Ladies, have you lose on 1700 calories a day?

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  • Rooskie73
    Rooskie73 Posts: 30 Member
    hybridtheory45 wrote: »
    I am the same height and age as you, and while I don't have thyroid issues, I do have PCOS. I lose nicely (1-1.5 per week) on 1800-2000 a day, depending on my exercise level. For what its worth, for some reason when I first started, I was going back and forth with the same 3 pounds for about 2 months, then all of a sudden, I had a whoosh, and its been fairly steady every since. That is a long-winded way of saying to keep going! :)

    Hybridtheory, you just gave me hope! Up and down the same 4 pounds since the end of July. Maybe it will go down and stay down someday!!
  • Rooskie73
    Rooskie73 Posts: 30 Member
    thebobbo, i didn't even notice that the posts were older ones!!
  • thebobogrind
    thebobogrind Posts: 143 Member
    @Rooskie73 , yeah it's been a while! :p

    I'm thinking I'll try incorporating some sort of intermittent fasting.. like 16/8... to ensure I don't go over my calories.

    We can do this!!! :)
  • CMNVA
    CMNVA Posts: 733 Member
    I'm 5'7" and currently 145 lbs. For me, I can't really lose on 1700 calories (also 53 years old). 1700 calories used to work for me for weight loss. Not so much anymore. But OP, at your weight, it should definitely work until you get lower. I'm sorry that you've gained it all back. I think we've all been there. I didn't have a lot to lose to begin with (15-20 lbs). I lost it and then for a variety of stress reasons, stopped being disciplined with my eating and gained most of back. Came back to MFP and now I am back down and all we can do is try to learn and do better.

    My one tip is to be totally honest with yourself about what you are eating. Measure, measure, measure. That's what helped me.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    edited September 2017
    thebobo6740 wrote: »
    Hi everyone,

    So it's almost 2 years later and I'm back on here weighing 20 lbs more than I started off when I wrote this post! Whoooops!

    I ended up losing a lot of weight, but then got comfortable, stopped logging, and put the weight back on, plus an extra 20!

    I gained back 10, lol. It's hard, man. I am NOT satisfied on less than 2000 calories.
  • bellaesprita000
    bellaesprita000 Posts: 384 Member
    I started out by comparing mfp with my TDEE-20% and they are comparable. I workout 4x a week regularly so I stuck with the latter. Also, since I'm using TDEE-20%, I do not eat back exercise calories.

    Right now I'm set to 1760 (I'll usually just hit 1700) and lose about ~2 lbs each week over the last 6 weeks. I re-calculate my numbers every 10 lbs.

    SW 8/13/2017: 213.5
    CW 9/22/2017: 199.5

    My diary is open and I'd be happy to support and motivate you throughout your journey.

    Good luck!
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
    edited September 2017
    I am a completely sedentary 66 y.o. 5'4" woman and I'm losing about 7 pounds/month on TDEE-500. Right now, at 255 lbs., that's 1518 calories/day. I don't eat back exercise calories but, then again, I don't exercise.
  • firef1y72
    firef1y72 Posts: 1,579 Member
    thebobo6740 wrote: »
    Hello all,

    So I've been logging for about 90 days now, and so far have only lost 8lbs (I am hypothyroid, but take medication every day).

    My stats:
    SW 248
    CW: 240
    Height: 5'7
    Age: 31
    Activity- gym 3-4 times a week, cardio and strength training

    At the beginning I was eating 1200, then upped to 1550, but I haven't lost as much as I thought I would lose based on all the success stories I've reading (MFP said I should have lost 1.5lbs a week).

    I'm wondering if I should use the TDEE-20/25% and eat at 1700 calories instead?
    Maybe I'm eating too little?

    I'm confused and a little disappointed at this point...

    Would like to hear back from women around my stats who are eating 1700 and losing nicely (or not).

    Thanks in advance!
    Bobo

    Ok, I'm quite a lot shorter than you at 5'2" and older at 45, but when I started this weight loss lark almost 2 years ago I weighed in at 289.5lb. I set up MFP to lose 1lb/week, linked my Fitbit and ate as close to target as I could (including exercise/activity Calories). I've lost a total of 141lb in those 2 years eating an average of 2250 Calories (sometimes as much as 3000), and I can count the number of times I went below 2000 on the fingers of one hand. The thing is that your weight loss won't be linear, some weeks I lost 4lb, some I lot nothing and some I appeared to gain, depending on where I was in my monthly lifting cycle, and my ToM.
  • kmbutler09
    kmbutler09 Posts: 29 Member
    Same thing here. Lost 60 pounds back in 2012 and have now gained about 100 pounds. I'm going to send you a friend request. I don't have thyroid issues (that I know of) but do have PCOS.
  • 150_lbs_by_2019
    150_lbs_by_2019 Posts: 19 Member
    If your net calories go below 1200 when you exercise, then you are probably eating too little. When you exercise, you have to keep your net calories above 1200. I've been on MFP since May 1st. My starting calories were 1800 and now they're down to 1580. I have lost 50 lbs so far by maintaining a net of 1200 or more and keeping my calories at goal.
  • thebobogrind
    thebobogrind Posts: 143 Member
    Thanks for the tips everyone! I'm hoping to find my 'calorie sweet spot' and stick to it as much as I can.
  • SafioraLinnea
    SafioraLinnea Posts: 628 Member
    1700 is my goal. I have lost 60 pounds eating between 1700 and 2000 calories. Life is good.
  • texteach66
    texteach66 Posts: 92 Member
    When I started I was 267 pounds at 5'4" and 49 years old. I lost well at 1830 calories and continued to lose well with the amount of calories MFP gave me to lose a pound/week, even without added exercise in the first few months. I know everyone here is quick to say that the problem can't be eating too little. I'm not so sure. When I was closing in on my goal weight at WW years ago and frustrated because I couldn't lose, my leader told me to eat at the top of my points range and eat all my exercise points - I was at goal in 3 weeks. Everyone's body is different.

    Hang in there.
  • thebobogrind
    thebobogrind Posts: 143 Member
    @SafioraLinnea how long did it take you to lose 60lbs?? That's amazing!
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