2500 calories a day?
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I don't think I'll be able to eat that many, while still keeping it healthy. The last thing I want to do is load up on high calorie foods that have little nutrition. Besides, as I lose weight, I'll have to cut those extra calories down anyway. Why get used to eating more, when I'll have to eat less later? I am open to suggestions here. Thanks in advance.
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I'm the opposite - I've had to eat more to keep losing.
My diary is open, but I will eat apples with natural pb or granola with my yogurt. You can even eat a serving of healthy nuts. There are easy ways to do it - just don't use it as an excuse to eat candy bars and chips.
Good luck!0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.0
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I don't think I'll be able to eat that many, while still keeping it healthy. The last thing I want to do is load up on high calorie foods that have little nutrition. Besides, as I lose weight, I'll have to cut those extra calories down anyway. Why get used to eating more, when I'll have to eat less later? I am open to suggestions here. Thanks in advance.
why would you need to eat less later? 2500 is not an unreasonable number for a medium sized active person to eat at maintenance. IF you are expecting to be very sedentary or very small then maybe shoot for 2000 to 2200.
And define "healthy" food? I mean there are a lot of high calorie healthy foods (Spoon avocado into your mouth!) you can add to your diet.0 -
My diary is open, I eat 2300.
Feel free to have a look, I eat pretty healthy and while I have treats it's not that often.0 -
I don't think I'll be able to eat that many, while still keeping it healthy. The last thing I want to do is load up on high calorie foods that have little nutrition. Besides, as I lose weight, I'll have to cut those extra calories down anyway. Why get used to eating more, when I'll have to eat less later? I am open to suggestions here. Thanks in advance.
Because eating too few calories now will cause you to stall. You don't have to eat unhealthy foods to get your calories in. 1 avocado on 2 cups lettuce, 1/2 cup beans, 1 oz cheese, 1 tbsp olive oil is ~700 calories--add 4 oz salmon and you're at a super meal with 850+ calories0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Uh, calories are relative to your size and goals. There is no magic number that is basic biology. If you maintain your current weight on 4000 calories, eating 3,750 calories will still cause you to lose weight (slowly). THAT'S basic biology.
But I have a desk job and desk hobbies and pretty much do no exercise besides lifting weight 3x a week and I have had no trouble maintaining my current weight eating between 2000 and 2500 most days. I'm sure I could also slow my general physical activities down (Stop drinking so much water, stop walking to get lunch, stop doing what little housework I do, stop fidgeting at my desk, and slouch in my chair) and train my body to reduce its NEAT until I maintain comfortable at 1200 calories. But what would I want to be miserable like that? Id rather eat more.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Really? I was eating 1400...I'm now eating 2000...I'm still losing weight at the same rate.
What would you have to eat to maintain your goal weight? For me it's about 2000 calories...maybe 2100. So why would I eat less than that? Just so I can lose faster? I'm going to eat like the me I want to be.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
You eat less than 700 calOries? Talk to me in a few months and let me know if you feel the same about the safety of that.0 -
Can someone help me? I'm so confused. -____- Okay. My BMR is 1,986. (I just found that out today.) For the past month I've only been eating 1,200-1,300 calories. I burn about 1,000 calories from exercise. My net right now is 95. I just found out net should be close to your goal....? I saw on google that you should eat 500 less than your BMR. So that means I'd have to up it to 1,400 calories a day. But still if I burn 1,000 calories from exercise, my net would still be 400 and apparently that's low...? I just don't understand. :c0
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Can someone help me? I'm so confused. -____- Okay. My BMR is 1,986. (I just found that out today.) For the past month I've only been eating 1,200-1,300 calories. I burn about 1,000 calories from exercise. My net right now is 95. I just found out net should be close to your goal....? I saw on google that you should eat 500 less than your BMR. So that means I'd have to up it to 1,400 calories a day. But still if I burn 1,000 calories from exercise, my net would still be 400 and apparently that's low...? I just don't understand. :c
Read up on BMR and TDEE.
Technically you should be eating your TDEE - 20%
Or...as I said 3 posts back...just figure out how many calories you'd have to eat to maintain your GOAL weight...and eat that.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Um. I feel like 62# is a good chunk of weight lost. I think I've had 4-5 days where I've eaten less than 1700 and that's cause I had tummy issues. And I'm old and only 5'1...
