I followed everyone's advice....and it worked! :-)

LucyLocket92
LucyLocket92 Posts: 13 Member
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Okay, so I posted on here about a week or so ago moaning that although I was eating just 1200 calories (and exercising), I was barely losing anything. In fact the ONLY time I was losing was the week after my TOM, and even then it wasn't every month. I knew that my loss would slow down as I got nearer and nearer to my target, and I'm roughly 12lb away from that now. A few of you suggested that I was, in fact, eating too little, and there was little chance I would lose 2lb a week consistently, and that I should up my calories. Not by much, just up them a little.

I'll be honest, I was quite dubious to do that, after all, if I wasn't losing on 1200, any higher wouldn't do anything right? Or it might even make me gain. I did it anyway, and upped them to 1427 and BAM!, I was less hungry, less tired, and as of this morning I have lost another lb! Bearing in mind I have been at this for just a week.

AND, as of today, my BMI is officially in the good range. Okay, it's 24.9, but still!! :-D

So, THANK YOU MFP! :D Love you all xx
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  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Yay! :drinker:
  • HeatherLeahxx
    HeatherLeahxx Posts: 156 Member
    Everyone is raving about this 'Eat more to weigh less'......the thought absolutely terrifies me :(
  • Kayleighpaul1985
    Kayleighpaul1985 Posts: 98 Member
    Well done!!

    I recently upped my calories from 1200 to 1500 and I feel loads better too

    And the weight is still coming off nicely

    xxx
  • sandrajune72
    sandrajune72 Posts: 492 Member
    :drinker: well done you! very brave of you to up your calories. Our bodies are funny old things aren't they?!! :happy:
  • Crystalchaos72
    Crystalchaos72 Posts: 531
    Congrats!! that is fabulous, keep up the good work
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,374 Member
    Good for you!! Congrats!! :flowerforyou:
  • snaxandpop
    snaxandpop Posts: 71 Member
    Thanks for the post, I have been on 1200 and considering going up but have been afraid to do so. Thanks a bunch
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Stop being afraid of it. Try it. If it doesn't work try something else. I've been through similar experimentation - check my profile. And then check how much I eat nowadays (Monday's log is a typical day for me). I rediscovered my hip bones a few weeks ago!
  • LucyLocket92
    LucyLocket92 Posts: 13 Member
    Thanks everyone for the lovely replies!! :-) I've had a lot more energy to exercise for a little longer, so that's probably contributed to it. Happy girl today! Our bodies really are funny old things sandrajune, I completely agree! :-)

    xx
  • baabaabetsy
    baabaabetsy Posts: 49
    That's so awesome! I love hearing stories like this :) Dieting doesn't have to mean you're hungry all the time! Keep at it!
  • wgn4166
    wgn4166 Posts: 771 Member
    Everyone is raving about this 'Eat more to weigh less'......the thought absolutely terrifies me :(
    Scares me too!!
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    Stop being afraid of it. Try it. If it doesn't work try something else. I've been through similar experimentation - check my profile. And then check how much I eat nowadays (Monday's log is a typical day for me). I rediscovered my hip bones a few weeks ago!


    this.

    It's so odd when people are doing something that they admit isn't working but at the same time they are unprepared to try something different.......

    "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" - Einstein.

    Well done OP!
  • AllisonB145
    AllisonB145 Posts: 94 Member
    Thanks for your post, like you and others I too have been eating 1200 calories and seemed to stall out on my weight loss and considering increasing to 1500.
    I think you may have just motivated me to give it a try!!!
    Good Luck you only have 11 lbs to go. :)
  • george29223
    george29223 Posts: 556 Member
    I followed everyone's advice....and it worked! ....well dont take every mfp advice last week a bunch of them said i should stand under a sprinkler for ten seconds naked then throw a 5 pound bag of flower over myself then run nude through the chicken plant i work at for stress relief . i mean yeah at first the feel of hundreds of chickenns picking tiny dough balls off felt good at first but after they really started to swarm um it hurt it hurt really bad. ***POST EDITED BY STAFF***
  • patriciagrade
    patriciagrade Posts: 66 Member
    I followed everyone's advice....and it worked! ....well dont take every mfp advice last week a bunch of them said i should stand under a sprinkler for ten seconds naked then throw a 5 pound bag of flower over myself then run nude through the chicken plant i work at for stress relief . i mean yeah at first the feel of hundreds of chickenns picking tiny dough balls off felt good at first but after they really started to swarm um it hurt it hurt really bad.

