How is Eating more and losing more weight working for YOU??

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  • carajo
    carajo Posts: 532 Member
    I eat between 1800-2500 cals. My higher cal days are mostly from nuts, and nut butters...also when i lift heavy i eat more protein and fats, I have maintained 120 lbs. since Sept. eating this way! Good Luck!!!
  • yuliyax
    yuliyax Posts: 288
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  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Been working great for me..... My MFP is set to lose a pound a week which has my BMR set to 2300 a day... I am a firm believer in eating my exercise calories back (eat 85-90% of them back leaving 10-15% for error in logging or calorie burned numbers) I am currently eating 3200 calories a day (on my exercise days, which is 6 days a week) and 2800 calories a day (on non exercise day, which is one day a week and this is just my BMR 2300 + my 500 calories MFP had subtracted for 1 lb. a week weight loss) I am 34 months into this journey and have lost 305 lbs. and am still losing (last few weeks have been just like the rest, 1 lb. a week lost...)
  • DFWTT
    DFWTT Posts: 374
    I started 2 weeks ago bumping up 200cals and eating half of my workout cals for a total of 2100-2200. I lost a little less the first week than I should have, 1.6lbs, but this week I have lost 4.8lbs with weigh in tomorrow AM. My jaw has literally dropped the last two mornings of looking at the scale. Note: I also increased my water consumption to a full gallon a day from 72oz. Worked for me so far.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I started eating a little over my BMR 1500ish plus exercise calories. When I got close to my goal weight I decided to up it to 1760 before exercise and I'm losing weight even faster, it seems. 3.6 pounds in the last 2 weeks. I'm switching to maintenance next week so I'll be around 2100 before exercise. I hope I don't lose any more weight, I want to build muscle instead.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Well, I work 30-35 hours per week on my feet, walking around all day, so my base calories are 1530. I typically burn 300-500 calories per day, and I try to eat enough back that my net is 1200-1300, and I lose weekly when I'm good (eating right, body is used to my workout and not holding water, etc.) If not weight, I definitely have lost inches the last 3 weeks.
  • lepardmama
    lepardmama Posts: 11 Member
    Go to MY HOME and click GOALS - you can either use the MFP goals or change to your own - click this and you will be able to manually change your caloric intake, etc.:wink:
  • mayralee13
    mayralee13 Posts: 35 Member
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  • chanson104
    chanson104 Posts: 859
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  • stroken96
    stroken96 Posts: 436 Member
    bump need to go back and read more.
  • KechiaG
    KechiaG Posts: 55
    I was stuck at a 10 pounds weight loss after 2 months. I asked some other MFP users for advice. The resounding answer was EAT MORE. I thought "what the hell" and gave it a try. I have sense lost another 2 pounds and more importantly, I feel better. When I was eating 1200 calories a day, I was cranky and sluggish. At 1600 - 2000 calories a day (higher on the days that I take Zumba) I have energy to burn! I was also expecting to gain weight because of the increase in calories, but I never did! I know the weight will come, but I'm so excited that I feel great and see my body changing. To me it's well worth it!! Good luck!
  • becoming_a_new_me
    becoming_a_new_me Posts: 1,860 Member
    Everyone is different. I recently upped my calories and started losing again after a plateau, but that is because I wasn't eating enough for my activity level. I work for a health company and do nutritional and weight loss counseling. The best thing since I see you just started in January is first make sure you are eating for your BMR and TDEE. I can help you with this, just private message me your height, weight, age, and activity level (both work and workouts - I need all activity) and I will help you make sure your settings are correct. Most people either overestimate or underestimate their activity levels which puts them in the wrong spot.
  • Crystalchaos72
    Crystalchaos72 Posts: 531
    When I started this almost a year ago, I was set to lose 1# a week on 1670 cals+exercise. I ate it all and lost more than was the goal. So I upped the calories again and left it for awhile, even though I was still losing more. Once I hit my goal I upped them by 700 and did an experiment, ate 2500-2800 a day with no exercise, first 2 weeks I stayed the same, the third week I lost. I have learned that mfp is a generic model, and the numbers it comes up with for maintainence for me is too low.......so I have to read when I complete my diary that I will gain weight, even though I know it isn't true.
    In a nutshell, eating more has worked and I lost a ridiculous 65# in even more ridiculous 5 mos.......all without denying myself anything.
    And that was 9 mos ago :)
  • peacefulsong
    peacefulsong Posts: 223 Member
    Back in 07 I was at my highest weight, 325. I lost 60 pounds in 8 months that year, kept it off for most of 08, and then slowly started creeping back up. I got to about 290 and put the brakes on, lost enough to get myself back to about 265ish by the start of 2011 or so, then stopped. I spent 2011 bouncing around the same 5-6 pound range, no matter what I did.

