1600 calories

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

I'm consuming 1600 calories/day even though MFP allows only 1270. I can adhere to this amount but I find it unsatisfying. My question is, can I still lose weight by consuming 1600 calories? Bearing in mind that I'm 5 ft 2 in and that I'm 128 lbs.
Also, I'm not in a hurry.

philippakate197 · May 2016

I'm 5'1 and 142lb and my maintenance calories are 1630 (with activity level at sedentary), so I doubt yours are much different, possibly a little lower. You'd probably maintain.

Heartlight441 · May 2016

Well the answer isn't a simple one.... I guess it's possible, especially if doing exercise!

janejellyroll · May 2016

Without knowing your activity level and any exercise you may be doing, it will be hard to answer this question. When you tell MFP you want to maintain your weight, what goal does it give you? That may be a good way to begin to determine if 1,600 is a deficit for you or not.

JeromeBarry1 · May 2016

You should be getting 58 g of protein each day. Protein and vegetables provide the satiety. You've got the vegetables already and reached 44 g of protein. Perhaps adjust your 1600 calorie diet to provide more protein and see if that solves the satiety problem.

Do you exercise or do work of any kind? That could greatly increase your daily calorie burn and justify a higher calorie intake.

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

philippakate197 wrote: »

I'm 5'1 and 142lb and my maintenance calories are 1630 (with activity level at sedentary), so I doubt yours are much different, possibly a little lower. You'd probably maintain.

I just checked and it's 1630 calories too

Guess I need to either cut back on food or exercise.
Thanks!

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

Heartlight441 wrote: »

Well the answer isn't a simple one.... I guess it's possible, especially if doing exercise!

I walk all the time while studying, but I've already set my activity to lightly active. Which means I need to exercise

Mouse_Potato · May 2016

Depends on how active you are. I am 5'3" or so, 123 pounds, and I would lose on 1600. But I am rather active. Only twice in the last month have I burned less than 2000 calories in a day.

KimmyKicksAss · May 2016

I'm shorter than you (I'm 5'0") and I started around the same weight too. I lost weight all the way down to 116 lbs in a year or so while eating on average ~1800 calories. Keep in mind that I was lifting HEAVY weights 3x a week and kickboxing 2x a week. Plus my job is fairly active (I can get anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 steps a day from work alone) So yes, it is possible depending on how active your lifestyle is.

P.S: I wasn't in a hurry either. I cared more about my body shape than the number on the scale, although to be honest, that first initial weigh-in sure did jumpstart my current lifestyle.

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

janejellyroll wrote: »

Without knowing your activity level and any exercise you may be doing, it will be hard to answer this question. When you tell MFP you want to maintain your weight, what goal does it give you? That may be a good way to begin to determine if 1,600 is a deficit for you or not.

I got 1630 calories for maintaining while being sedentery. But usually I set my activity level to "lightly active" because I walk a lot in my room.
I think I can use my stationary bike, but it confuses me a lot because it's inaccurate. I usually do one hour in what I believe to be moderate effort, and it says I burn 350 calories or so, but I don't know whether I should believe it or not

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

You should be getting 58 g of protein each day. Protein and vegetables provide the satiety. You've got the vegetables already and reached 44 g of protein. Perhaps adjust your 1600 calorie diet to provide more protein and see if that solves the satiety problem.

Do you exercise or do work of any kind? That could greatly increase your daily calorie burn and justify a higher calorie intake.

It's not a satiety problem actually, what I meant is that it leaves me "nutritionally" unsatisfied. You see, I love meeting my micronutrient goals, and I find that difficult by consuming only 1200 calories

and I don't want to use any type of supplementation.
Maybe I need to obsess less about that??Because I'm tracking everything starting from vitamins and minerals to trace elements, and I aim for 100% DV of everything.

janejellyroll · May 2016

mayoosh_primrose wrote: »

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

You should be getting 58 g of protein each day. Protein and vegetables provide the satiety. You've got the vegetables already and reached 44 g of protein. Perhaps adjust your 1600 calorie diet to provide more protein and see if that solves the satiety problem.

Do you exercise or do work of any kind? That could greatly increase your daily calorie burn and justify a higher calorie intake.

It's not a satiety problem actually, what I meant is that it leaves me "nutritionally" unsatisfied. You see, I love meeting my micronutrient goals, and I find that difficult by consuming only 1200 calories and I don't want to use any type of supplementation.
Maybe I need to obsess less about that??Because I'm tracking everything starting from vitamins and minerals to trace elements, and I aim for 100% DV of everything.

I track everything too and I find it much easier to focus on my vitamins/minerals for the rolling week rather than in just a single day. There might be a day when I only get 60% of, say, Vitamin E, but I know that over the course of a week, I'm eating a variety of foods that contain it so I am getting enough.

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

KimmyKicksAss wrote: »

I'm shorter than you (I'm 5'0") and I started around the same weight too. I lost weight all the way down to 116 lbs in a year or so while eating on average ~1800 calories. Keep in mind that I was lifting HEAVY weights 3x a week and kickboxing 2x a week. Plus my job is fairly active (I can get anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 steps a day from work alone) So yes, it is possible depending on how active your lifestyle is.