    Man, you just made me cry I was laughing so hard!

    Thanx!
  • DeLiRi0uS2010
    DeLiRi0uS2010 Posts: 39
    HAHAHA

    This just made my morning. LOL

    Nice weight loss already to man.

    Keep it up!
  • Weighinginwithmy02
    Weighinginwithmy02 Posts: 369 Member
    so awesome!
  • SammieGetsFit
    SammieGetsFit Posts: 432 Member
    This is great to hear! Kudos to you!!
  • mphlab
    mphlab Posts: 187 Member
    Another one comes to the dark side! Yeah - good for you for taking the leap!
  • Lisseth03
    Lisseth03 Posts: 518 Member
    awesome!!!
  • nancykhayes
    nancykhayes Posts: 20 Member
    Great job! Keep it up!
  • natika33
    natika33 Posts: 154 Member
    Wow, that's awesome! Good for you!

    It makes me wonder if I should up my calories too. The thing is, I'm not that consistent anyway, so I don't manage to eat 1200 calories all the time anyway. I haven't lost any weight in quite awhile though...

    What calculation did you end up using to decide on how many calories you should eat now?
  • slimsteelerfan
    slimsteelerfan Posts: 193 Member
    LOLOLOL @ the chickens!
  • jetabear10
    jetabear10 Posts: 375 Member
    I am so happy for you...I had the same problem and have been losing steadily since I started eating more too.

    Congrats and welcome back to the "loser club" lol

    ;)
  • 1Cor1510
    1Cor1510 Posts: 413 Member
    What I find has been working for me is shooting for 1500 cals. Some days I have much less, and some days much more (+- 300 cals or so), but overall it evens out. This works for me, I don't think I could shoot for a straight 1500 a day. I don't want to think that hard about it. I didn't loose though till I upped from 1200 to 1500. Good luck :smile:
  • JlSimon22
    JlSimon22 Posts: 73 Member
    How did you decide what to increase your calories to? Also, are you eating your exercise cals?
  • aegisprncs
    aegisprncs Posts: 236 Member
    I followed everyone's advice....and it worked! ....well dont take every mfp advice last week a bunch of them said i should stand under a sprinkler for ten seconds naked then throw a 5 pound bag of flower over myself then run nude through the chicken plant i work at for stress relief . i mean yeah at first the feel of hundreds of chickenns picking tiny dough balls off felt good at first but after they really started to swarm um it hurt it hurt really bad.

    Hahaha, I just peed my pants!
  • KarenLamyman
    KarenLamyman Posts: 18
    WOW Congratulations!!, I'm exactly the same, not sure how I can up my calories though, would a couple of glasses of wine help? Please?
  • Sinisi2012
    Sinisi2012 Posts: 333 Member
    Thanks for this, because I was having the same problem. Hit a plateau and not losing much and still feeling hungry, it was frustrating me. So starting yesterday I decided to up my calories a little and I am hoping that will work.

    Congrats to you and hope you get to your goal soon :flowerforyou:
  • photojunkie28
    photojunkie28 Posts: 292
    Everyone is raving about this 'Eat more to weigh less'......the thought absolutely terrifies me :(

    It's VERY scary! The concept seems so backwards when you repeat what has been hammered into your brain for years, "eat less, move more, eat less, move more". This is what we are used to, this becomes our life and changing your life is no less than terrifying! But I have to say from my own personal experience that I got on the EM2WL bandwagon and prest-ochange-o the world is a much happier and balanced place. I actually feel hunger, have excessive amounts of energy sometimes and have a more positive outlook on life. Not to mention the scale has begun moving in the right direction after completing my reset!

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