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

Psych-I am a RN and I have always loved nutrition. I am passionate about people and horse (you think people are complicated, lol) nutrition. I'm in Grad school now (MSN) and really considered a degree in nutrition but I couldn't really figure out how it would be used. I even looked into a degree in equine nutrition but there is like only one school here in the US. I would love to live in NZ...lucky you!

Ok I'm off to workout and then Sprouts to spend more $$ of food of course

I hae my MSN. I am a nurse practioner, working in cardiac surgery!!

Hi

I have posted this here and on the bodybuilding forum.

I think this topic is for me because I exercise heavily I need a decent amount of calories.

Sorry for the length as this is my first post on myfitnesspal.


I have been lurking regularly here at bb and at myfitness pal since June. Have tracked my exercise and food since I started. I have had an interesting last few months and wanted to share my experiences and my journey. Also hoping for some support and encouragement.

I have lost 27 kg's or 59 lbs since April 2010. Started out with weight watchers. The reason I wanted to lose the weight was because I could hardly move on the footy field. I play aussie rules and was getting all sorts of injuries because of my weight. That was my motivation for losing the weight!

Sorry if I get too long winded but I tend to go on and on sometimes. This im sure will be a long post.


Here are my details:

157 cm 39 year old Female from Perth, Australia

April 2010:
91.3 kg - 201 lbs

October 18, 2011:
64.5 kg or 142 lbs

12 Month Goal:
Lose 6.5 kg = 58 Kg or 128 lbs
Waist size 78 cm
Body fat 25%

Except for the past 6 months I was losing at the rate of 0.75 kg's per month. I like others I found that the closer I got to my goal weight the slower the weight was coming off. I was finding I needed more energy to peform in my sports. I play aussie rules and its very demanding. This is when I found this website and decided I would up my calories and have been eating between 1800 - 2600 calories a day lifting very heavy and also vigorously exercising. My strength gains were great and although I haven't lost much on the scales since June my body has been recomposing itself and I have lost body fat and put on muscle. People keep saying how thin I am getting even though I have only lost 1 kg in 4 months.

I have a mesomorph shape and even though I'm female I have put on some muscle since rejoining the gym about 8 months ago. I have nicely defined quads, hammys and calves. The tummy is what I need to work on. Thats where my fat still lies. I have been discouraged with my scale weight but kept telling myself that its not the only way to measure progress so i have been taking measurements, noticing that i've gone down a few sizes in clothing and recently getting excited about seeing and feeling bones again especially the ribs and hips and knees.

Now that it is my offseason I have decided to have a really good crack at losing at least another 4.5 kgs by pre-season in February and then once the season starts in April I plan to maintain my weight so that I have the energy to perform at my best.

I eat a healthy non processed diet consisting mostly of lean meats, tuna, wholegrain bread and cereals, fruits and vege. I crave all these foods now.

My weight loss on the scale has stalled over the past 8 weeks having only lost 0.3 kgs and just half a cm off my waist. I'm not so obsessed with what number I end up being at because I know that everyone is different and what weight someone else is for their height may not be right for me. I just would like to feel lighter on my feet and also reduce the tummy rolls of fat. Since Friday I have been eating 1800 calories per day and burning roughly 350 - 700 calories per day.

Also because of my heavy frame/build I am at my healthiest at the higher end of the weight range for my height. Upper end being 61 kg - 134 lbs. I have maintained my weight well in the past at around 63 kg. I'm hoping to try to get to 60 kg and then i'll go from there to see if I can get to 58.

Glad to have found this forum.

Oh yeah I forgot to say at least I now know what intake my body likes in order to maintain my weight at the level of exercise I'm doing. The reason why I put on weight before was because I stopped playing sport and exercising. I know I'll be fine as long as I keep exercising and living this healthy lifestyle. The only thing that changes when I maintain my weight is a few more hundred odd calories per day and the food stays exactly the same - good clean/fresh food.


Kim

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I spend a lot of money on food, but it really varies from week to week. i only buy my meat from our local organic butcher and that's pretty pricey, but for me it's worth every penny knowing where the animals come from and whether or not they are humanely treated (not farmed in some factory). I buy a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables and those are actually pretty reasonably priced, it's just everything else that really adds up. I really love to cook so I'm always buying spices, oils, etc and those can be quite expensive. I also get some things for "free", in my yard I have an apple tree, a walnut tree and a plum tree so I eat the ones I collect. One of my friend's dad is a mushroom picker, so he always brings me kilos and kilos of chanterelle mushrooms. Yum!

