Yes, 1650 diets work!

SugaryLynx
SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm a 5'3.5" female. I started off at 170 lbs June 20th 2013 after my 6 week postpartum check up. I like turtles. Sometimes, I eat bacon for breakfast. You know, whatever gets me to my macro / micro targets. I ate 1650 net. So, exercise days I'd eat closer to 1900. Lost about 1 lb a week. Some might think that's not fast enough but hey, it's not a race. I didn't get here in a few months, so I knew I should give myself more than a few months to bounce back from it. I'm maintaining around 2300 calories.


I'd like to think strength training and eating a decent calorie amount for being a tiny female helped me to retain muscle mass and helped me look leaner than if I had starved myself on 1200 calories for 9 months instead. Eating more and losing less per week on average isn't about not having the willpower to starve myself to reach a scale weight goal. It was about learning to make sustainable habits for myself, get in better shape, and get healthy. Here's to you who are doing the slow and steady, winning the race game. Let the gifs begin!

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  • Veil5577
    Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
    This seems to be a response to the Yes, 1200 calorie diets work! thread just posted.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    In for BACON!

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    Seems to be working pretty well for me
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    This seems to be a response to the Yes, 1200 calorie diets work! thread just posted.

    Nope, just a food dance party. Nuffin to see here

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  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
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  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    In for BACON!

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTeSMd7Reyf8hk3QqMm09RucYn62NPgXlYpWLF5W8WHtMI1U1nDZQ

    Seems to be working pretty well for me

    All hail the crispy goodness that is bacon ooooh
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  • srslybritt
    srslybritt Posts: 1,618 Member
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  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
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  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    Works for me too! :drinker:

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  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Works for me too! :drinker:

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  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
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  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    I so need to make this

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  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Works for me too! :drinker:

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  • miss_phat_booty
    miss_phat_booty Posts: 117
    1200 cals?

    https://31.media.tumblr.com/9a38d3e2ad6140232d68005eaa93409f/tumblr_mmzr4daUUZ1s9m4zlo2_500.gif

    1650 cals?

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  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    I so need to make this

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  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    I don't think that will work for me, I bet I need to go to 1200.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    1200 cals?

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    1650 cals?

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  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    I don't think that will work for me, I bet I need to go to 1200.

    *gently pats you* If Tyrion can eat more, so can you. I believe! Have you seen that man drink wine? !
  • endermako
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    YAAAASSS!!
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    I am always glad to see people monitor their numbers in a logical fashion.

    As a short guy with not much to lose and an incredibly sedentary job (desk job all day, sometimes literally all day), my TDEE is quite low. So, when losing weight, my calories seem low. But, am sticking to it.

    Ultimately, my goal is to get to a certain BF%, then switch to a surplus and increase my weight lifting. Then when at my high end BF%, switch back to a deficit, and keep going back and forth.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    This seems to be a response to the Yes, 1200 calorie diets work! thread just posted.

    Nope, just a food dance party. Nuffin to see here

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    ok, WHAT is that above and where can I see it!!!???
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    I so need to make this

    BaconWeaveElvis3.jpg

    I.can't.even . . .

    *dies*
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    This seems to be a response to the Yes, 1200 calorie diets work! thread just posted.

    Nope, just a food dance party. Nuffin to see here

    339t66p.jpg

    ok, WHAT is that above and where can I see it!!!???

    I has no idea but seeing the two of them dancing made me giddy! :D squeee
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    I'm a 5'3.5" female. I started off at 170 lbs June 20th 2013 after my 6 week postpartum check up. I like turtles. Sometimes, I eat bacon for breakfast. You know, whatever gets me to my macro / micro targets. I ate 1650 net. So, exercise days I'd eat closer to 1900. Lost about 1 lb a week. Some might think that's not fast enough but hey, it's not a race. I didn't get here in a few months, so I knew I should give myself more than a few months to bounce back from it. I'm maintaining around 2300 calories.


    I'd like to think strength training and eating a decent calorie amount for being a tiny female helped me to retain muscle mass and helped me look leaner than if I had starved myself on 1200 calories for 9 months instead. Eating more and losing less per week on average isn't about not having the willpower to starve myself to reach a scale weight goal. It was about learning to make sustainable habits for myself, get in better shape, and get healthy. Here's to you who are doing the slow and steady, winning the race game. Let the gifs begin!

    ip1hmv.gif

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    Unless you meant chocolatey or nutty turtles then...

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  • taranbatt
    taranbatt Posts: 18 Member
    I love this!!!! I have lost 16lbs since March 22nd and the last month its been very slowly and I have been doing 1200 cals. I started being very active, bike riding, walking at least an hour a day and Ive recently started running!!! I also started feeling tired, getting headaches and geting HANGRY!!! So I have changed my settings and I am now set at 1510 cals a day, and yesterday was my first day to eat that much and I felt great!! No headache and plenty of energy! Im 131 lbs now and Im aiming at 115....I'll get there sooner or later and I'd like to feel healthy in the meantime!
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    I so need to make this

    BaconWeaveElvis3.jpg

    I.can't.even . . .

    *dies*

    Holy Jeebus!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
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  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I so need to make this

    BaconWeaveElvis3.jpg

    I.can't.even . . .

    *dies*

    Holy Jeebus!

    This weekend.....that is happening. I am putting nutella on there as well.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    I don't think that will work for me, I bet I need to go to 1200.

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  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    :flowerforyou:
  • sklarbodds
    sklarbodds Posts: 608 Member
    I'm not comfortable with the level of reason in this thread. I need an extreme diet suggestion that I can follow like crazy for 3 weeks and then give up.

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