How many calories did you eat to lose weight?
newstart1988
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How many calories did you eat to lose weight?
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1700 a day.1
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Ditto. 17001
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I'm all over the place i total between 1600-2000 calories. I'm losing .4lbs a week, with only a few more to go! I leave a fair few exercise calories on the table though.2
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What am I doing wrong? If I eat 1700+ calories I gain weight. If I eat 1200 to 1500 calories I barely lose any weight.3
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When I was losing I averaged 1650-1800 cals for 0.5lb per week. I'm 5 ft 2 and active.1
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How many calories you need to eat to lose weight depends on your height, weight, gender, and activity level at least. Some people will have to eat 1200 to lose weight, others can eat 2100 to lose weight.
It also depends on how accurate your log is. When I started I swore I was eating 1600 cals and my weight wouldn't budge. Once I committed to using a food scale and taking the time to find accurate database entries, I realized I had been eating 200-300 cals more per day than I thought! I only used the scale all the time for a couple of months, but I still use it for certain foods, or when my weight starts to creep up again so I can figure out why.
I also found I had to literally keep my butt moving to earn me some extra calories, because I'm short and lazy
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My TDEE is variable from day to day, but averages around 1850. When I go back to deficit, I'll eat around 1550, shooting for half a pound a week loss, with a little wiggle room for error.2
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1750-1850.
How long did you actually eat 1700 or 1500 or 1200 calories?
Normally when people claim to have tried all different calorie levels, they haven't actually been consistent for 3+ weeks straight at any of them. Pick a calorie level and use it consistently for a month.5 -
newstart1988 wrote: »What am I doing wrong? If I eat 1700+ calories I gain weight. If I eat 1200 to 1500 calories I barely lose any weight.
The daily calorie goal for weight loss differs from person to person because it's based on age, weight, height, activity level, etc.
Do you own a food scale and are you logging all of your food accurately?1 -
newstart1988 wrote: »What am I doing wrong? If I eat 1700+ calories I gain weight. If I eat 1200 to 1500 calories I barely lose any weight.
I'd pay attention to your logging. How confident are you in your accuracy? Do you exercise, do you eat those calories back?
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CafeRacer808 wrote: »newstart1988 wrote: »What am I doing wrong? If I eat 1700+ calories I gain weight. If I eat 1200 to 1500 calories I barely lose any weight.
The daily calorie goal for weight loss differs from person to person based on age, weight, height, activity level, etc.
Do you own a food scale and are you logging all of your food accurately?
At the time I was using a good scale but I haven't used it in a while0 -
newstart1988 wrote: »What am I doing wrong? If I eat 1700+ calories I gain weight. If I eat 1200 to 1500 calories I barely lose any weight.
Calorie requirements are dependent on your stats (age, height, weight, etc) as well as your activity...the more active an individual is, the more energy they expend...thus they have higher energy (calorie) requirements. Its not of much benefit to just ask what other people are consuming or did consume while losing weight...I can tell you I ate around 2,300 to lose about a Lb per week, but that would be completely irrelevant to you.
How long have you been eating at different calorie levels...consistency is really the key...most people have issues because they aren't consistent and/or aren't consistent over a long enough time and just jump all over the place.1 -
not to be harsh OP but you have been posting since 2015 and you still havent figured out how to do things? everyone has given you help and info to guide you,given you links and you keep asking how to lose weight, everyone will lose on a different number,you were asking the other say if 1200 was enough. if your logging is correct some days you are way under calories(starving yourself) and others you are over by a lot. some days nothing is logged at all. not to mention nothing sounds feasible.18 tablespoons of ranch dressing? Im not being mean here but either you have an ED or have disordered thinking when it comes to food and if so you need to see someone for that.some things you log say you have consumed over 43,000g in sodium,I dont know what to think. dont know if you are for real or what.all I can say is Im baffled12
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I eat between 1600-1700 to lose. Anything lower just isn't enough for my body. With that said, I am fairly tall and quite active. It all depends on your height, weight and activity level. My TDEE is between 2000-2200 daily.0
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newstart1988 wrote: »CafeRacer808 wrote: »newstart1988 wrote: »What am I doing wrong? If I eat 1700+ calories I gain weight. If I eat 1200 to 1500 calories I barely lose any weight.
The daily calorie goal for weight loss differs from person to person based on age, weight, height, activity level, etc.
