<3 support group for women eating 2000+ calories per day <3

I'm in! It would be nice to talk to other people that think you don't have to eat like a freakin bird!

Little bout me - lost 110 lbs, have kept most of it off almost 3 years. Was working with a personal trainer at the gym, but divorce and $$$ stopped that. While I was doing that got down to 17% body fat. I was thrilled, but life took over - stopped working with weights, only cardio, gained about 20 pounds back. So working on getting that off. Started a new lifting program, currently on week 4. Start adding cardio back in next wekk.

I would like to see someones meal plan. I'm trying to get to 2000, currently at 1600. How do you get to 2000? There are some days I do good to get to 1600.

My food diary is open. Feel free to look. I find it is easier when you start eating more frequently throughout the day.

some ideas for upping calories:

1. plain cheese --i had mozzarella last night to up the calories
2. peanut butter on banana or apple -300 calories for just 2 tbsp pb and a fruit
3. 1/2 cup oatmeal cooked with 1/2 cup milk and 2 tbsp pb mixed in w/ 1 tbsp maple syrup or agave - 425-450 calories
4. avocado mashed with a couple tbsp salsa and ww tortilla chips - 300-400 for 1/2 avocado and 1 oz chips
5. 2 oz nuts and 1 string cheese-400 calories
6. 1 cup yogurt w/ 1 tbsp honey/maple/agave and 1 oz seeds - 330 calories total if using unsweetened/nonfat yogurt
7. 6oz baaby carrots (2 servings) and 1/4 cup hummus - 210 calories
8. mini pita with 1/4 cup pizza sauce and 1 oz cheese..broiled like a pizza - 225-250
9. ww mini bagel with 2 tbsp peanut butter or cream cheese - 300 or so
10. quesadilla w/ whole wheat tortilla and 1.5 oz lowfat cheese -220-250 calories

Hope this helps!

Awesome.

I am interested! I have not been eating 2000 cals a day but had plans to up my caloric intake. SO count me in:)

I posted this on the other thread but I'm reposting here.

You CAN eat more if you're active...and you don't have to go overboard and try to negate every calorie you eat. More is less, believe it or not. Most women can maintain on ~1800 calories a day, as long as you're an overall active person (and by active, as long as you do some kind of activity 30-45 minutes a day, whether it be working out, walking, running, etc).

If your metabolism is high, because you live an active lifestyle, your body will get adjusted to burning more calories naturally, and you won't gain weight. Of course if you go back to being a couch potato it will definitely come back on.

Back in the day, years ago, I used to eat 900-1200 calories a day (even though I was working out) because I figured a small girl needs to eat like a rabbit to stay small. I smartened up by educating myself, and now my body is more muscular and thus, burns more calories naturally. I went from 102-103 pounds and 22% body fat, to 110 pounds and 17% body fat by eating MORE and lifting heavy weights. I am so much healthier now and look way better too!

I'm in! I'm usually between 1800-2000, maybe a little more. I only log Monday through Friday, and just do what I want on weekends. Counting everything that goes into my mouth drives me a bit bonkers after a while, but having two days where I don't think about it at all helps. At this stage, I'm logging just as much to make sure I'm eating enough as to make sure I'm not eating too much. And I've realized that I might be able to lose a few more pounds, but it's not going to make any great difference in my size or shape, so why struggle with it?

Seems like a few knowledgeable ladies on here so...

I've been here since May. SW 150 CW 135. Still have fat to lose and plan on getting into more strength training during the winter months. I mostly do various forms of cardio - also doing C25K.

MFP has me set at 1250 for 1 lb/week loss (I never lose that much anyway). To maintain I would be at 1650.

At work I'm sendenatry...on my butt all day. Also add that I'm hypothyroid, so I don't think I have the speediest metabolism out there.

I to eat and would to eat more but can't fathom doing that while continuing to lose fat.

Advice would be welcomed.

I am in of course! Now what?

I am in of course! Now what?

We EAT! :happy:

Love this thread! I probably average between 2100-2200 calories a day! It has not hindered my success at all. :-)

MFP keeps trying to limit my calories as I continue to lose weight. A couple days, it tried telling me to decrease my calorie goal to 1610. Forget that!

^^^^ Do you like shrimp? I often sub shrimp for most of my regular recipes if I'm not in the mood for chicken AGAIN. Shrimp is low calorie and high protein!

I'll paste this from the other thread so I don't look like a doofus just saying, "I'm in!"


While I still am very conscious of calories and what I eat, I stopped logging my calories at the end of Sept as I think I have a pretty good handle on my body and food now. Still evaluating this freedom, I may go back to logging and counting. Anyway when I was counting and logging: my maintenance on MFP is set to 1700 and I eat all my exercise cals back (typically I burn 10-13/minute for cardio) so typically I am eating 2000 or more. On non-workout days (one, maybe 2 days/week) I don't count my calories, but definitely don't binge or take that opportunity to eat whatever the hell I want. I'm still good


I frickin' lovelove this thread! Makes me happy to see other healthy and fit ladies eating 2k+

I am in of course! Now what?

We EAT! :happy:

DITTO!! haha. Basically I'd like this to be a support group. Share tips. Get to know one another. Share life struggles. Whatever. Ya know? just BE like minded, food eating, fitness heads! haha.

So, today I was on campus basically all day. I usually get a LARGE frozen yogurt...all sugar ....every single day. Today I got a small. I figured those calories would be better served in a protein shake. So I came home after that and made one love.

Do you guys drink protein shakes? What flavor? what brand? do you spruce it up at all?

I drink a protein shake on my workout days...I use Meijer Brand whey powder, a frozen banana and a tbsp of PB...its a great way bump up my calories after I workout

What would you all recommend for someone who is way over weight? I am 214 right now and MFP has me set at 1200 calories. Do you think 2000 cal a day is only if you are close to your goal and just trying to gain muscle?

I started upping my calories when I was just over 200 because the scale stopped moving for me. Once I upped the calories the weight started coming off again, slowly but surely. It's not linear, but I haven't seen 200 in over three months.

Important distinction - are we talking 2000 NET? Or 2000 and not eating exercise calories back? Big difference if you're working out hours a day.