I am a believer now!!! Eat More!

mrsbastone
mrsbastone Posts: 83 Member
edited December 19 in Food and Nutrition
I wanna thank the couple people who posted that really long post about eating enough calories for weight loss. For like two and half months the scale barely moved. maaaybe a half pound if that.. I work out 6-9 hours a week with strength training. My diet is clean and consisted of about 1600 calories. So you can see my frustration. i am doing everything I am suppose to, but no results on the scale. So I was at a decision.. go down to like 1300 calories or bump it up to like 1900 ish. I decided the worst that can happen at 1900 calories was i didn't lose weight... can't gain at that amount.. but i can screw up my metabolism going lower. So I for about a month or so I have been around 1900.. I lost about 5 pounds!!! You don't know how overjoyed i am to see the scale move even if it's a much slower pace.

Thank You Again for the informative posts about eating enough calories. I made a huge difference for me!!
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  • newve
    newve Posts: 82 Member
    That great!
  • xMonroeMisfit
    xMonroeMisfit Posts: 411 Member
    Awesome!!
  • just4u_cara
    just4u_cara Posts: 100 Member
    Yep, hard to believe eating more to lose weight, eh?! I was stalled and someone suggested the same to me. I thought they were nuts! LOL

    Keep up the good work, we can do this :smile:
  • Chicrider
    Chicrider Posts: 17
    Its so true we need to fuel out bodies in order to shed weight.,I eat about 5-6 small meals per day that I pre cook,weight & have ready so I can stay on track. Going too low will cause a stop in any progress. Glad your doing well.
  • Goodkid3
    Goodkid3 Posts: 35
    Good Tip!!
  • lelaspeaks
    lelaspeaks Posts: 163 Member
    YAY!
  • Yazzy623
    Yazzy623 Posts: 133 Member
    Really? I am so scared to do this. Doe this mean to eat more calories period. Or net. Like if I work out, does this mean to eat more because I worked out or just eat my allotted daily amount????
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
    Incredible but true. Glad you gave it a shot. I increased my calories after "hitting the wall" a few months ago and started losing again.
  • FitForLife81
    FitForLife81 Posts: 372 Member
    yup I lost most of my weight at higher calories =)
  • ipsamet
    ipsamet Posts: 436 Member
    So glad to hear that it worked for you too! I have the same experience, I feel SO much better eating more and the weight actually comes off. It's pretty much a win-win :)
  • steamlita
    steamlita Posts: 39 Member
    It just doesn't work for me...
  • erby2283
    erby2283 Posts: 13
    Tempted to try this as I have plateaued for the last 2 weeks.....and exercising more is not helping.
  • wowmom23
    wowmom23 Posts: 36 Member
    It just doesn't work for me...

    ^^ Same here but I'm really glad it worked for you! Congrats!
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    :frown: So, tell me........have some of you had the experience of gaining a pound or two before starting to lose, after you up your calories? Cuz no matter what I've done in recent months, the scale ain't movin'!!! making me crazy.

    I have stalled between 159 and 162 lbs for about 3 months.............I believe that I could exercise more, but most days I'm under my calorie goal of 1480 (I picked this after using fit2fat and a couple of other online calculators.) I SHOULD be losing.........but it ain't working very well.

    Do I just need to be a little more patient???
  • christinehetz80
    christinehetz80 Posts: 490 Member
    Congrats that is AWESOME!
  • Celeigh12
    Celeigh12 Posts: 763 Member
    :frown: So, tell me........have some of you had the experience of gaining a pound or two before starting to lose, after you up your calories? Cuz no matter what I've done in recent months, the scale ain't movin'!!! making me crazy.

    I have stalled between 159 and 162 lbs for about 3 months.............I believe that I could exercise more, but most days I'm under my calorie goal of 1480 (I picked this after using fit2fat and a couple of other online calculators.) I SHOULD be losing.........but it ain't working very well.

    Do I just need to be a little more patient???

    When I upped mine, I gained 3 right away, then nothing moved for a few weeks, then I lost 11+ in the next month. It worked for me.