Do you own a food scale and are you logging all of your food accurately?
At the time I was using a good scale but I haven't used it in a while
I suspect this is the problem. Start using it again and stick to the calorie goal MFP gives you (not some arbitrary number you get from someone else). Then re-evaluate your progress in 2-4 weeks and make adjustments to your daily calorie goal accordingly.2 -
Thanks for all the comments and advice. I struggle with binge eating and I'm constantly starting over when it comes to eating healthy so I'm I'm constantly looking for advice and ways to get myself motivated. Thanks again for your helpful and understanding comments. :-)0
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newstart1988 wrote: »Thanks for all the comments and advice. I struggle with binge eating and I'm constantly starting over when it comes to eating healthy so I'm I'm constantly looking for advice and ways to get myself motivated. Thanks again for your helpful and understanding comments. :-)
If you struggle with binge eating, my guess is that consistency is the biggest issue...you lose weight when you're consistently eating in a reasonable deficit...binge eating can wipe out an entire weeks worth of deficit easily. It's all about consistency over time...lots of time.
Often getting over binge eating it is required to address what is underlying that...2 -
newstart1988 wrote: »Thanks for all the comments and advice. I struggle with binge eating and I'm constantly starting over when it comes to eating healthy so I'm I'm constantly looking for advice and ways to get myself motivated. Thanks again for your helpful and understanding comments. :-)
Are you restricting what you can eat when you are "on a diet"? Cutting out all your fave foods and forcing yourself to eat stuff you don't really like because it's healthy? Cutting your calories too low in an effort to lose quickly? Because all of those things can lead to a rebound of binging. Slow, steady, and consistent may be something you need to really focus on.
And as @cwolfman13 said, if there are issues other than how you diet causing you to binge, dealing with that stuff could be a huge plus.
Good luck and hang in there :drinker:2 -
newstart1988 wrote: »Thanks for all the comments and advice. I struggle with binge eating and I'm constantly starting over when it comes to eating healthy so I'm I'm constantly looking for advice and ways to get myself motivated. Thanks again for your helpful and understanding comments. :-)
Are you restricting what you can eat when you are "on a diet"? Cutting out all your fave foods and forcing yourself to eat stuff you don't really like because it's healthy? Cutting your calories too low in an effort to lose quickly? Because all of those things can lead to a rebound of binging. Slow, steady, and consistent may be something you need to really focus on.
And as @cwolfman13 said, if there are issues other than how you diet causing you to binge, dealing with that stuff could be a huge plus.
Good luck and hang in there :drinker:
Im not the OP but I seriously think she needs to talk to someone. some days she doesnt even eat enough to live,less than 300 calories is too little.other days its way over.Im concerned op on the least amount you eat some days.some days there are no entries.OP please get help, you are hurting yourself doing this,especially the real low calorie days. its dangerous3 -
I eat 1000 to 1200 Calories for the last 3 weeks. Started at 14st 6lbs today I am 13st 6lbs. I take the dog for a 20 minute walk every day and train work out once a week. I eat until I am full which isn't much now. I eat lots of salads, fresh whole chicken, fresh prawns and lots of pressed fruit juice 600ml a day. Every few days I will have a treat like peanut butter on toast but staying away from unhealthy snacks like pastries, cakes, chocolate and potatoes. I feel good and always eat if I am hungry. I plan on losing another 8lbs and increasing calories to the 1800 mark. I exhert between 2300 and 3000 a day according to my fit bit watch.0
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2700-2900 to lose.
BUT.. I was nursing and pretty active.
There are lots of factors that affect your TDEE. Everyone is different.0 -
Prolifics2016 wrote: »I eat 1000 to 1200 Calories for the last 3 weeks. Started at 14st 6lbs today I am 13st 6lbs. I take the dog for a 20 minute walk every day and train work out once a week. I eat until I am full which isn't much now. I eat lots of salads, fresh whole chicken, fresh prawns and lots of pressed fruit juice 600ml a day. Every few days I will have a treat like peanut butter on toast but staying away from unhealthy snacks like pastries, cakes, chocolate and potatoes. I feel good and always eat if I am hungry. I plan on losing another 8lbs and increasing calories to the 1800 mark. I exhert between 2300 and 3000 a day according to my fit bit watch.
