Maintaining mostly at 1200
Nic123fitness
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Can I check if anyone else 'seems' to maintain at 1200. I'm 5ft 3, 40yrs and sedentary. I also have a problem walking fast due to a condition with my legs. I suspect that actually I am underestimating what I eat and am actually eating over 1200, so my plan is to be stricter with the scales. Did anybody else solve this problem. Ps I work out way more than I used to at 3x per week. I only have about 5 pounds to go..
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Nobody maintains at 1200
You're right your issue is logging accuracy
But it's also probably that you are reacting to short term scale fluctuations as you increase calories...look at reverse dieting5 -
Oh rabbitjb,
When I am sedentary my maintenance is 1200. Honest. ( little old lady, hee hee)
Nic, you didn't give your weight, but 1200 for maintenance is low.
Tighten up your weighing and logging.
The last 5 lb can be very slow to come off. Just keep at it and it will come off eventually.
If you are interested in a little more activity, try going to the pool. Swimming, water walking/jogging, or aqua fit are excellent low impact ways to exercise.
You don't have to to lose weight though.
Cheers, h.
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middlehaitch wrote: »Oh rabbitjb,
When I am sedentary my maintenance is 1200. Honest. ( little old lady, hee hee)
Nic, you didn't give your weight, but 1200 for maintenance is low.
Tighten up your weighing and logging.
The last 5 lb can be very slow to come off. Just keep at it and it will come off eventually.
If you are interested in a little more activity, try going to the pool. Swimming, water walking/jogging, or aqua fit are excellent low impact ways to exercise.
You don't have to to lose weight though.
Cheers, h.
Little old lady exception
(Nowt old about you ...you're fierce
)
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You don't have to walk fast, you just need to move. I'm shorter and older than you, and don't walk very fast either, I just keep moving and try to reach 10,000 steps. Some days I'm faster than others, and on days I don't walk I try to do yoga or some strength training. I'm tempted to try the recumbent bicycle at the gym, so I can sit on my butt and exercise
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Hey all,
I am also on the 12,00 calorie diet. I feel like I maintain it very well and often have 200-300 calories that I'm trying to use up for before bed time. I was recently pregnant and couldn't do this diet, but now I'm back at it again. The first time around it worked very well! I lost 25 pounds in just a few months, but I'd always hit a plato, around 15-20 lbs weight loss, to where I couldn't lose anymore weight.... But I started taking Magnesium supplements (400mg) before bed time and it would really boost my weight loss. I'm talking about waking up and being down half a pound or even a full pound down form the day before.
Magnesium helps to regulate insulin and glucose, so it helps your body process sugars. It really helps with reducing belly fat. 9 -
Nobody maintains at 1200
You're right your issue is logging accuracy
But it's also probably that you are reacting to short term scale fluctuations as you increase calories...look at reverse dieting
Incorrect!
A five foot tall 100 pound woman maintains at roughly around 1200 and is in a healthy bmi.
I would doubt it at that weight and height, but there ARE people who have to subsist on that not to gain weight....
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Nobody maintains at 1200
You're right your issue is logging accuracy
But it's also probably that you are reacting to short term scale fluctuations as you increase calories...look at reverse dieting
Incorrect!
A five foot tall 100 pound woman maintains at roughly around 1200 and is in a healthy bmi.
I would doubt it at that weight and height, but there ARE people who have to subsist on that not to gain weight....
and they'd have to do practically nothing....
the average female with little in the way of deliberate exercise is going to maintain somewhere between 1700-2000 calories per day.
my wife is 5'3" and 40 and maintains on 2300+ calories per day...granted she's a runner...but srsly, I think way to many people over-react to natural weight fluctuations and suddenly think they're gaining weight. and really, too many people put way too much stock in the scale without knowing what makes up that number...seems like a lot of people think it's all just fat...it's rather ridiculous really.2 -
Agreed that you're probably eating more than you think.
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Maybe so, but when Icwolfman13 wrote: »Nobody maintains at 1200
You're right your issue is logging accuracy
But it's also probably that you are reacting to short term scale fluctuations as you increase calories...look at reverse dieting
Incorrect!
A five foot tall 100 pound woman maintains at roughly around 1200 and is in a healthy bmi.
