Women who eat more than 1800 calories a day !!!!
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1900 a day here!! I meet my macro's ans do bodyweight strength training... Works for me so far1
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Loving this thread! I'm slowing upping my calories and it helps my psyche to read these posts. I've been stalled between 162-165 FOREVER, but I was stupidly netting less than 1,000 calories at least a couple of times a week while powerlifting 4x a week and teaching barre/taking barre daily. I'm seeing huge improvements in my lifts already - crazy! My deadlift jumped another 10lbs this week over last week and holy box jumps!
Amazing what a well feed body can do isn't it?1 -
retirehappy wrote: »Loving this thread! I'm slowing upping my calories and it helps my psyche to read these posts. I've been stalled between 162-165 FOREVER, but I was stupidly netting less than 1,000 calories at least a couple of times a week while powerlifting 4x a week and teaching barre/taking barre daily. I'm seeing huge improvements in my lifts already - crazy! My deadlift jumped another 10lbs this week over last week and holy box jumps!
Amazing what a well feed body can do isn't it?
It really is! I still struggle with the numbers game - like right now, I'm at net 792 calories for the day, including what I plan to eat for dinner, so despite the fact that I've eaten 1900 calories, I HAVE to eat more... that just seems like SO MUCH FOOD after working so hard to lose 100lbs. It's really re-training the mind3 -
I'm 5'7 and in the 190's. I lose .5 pound a week at 2,000 a day and last year I set my goal at maintenance ( 2,100 I think) and just made sure to stay under that amount. I was losing an average of half a pound every10 days at that point. My only exercise is walking. .. about30 minutes most days. I love food too much to go much lower. Haha.6
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It taken me awhile to trust the process of feeding my body. I still have my days where I get scared at the amount I'm able to eat and either lose or maintain.
In the past, when I needed to lose vanity weight I would eat from 1200-1500 calories and workout several times a week. I would lose the 10-15 lbs, but it would be miserable and everyone would know I was on a "diet" because I was a grouch.
I sometimes used unhealthy supplements or diet pills also.
Now I've settled into eating between 1700 on a completely sedentary day, and between 1800-2000 on an exercise day. I try to make 2000 my top calories because that is the estimated number of calories I will need to maintain my goal weight.
I workout 6 days a week between 45-80 minutes.
I do dumbbell lifting circuits, HIIT body weight circuits, and long beach walks.
My stats are:
Female
5' 9"...150 lbs with a goal of 140??( will see when I get there)
55 years old
I am so much more production both in my workouts and in life in general when I fuel my body.
My Fitbit HR says my average TDEE is 2200. Scoobyworkshop confirms this number.
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Does anybody think we should start a group for this? There was a group at one time for women eating more than 2,000 calories, but it doesn't look like there's been a lot of activity there. If there's interest, I can start it, but I would need at least 10 others to say they wanted to participate in it.7
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I'm so happy to see this thread. I've been eating around 1400 on days I don't work out and 1700 on days I do. It's gone well for me as over the last 8 months I've lost about 85 pounds. I am now about 25-30 lbs from goal and lately I've noticed my hair shedding way more than usual and my nails breaking easily too. I believe those calories are now too low for my activity level. Which is high, 6 days a week of exercise. Going to bump it up to about 1800-2000 daily even if I'm not working out. Thanks!!
5'10"
28 yrs
Sw 275
Cw 187
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Great thread, very motivational. I just set my calories to 1800, with a 30% carbs, 35 % fat and protein. I use to aim for 1400 but havent had much success.
I'm 5'8, 202 as of today. My first goal is to reach 180 and not to yo-yo ever again. Hopefully i will have energy to achieve more intense training with this eating!
If you create a group, I'm definitely in.
Please feel free to add me, I need all the support I can. Most of my mfp contacts are starving them selves !0 -
I've set my goal to lose 1/2 pd a week which gives me around 2000 calories. I would rather have the flexibility to eat more if I need to and lose the weight slowly. I'm in this for the long haul and have about 50-60 pounds to lose. I would join a group if one was created.3
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Does anybody think we should start a group for this? There was a group at one time for women eating more than 2,000 calories, but it doesn't look like there's been a lot of activity there. If there's interest, I can start it, but I would need at least 10 others to say they wanted to participate in it.
I'd be interested in a new group, or we could revive that old group, yes?1 -
It is easy to find this thread on the message board if you become a group, it will be harder for new members to locate you. Many like me like to check in irregularly to remember to eat enough
It is easier to start a new group than revive an older one. If the original owner of a group is no longer around it is a big hassle to get MFP staff to allow you to get editing rights etc. so you post stickies etc. which is the advantage of groups.
