings
    SheGlistensasSheSings Posts: 278 Member
    Thank you I don't eat out much but am allergic to corn soy nuts seeds plus celiac disease lactose intolerance and a few more things!!
  • annekka
    annekka Posts: 517 Member
    Give it a week or two to see how your body is reacting. If you're still gaining and not dropping you may want to revisit your calories etc.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Give it a week or two to see how your body is reacting. If you're still gaining and not dropping you may want to revisit your calories etc.

    Actually give yourself 4-6 weeks. It can take your body that long to adjust to any change in calorie intake, as well as changes in exercise/activity levels. Aside from the scale, make sure you are also recording measurements.

    ETA: Also make sure you are using a food scale as much as possible and record everything, everyday.
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    Going from LCD to maintenance, or above, will make most people put on fat fast. Not sure what you've been told, but, this looks like trouble in the making. The reason why even maintenance would do it is that the LCD would dramatically reduce your TDEE and what you think is maintenance no longer is.

    The logic is simple, if you nearly starve yourself for a prolonged period then your body will store as much as it can as fat when you give it the opportunity. Its called survival, and your body intends to do just that.

    You've been warned.
  • SheGlistensasSheSings
    SheGlistensasSheSings Posts: 278 Member
    Thank you!!

    The confounding thing to me is that it was not intentional to get into this situation but here I am and what to do to be healthy and continue to loose weight?

    Like I said my tests have manifested no ill effects but now that I've read more that makes me concerned...
    My diet has been more expensive due to limitations and desire to purchase fresh nutrient sense foods and limited access to stores.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    You've had your calories that low for 5 years? I would expect to be very, very patient. It can take months and months to recover your metabolism for some people (especially after such a long period). There is no set time frame and there's not a whole lot of studies around this so you pretty much have to play it by ear.

    If it were me, I'd SLOWLY add calories, week by week. Add 100 calories per day for a week at a time (ie: if you're eating 800 now, eat 900/day for the next week, then 1000 for the next week, then 1100 for the next week, etc). Slowly get those calories up to minimize fat gain. Your weight will go up, even if you aren't gaining fat. More food in your digestive system, water retained due to increased carbs and sodium etc. And sure, some of it will probably be fat too.

    I'd also be on a good lifting program and probably keep increasing calories until you're at maintenance and stay there for a bit (a month?) Only then start dropping calories (maybe 20%).

    Layne has good thoughts on metabolic damage too (he has at least 3 of these): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHHzie6XRGk
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