Woah, why are you eating so little? That is not a lot of food for a male. I don't know how tall you are but if that is you in your profile picture you definitely don't look obese.
My toddler eats more than you!
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Prolifics2016 wrote: »I eat 1000 to 1200 Calories for the last 3 weeks. Started at 14st 6lbs today I am 13st 6lbs. I take the dog for a 20 minute walk every day and train work out once a week. I eat until I am full which isn't much now. I eat lots of salads, fresh whole chicken, fresh prawns and lots of pressed fruit juice 600ml a day. Every few days I will have a treat like peanut butter on toast but staying away from unhealthy snacks like pastries, cakes, chocolate and potatoes. I feel good and always eat if I am hungry. I plan on losing another 8lbs and increasing calories to the 1800 mark. I exhert between 2300 and 3000 a day according to my fit bit watch.
you are not supposed to eat under 1500 unless under the care of a dr. you should be and can be losing on more calories than you are. if you are burning 2300-3000 calories per day you are netting negative numbers most days. not good.4 -
I avgeraged around 2000 calories (total, not net) for the majority of my weight loss. Even now that I'm working on a 10 lb regain, I am trying to get my average down to 2000.
From what other posters have said, have you considered that your severe restriction days (days were you are under 1000) are leading to your binges and creating a cycle?0 -
shadow2soul wrote: »I avgeraged around 2000 calories (total, not net) for the majority of my weight loss. Even now that I'm working on a 10 lb regain, I am trying to get my average down to 2000.
From what other posters have said, have you considered that your severe restriction days (days were you are under 1000) are leading to your binges and creating a cycle?
From a personal perspective, I can 100% guarantee you that a 300-calorie day for me would lead to a binge of epic proportions the following day.5 -
shadow2soul wrote: »I avgeraged around 2000 calories (total, not net) for the majority of my weight loss. Even now that I'm working on a 10 lb regain, I am trying to get my average down to 2000.
From what other posters have said, have you considered that your severe restriction days (days were you are under 1000) are leading to your binges and creating a cycle?
From a personal perspective, I can 100% guarantee you that a 300-calorie day for me would lead to a binge of epic proportions the following day.
Me too, it would definitely set off a yo-yo cycle.0 -
newstart1988 wrote: »Thanks for all the comments and advice. I struggle with binge eating and I'm constantly starting over when it comes to eating healthy so I'm I'm constantly looking for advice and ways to get myself motivated. Thanks again for your helpful and understanding comments. :-)
I have mentioned this to you before, and I will stop after this. With binge eating it is going to be important that you are not over restrictive with your calorie goals. 1200 is just going to set you up to continue on that binge/restrict cycle.
Log your calories consistently, use the food scale with everything that isn't water or milk. Have a reasonable target. When the binges happen, they can wipe out your deficit. It is better to hit a higher target consistently than it is to hit a low one for a few days and then binge.
Are you working with a treatment team for the BED? If not, consider doing that to help get to the roots of that issue as well. Work towards finding a healthy balance in your life. It's there, but it takes work.2 -
Absolutely agreed.nutmegoreo wrote: »newstart1988 wrote: »Thanks for all the comments and advice. I struggle with binge eating and I'm constantly starting over when it comes to eating healthy so I'm I'm constantly looking for advice and ways to get myself motivated. Thanks again for your helpful and understanding comments. :-)
I have mentioned this to you before, and I will stop after this. With binge eating it is going to be important that you are not over restrictive with your calorie goals. 1200 is just going to set you up to continue on that binge/restrict cycle.
Log your calories consistently, use the food scale with everything that isn't water or milk. Have a reasonable target. When the binges happen, they can wipe out your deficit. It is better to hit a higher target consistently than it is to hit a low one for a few days and then binge.
Are you working with a treatment team for the BED? If not, consider doing that to help get to the roots of that issue as well. Work towards finding a healthy balance in your life. It's there, but it takes work.shadow2soul wrote: »I avgeraged around 2000 calories (total, not net) for the majority of my weight loss. Even now that I'm working on a 10 lb regain, I am trying to get my average down to 2000.
From what other posters have said, have you considered that your severe restriction days (days were you are under 1000) are leading to your binges and creating a cycle?
From a personal perspective, I can 100% guarantee you that a 300-calorie day for me would lead to a binge of epic proportions the following day.
Same here.
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