Women who eat more than 1800 calories a day !!!!

Just dropping in to seethe with envy

Thanks for the bump - I was thinking about this thread earlier today!

I love this thread!!!

I love that this group exists! I am 5 foot two and started using my fitness pal again in December 2016 after a year of being abroad (were actually lost weight - thanks to all the walking) and proceeded to gain 15 lbs in the six months I was back (eating all the food). I struggled to keep up with calories and workouts. At 1600 cal / day, I had little energy and unmotivated to keep that diet. By Jan, I'd lost minimal weight and was sitting at 166 lbs. I've since worked my was to 2000-2200 cal diet and upped protein. 152.9 this morning!!! I have a ton more energy and can actually eat out then and again.

I'm 5'1", maintaining since February this year at about 105 lbs, and eat about 1800/day on average. I'm a distance runner though, and run a fuckton daily, and lift a bit 3 days a week. I love how much I get to eat!

PowerliftingMom wrote: »

I was pretty much on a 1200 calorie diet from when I started my weight loss journey in 2014 until October 2016. I increased my calories to 1800 in January and then to 2000 until last month when I started doing a mini cut to get into the 132 lb. weight class for a powerlifting meet.

Wow you look so strong!!! Amazing!!

I normally eat 1700-1900 calories on days I work out. If I don't work out, I try to not go over 1600 but I also look at my deficit from a weekly standpoint.

I'm 5'6", 122 lbs 42 years old female. Maintenance for me is 2700-2800/day & if I want to lose I drop it to 2200-2300 4 days a week. I run or do eliptical 5-6 days a week 45 minutes & lift weights 3 days a week upper body for 30 minutes & 2 days a week lower body for 20 minutes. I don't sit still well & usually ride my bike & get a lot of steps in outside of my normal workout too (:

First post here, this thread is inspiring! I am 5'2, 90# (very petite / small-boned, body fat @ 17%), 58yo female and I maintain at about 1750-1850. I eat very healthy, <35g total sugars, about 130g carbs from whole grains and veggies, lots of fat and 80-100g protein). I had to get to a low weight due to sciatica pain resulting from degenerative disk disease right above my tail bone. I'm still a healthy weight for my build though, and no more sciatica or back pain of any kind!

I am on my feet all day, living on acreage and all that goes with the upkeep, walking about 4-5 miles a day (I walk everywhere, like to the grocery store, etc). Lift 3 days a week to maintain muscle, do stretches and use a small twist-stepper to keep my legs and butt strong when I can't get enough natural exercise in.

I think I could bump my cals higher, and do so in the summer when I add fruit to my diet. Otherwise I eat seasonal, which this time of year is mostly protein, fats, locally harvested grains, lots of root veggies & squash.

FattieBabs wrote: »

Hi there. According to MFP I should be on around 1500 cals a day to lose 1lb a week. I have a bad hip so can't exercise much. The weight loss appears to be working for the moment and I am down 24 lbs in 10 months. My consultant wants me to get to 100kg before I am even considered for an operation. I don't really want to go down to 1200 cals a day in order to lose more and would rather up my calories but can't mitigate by exercise. Should I just stick to the 1500 a day and see how this works out? Once I can exercise again I will probably stage up to around 1800 and see how it goes. Any advice welcome and you are all fantastic!

You are losing around 2.5lbs a month, when you have a lot to lose you could be aiming for 1-2lbs a week. I still think you should be losing more eating at 1500 even being sedentary - I wouldn't be in favour of you lowering your calories further as you will have to do that when you get closer to goal anyway.

Don't take offense here but are you sure you are accurate about your number of daily calories consumed? do you weigh/measure and log every single thing and choose the correct entries in the MFP database?
(The only reason I ask is from personal experience I lose 0.5-0.75lb/week eating at 1700 when lightly active and if sedentary 1500 calories - I'm 5ft 2, 48yrs and started off at 154lbs. (been at maintenance almost 5 yrs and maintain goal range 125-130 on 1950 cals).

Lowering calories can make us feel deprived and its then harder to stick to the lower intake consistently.

How many pounds do you need to lose to get to 100kg?

