What happens if you don't eat all of the calories?

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  • dee_thurman
    dee_thurman Posts: 240 Member
    I am close to my goal and today I changed so I will only lose 1 lb per week which increased my calories by a lot. I also am going to eat back more of the calories that I burn off.
  • andyrob87
    andyrob87 Posts: 4 Member
    edited December 2015
    I was on 1,200 calories a day, slowly increasing my calorie intake up to around 2,500 (currently at 1,900) and my weight loss and BF is dropping faster than it ever has, also combining this with heavy weight training. I also feel a lot better and hitting more nutrient goals than previously.
  • LernRach
    LernRach Posts: 286 Member
    andyrob87 wrote: »
    I was on 1,200 calories a day, slowly increasing my calorie intake up to around 2,500 (currently at 1,900) and my weight loss and BF is dropping faster than it ever has, also combining this with heavy weight training. I also feel a lot better and hitting more nutrient goals than previously.

    you are losing more weight when you eat more? My fitbit adjustment says I can eat more, I'm just scared to slow down weight loss
  • dee_thurman
    dee_thurman Posts: 240 Member
    I have eaten around 2,000 calories a day lately. I am also jogging 7 or 8 miles and doing a body weight circuit for abut 15/20 minutes. I am going to start lifting in the mornings and eating before and after I lift and adding another snack in the day to increase calories. I have a comfort level with what I am eating. I feel good and the food tastes great. I have to start adding other healthy things throughout the day.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    dee_thurman wrote: »
    I have eaten around 2,000 calories a day lately. I am also jogging 7 or 8 miles and doing a body weight circuit for abut 15/20 minutes. I am going to start lifting in the mornings and eating before and after I lift and adding another snack in the day to increase calories. I have a comfort level with what I am eating. I feel good and the food tastes great. I have to start adding other healthy things throughout the day.

    7 miles of running is a net burn of somewhere in the neighborhood of 660 calories for a 150 pound person. Your circuit training if calculated at 5 calories above RMR per minute is another 100 .... so of that 2000 calories you claim to eat, you're netting under 1300 right off the bat.
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  • dee_thurman
    dee_thurman Posts: 240 Member
    How do you get your metabolism at a good level?
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