Lchf people how many calories do you eat?

aqualeo1
aqualeo1 Posts: 331 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you still count? Do you find you can eat more calories and still lose weight?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    You still need to count your calorie intake.
  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    You still need a deficit, doing low carbs doesn't mean you can eat more calories and lose the same amount of fat, it all comes down to the calorie deficit at the end of the day.
  • aqualeo1
    aqualeo1 Posts: 331 Member
    Some people say that & some people say the opposite so I'm asking for people's personal experiences
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Personal experience? Calorie deficit all the way!
  • aqualeo1
    aqualeo1 Posts: 331 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Personal experience? Calorie deficit all the way!

    Have you tried lchf?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    aqualeo1 wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Personal experience? Calorie deficit all the way!

    Have you tried lchf?

    Yep.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    I don't find that I eat more but a huge part of that is because the food I do eat fills me up so much that I dont want or need to. My deficit is the same but Im not hungry while maintaining it anymore.

    I should also note I do intermittent fasting so I have one protein shake followed by a large meal and sometimes a night snack, cheese or nuts as my favorites. My macros are set to 50% fat, 30% protein, 20% carbs. I hit them most of the time but sometimes am over carbs and under protein depending on my large dinner choice.
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  • aqualeo1
    aqualeo1 Posts: 331 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    aqualeo1 wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Personal experience? Calorie deficit all the way!

    Have you tried lchf?

    Yep.

    Ok so you're saying it made no difference then?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Liz even did the Cabana Banana diet. She didn't lose any weight, but boy can she climb trees now.

    Rum, she need rum. Makes climbing trees even easier.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    When I was losing, I averaged around 1500kcal per day. That worked out to around 2lbs per week lost. I am 5'8" and started around 190lbs.

    I don't count anymore. I am guessing my calories are over 2000 for maintenance. Less when my carbs go up.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    You need a calorie deficit to lose weight. It's science!
  • Catawampous
    Catawampous Posts: 447 Member
    YES! I count calories Yes I do LCHF . To lose weight it still comes down to that very basic fact.
  • kuranda10
    kuranda10 Posts: 593 Member
    edited November 2016
    I found doing LCHF, I just naturally ate/eat less calories because the food keeps me fully and satiated.

    I do try to not go over the maintenance calories for my goal weight.

    ETA: One of the main reasons I track is to make sure I eat ENOUGH. I can find myself dropping below 1000 calories a day.

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