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

I'm reading about women who eat more and weigh less than me This is truly inspiring!!! Next week I will up my calorie intake. As long as I'm eating healthy and working out consistently, I know I will continue to lose weight and build the lean muscle that I want! I feel like I've been counting calories a little too much lately with MFP, and I don't want it to get to a point where it consumes me.
I'll be adjusting my diet soon

But STILL NO processed or refined foods lol

Yup, that sounds spot on to me! I hope it works for you (bet it will!)

I eat 1900 cals 5 days a week and 2500 cals 2 days a week. I work out at least an hour a day, sometimes 90 minuts - trying for at least 30 minutes of high intensity, and the rest moderate. I'm losing about 2 pounds a week since I started eating this way. Oh, and I weigh 239 currently.

Seriously love this thread! It's awesome to hear other women eating and loosing, rather than wasting away on prepackaged diet foods.

I started MFP back in early January and immediately I saw all these 1200 calorie diet posts plus read what my MFP recommendation was (1200 to lose 1lb a week yuck!) and said "no f**cking way"

I've been eating at a minimum 1400 net calories for the past 2 months, but it varies. Sometimes its 1600, 1800, even 2300 when I'm spiking. I always eat back my exercise calories. I'm starting to focus on running, really pushing myself to get better. It feels awesome.

And guess what? I've lost steadily for the past 2 months without going hungry. At a little more than a 1lb a week when averaged all together to boot!

MFP set me at 2050. So I eat more than others but I also started off at 381

ok so I am bumping this so I can read it when I get home from work. Thanks for posting this fourm!!

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I've lost 38lbs and have about another 40 to go before I reach my goal, although that number can change and probably will once I get closer to it and see what my BF% is.
My daily intake goal is 1800 and I try to NET at least 1640 a day. I started back in July for the 1st couple weeks went with MFP's goal which was around 1300, then started doing Curves weight management plan, which cycles calories. I'd do 1 week of 1200 cals then up that to 1500 for 3-4 weeks then go into a rest phase for 2 weeks and start over. I did this until about December, when I decided to take a rest from calorie restriction and went into "maintenance" although I still lost about a 2-3lbs through the month of December eating 2000 calories. After the New Year I was going to start back at the 1200 cycle and after the 1st day I was starving, had no energy and decided that was for the birds and upped my calories. I read a lot of posts on here about higher calories getting better results so I upped my goals to 1600. After meeting with my Personal Trainer for the 1st time about a month ago he told me I still wasn't eating enough and I needed to up my cals some more, so I took them to 1800. I also incorporate a cheat/spike day in a least every other week. I lost 9lbs in 6 weeks eating at the higher calorie goals and have tons of energy and feel so much better. I burn anywhere from 500-750 calories a day depending on my routine and eat at least 1/2 of those calories back.

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This were taken 3 weeks ago

Watching this thread. I've lost over 100 pounds not counting calories. I have stalled for over 2 years, and I would mostly like to lose inches now. I set my calories to 1800 with my ratios at 40% carbs, 30% protein, and 30% fat. Just need to work on upping the protein and lowering the carbs a bit.

I eating Moar Food, and still losing weight!

I average around 1700 per day.

I've shed over 130 pounds and decreased my body fat from 56% to 23%

I eat an average of 2000-ish calories/day now - usually more.

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**Please ignore the ugly tummy skin (side effect of shedding massive amounts of weight after being obese for years after having a 9 pound child at the ripe old age of 18)

Don't be silly you have done so well- look at your arms! Your body fat is way lower than mine too!

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I've shed over 130 pounds and decreased my body fat from 56% to 23%

I eat an average of 2000-ish calories/day now - usually more.

Then:


Now:


**Please ignore the ugly tummy skin (side effect of shedding massive amounts of weight after being obese for years after having a 9 pound child at the ripe old age of 18)

Don't be silly you have done so well- look at your arms! Your body fat is way lower than mine too!

Really? Wow. I weigh like 40 pounds more than you. How tall are you?

will have to read this later...struggling with wrapping my mind around that high of calories...even though there are days I burn 3300-4000... my body is stubborn though...and it seems when i up calories i have not seen any loss...but maybe i've not given it enough time....