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  • ninjalaura5
    ninjalaura5 Posts: 18
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    Sorry what is TDEE?
  • nhmann
    nhmann Posts: 6
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    Wow! Thanks for sharing this info! i am finding i don't have enough energy. i am starting to work out more consistently in the hopes that that is the piece missing. However, if after some time, that doesn't work, i'm definitely going to try increasing my daily calorie limit. How did you figure how much to increase by, if i may ask?
  • thetiwi1890
    thetiwi1890 Posts: 256 Member
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    Congratulations! :drinker:
    Just a little bump to read later!
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
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    Wow! Thanks for sharing this info! i am finding i don't have enough energy. i am starting to work out more consistently in the hopes that that is the piece missing. However, if after some time, that doesn't work, i'm definitely going to try increasing my daily calorie limit. How did you figure how much to increase by, if i may ask?

    HAve a look here - http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
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    Sorry what is TDEE?

    This may help - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/512956-tdee-what-is-it-and-why-you-should-not-eat-below-your-bmr?
  • mamoojack
    mamoojack Posts: 22 Member
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    You told my story, exactly!!! Today I am starting on 2025 calories a day!!!, I am terrified!! I was eating 800-1000 a day!! We will see!!! good luck!!! Please friend me, I would like to stay in touch through this new "experiment" in weight loss!!!:laugh: :laugh:
  • MOS3
    MOS3 Posts: 134 Member
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    Excellent and well put. I think for many of us we have been brought up with the myth that if you eat virtually nothing you will lose weight. I must admit I started off MFP with 1200 cals and didn't eat back excercise cals. Then I took the plunge and switched to much higher cals and ate my EC back. Success. Even when I went on the maintenance I found I could eat much more cals than I had ever dreamed.
  • MellowYellowGem
    MellowYellowGem Posts: 120 Member
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    Great advice! :smile:
  • CookieCrumble
    CookieCrumble Posts: 221 Member
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    Thank you for posting this; I'm really going to take on board the advice on this thread.
  • MommaFuhrer
    MommaFuhrer Posts: 214 Member
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    AWESOME!! :flowerforyou:
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,404 MFP Moderator
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    I am very much like Dan and consistently push people to eat more calories and stop worrying about weight so much. I lose weight and body fat still and I eat burrito's, pizza, subway, etc... but guess what. I workout so I can eat 2700 calories a day, so when I do eat a lot in one day, it doesn't' make me gain. Below is a PM I got a few days ago of a women I got to start eating 1800 calories who stuck it out.



    "I just wanted to thank you for your help. You helped me a few months back and I just wanted to give you an update on my progress. 12 weeks ago I started at 154 and 28% bf. I got my bf remeasured last Friday and it was 24%. But I only lost 1 pound. It is crazy to me but I have learned to ignore the scale. You were right that keeping consistent and not giving up my body would finally adjust.

    Thanks again for your help!

    Stephanie"
  • GoThinGirl
    GoThinGirl Posts: 14 Member
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    Thank you for all the wonderful information! I'm going to give this a try.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
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    I wonder if this is whats wrong for me? I eat about 1000 cals and exercise everyday, and im not even losing one pound, im scared to eat more though now, i need to lose 3stone

    Yeah, I'm a little worried too, but the way I see it is like this:

    What I'm currently doing isn't working, what I've done before didn't work. I'll try this for 2 weeks and see how it goes. If I lose, then I know what to do! If I stay the same or gain, then I know I need to do something else. Every BODY is different so what works for some doesn't always work for others. It takes experimentation to see what works for you. :happy:

    Glad to see you are going to give it a go! Don't be surprised if you do gain a bit at first. Your body is use to storing as a defense mode from eating to little! It will store at first. After about a week you will notice that you feel so much better and have so much more energy. You will more than likely put more into your workouts causing a little gain in water weight. I honestly would give it 3-4 weeks to even out then your body will realize that this calorie intake is going to be steady and start releasing it's stores! Good luck!!
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    I have struggled with the cal total per day since I started and have slowly but surely increased my calorie intake. I have a goal set by MFP of 1800 but burn off +-400 cal doing exercise 4-5 times a week. Does this mean I should up my cal intake to aim higher than 1200 (I've been trying to just stay over 1200 as I understand this is the minimum); so my net should be 1800 a day?

