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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cwolfman13 wrote: »how sedentary are all of you? get up and do something...
Have to agree
By calculators (admittedly estimates)
A 30 year old, 5', 100lbs woman who is sedentary would maintain at 1478 calories
At lightly active ...eg add a 30 minute stroll to the shops would maintain at 1698 calories
By 60 they'd lose 190 calories (roughly) ...just move more, build muscle2 -
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....
Agree! I know the general rule is women should be above 1200 but shorter, older women have a different challenge if they want to maintain in the low 100s.1 -
titotito48 wrote: »And have you noticed fat loss in your stomach? My stomach seems to be the last place I'm losing!
It is for many
You can't spot reduce
Fat comes off where it comes off1 -
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....
That is my height and weight. I maintain around 1900-2000 calories a day. It really has more to do with how active you are.2 -
I don't think the fact that magnesium tablets aren't going to make someone lose half a pound to a pound at night is a hidden message.
People typically weigh the least first thing in the morning. Just surviving the night is often enough to see weight (not fat) losses that size and greater.
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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....
Actually I checked on a fairly reliable calorie calculator ...see above for stats
http://www.weightloss-calculator.net
And 1200 is very low for a 100lb 5 foot sedentary woman is all I'm saying3 -
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....
Actually I checked on a fairly reliable calorie calculator ...see above for stats
http://www.weightloss-calculator.net
And 1200 is very low for a 100lb 5 foot sedentary woman is all I'm saying
I agree your calculator is reliable, but it's a calculator and it could be off for 100 calories for some people which makes 1200 not a VERY LOW number for some. I'm just saying that you can't generalize everyone.
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Wow. I feel like I stirred up a hornets nest. 1200 absolutely was what I should have been eating at when I was unable to walk. I didn't, I gained weight. I however, am not the norm. Smaller women with those caloric needs also tend to have more mineral and vitamin deficiencies, and for those calling me sedentary, yes, I was, I was TOLD NOT TO WALK during that time period. My only point is you can't blanket say that nobody loses at that intake.
OP if you are that close to goal, and accurately logging, it could very well be that you're building muscle or retaining more water than normal. Even IF you are accurately logging, I wouldn't go below that because it's very hard to get nutrition at that level of eating. And the closer to your goal you are, the slower you will lose, because you don't have as big of a calorie deficit. Do whatever you did to lose the weight to begin with and keep at it. It will come off, it just takes FOREVER to get the last few pounds off.0 -
Interesting though it is debating how much us little old ladies should be able to eat, the OP, Nic 123fitness is not one of us.
Nic, as people advised at the begining of this thread; tighten your logging, and weigh your food.
1200 is low for your age and height so unless you are an anomaly, you just need to do the above.
Upping your exercise could help, but isn't needed.
Cheers, h.2
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