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    Upped my calories and upped my weight!

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    • Posts: 380 Member
      True
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      It's an assumption that someon is 5'7". Not everyone is. Some people's BMR actually is only 1200.
    • Posts: 88 Member
      Healthy, wholesome, nutrition laden good food fills me up for as few as 900-1000 calories. I never felt the need to overfeed. I brisk walk one to two hours daily. 2 kilos from desired goal to reach BMI 21, I haven't lost a single gram for over a month. But I notice hips and thigh areas gaining muscles while fatty tissues disappear. My body must be in starvation mode at 900-1000 calories but doesn't know it...... stupid body. I speak for myself..... strictly myself.
    • Posts: 453 Member
      Explain an entire race of people who primarily eat fish and rice who are in greater health mentally and physcically and don't eat 1800 calories a day.
      Exactly. With all this talk about starvation mode, people actually forget that there are entire cultures that live, work and play every day of their lives and never eat half of what Americans eat. The entire culture eats less than 2000 calories a day regardless of any physically activity. Are all of those people in perpetual "starvation mode?"
    • Posts: 4,605 Member
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      Exactly. With all this talk about starvation mode, people actually forget that there are entire cultures that live, work and play every day of their lives and never eat half of what Americans eat. The entire culture eats less than 2000 calories a day regardless of any physically activity. Are all of those people in perpetual "starvation mode?"

      And the other astonishing fact is ... many of us, too, are not Americans...
    • Posts: 13,247 Member
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      It's an assumption that someon is 5'7". Not everyone is. Some people's BMR actually is only 1200.

      My BMR as a 5'5 129lb 39 year old woman is supposed to be 1261... but I ate around 1800-2000 calories to lose weight. I'm happy I never permanently fugged up my metabolism when I tried to lose weight doing very low calorie. Losing weight while eating more, and keeping my muscle mass and metabolism intact is a lot more satisfying.... and I didn't have to lose as many pounds.
    • Posts: 19 Member
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    • Posts: 380 Member
      Thank you for understanding that. Not all countries eat diverse high calorie diets.I doubt they are in perpetual "starvation mode"
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      Exactly. With all this talk about starvation mode, people actually forget that there are entire cultures that live, work and play every day of their lives and never eat half of what Americans eat. The entire culture eats less than 2000 calories a day regardless of any physically activity. Are all of those people in perpetual "starvation mode?"
    • Posts: 1
      I understand; something different happened w/me. I was on vacation this past week and I lost 2-3lbs. This week at my weigh in, I GAINED 2lbs! I increased my cardio and I did some weight training. 5lb weights! I never went over my calories...I was always under! I have no clue as to what went wrong. I feel horrible ...please help. Confidence is truly down :-(
      ...
    • Posts: 380 Member
      Yes I completely agree. The point is that outside of some cultures what some are saying is to "little calorires" is quite a bit and very healthy.
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      And the other astonishing fact is ... many of us, too, are not Americans...
    • Posts: 34 Member
      way too much misinformation in here to wade through it all...

      long story short...

      eat less than your expend and you lose weight...
      eat more than you expend and you gain weight... if you added 6 pounds you're obviously taking in more than you are burning...

      it's a little more complicated for women and water rentention and such, but you've gained this over a month long period so it seems fairly obvious you are eating too much... there may be weeks of no loss, then all of a sudden you lose 3-4 pounds in one week, due to fat cells that happened to be filled up with water, that was released finally...

      http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html

      ANY weight loss plan should be accompanied by a resistance training program too...
    • Posts: 185 Member
      Sorry if this has been mentioned already but you would have ate 21000 cals to gain 6 lbw of fat. I gained 8 lbs in february and it was mostly all water weight. Took a few weeks of eating hardly any soduim and drinking a ton of water, but I was able to get it back down. Try not to drive yourself crazy, at least that's what I have to tell myself.
    • Posts: 6
      I am feeling the same way. I initially lost 8 lbs within 3 weeks. Now at 2 months, daily cardio/weight lifting at the gym and watching what I eat, no more loss. Also, what's probably more frustrating is that I've not even lost inches!

      I'll try and open my diary (not sure how to do it at this point) for advise!

      Thank you !!!
    • Posts: 5,564 Member
      Healthy, wholesome, nutrition laden good food fills me up for as few as 900-1000 calories. I never felt the need to overfeed. I brisk walk one to two hours daily. 2 kilos from desired goal to reach BMI 21, I haven't lost a single gram for over a month. But I notice hips and thigh areas gaining muscles while fatty tissues disappear. My body must be in starvation mode at 900-1000 calories but doesn't know it...... stupid body. I speak for myself..... strictly myself.

      Congrats on your loss!
      What's your body fat%?
    • Posts: 88 Member
      Congrats on your loss!
      What's your body fat%?

      Thank you. http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi
      gives me following figures
      your body fat percentage is estimated to be 23.74 % using the U.S. Navy body fat algorithm, or 30.35 % using the formula developed by the YMCA.

      I'm 60
    • Posts: 5,564 Member
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      Thank you. http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi
      gives me following figures
      your body fat percentage is estimated to be 23.74 % using the U.S. Navy body fat algorithm, or 30.35 % using the formula developed by the YMCA.

      I'm 60

      So you eat very little cals...under 1200 daily and you are fine with the body fat% where it is?
    • Posts: 88 Member
      wrong place
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      If OP isnt fueling first her Basal Metabolic needs then she should just throw in the towel now.