    If you are over 5'2" you should be consuming no less than 1900 cals per day to lose fat.
    Anything less than that and you are just shrinking yourself.
    Youll make your weight loss journey take twice as long because youll have to go through an unneeded bulk cycle then cut again.
    For guys its crucial we get our Fats and Protein in order.
    Fats control testosterone!!!! RAWR!!!!!
    Proteins feed our muscles!

    So Proteins and Fats set to 30% should be sufficient.

    If you are taller than 5'5" youll have to bump cals even more!
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    You told my story, exactly!!! Today I am starting on 2025 calories a day!!!, I am terrified!! I was eating 800-1000 a day!! We will see!!! good luck!!! Please friend me, I would like to stay in touch through this new "experiment" in weight loss!!!:laugh: :laugh:

    Good luck!
    With the extra food in the system you will have some discomfort and extra water weight.
    But this drops after a few days.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    Hmmm.. I must be a real anamoly then. I lost weight MORE when I was on a VLCD. I'm now on 1600 to 1800 a day (net above 1300) and losing consistently but much slower than before. Granted I'm down to my last few pounds before GW but still... *shrug*

    VLCD will net higher weight loss but 20-50% of that loss is lean tissue.
    =(
    To get that back youll have to eat above TDEE for about 3 months and gain some fat back if done incorrectly...then youll have to cut again.

    when you reach Goal Weight look into www.leangains.com to learn how to get the lean mass back without gaining fat.
  • samanthagreen3
    samanthagreen3 Posts: 44 Member
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    just come across this and now im confused. I'm eating about 1000 - 1200 calories a day and im not eating back my exercise. Been on a diet for two weeks and i have lost 11llb. Its the time of the month this week so im not expecting to lose anything because i get really bloated. I'm very nervous about changing what i'm doing because its working...for now. But if i stop loosing weight i think im going to give this a go! I might even have a 'fat day' At least i'm going to have a kitkat this week. Thanks guys!
  • MJ7910
    MJ7910 Posts: 1,280 Member
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    You told my story, exactly!!! Today I am starting on 2025 calories a day!!!, I am terrified!! I was eating 800-1000 a day!! We will see!!! good luck!!! Please friend me, I would like to stay in touch through this new "experiment" in weight loss!!!:laugh: :laugh:

    Good luck!
    With the extra food in the system you will have some discomfort and extra water weight.
    But this drops after a few days.

    yes i noticed this too. i gained a few lbs a few days after upping the calories. i momentarily freaked out. but what happens is your body figures out you are eating more food. the water weight starts to drop off and you can eat more and be comfortable. that's why when you do up calories, don't freak out and check in 2-4 days after starting it. because you will see a gain of a few lbs. and then you may freak out and restrict again. you need to give it a good 3 weeks... personal experience over the last few months of freaking out, gaining, restricting, trying it again, etc etc.
  • JenChis22
    JenChis22 Posts: 25
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    I too eat a high calorie/high protein diet consisting of ONLY organic whole foods and have ommitted gluton and dairy from my diet. I have had so much success in the 2 weeks since making this lifestyle change. I have lost 12 lbs and 11 inches all over, mostly from hips, waist and stomach.
  • emeraldowl
    emeraldowl Posts: 33 Member
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    I am really trying to follow this thread but I am struggling. My weight loss has slowed down recently and I want to give it a kick start again. What is the best thing for me to do? If anyone can give me my magic calorie allowance to stick to using this method, it would be greatly appreciated. I am 5ft 5 and have a sedentary desk lifestyle. Thanks!

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