Anonymous
Post 01/13/2019 06:36     Subject: 1500 calories?
One of the hardest parts of calorie counting for me is beverages. I was horrified to find out that OJ is like 200 cal per cup. Things like that add up.

I'm primarily a water drinker, but I do enjoy a cup of juice, tea and coffee throughout the day. Those beverages cut into my total calorie count for the day and mean a limit to the food calories I can eat. Eventually I found it too frustrating to stay below my number and I gave up.
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Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 09:45     Subject: Re:1500 calories?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm just curious. I know a lot of you can lose weight on 1200 calories a day. I do not think that is sustainable long term. So, if you lost a significant amount of weight on 1200 calories did you gain it back? How soon?


I lost 17 lbs on 1200 calories a day. I used MyFitnessPal and Fitbit religiously. I exercised a lot. I would say my discipline was med-high. It took about 8 months. I thought I would keep it off because I was doing things right not starving myself. I got to the point where exercise gave me a high. Then fate intervened and I had a death in my nuclear family. That was a year ago and I gained it all back plus a few more. I still walk a mile a day but don't count calories at all and do no other exercise. So on top of being heartbroken I am now fatter than ever and feeling hopeless, discouraged and depressed. I have to start all over again.


I am so sorry, PP. No advice, but I feel for you and hope you start feeling better soon, even if in tiny increments.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 09:41     Subject: 1500 calories?
Anonymous wrote:When someone says (like a couple pp’s above) “1500 calories would be a cheat day for me” does that mean they regularly eat only like 1000 calories?

Lately I’ve been only eating about 1000-1200 calories / day and for some reason it’s not that hard. I’m not struggling or constantly hungry like I thought I’d be. I’m using MyFitnessPal and making sure I stay within the ratios of proteins /carbs/ fat etc. I cut out alcohol too. Is this wildly unhealthy?


Are you getting enough of your daily nutrients in that calorie range? Probably not.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2019 08:49     Subject: 1500 calories?
When someone says (like a couple pp’s above) “1500 calories would be a cheat day for me” does that mean they regularly eat only like 1000 calories?

Lately I’ve been only eating about 1000-1200 calories / day and for some reason it’s not that hard. I’m not struggling or constantly hungry like I thought I’d be. I’m using MyFitnessPal and making sure I stay within the ratios of proteins /carbs/ fat etc. I cut out alcohol too. Is this wildly unhealthy?
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2019 09:03     Subject: 1500 calories?
Anonymous wrote:Keto is really the only diet you can do that doesn’t feel like deprivation. You just have to white knuckle thru the first week when you still get hindry and want carbs. Then you don’t even want it anymore. The water loss first week is a huge motivating factor too. No watching calories.


lol what science is this based on?
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2019 08:02     Subject: Re:1500 calories?
Anyone calorie counting needs to find a calculator and come up with their BMR for their weight and lifestyle. That is the number of calories you need to be steady state - then back off 300 to 500 each day.

1200 could be far too little for you. You also need to back out the calories from exercise so for instance


BMR = 2000

Less Exercise = 400

In this case taking out another 400 calories to get to 1200 is going to be a lot and difficult to maintain. Some of the people saying they survive on 1200 are likely 110 pounds which changes the math. You can't just target a number like 1200
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 12:16     Subject: Re:1500 calories?
Anonymous wrote:I'm just curious. I know a lot of you can lose weight on 1200 calories a day. I do not think that is sustainable long term. So, if you lost a significant amount of weight on 1200 calories did you gain it back? How soon?


I don't lose weight on 1200 calories. I'm just not a big eater and I eat mostly vegetables and lean protein. I'm at the very top end of healthy weight for my height according to my doctor, so if I did start eating more than that, I'd move into the overweight category unless I burned a ton more calories. Every body is different.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 11:41     Subject: 1500 calories?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am using the lose it app and it has me at about 1300 per day. When I add in exercise, it brings my allotted calories up. When you are talking about 1500 calories a day, are you including exercise?

In other words- is it "cheating" to allow myself 1600 calories if I run a few miles?

God I hate getting old. But better than the alternative...I guess?


I don't count my exercise unless I really burn a lot of calories, like after a 10 mile run. But I also don't eat 1300 calories. I aim for 1600 and can lose at that if I am consistent and accurately tracking.

I find that most women who think the can only lose on 1300 calories a day are most likely eating more calories than they think. It tends to be a cycle of under eating for a few days, eating more one day, restricting again and then eating more on weekends. So overall they are averaging out to eating more than those 1300 calories.


I find that my body does MUCH better on a "keep it guessing" cycle of eating where I fast 36 hours one day, eat restricted calories another, maybe eat 3 meals the next and cheat a little on the weekends. It does average out calorie wise but IF keeps my body burning calories rather than powering down and adjusting to lower daily caloric intake.

IF combined with Keto is pretty darned effective.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 11:33     Subject: Re:1500 calories?
Anonymous wrote:1500 calories would be a cheat day for me.


+1