      Wonderful words of motivation.

      Considering all the people that successfully lost weight for how many years without even knowing what a BMR was??? I guess that also explains all those people living where food is not well distributed (we see them on pictures every year at the holidays) - I guess they are so thin because they are getting their daily BMR calorie load at a minimum??
    • Posts: 88 Member
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      So you eat very little cals...under 1200 daily and you are fine with the body fat% where it is?

      Giving due respect to age, I'm fine with current weight, health and happy with self-image. My priority was and succeeded in making sure my blood sugars remain within normal range all through the day. Low carb was an only option available.... which meant none in form of white flour, sugar, juices..... never more than 3 slices of all grains bread any given day. Scarsdale Medical Diet has been a great influence over my food habits and overall general health. Permit me to give you yday's food intake for an example.... 2 slices of bread, more than 300 gms of peeled baked prawns, more than 200 gm of blue berries, 2 eggs, 2 grapefruits, one 25 gram bar of dark chocolate, lot of spinach, handful of walnuts and almonds, few peanuts, 1 serve of protein powder mixed with skim milk, 2 slices of turkey cold cuts, some fat free cottage cheese.... less than 1100-1200 cal consumption against /1900 supposed expenditure! I was stuffed full. Starvation..... you think? :noway:
    • Posts: 151 Member
      This kind of forum is exactly why people's advice doesn't mean **** to me. It's trial and error see what works for you. Nobody on here will give you the right answer because it's your body not theirs.
    • Posts: 5,564 Member
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      Giving due respect to age, I'm fine with current weight, health and happy with self-image. My priority was and succeeded in making sure my blood sugars remain within normal range all through the day. Low carb was an only option available.... which meant none in form of white flour, sugar, juices..... never more than 3 slices of all grains bread any given day. Scarsdale Medical Diet has been a great influence over my food habits and overall general health. Permit me to give you yday's food intake for an example.... 2 slices of bread, more than 300 gms of peeled baked prawns, more than 200 gm of blue berries, 2 eggs, 2 grapefruits, one 25 gram bar of dark chocolate, lot of spinach, handful of walnuts and almonds, few peanuts, 1 serve of protein powder mixed with skim milk, 2 slices of turkey cold cuts, some fat free cottage cheese.... less than 1100-1200 cal consumption against /1900 supposed expenditure! I was stuffed full. Starvation..... you think? :noway:

      Have you looked into intermittent fasting for the blood sugar stuff?
    • Posts: 151 Member
      I hate helloitsdan...
    • Posts: 255 Member
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      No offense but dont listen to this advice.
      Its a surefire way to drop hormones and maintain fat.
      Yikes!

      Continue eating at your rate and measure your progress.
      The human body can fluctuate up to 5lbs or more daily.
      If the body fat doesnt drop after a month then adjust macros.

      Listen to Dan!! Don't overreact to the 6 lb gain.... you haven't upped your calories enough to gain 6 lbs in one week!!! Your weight gain is due to something else. Take time and effort to figure it out
    • Posts: 88 Member
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      Have you looked into intermittent fasting for the blood sugar stuff?

      No. No plans to fix what is not broken or already fixed..... no two finger prints are alike and no 2 bodies work the same way. We're here to help support and share personal experiences with each other. Your input is greatly appreciated. Oh I forgot to add..... I had one 95 gm can of John West tuna as well....
    • Posts: 88 Member
      Will I be laughed at and made fun of.....if I was to propose


      that processed foods white flour and sugar add unnecessary-unhealthy calories to our diet

      that our body adjusts happily to lower intake of calories as long as diet is healthy


      if you decide not to laugh or poke fun....agree that there is no starvation mode...as long intake consists of healthy calories?
    • Posts: 380 Member
      Thank you thank you thank you. Ive made this same point countless times , so glad other people get it. I have no clue what my Bmr is, Ive lost 58 lbs...
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      Wonderful words of motivation.

      Considering all the people that successfully lost weight for how many years without even knowing what a BMR was??? I guess that also explains all those people living where food is not well distributed (we see them on pictures every year at the holidays) - I guess they are so thin because they are getting their daily BMR calorie load at a minimum??
    • Posts: 380 Member
      I won't laugh, the body is a mystery.
      Will I be laughed at and made fun of.....if I was to propose


      that processed foods white flour and sugar add unnecessary-unhealthy calories to our diet

      that our body adjusts happily to lower intake of calories as long as diet is healthy


      if you decide not to laugh or poke fun....agree that there is no starvation mode...as long intake consists of healthy calories?
    • Posts: 237 Member
      saving to read later :)
    • Posts: 380 Member
      Cool shirt
      saving to read later :)
    • Posts: 420 Member
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      Ditto

      me too.... (didn't ever lose 47 pounds though). but eating more has not and never has worked for me. maybe eating more quantity (healthier/whole foods) - not more calories. obviously this is a very individual thing, but yeah unfortunately has not worked for me. :sad:
    • Posts: 132 Member
      I need to read this. It's an ongoing saga because we all thought in the past that to lose weight: eat as little as you can and exercise as hard as you can. This clearly does not work otherwise why are a lot of us here!! I haven't upped my calories but I do eat back my exercise cals and always try to NET 1200 and it's working for me.
      I know people get frustrated with posts about this ALL OF THE TIME but it is obviously a difficult subject for some and I think we should treat each new enquiry with patience and the respect it deserves.
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