Need friends who are eating more than 1200-1400 a day!

jillyrose0711 · July 2014

I'm just curious, but what does someone else's diet have to do with you selecting them as part of your circle of friends here?

I feel like being able to see someone's healthy progress and be inspired by the their food and activity log & the things they post is a big part of adding "friends" on this community. I am not inspired by someone who is barely eating enough for a 10 year old child to survive.

mrbyte · July 2014

I'm maintaining and dropping bf at 3300 cals.

Janautical · July 2014

I eat around 1800-2300 a day if you want to add me.

AmyG1982 · July 2014

I'm usually between 1200-1700 (on weekends maybe 2000 haha) feel free to add me if you like

corgarian · July 2014

I eat about 1650 on a normal day, 1800 on a gym day and about 2200 on roller derby practice days, FR away!

kingwill03 · July 2014

kingwill03 · July 2014

I'm just curious, but what does someone else's diet have to do with you selecting them as part of your circle of friends here?

Well.. Your mind start to corrupt doing too much cardio. Life is about having fun together.

smashy_smashy · July 2014

I'm set to lose 1 lb a week, eating 1830 calories a day. I've been at it for 21 days now, and I tend to weigh myself every Thursday. So far I've lost 5.8 lbs! I tend to come in under my calories for the day, just because I'm full enough eating less than 1830, but sometimes I'll go slightly over but have earned back some exercise calories so I'll still be under.

LAT1963 · July 2014

I'm eating 1500 cals as an mfp target but exercising so I generally eat around 1600-1800 (which still leaves me below target calories with exercise added). Not sure exactly what TDEE is. My BMR was measured around 1730 cals.

I'm doing a modified, very soft version of Atkins where I simply bias my food choices away from carbohydrates other than leafy greens, and am averaging about 110 g carbohydrate a day. I've been doing this since July 2 and averaging about 2.8 lbs/week, until today when my weight shot up a pound (I did 30% more calories of hiking than usual yesterday, so it may be muscles retaining water from mild over-training).

I understand why it is easier to friend people on similar diets. Since I am mildly carb restricting, it is hard for me to comment on diets where the breakfast is Cheerios, the lunch is a sandwich, and the snacks are yogurt with granola crumbles. To me that looks "all wrong". Typical for me is eggs and bacon, a salad with chicken on it, and a snack of edamame. Then I'll splurge on an obvious carbohydrate, like a hamburger bun or rice, at one meal a day.

lawlesslady · July 2014

Great Answer Lat 1963. It's difficult to comment on a food plan you aren't familiar with or which is in direct contrast to the one you follow, i.e. Low fat, vs. Low carb.

I'm also Atkins friendly because I'm diabetic, so following a low carb plan works better for me and I think I would prefer to have friends who are in the same boat, only if it is to avoid confrontations with the "low fat" group mentality.

Some diets work for some people. Personally, I've never had any success with lowfat, but I've lost over 60 lbs with low carb.

Jen8781 · July 2014

I've set my daily limit lower because I exercise daily and want to eat those back, on average on 1600 kcal a day. If I set my daily limit to 1600, then exercise, I end up eating too much and I do not lose anything. It's a psychological thing when looking at the progress chart...

AmandaLY17 · July 2014

mid 1800's a day. And pretty active here

Chevy_Quest · July 2014

Hi feel free to add me.

52 year old guy 5'7' currently at 190 trying to get to about 150. Eating 1800-2200 cals per day. More if I run or lift.
Know my BMR and TDEE.

Slow and steady for me. I am elated if I lose 2-3 lbs per month and still have energy to work out!