RunRutheeRun wrote: »

FattieBabs wrote: »

Hi there. According to MFP I should be on around 1500 cals a day to lose 1lb a week. I have a bad hip so can't exercise much. The weight loss appears to be working for the moment and I am down 24 lbs in 10 months. My consultant wants me to get to 100kg before I am even considered for an operation. I don't really want to go down to 1200 cals a day in order to lose more and would rather up my calories but can't mitigate by exercise. Should I just stick to the 1500 a day and see how this works out? Once I can exercise again I will probably stage up to around 1800 and see how it goes. Any advice welcome and you are all fantastic!

You are losing around 2.5lbs a month, when you have a lot to lose you could be aiming for 1-2lbs a week. I still think you should be losing more eating at 1500 even being sedentary - I wouldn't be in favour of you lowering your calories further as you will have to do that when you get closer to goal anyway.

Don't take offense here but are you sure you are accurate about your number of daily calories consumed? do you weigh/measure and log every single thing and choose the correct entries in the MFP database?
(The only reason I ask is from personal experience I lose 0.5-0.75lb/week eating at 1700 when lightly active and if sedentary 1500 calories - I'm 5ft 2, 48yrs and started off at 154lbs. (been at maintenance almost 5 yrs and maintain goal range 125-130 on 1950 cals).

Lowering calories can make us feel deprived and its then harder to stick to the lower intake consistently.

How many pounds do you need to lose to get to 100kg?

I need to lose another 6 lbs to get to 100kg. The Consultant said I was still too overweight for the op so reviewing in March. A bit depressed because I have lost almost 2 stone so far but I guess it is all about safety during the op and recovery so will have to suck up this bad news and get on with it... I will get out the scales again and start weighing properly. Admit that I have got a bit lax re this.. Also will look at slowly upping to 1600-1700 and see if i still lose or maintain. Thanks for all your help.

LAWoman72 wrote: »

Can someone clue me in? I started at the first post. I am on page 42 and going bugeyed. What is the general idea here? Is it that you have to heavy lift in order to eat more? I see this question asked several times so far and don't really see a direct answer. Why should eating more cause weight loss? Thanks.

That would depend on someone's goals I would think. I used to eat at a deficit of 1200-1400 cals to lose weight. Now I eat an average of 1800-2300 cals and have gained weight until I stabled at a weight I can maintain (went from 163 to 170 doing this) At the same time, I have been weight lifting so I don't know how much was muscle gain vs. fat gain. A good chance it's both.

For your original question, it's not so much that you eat more to lose weight.. you eat more to tone and work on muscles. You COULD incidentally lose weight however if you're still eating at a deficit and not a maintenance.

LAWoman72 wrote: »

Okay, thank you.

I need to lose 20 more lbs. I was going along fine for a year and a half down to about 1350 cals (at a 60-lb. loss). Now I seem to be so hungry.

I am 50, 5'1", do Pilates or light weights about 4 times per week, and walk about 30 minutes 6 or 7 days a week. I weigh 150 right now.

I have no plans to lift at this time as I am taking a salary cut and do not want to join a gym as we simply can't afford it right now. I wish.bout I can't. So if this relies on that, then, ah well.

progressive strength training based on bodyweight exercises. I am sure peops can point you to a lot of programs. Not sure if you've visited the refeed and diet break thread...

WinoGelato wrote: »

LAWoman72 wrote: »

Can someone clue me in? I started at the first post. I am on page 42 and going bugeyed. What is the general idea here? Is it that you have to heavy lift in order to eat more? I see this question asked several times so far and don't really see a direct answer. Why should eating more cause weight loss? Thanks.

I don't lift heavy, nor do I run marathons, but I'm over 40, walk, and do circuit training with light weights (5-8 lbs) and my TDEE is 2200. I average 14k steps per day. I've steadily increased that step count over the last few years being on MFP and as such, my NEAT and TDEE are higher than they were before I lost weight. I'm now in maintenance at 118 and 5'2.

^^ agreed.
I don't even do high steps any more but I can still maintain on 1950-2000 cals. I am pretty active though in general and have good muscle definition down to a little strength training and biking (and only 30 mins a day too of that). I'm in my late 40s/ 125-127lbs/ 5ft 2 1/4". So no, it doesn't take lifting heavy it just takes moving a bit more.