All I ask is that you think about the long term sustainability of the "plan" you are on.
Good luck!0 -
Can someone help me? I'm so confused. -____- Okay. My BMR is 1,986. (I just found that out today.) For the past month I've only been eating 1,200-1,300 calories. I burn about 1,000 calories from exercise. My net right now is 95. I just found out net should be close to your goal....? I saw on google that you should eat 500 less than your BMR. So that means I'd have to up it to 1,400 calories a day. But still if I burn 1,000 calories from exercise, my net would still be 400 and apparently that's low...? I just don't understand. :c
For the record, you probably don't really burn 1000 calories unless you're a very fit person or athlete at what you are doing and can maintain high levels of intensity for a long time, OR you are literally spending hours working out.
But yes, you should probably be eating more. (And its 500less than your TDEE, not BMR.) Usually people say you should be eating at LEAST your BMR every day - very obese people can eat less than that healthily (until they are no longer very obese) but everyone else should be eating that mucht. If your BMR is 1986 then your TDEE with no exercise has to be at 2380. If you want to, you could eat that and NOT eat your exercise calories and that would probably be a very reasonable amount of deficit.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
and your goal weight is....................?
I'd rather weigh in at a healthy, adult weight than strive for malnutrition, thanks.0 -
I eat 2500 calories a day of mostly wholesome nutritious goodness.
Healthy fats help with that (nom nom nom avocados) as well as fruits, veggies, and MEAT!0 -
I think the problem lies with how people are thinking about what EAT MORE means. Simply means more than very low calorie. Doesn't mean eating more than your body needs to maintain. Od course if someone ate more than maintenance TDEE...then there would be gain. Of course.
Eating More in the lingo of the EM2WL group is more than BMR, but less than TDEE. Typically, that is a 10 - 20 % calorie deficit from TDEE. That deficit is enough to lose, keep the metabolism functioning well and keep the body properly fueled. So, if someone has BMR of 1500 , TDEE of 2200 and is eating 1800 calories they are at a deficit to lose, but are eating MORE. More than very low calorie, above their BMR.
If anyone wants to educate themselves more on this topic ....lots of science out there. Easy to get to to start is the stickys and videos at the Eat More to Weigh Less forum group. Id also recommend An excellent book by Jonathan Bailor entitled Smarter Science of Slim0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Do you know what happens to your body when it doesn't get what it needs to perform vital functions?0 -
And your goals indicate some form of ED, as does your advocation of 600 calories a day. Please seek help.Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Anyway, I eat around 2700 (2500 tracked to account for condiments/error), and my diary is open. May be some ideas in there.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
You eat 600-700 calories per day and you feel educated enough to chime in your $.02? Please read up on the basics of nutrition and fitness and come back with something more useful.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
THIS is NOT TRUE!! and if you're eating a quarter of that -- you aren't eating enough. period. and weight loss on that kind of diet is not maintainable. I eat 1800-2000 calories a day, and have lost 111.4lbs, have about 30 more to go. It's all about making the right choices. Choose SOME calorie dense foods - nuts, natural peanut butter (meaning the only ingredient is nuts), avocado, etc. Also, eat smalll-ish meals 5-6 times a day. It works. Starving yourself (as the above poster says -- 1/4 of 2500 is under 700 calories) can only hurt you. sorry. feel like I have to be brutally honest on this.0 -
So i was confused also. my goal was 2230. i couldn't even try to eat that much. i was eating around 1400 to 1600. so i changed it to 1600. today i ate 1200 and i feel fine. should i be eating more? i need to lose at least a 100 lbs.0
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Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Severe restrictions (like 700 calories or less, for instance) will lead to weight loss, you're right. You'll lose muscle, bone density, and some of your organs will also get eaten up in time. That may be necessary to get down to your ultimate goal of 85 pounds.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
THIS is NOT TRUE!! and if you're eating a quarter of that -- you aren't eating enough. period. and weight loss on that kind of diet is not maintainable. I eat 1800-2000 calories a day, and have lost 111.4lbs, have about 30 more to go. It's all about making the right choices. Choose SOME calorie dense foods - nuts, natural peanut butter (meaning the only ingredient is nuts), avocado, etc. Also, eat smalll-ish meals 5-6 times a day. It works. Starving yourself (as the above poster says -- 1/4 of 2500 is under 700 calories) can only hurt you. sorry. feel like I have to be brutally honest on this.