P.S: I wasn't in a hurry either. I cared more about my body shape than the number on the scale, although to be honest, that first initial weigh-in sure did jumpstart my current lifestyle.

Well i'm sure not lifting heavy weights

I just starting using light weights about 4 months ago and I don't know when to switch to heavier ones

I normally use my stationary bike for 1 hour and do a little bit of cardio. But I don't do that now since I'm having my final exams, hence the question about still losing weight. I don't want to end up with extra pounds after the exams are over!

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

janejellyroll wrote: »

I track everything too and I find it much easier to focus on my vitamins/minerals for the rolling week rather than in just a single day. There might be a day when I only get 60% of, say, Vitamin E, but I know that over the course of a week, I'm eating a variety of foods that contain it so I am getting enough.

This is a VERY good idea

Do you mind telling my what method do you use for doing that? Does MFP provide this feature for premium?
I use a website called cron-o-meter and I don't know if it can track these stuff over the course of the week.

kimdawnhayden · May 2016

Try this calculator.

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

janejellyroll · May 2016

mayoosh_primrose wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

I track everything too and I find it much easier to focus on my vitamins/minerals for the rolling week rather than in just a single day. There might be a day when I only get 60% of, say, Vitamin E, but I know that over the course of a week, I'm eating a variety of foods that contain it so I am getting enough.

This is a VERY good idea Do you mind telling my what method do you use for doing that? Does MFP provide this feature for premium?
I use a website called cron-o-meter and I don't know if it can track these stuff over the course of the week.

I use Cron-O-Meter for this too. Click the "Trends" tab at the top of the page and then click "Nutrition Report." That will give you information for your rolling week.

MFP doesn't track as many vitamins/minerals as that site, even if you buy premium.

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

janejellyroll wrote: »

I use Cron-O-Meter for this too. Click the "Trends" tab at the top of the page and then click "Nutrition Report." That will give you information for your rolling week.

MFP doesn't track as many vitamins/minerals as that site, even if you buy premium.

Thank you so much! This has been very helpful! It's also nice to know that there're other people who track these stuff; cuz my friends and family have been calling me crazy since I started doing it

Thanks again

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

kimdawnhayden wrote: »

Try this calculator.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

I did! It's really helpful. Thanks

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

janejellyroll wrote: »

I use Cron-O-Meter for this too. Click the "Trends" tab at the top of the page and then click "Nutrition Report." That will give you information for your rolling week.

MFP doesn't track as many vitamins/minerals as that site, even if you buy premium.

Thank you so much! This has been extremely helpful

It's really good to know that other people care about their micronutrients. I was starting to believe I was crazy since that's what my friends and family keep telling me

Thanks again

jwcanfield · May 2016

You seem young - final exams? Once you're through and on a more predictable daily schedule you will have a better chance. But at your height, it's unlikely that the scales will drop much at 1600 daily calories. But what do I know.

Myjourney2345 · May 2016

I am 5'4.5, 142.4 pounds and I am 27. I consume anywhere between 1,600-2,000 calories a day and lose about a pound a week ( I use a scale and weigh everything I eat to get an accurate calorie count).I should also add that I workout around 6-7 times a week (I use a heart rate monitor and burn between 360-500 calories per exercise session). I also take at least 8,000 steps a day if not more. It really depends on how active you are throughout the day (steps and daily life) and the intensity of your exercise.

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

jwcanfield wrote: »

You seem young - final exams? Once you're through and on a more predictable daily schedule you will have a better chance. But at your height, it's unlikely that the scales will drop much at 1600 daily calories. But what do I know.

Not very young though

I'm 20 years old, a 3rd year medical student and right now I'm having my final exams, which will end on the 18th of June "plenty of time to gain weight"

I really hope I can do damage control during summer vacation.
I know you are right. All I can hope for is that those 1600 calories won't add anymore pounds. Maintaining seems like a good -although not ideal- option right now.
Thanks!

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

mg2012 wrote: »

I am 5'4.5, 142.4 pounds and I am 27. I consume anywhere between 1,600-2,000 calories a day and lose about a pound a week ( I use a scale and weigh everything I eat to get an accurate calorie count).I should also add that I workout around 6-7 times a week (I use a heart rate monitor and burn between 360-500 calories per exercise session). I also take at least 8,000 steps a day if not more. It really depends on how active you are throughout the day (steps and daily life) and the intensity of your exercise.

Got it! Thanks

ElizabethOakes2 · May 2016

Log at 1600 for a couple weeks, and see if you're losing weight. If not, cut out a 100 daily calories per week until you start seeing loss. 1200 may not be necessary at all- you could find yourself in good loss at 1400, especially if you're exercising.

mayoosh_primrose · May 2016

ElizabethOakes2 wrote: »

Log at 1600 for a couple weeks, and see if you're losing weight. If not, cut out a 100 daily calories per week until you start seeing loss. 1200 may not be necessary at all- you could find yourself in good loss at 1400, especially if you're exercising.

Okay I'll try that! Hope I do lose weight

Thanks

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