Guide to calorie deficits

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  • ♥xenawarriorprincess♥
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    Wow you rock...thanks so much for this information, it will help a lot...I have a hard time eating my 1200 calories usually and i find that carbs and sugars really affect my weight loss results...do you have any advice or info that would back up the carb/sugar dilemma? Thanks again and God bless!
  • SHBoss1673
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    Wow you rock...thanks so much for this information, it will help a lot...I have a hard time eating my 1200 calories usually and i find that carbs and sugars really affect my weight loss results...do you have any advice or info that would back up the carb/sugar dilemma? Thanks again and God bless!

    While there is the possibility that you could have an allergy to specific types of carbs, that's pretty uncommon. Sugar should always be kept to a minimum, and as much as possible from natural sources (fruits, honey...etc.), it would mean more to me if you gave your macro percentages.
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  • nansidhe
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    Thank you so much for this post. I just realized after 3 months of being on MFP and losing 57 pounds that I have been doing it incorrectly. I was never a big eater, just a BAD eater; so it was easy not to eat back my exercise calories, making my net intake an average of 850-950. Once I realised that I had to NET at least 1,200 a day, I made the correction and gained a pound and hadn't lost any more weight for a month (I weigh 268 right now).

    I really needed to hear someone say that exactly what you said, "1 you were previously in starvation mode, and you upped your calories, and had an immediate weight gain, that's normal, to be expected, and necessary to get your body on track. Give it a month, that will stop, and you, once again, will begin to lose, but this time, in a healthy manner. "

    Thank you so much. I thought that I had "destroyed" my metabolism and was afraid that I couldn't get it back and was wondering how long it would take for me to start losing again if I ate at least 1,200 day. I now feel encouraged again that I will finally succeed. Thanks for caring enough to post this for all of us. :o)
  • SHBoss1673
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    Thank you so much for this post. I just realized after 3 months of being on MFP and losing 57 pounds that I have been doing it incorrectly. I was never a big eater, just a BAD eater; so it was easy not to eat back my exercise calories, making my net intake an average of 850-950. Once I realised that I had to NET at least 1,200 a day, I made the correction and gained a pound and hadn't lost any more weight for a month (I weigh 268 right now).

    I really needed to hear someone say that exactly what you said, "1 you were previously in starvation mode, and you upped your calories, and had an immediate weight gain, that's normal, to be expected, and necessary to get your body on track. Give it a month, that will stop, and you, once again, will begin to lose, but this time, in a healthy manner. "

    Thank you so much. I thought that I had "destroyed" my metabolism and was afraid that I couldn't get it back and was wondering how long it would take for me to start losing again if I ate at least 1,200 day. I now feel encouraged again that I will finally succeed. Thanks for caring enough to post this for all of us. :o)

    my pleasure. but just remember, when I say a month, recognize that that is an artificial limit I added based on averages I've seen, it may or may not be what you realize, what you want to do is track how you feel. If you go a month on higher calories and don't GAIN, then you're doing it right.
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  • jamaicaqueen24
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    That was good information. I've only been using MFP for about one month now so I can really use the additional guidance. What would you calculate my daily calories/carbs/protein/fat should be? I currently weigh 157lbs 5"5 and have a target of 130-135 lbs. I started working out at least 3x week doing cardio (walking 3miles) and jillian michaels ripped in 30. I tried eating 1200 calories a day for 25 days but haven't lost any weight just inches especially around my waist. Really need to try another method.
    Thanks.
  • jamaicaqueen24
    jamaicaqueen24 Posts: 23 Member
    Opps my BMR is 1373 and my BMI is 26.1


    Thanks
  • jlavogt
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    Banks thanks so much for posting this! I have a question about activity level. Is the level based on how much you workout or your level of activity without working out? I am a stay at home mom during the week. Do one hour and 20 minutes of hot yoga five times a week and on the weekend I am a cocktail server at a very fast paced casino for eight hours two nughts a week. I have my activity level at lightly active then add in my workouts. But wondering if I need to up my activity level to moderate?


    I have been using MFP for three days. I got the app on my phone and I am loving it. I am pretty lean. 18-19% body fat 5'8 148 pounds. BMI 22.5 just looking to lose the last eight pounds or drop one more dress size. Not so much concerned with the number on the scale. I started added some gym sessions 3x a week on top of the hot yoga 5x a weeks to burn the extra fat. I know now I wasnt eating enough calories and after a few days would feel like crap and eat everything it site that was carby and sugary. It's been a vicious cycle of me reducing what I eat to lose the last little bit of weight. I do it for a week and lose 4 pounds or so but cant maintain it and spend the next few days gaining it back eating everything in site.

    Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
    Jen
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  • bailey1981
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    Thank you so much for posting this very informative piece.
    Can I jsut further clarify something with you though- and you'll have probably heard it all before so sorry if I have missed it.

    I have a desk job so I keyed myself as being "sedentary". However, I am quite an active person working out 4-5 times a week, which is normally quite hardcore exercise; boxercise, circuits, spinning etc. I have also been training for a triathlon so lots of training there.
    I have been doing MFP for 31/2 months but only managed to lose 10lbs. Whilst I am happy with this, I thought given the exercise and the diet I have been religious about, weight loss would be quicker. I selected wanting to lose 2lbs per week when originally inputting MFP so I am given a calorie goal of 1200. (I have 28lbs to lose)
    I try to eat all my exercise point but sometimes have 100-150 left over.

    Reading what you posted, I am beginning to think I am not eating enough? Can you help please.
    Thanks
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  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    Thank you so much for posting this very informative piece.
    Can I jsut further clarify something with you though- and you'll have probably heard it all before so sorry if I have missed it.

    I have a desk job so I keyed myself as being "sedentary". However, I am quite an active person working out 4-5 times a week, which is normally quite hardcore exercise; boxercise, circuits, spinning etc. I have also been training for a triathlon so lots of training there.
    I have been doing MFP for 31/2 months but only managed to lose 10lbs. Whilst I am happy with this, I thought given the exercise and the diet I have been religious about, weight loss would be quicker. I selected wanting to lose 2lbs per week when originally inputting MFP so I am given a calorie goal of 1200. (I have 28lbs to lose)
    I try to eat all my exercise point but sometimes have 100-150 left over.

    Reading what you posted, I am beginning to think I am not eating enough? Can you help please.
    Thanks

    yeah, with 28 lbs to lose, I doubt 2 lbs a week is reasonable, I'd look more towards the 1 lb a week range, maybe, if you're body fat percentage is high, you could do 1.5, but that's a big maybe. And no, I doubt you're truly sedentary if you're working out hard 5 days a week, probably somewhere in the middle between sedentary and lightly active, you can customize your actual weight loss if you really want, to account for that without jumping all the way up to lightly active.
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  • suz74
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    Thankyou, this definitely helps a lot. :-)
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    Thankyou, this definitely helps a lot. :-)

    my pleasure. glad to help!
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