    Congrats, Mrsbatone!!! I'm happy for you!
  • mamato2babes
    mamato2babes Posts: 90
    Really? I am so scared to do this. Doe this mean to eat more calories period. Or net. Like if I work out, does this mean to eat more because I worked out or just eat my allotted daily amount????


    This!?
  • MonicaT1972
    MonicaT1972 Posts: 512
    Congrats on the weightloss! Thanks for posting this.
  • Jess81620
    Jess81620 Posts: 72 Member
    I have been eating how many calories MFP tells me too when I log my exercise in. I have just started 2 1/2 weeks ago but have lost 2.4 lbs so far.

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  • peaceinside
    peaceinside Posts: 272
    I am so glad there is another "believer"! It's so hard to convince people of this and it's so scary to see these (women mostly) eating 800 and 900 calories a day! Glad you posted it! Congrats too!
    Peace! :flowerforyou:
  • AHealthyMe1lbAtATime
    AHealthyMe1lbAtATime Posts: 188 Member
    I've been at a stand still for months!!! I always get to where I'm at, and then I quit. I am not quitting this time, but I've been stuck for 2 months like this. I've been told to up my cals.... I started this week, so we shall see.............. Congrats to you:)
  • jedibunny
    jedibunny Posts: 321
    I started losing again once I upped my caloric intake, after plateauing for quite some time. Groups like Eat More to Weigh Less and Eating for Future You on here both have great tools to help you determine what your goal intake ought to be. You WILL lose weight initially by lowering your calories, but after that first drop, you'll likely stall because your body isn't getting *enough* calories. You can read a lot more on the forums in either of those groups.

    Congrats OP!
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    Im glad you found what works for you.
  • gsager
    gsager Posts: 977 Member
    I wanna thank the couple people who posted that really long post about eating enough calories for weight loss. For like two and half months the scale barely moved. maaaybe a half pound if that.. I work out 6-9 hours a week with strength training. My diet is clean and consisted of about 1600 calories. So you can see my frustration. i am doing everything I am suppose to, but no results on the scale. So I was at a decision.. go down to like 1300 calories or bump it up to like 1900 ish. I decided the worst that can happen at 1900 calories was i didn't lose weight... can't gain at that amount.. but i can screw up my metabolism going lower. So I for about a month or so I have been around 1900.. I lost about 5 pounds!!! You don't know how overjoyed i am to see the scale move even if it's a much slower pace.

    Thank You Again for the informative posts about eating enough calories. I made a huge difference for me!!
    I wish every one would see this......
  • frootcat
    frootcat Posts: 194 Member
    Congratulations! Love reading things like this. I've been really terrified to try it, but I took the whole plunge this week (TDEE - 20%, as I have plenty to lose). One thing I'll say for sure is that it FORCES me to exercise at LEAST as much as I put in to begin with. When I was 'eating back,' that gave me a bit of a license to slack if I was feeling lazy.

    Anyway, not about me, about YOU! Fabulous job!
  • kylesmommy89
    kylesmommy89 Posts: 356 Member
    It's true!! I am maintaining at 1800 net :D Congratulations on getting the best of both worlds...getting in shape and NOT making yourself miserable to do it!
  • lion_queen
    lion_queen Posts: 37
    Well I was scared to up my calorie too, but I just did it in Monday! Thanks for your posting, this just made me more determinated! :flowerforyou:
  • MDyck1979
    MDyck1979 Posts: 21
    There is another factor at play here that people are overlooking - when you go from a mostly sedentary lifestyle to working out regularly, it takes awhile to build that lean muscle mass - lean muscle mass, in turn, BURNS calories, even while at rest. So as the proportion of your body mass changes - less fat % wise, more lean muscle % wise - you will naturallly see an increase in calories out, and hence a change on the scale.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    I not only made my goal weight, then lost a few more lbs, I look 10x better by eating more.

    I will never go back, ever.
  • sandrajune72
    sandrajune72 Posts: 492 Member
    That's great news! Well done!

    I have a question though, how do you know how much to increase your calories by?
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