Having said all that, I would join just so I could check in from time to time.0 -
Yes, I'm also done starving myself. I eat 1800 - 2000 calories per day and work out five days per week. The loss is slow at this point, but I'm trusting the body recomposition process. My muscles look great, so IMO it's definitely working.
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what are some of your workout routines with the 1800+ calorie intake?
Weight amount/time spent/reps/days a week, etc.0 -
prettypeach790 wrote: »what are some of your workout routines with the 1800+ calorie intake?
Weight amount/time spent/reps/days a week, etc.
I run six days a week, runs lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to over three hours (currently training for a marathon). I do body weight resistance training 3 days a week. I stationary bike once a week for 6 miles or so. In addition to my exercise routine, I walk to and from work whenever the weather permits (2 miles each way) and walk about half a hour each day during my lunch break.0 -
prettypeach790 wrote: »what are some of your workout routines with the 1800+ calorie intake?
Weight amount/time spent/reps/days a week, etc.
I don't have a set routine but I practice yoga, swim, hike, and garden.
I hurt my shoulder so am taking a break from weight lifting. (Haven't figured out a lower body routine that will work with my bad knees.)0 -
I am just starting to increase my calories. Currently set at 1750 and plan to increase again soon. I don't eat exercise calories back.
I do Stronglifts 5x5 3 times per week (generally about 35 minutes) and run 2-3 miles 3 times per week.
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Hi everyone! I've lost a total of 60 pounds so far.
CW 192
GW 165 then reasses
I'm 5'8" tall.
I eat about 1800-2500 calories a day. I do SL 5x5 3 times a week for 30-45 minutes. I do cycle class once- 2x's a week, a bootcamp class Saturday mornings and a 1.5 hour dancing class called Mixxedfit on Sunday mornings. I like to take different cardio classes and keep my 5X5 lifting program as it was made to be done. Sometimes I'll do kickboxing or whatever. The classes keep my motivated. I also walk my dogs twice a day for 20-30 minutes and that's a lovely resistance workout if they see a rabbit.1 -
Check out the IIFYM Women group on facebook as well!! Lots use MFP and I use their superb flexible dieting skills/recipes/motivation all the time!!1
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prettypeach790 wrote: »what are some of your workout routines with the 1800+ calorie intake?
Weight amount/time spent/reps/days a week, etc.
I do Insanity Max 30 5-6 days a week plus aim for a minimum of 8k steps a day. On my days off I like to hike and look for challenging trails with steep inclines.0 -
prettypeach790 wrote: »what are some of your workout routines with the 1800+ calorie intake?
Weight amount/time spent/reps/days a week, etc.
Upper Body (power lifting) 2x a week
Lower Body (power lifting) 2x a week
Take Barre - 3x a week/minimum
Teach Barre - 3x a week/minimum
1 hr of conditioning (athletic work) on Saturdays0 -
LorinaLynn wrote: »I'm currently in "maintenance" with an estimated 1700, so with exercise calories, I'm usually over 2000. 39 years old, 5'5 and currently 132#, but not concerned with the number on the scale at all.
During the time I was losing, I was usually around 1800+.
Do you work out a ton?
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I knew I was eating too little with the exercise I am doing but this thread has really opened my eyes. Thank you to everyone who has posted shared their experience. I have been reading over the past 2 days and haven't gotten to every response yet but hope to!
I am definitely going to slowly up my net cals until I reach the 1690 recommended by fat2fit. I would love for any women to add me who are eating 1800+/day so I can peep your diaries I will be adding a few of you, also.
I am 5'4" with about 10 -15 lbs to lose. I workout for an hour to an hour and a half about 6 days/week. Mix of cardio and strength training.
thanks all!!1 -
I am 5'3" and eat 1700cal/day, plus I eat back some of my exercise calories. I have lost 34lbs since January...which is exactly when I upped my calories from the MFP recommended 1200 to 1700. It seems to be working for me.3
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5'9'' and 143 at the moment. I'm currently on a 12 week cut to drop some additional body fat, so I average 1600-1800 depending on the day and activity level, but my maintenance is 2100 or thereabouts. I'm in the gym 4-5 days a week. I lift heavy 4 days and do cardio/yoga/mobility work 5 days.1
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From reading this thread and noting just how TIRED I’ve been lately, I’ve decided to up my calories. I was full of energy last week, but then ran a 10k race at the weekend and can barely do ANY of the activities I want to this week, which is both a knock on effect of not fueling myself and not getting enough sleep. I’m only 5’ and 129lbs, so to start I’ll aim for a NET of 1550. I’m trying not to get on the scale because I’m getting frustrated over the same couple of pounds that won’t shift.