Regarding degrees, I have a BA in German, Humanities and Art History, but ironically I'm working in a super technical field in business development and operations. I spent literally every day working with pumps, motors, compressors, etc. I'm planning to do an executive MBA in the next 5 years or so.

Is it any shock that it's the smart ladies that are the ones eating the healthy amounts?
:laugh:

Think about it, there is nobody here that types in all caps with no punctuation and text-speak.
They're too busy starting the threads that say
"OMG I FAILED N 8 OVA 1200 M I GUNNA STA FAT 4EVA?"




So, yesterday I ate 1568 but my BodyMedia says my TDEE was 1637. I spent most of the day on the couch. SO it was still pretty much maintenance.
This morning I discovered that eggnog makes a great coffee creamer. But oh, the sugar! :noway:

Is it any shock that it's the smart ladies that are the ones eating the healthy amounts?
:laugh:

Think about it, there is nobody here that types in all caps with no punctuation and text-speak.
They're too busy starting the threads that say
"OMG I FAILED N 8 OVA 1200 M I GUNNA STA FAT 4EVA?"

Love it!

Gonnna go ahead and declare yesterday a "cheat day". 3100 calories!! Opps.

Lucy-I just had spagetti squash yesterday!!! love it!

Welcome Kim!!

Rachel I had a cheat day also! Hard to know exactly how much I ate but somewhere around 2600-3000! damn cookies! Back on track today!

64 oz of water done for today. Yoga X done.

My favorite body part....That is tough. I have alot of excess skin from losing alot of weight many years ago....I guess for me my favorite body part is my calves which are very toned thanks to all the running!

Hope you all have a great day!!

QUESTION:
What body part do you love most about yourself. (choose a real body part- not hair or smile or hands)...LOL

Probably my arms and shoulders.

That was a really yummy day rachel!

I didn't log yesterday - I just couldnt' figure out what I'd eaten and normally I force myself to guesstimate but yesterday I just didn't want to. so Oh well - really struggling with protein the last 2 weeks ...and when I say 'struggling' what I mean is stomping my feet and refusing to do it. I hate my protein powder now - drinking it is like a chore, by the end I want to just toss out the last half of it. Bleh. I'm sick of having to eat TONS of meat to hit 140 grams - it makes eating a chore too. Horrible. I LIKE eating!

I hate all my body parts right now (wrists? do wrists count!?) and I can like, FEEL the muscle loss happening and I don't know if its all in my head or if its really happening. nnnnngh.

Favourite body part for me would have to be my collarbones (because now I can actually see them, they stick out!) and my arms - I have some good looking guns :P hubby is forever catching me flexing in the mirror....god I can't believe I just admittted that!! But after being so big for so long, to see actual muscle makes me feel strong - and not just physically.

Did some ab work and lifted heavy last night for the first time in ages, felt good, feeling it today! Decided to walk to work this morning which is about 7kms - was actually a nice way to wake up! Who am I? I've never been a morning exerciser but I'm finding that I'm bounding out of bed at 6am every morning! Must be all those calories I'm eating, I'm not feeling run down and tired all the time!

tameko2 - have you looked at beans and legumes as a way to increase your protein? I too get sick of too much meat and protein shakes (especially when I buy a massive bag of just one flavour, which is why I add things like spinach, nut butter, beetroot etc to them to change it up!) so I also try to hide beans in things - hey all the protein adds up! Hubby loves mashed potatoes so I add mashed beans to them, I add egg whites to my oatmeal in the mornings, heck I even have a recipe for Black Bean Brownies!

hahaha, i also have a b.a in psych/soc and did my master's in spec ed. wow! we should gather our brain power and use it for good, not evil!

i forgot to mention that i haven't been touching the scale because i upped my cals and i know it takes a while for my body to adjust. i've also been running lately, and it's awesome! i managed to do 4 miles in 40 minutes (with a few rest breaks)...woohoo!

i hope everyone's been having a good monday

I do different things with my protien shakes. Sometimes it's coffee and splenda or I mix the powder with milk and add it to my coffee, or you can make a blended iced coffee drink. Ice, milk, banana and a little sugar is probably my favorite. I've tried berries but they are also a little sour. Sometimes I even just put in some strawberry or chocolate milk powder mix. You just got to get creative.

I eat eggs for breakfast most mornings (although I admit I'm totally getting sick of them). Cheese is good for a snack, as is lunch meat (I eat processed food all the time though). I keep frozen shrimp cocktail in the house, you can thaw one servings at a time. Black bean quesadillas are a big thing in our house. Tuna pouches, even chicken breast from a can. And don't forget about red meat! Steak, burgers, pork chops....

And yeah, my diary is almost always open.

BUMP.