That poster is 20 years old with what appears to be a goal weight of 85lbs. Clearly has an eating disorder. NEEDS HELP.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Sorry to disagree with you, but I have had to increase my calories in order to lose weight. If you do not fuel your body, you will go into starvation mode and your body will hold on to every calorie as if it were gold. Yes, you will eventually lose weight, but it will be your muscles, bones, and organs.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
THIS is NOT TRUE!! and if you're eating a quarter of that -- you aren't eating enough. period. and weight loss on that kind of diet is not maintainable. I eat 1800-2000 calories a day, and have lost 111.4lbs, have about 30 more to go. It's all about making the right choices. Choose SOME calorie dense foods - nuts, natural peanut butter (meaning the only ingredient is nuts), avocado, etc. Also, eat smalll-ish meals 5-6 times a day. It works. Starving yourself (as the above poster says -- 1/4 of 2500 is under 700 calories) can only hurt you. sorry. feel like I have to be brutally honest on this.
That poster is 20 years old with what appears to be a goal weight of 85lbs. Clearly has an eating disorder. NEEDS HELP.
In all fairness...she looks like she's about 12 years old in her pics. It's perfectly reasonable to think she may actually want to be at a goal weight of 85 lbs for her age...and that she's not actually 20 years old.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Wow than I have been doing this wrong the last 3 years??? Hmm??? 3 years ago when I started my nutritionist set my calories at 2500 when I weighed 560 lbs. Fast forward to now and as the weight came off I continued to UP my calories to maintain my 1 to 2 lb. loss.... I am eating 3200-3400 calories a day now (yes I am in the camp of eating back my exercise calories) and have no problem eating that amount... I make up calories with healthy fats like Natural Peanut Butter, Pistachios, Almonds, and I enjoy a 500 calorie glass of 1% Chocolate milk every night when I go to bed... and doing this I have manage to lose 307 lbs. so I completely disagree with your statement....0 -
I read somewhere that 3,500 Calories burned = 1 pound.
If you are working out, you need to fuel your body. If you are not, well, then you don't need as many calories. However, you still need to eat them.
If you hardly eat any calories you will starve your metabolism and it will shut down and start storing fat instead of burning it.0 -
I don't think I'll be able to eat that many, while still keeping it healthy. The last thing I want to do is load up on high calorie foods that have little nutrition. Besides, as I lose weight, I'll have to cut those extra calories down anyway. Why get used to eating more, when I'll have to eat less later? I am open to suggestions here. Thanks in advance.
I was gonna say you eat less to lose weight.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Wow than I have been doing this wrong the last 3 years??? Hmm??? 3 years ago when I started my nutritionist set my calories at 2500 when I weighed 560 lbs. Fast forward to now and as the weight came off I continued to UP my calories to maintain my 1 to 2 lb. loss.... I am eating 3200-3400 calories a day now (yes I am in the camp of eating back my exercise calories) and have no problem eating that amount... I make up calories with healthy fats like Natural Peanut Butter, Pistachios, Almonds, and I enjoy a 500 calorie glass of 1% Chocolate milk every night when I go to bed... and doing this I have manage to lose 307 lbs. so I completely disagree with your statement....
Win.0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
Seriously- can we somehow get this girl off of this website? This is encouaging ED's0 -
Eating more will NOT lead to weight loss. Reducing calories is the only way to lose weight. Think about it, it's basic biology. I eat about a quarter of that.
This girl clearly has an eating disorder and needs to get some help.
Anyways, it may seem like your eating way to much but if your starting at high weight and have lots to lose you will have to eat more to lose weight and to support your body so your not fainting. As you lose weight (maybe after every 10lbs) recalculate your daily requirement and you'll see it drop because your body will require less. Log in what you used to eat in one entire day and see what the calories are, I'm positive it'll be much much more than what MFP is telling you to eat. Just follow this site and you'll do great!!! Everyone is here to help, its all about eating the right foods. Get some recipes off of skinnytaste.com, everything I've cooked from there has been so tasty!! Friend me if you want I'll help you out :-)0
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