Ladies - how many calories have you been eating per day to lose weight?

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  • DaphneSW
    DaphneSW Posts: 117 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    How much are you losing per week?

    it's hard for me to say as I don't have an electric scale at home - and my weight will fluctuate quite a bit based on how much water i have in my system, what i've eaten, or if i've pooped yet..... LMAO.

    Won't really have clear results on this until i've lost a significant amount over a longer period of time. So far i've been going by how my neck/jawline look since that's noticable first :p
    It was enough that when i saw my family last week they said I looked slimmer.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    CooCooPuff wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ugh you guys are KIND of making me want to do cardio.
    Running is something I've always wanted to do. That's not to say the extra calories from it isn't a really nice perk. :p

    I really really really don't like running. I already spend 7-8 hours in the gym per week lifting. Even if I could spare more time to go in for cardio, the only sustainable amount I could do is about 1 hour per week. I always felt that wouldn't make enough difference to increase my TDEE so I just decided not to.

    I think I might have better luck increasing NEAT. I've been trying to walk and be more active in general. Still, I'm gaining very easily on 2100-2200

  • DaphneSW
    DaphneSW Posts: 117 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ugh you guys are KIND of making me want to do cardio.

    Do it girl!!
    I love it to keep me sane :D Otherwise I'm just super tense, and stressed often. Keeps mindfulness in check, and good for headspace babe x
  • DaphneSW
    DaphneSW Posts: 117 Member
    CooCooPuff wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ugh you guys are KIND of making me want to do cardio.
    Running is something I've always wanted to do. That's not to say the extra calories from it isn't a really nice perk. :p

    Heck yeah, the extra calories are a huge bonus! Girl gotta eat!!!
  • DaphneSW
    DaphneSW Posts: 117 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    CooCooPuff wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ugh you guys are KIND of making me want to do cardio.
    Running is something I've always wanted to do. That's not to say the extra calories from it isn't a really nice perk. :p

    I really really really don't like running. I already spend 7-8 hours in the gym per week lifting. Even if I could spare more time to go in for cardio, the only sustainable amount I could do is about 1 hour per week. I always felt that wouldn't make enough difference to increase my TDEE so I just decided not to.

    I think I might have better luck increasing NEAT. I've been trying to walk and be more active in general. Still, I'm gaining very easily on 2100-2200

    Walking is amazing exercise. The way I see it - I save money from petrol or public transport, while getting in fitness without even thinking about it!! It's great. Also means I wear cute workout gear and comfortable as f sneakers from day to day. Love it
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    DaphneSW wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    CooCooPuff wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ugh you guys are KIND of making me want to do cardio.
    Running is something I've always wanted to do. That's not to say the extra calories from it isn't a really nice perk. :p

    I really really really don't like running. I already spend 7-8 hours in the gym per week lifting. Even if I could spare more time to go in for cardio, the only sustainable amount I could do is about 1 hour per week. I always felt that wouldn't make enough difference to increase my TDEE so I just decided not to.

    I think I might have better luck increasing NEAT. I've been trying to walk and be more active in general. Still, I'm gaining very easily on 2100-2200

    Walking is amazing exercise. The way I see it - I save money from petrol or public transport, while getting in fitness without even thinking about it!! It's great. Also means I wear cute workout gear and comfortable as f sneakers from day to day. Love it

    I've been trying to get off the train early on the way to work. It's only an extra few miles per week though. It's funny, I live in NYC and I still don't walk THAT much. I think I'm just a lazy person. I just want to eat food and pick up heavy things. And not really move that fast or much lol

  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    DaphneSW wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Ugh you guys are KIND of making me want to do cardio.

    Do it girl!!
    I love it to keep me sane :D Otherwise I'm just super tense, and stressed often. Keeps mindfulness in check, and good for headspace babe x

    Yeah, running really helped me get through some tough times with my depression. But different strokes for different folks! I really wish I could get more into lifting, tbh. I was into it at one point but lost my lifting partner and lost my motivation so I haven't done it regularly since then.
  • alittlelife14
    alittlelife14 Posts: 339 Member
    I range around 1200 to 1700 depending on activity level. I used to somehow manage 1200 but after I started eating above that for a week or so I think my body realized I needed that so I am just hovering above it
  • JoJo0921
    JoJo0921 Posts: 19 Member
    Right now I do 2089 on workout days and 1689 on rest days. I was doing 1400 for a long time without any progress (and definitely not getting stronger) and my coach suggested I was eating too low to fuel my body correctly for the amount of exercise I do, which makes your body store extra fat for energy since it is not getting the energy it needs from food. So I always had a fluffy midsection. They slowly bumped my intake up and in a month I lost and inch in my waist and belly, and gained an inch and a half in my quads (which I have been trying to do forever!). Weight has stayed the same, but I don't rely on weight since that's always fluctuating and not a good measurement. They're going to see how I do with these calories and macros for another month then possibly bump them up more.
    Then again, this is me, and I am pretty active in the gym and my goal is to lose fat and gain strength.
    When I wasn't so focused on strength and exercised less, I tried the 1200 calorie limit (eating back any exercise calories) but still gained weight. I lost more when I bumped it up to 1400 and 1600 on workout days.
  • DaphneSW
    DaphneSW Posts: 117 Member
    JoJo0921 wrote: »
    Right now I do 2089 on workout days and 1689 on rest days. I was doing 1400 for a long time without any progress (and definitely not getting stronger) and my coach suggested I was eating too low to fuel my body correctly for the amount of exercise I do, which makes your body store extra fat for energy since it is not getting the energy it needs from food. So I always had a fluffy midsection. They slowly bumped my intake up and in a month I lost and inch in my waist and belly, and gained an inch and a half in my quads (which I have been trying to do forever!). Weight has stayed the same, but I don't rely on weight since that's always fluctuating and not a good measurement. They're going to see how I do with these calories and macros for another month then possibly bump them up more.
    Then again, this is me, and I am pretty active in the gym and my goal is to lose fat and gain strength.
    When I wasn't so focused on strength and exercised less, I tried the 1200 calorie limit (eating back any exercise calories) but still gained weight. I lost more when I bumped it up to 1400 and 1600 on workout days.

    damn! that's awesome. I think eating more is definitely important to seeing results.. food is fuel for our body :)
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I've lost 135 lbs eating 1700 per day for almost 2 years. I don't specifically eat back exercise cals, but I go more by TDEE. The constantly moving target makes me nuts. I eat a little more on days with high exercise than those that are sedentary. 60 yo
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