I would doubt it at that weight and height, but there ARE people who have to subsist on that not to gain weight....
and they'd have to do practically nothing....
the average female with little in the way of deliberate exercise is going to maintain somewhere between 1700-2000 calories per day.
my wife is 5'3" and 40 and maintains on 2300+ calories per day...granted she's a runner...but srsly, I think way to many people over-react to natural weight fluctuations and suddenly think they're gaining weight. and really, too many people put way too much stock in the scale without knowing what makes up that number...seems like a lot of people think it's all just fat...it's rather ridiculous really.
Maybe so, however, I surely gained weight on 1500 calories a day when I had a torn muscle. Some people actually DO need less food. And that 3 inches actually makes a big difference. At that height 1 or 2 does in calorie allowance. I am not saying it is by any means the norm, i am just saying it is unfair to say that NOBODY maintains at that, I did five years ago. Wouldn't be here if I had stuck to that amount until my leg healed.0 -
I posted this the other day because I was surprised...
I'm 5'8" and 58 yo. To maintain my ideal weight at a sedentary setting was 1500 cals. So someone much shorter could easily maintain at 1200 calories.2 -
Brittbam89 wrote: »Hey all,
I am also on the 12,00 calorie diet. I feel like I maintain it very well and often have 200-300 calories that I'm trying to use up for before bed time. I was recently pregnant and couldn't do this diet, but now I'm back at it again. The first time around it worked very well! I lost 25 pounds in just a few months, but I'd always hit a plato, around 15-20 lbs weight loss, to where I couldn't lose anymore weight.... But I started taking Magnesium supplements (400mg) before bed time and it would really boost my weight loss. I'm talking about waking up and being down half a pound or even a full pound down form the day before.
Magnesium helps to regulate insulin and glucose, so it helps your body process sugars. It really helps with reducing belly fat.
Glad to hear that helps! I just read about magnesium and grabbed a bottle at the store. I learned to never take them during the day though... I was so tired. Lol
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My maintenance is around 1300: 5'1", 105 pounds, 60 years old. I've come to accept that this is what my body needs and I'm mostly okay with it.3
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how sedentary are all of you? get up and do something...3
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I have PCOS, IR (insulin resistance/pre diabetic - whatever fancy wording you want to use), and a few other things...
Research has shown now that women with certain hormonal imbalances (IR, especially PCOS, sometimes certain genetic make-up) actually have a much lower bmr and specifically lower caloric need. It isn't just the slower metabolism that needs to somehow be bumped up it is genetic and natural.
The problem is most calculators are for average women. The woman with any of these challenges may need anywhere from 200 to 700 calories less per day. That means the typical woman needing say 1900 calories the woman with imbalances/etc may maintain on something from 1200 to 1700 calories a day.
For me personally if I am eating above 1500 calories I will gain weight... pretty much regardless of what I eat. I have done Paleo successfully in the past but even then if my caloric intake went too much above 1500 the weight loss stalled. Now at that time I did a general calorie count now I am counting pretty much everything, double checking the values of the foods on here, etc...
To lose weight I have to go below that amount.
I further have found fasting (5:2 adjusted at the moment) has given me huge benefits for weight loss.
Ultimately over the course of a full week I average 1200/day or less.2 -
Just tighten up your logging. Use a food scale for everything you consume. Walmart sells them around 12$. Just weigh your foods , log them accurately.3
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Brittbam89 wrote: »Hey all,
I am also on the 12,00 calorie diet. I feel like I maintain it very well and often have 200-300 calories that I'm trying to use up for before bed time. I was recently pregnant and couldn't do this diet, but now I'm back at it again. The first time around it worked very well! I lost 25 pounds in just a few months, but I'd always hit a plato, around 15-20 lbs weight loss, to where I couldn't lose anymore weight.... But I started taking Magnesium supplements (400mg) before bed time and it would really boost my weight loss. I'm talking about waking up and being down half a pound or even a full pound down form the day before.
Magnesium helps to regulate insulin and glucose, so it helps your body process sugars. It really helps with reducing belly fat.
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How long have you been taking magnesium supplements?0
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And have you noticed fat loss in your stomach? My stomach seems to be the last place I'm losing!0
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Please research magnesium supplements ( and any others) before taking them. A diet with sufficient fibre and green leafy veg should give you the magnesium you need.
It has lots of benefits but fat reduction isn't one of them. Regulating bowel movements is.
The way to get a flat stomach is primarily by diet; to lose the fat, and secondly exercise; to maintain and strengthen the muscle below the fat.
Read the links at the top top of the page instead of following fads.
Cheers, h.5
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