Hopefully if I’m more active, the weight will shift. Or my dress size will go down – that’s more important to me, looking good. I'm about to start on SL 5x5 and do less of the running I've been doing.
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I do. Although my counter is set to 1700 calories, I'm closer to 1800. I started with 1200 calories a day, and was borderline not functional, weak, shaky, dizzy, and anxious. Plus I also did not lose much weight, so add frustrated to the list of descriptive adjectives as well. Thus I increased, and things are moving, slow, but steady, and I am none of the above any longer. Still hungry on occasion, but I am also learning what my body needs, so I am still in trial and error mode in terms of timing of meals, and macros. It was a lot easier when I was younger. Calorie reduction was all that's needed, and the body was so much more forgiving. Losing weight over 50 seems so much more complicated, I find. For me anyway.1
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Just read through most of this tread - such great information here.
I've weighed between 162-165 for MONTHS, but I've been netting usually less than 1200 calories. Now that I'm lifting heavy 4x a week - 2 days upper body, 2 days lower body - on top of teaching and taking barre and group fitness classes, I'm burning 600+ calories on a "less active" day. I'm working on eating more, but who knew it would be so hard. I haven't logged dinner yet since I don't know what I'll be having, but I've only netted 778 calories at the moment - with eating a cookie, snacks, breakfast, lunch...
It's a mind game to get past the numbers. Seeing MORE is hard. But, I went to a dietitian a week and a half ago who encouraged me to eat more and to count macros instead of calories.
I'm rambling, but this has been such a great thread for me. I want to lose another 20lbs or so, while lifting heavy and getting stronger. Rationally, I know I need food to do it!0 -
Hi. I am new to this concept. Let me see if I understand.... the concept is to eat more, but also to burn more with exercise and strength training, and to keep net calories so that weight still goes down (for example, if MFP tells me I need to have 1400 calories to lose one pound a week, this higher calorie concept says I should eat maybe 1800 or more, as long as I exercise enough to get to 1400 net. Is that right?0
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Just read through most of this tread - such great information here.
I've weighed between 162-165 for MONTHS, but I've been netting usually less than 1200 calories. Now that I'm lifting heavy 4x a week - 2 days upper body, 2 days lower body - on top of teaching and taking barre and group fitness classes, I'm burning 600+ calories on a "less active" day. I'm working on eating more, but who knew it would be so hard. I haven't logged dinner yet since I don't know what I'll be having, but I've only netted 778 calories at the moment - with eating a cookie, snacks, breakfast, lunch...
It's a mind game to get past the numbers. Seeing MORE is hard. But, I went to a dietitian a week and a half ago who encouraged me to eat more and to count macros instead of calories.
I'm rambling, but this has been such a great thread for me. I want to lose another 20lbs or so, while lifting heavy and getting stronger. Rationally, I know I need food to do it!
I made small changes to add calories in the beginning. Olive oil instead of cooking spray, butter instead of butter spray, mixed nuts, peanut butter, sour cream on my fajitas
little changes like that can add 200-300 calories without making you feel really full. Now, I have no trouble fitting in the extra food! 1 -
flavelljudy wrote: »Hi. I am new to this concept. Let me see if I understand.... the concept is to eat more, but also to burn more with exercise and strength training, and to keep net calories so that weight still goes down (for example, if MFP tells me I need to have 1400 calories to lose one pound a week, this higher calorie concept says I should eat maybe 1800 or more, as long as I exercise enough to get to 1400 net. Is that right?
In a nutshell, yes. You do have to be very careful not to overestimate your calorie burn though. If you do, you'll be netting much higher than you think you are.
You should be exercising for reasons such as improving mood, strengthening your heart and lungs, reshaping your body, maintaining muscle mass that is lost with age, and keeping your mobility.
Don't fall into the trap, as I have in the past of eating a lot and THEN burning it off. You'll get yourself in a viscious cycle of having to work out super hard to burn off indescretions.
Do an exercise you enjoy. Do an amount of exercise you think you can maintain long term, and eat accordingly.
Any able bodied person that is willing to move their body more, doesn't have to starve themself to lose weight.
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