Can I lose on 1,500 calories?

Surely you will, it just may be a slightly slower rate of loss than with 1340. I personally choose to eat more and lose slower because I'm hoping it will be easier to maintain in the long run. I am 5'8", 178 lbs, and have lost almost 40 lbs by eating 1650-ish calories a day. I am pretty active, though.

My highest weight was 175 lbs at 5'5" and I was eating probably around 2,500 a day without exercise. However, I was still generally happy with myself because I worked on accepting my body the way it looked, which had a lot of fat. I knew I had to lose weight because my clothes were starting to not fit, so I first started by eating the same 2,500 calories, but spread out in 2-3 hour intervals throughout the day (without exercise). I would eat 2 cups of cereal at 7:30am, eat a 1oz bag of cheetos and 3 Oreos at 8:45am, eat a sandwich at 10am, eat noodles at 12am and so on and so on. What I began to notice is that I was feeling very full and I had to cut down on my food because I was always so full I would feel nauseous. So I slowly cut down on serving sizes of each meal and sometimes replaces a bag of chips for chicken breast and so forth. I was eating a 2,000 calorie diet and I lost 7 pounds without exercise within 1 month. Then in the middle of the second month, I lowered my calories to 1,600 and incorporated minimal exercise (walking for 30-90 minutes) and have now lost 14 pounds. So if youre having trouble sticking to something, dont try a drastic change of caloric intake, try a slower one. Or maybe pace out your eating every few hours like I did. But yes, its very possible to lose weight at 1,500 calories

I'm 5ft 2 and I have a full time sedentary office job. I *do* make sure I get around 6000 steps a day (I wear a FitBit) and I weight train 4 times a week. My TDEE is around 1800 - so I do lose weight on 1500. Probably just over half a pound a week.

Every one is different and your activity/starting weight will be a factor. I'd say try 1500 and record your loss each week. If you are losing at a faster weight than you are happy with, increase by 100. Decrease your calories by 100 if you feel the loss is a little on the slow side. A lot of this is 'trial and error'

I'm at 1540 calories a day and I'm about the same height (158cm) and I lose and my current weight is lower 59/60kg (132lbs).

I maintain or gain weight at 1500. I am six feet and 180 pounds.

Without exercise, you'll lose on that (if you're being accurate). But I'd guess eventually you'll need to drop down to 1300-1350 to get all the way to goal. (Or add exercise to increase your deficit.) I put your stats into this calculator

http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

And 1500 is the amount you'd need to eat to maintain your weight at your goal weight of 139 (if mainly sedentary). Meaning that as you get closer and closer to your goal weight, and your TDEE goes down, the rate of loss will slow down to a crawl. Which is fine, actually, and probably the best for your long-term health.

angel1244 wrote: »

Most definitely, I am currently on a 1500 calorie diet and I am losing weight steadly. You have to remember that its not the 1500 calories that you have to monitor its what you eat that you have to monitor. I hope this helps a d great luck to you...

This isn't correct. If you are at a deficit at 1500 calories, WHAT you eat is not important at all.

Hi there. I thought I will share, coz our statistics are very close. I'm 5.3, starting weight 189 pounds. I went to dietician back in July, who advised me that I need to eat 1500 calories per day to lose. I have an office job, but work out about 4 times a week, 45 minutes each workout, I do both cardio and strength. I set a plan that seems to be working for me. During weekdays I eat 1200-1500 calories, during weekend 1500-1800 a day. I have lost 35 pounds over the last 3.5 months. Good luck to you. You can lose on 1500 calories, but try and move more to keep your muscles and skin toned.