    I started using MFP in January and got very frustrated because even though I was staying under my calorie goal of 1380 most of the time, I was still stuck in that 5-6 pound range. I started reading the forums, seeing all the stuff about eating more, and thought what the hell, I'll give it a shot. I upped my calories and have lost about 1.5 per week since then (about a month ago). I think the trick is finding the right number, something I'm still fussing with a little. I have my MFP goal set at 1800, but that's just because that is my upper limit. I usually net about 1700, which means that I'm eating 2000 or more on days I exercise. I never go lower than 1550. I give myself a range because all this is really kind of inexact and if my goal is too strict I'll just stress about it.

    Every Saturday morning when I get on the scale I'm 100% positive I'll have gained five pounds. :laugh: Hasn't happened yet. Tomorrow will be my fourth weigh-in day following this new plan, and I'm sitting here right now convinced I gained, again. We'll see. :)
  • heatherrose86
    heatherrose86 Posts: 43 Member
    It's working fine :) MFP started me at 1600 for 1.5 lbs per week, and I was okay doing that... then I went to 2 lbs per week (100 or so to lose) and it put me at 1370 which made me extremely grumpy. I proactively (I did not wait for a plateau) upped them to 1800 after one "cheat" evening where I ate good healthy meals throughout the day except for at night when I stopped off for a poutine and my total was 2500.

    The next day I was up one lb from obvious water retention (also, I felt like crap after eating junk). But by my next "official" weigh-in day I was down 2.6 lbs eating 1800 calories a day... and this week it looks like I am on track for at least another 2 lbs lost.

    I don't have trouble eating this many calories and feel satisfied... usually plain oatmeal with strawberries, coffee and skim milk for breakfast.... a home-made egg mcmuffin (no meat) on a whole grain english muffin or a grilled chicken/tofu salad (if there are leftovers) and dinner that includes a gigantic salad. Apples if I'm hungry in between (rarely) and if my calories are low I add more goodies into my salad, like extra goat cheese and sunflower seeds or walnuts.

    My exercise is really just walking at the moment and I eat most of those back... I might have 100 calories or so left at the end of the day. I am going to experiment with more exercise this week.

    In short, it's going awesome... when I've tried to do this on my own I would restrict calories as much as possible and get stuck after 20 lbs lost and be miserable... whereas now I am happy and have easily broken through that 20 lbs.
  • AnotherJenn
    AnotherJenn Posts: 62 Member
    Did not work for me. Even under the supervision of a nutritionist and trainer I gained 4 pounds in 3 months :-(
  • Shanai1990
    Shanai1990 Posts: 6
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  • JoniBologna
    JoniBologna Posts: 653 Member
    I'm 5'6" and 156lbs. I eat around 2000 cal a day. I very rarely net below my BMR. The number on the scale continues to drop, and I continue to lose inches. Last week I even lost 1.8lbs!
  • irisheyes42us
    irisheyes42us Posts: 144
    go to goals, then custom, then change.
  • izzydino
    izzydino Posts: 254 Member
    I am thinking of my calories too... but I am a bit hesitant... currently at 1520...but on work out days eat up to 2100.
  • irisheyes42us
    irisheyes42us Posts: 144
    I'm trying to do the same thing; eat more to lose. Can anyone tell me how to update MFP so that you can eat more than 1200 cals? I tought it would be in settings but I'm not seeing it there. Thanks MFPs! :huh:

    GOALS, CUSTOM, CHANGE.
  • sfoxy219
    sfoxy219 Posts: 103
    I used to weigh 140 pounds, I had an old MFP and upped my cals like everyone said from 1200 to 1600 NET and I gained 17 pounds in 6 months. Yes I was exercising. Now i'm stuck at 150 trying to get to 125 still. :( I rejoined recently to give it another go. Right now my net averages 1300-1500. I still feel it's way to much. I'll weigh in on the 15th and if I'm up again i'll bring it down to 1000-1200 Net.
  • Luvlymonee
    Luvlymonee Posts: 12
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  • ilike2moveit
    ilike2moveit Posts: 776 Member
    When I up my calories it doesn't seem to work for me. So, I don't understand how it works for others. I want to eat more. 1200 is not enough for me.
  • Raynn1
    Raynn1 Posts: 1,164 Member
    I am still in the "trial" phase. Im 4 weeks in to upping my cals and my weight has still basically stayed the same. After following the Eat more to lose group's advice, I am holding on for another week or so to see what will happen. If the weight doesnt start to move down, I have no idea what to do next..
  • Becky1971
    Becky1971 Posts: 979 Member
    Bumping this and coming back later to read.
  • TLCEsq
    TLCEsq Posts: 413 Member
    I've had three RMR tests done (indirect calorimetry) over the past two years and have averaged about 2050 calories, which is before exercise. My RMR according to MFP is 1700-something. I eat around 1700 and try to eat at least 80% whole foods (gluten and sugar free for the most part) and I feel great. Any less than that has had the opposite effect for me.

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