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SAHomeMom3 Posts: 1 Joined: 2003/06/24	2003/06/24, 09:40 PM I just filled out the nutrition thing for the program and I am 245 pounds and 26 years old. and pregnant, BUT I took pregnant off to see what would happen and it was still the same! It told me to have over 3,000 calories! has anyone else got higher calories than what they thought was right? *Karen*
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/06/25, 01:56 AM Well yes and no. It told me that I need around 2800 calories -which is true to maintain my weight (I'm 5'11'', 152lbs and very active) BUT it also said 2800 cal when I put in weight loss as a goal, so......... Don't count too much on it. -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
Deby Posts: 333 Joined: 2002/08/05	2003/06/25, 09:27 AM I got way too high too!! I NEED to lose weight and it said something like 2700 calories, I am only 5'5" tall and, now weigh, 196 pounds. WAY TOO HIGH!!!!! Even with my weight lifting and cardio. -------------- Gramma
tarab21 Posts: 508 Joined: 2003/03/31	2003/06/25, 10:51 AM I wonder how many calories I *should* be eating? I've been going by what FT tells me
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/06/25, 11:38 AM I go by the ft calorie allowance and it works for me, go figure!
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/06/25, 12:44 PM I think it is pretty close for maintenance, after that we are on our own to figure it out. For weight loss, subtract at least 500 from it. Mine was 2700, but since I had only been eating 1500 max, even 2200 was a big increase so I try to stay just under 2000. Most of us find out we haven't been eating enough to fuel our muscle gains when we first get on here so we have to eat a little more at first to let our bodies know we are not trying to starve them. Once that is established we can play with the calories a little if we need to. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Some things have to be believed to be seen!
Deby Posts: 333 Joined: 2002/08/05	2003/06/25, 01:28 PM I am staying around 1800 per day and that has let me finally start losing some weight. All I was doing was gaining, gaining, gaining, mostly muscle BUT!!! Now I am losing weight and still gaining muscle. -------------- Gramma
tarab21 Posts: 508 Joined: 2003/03/31	2003/06/25, 02:01 PM it tells me to eat a whopping 1300... if i subtracted 500 that would be 800 cals a day! yeah RIGHT
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/06/25, 04:39 PM Um, tara I think you better stay with 1300. You are already so tiny you would disappear if you did that. You must not have as much body fat to lose as the rest of us. Like they say...if it ain't broke, don't fix it. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
tarab21 Posts: 508 Joined: 2003/03/31	2003/06/25, 07:46 PM well probably not as much, but i'd like to get around 10% or so. But if I don't, oh well... I ain't eating no 800 calories a day--I starve the way it is!
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/06/26, 11:31 AM My ft guideline is 1495 a day, I'm almost 5'2", 112 or so. I don't have a lot of body fat to lose but I'm on the progressive gains program which should result in slow changes in body composition. So far I follow the calorie allowance pretty closely, I don't feel hungry, do all my ft workouts plus running and HIIT on the treadmill a few times a week and I'm getting exactly what I expected, no drop in weight at all but more strength and definition. I am very pleased. I even take a fat supplement, 3grams of EFAs a day in fish oil, which averages out to an extra 12 grams dietary fats a day which I take above my ft calorie allowance; doesn't seem to have hurt me at all. Like I said, the ft guidelines have been great for me, being in a maintanence/progressive gains mode right now I refuse to be hungry; I need a maintenance program I can live with w/out being hungry all the time and this works for me.
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/26, 01:25 PM well the way i do it is first you take the weight that you want to be at and multiply it by 10 ex.my ideal weight is 120*10= 1200 caleries daily///you want to be 150 multiply by 10 get 1500 caleries....but do it in a healthy way....
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/26, 01:28 PM tara you say your weight is about 100 multiply by 10 get 1000 caleries daily...eat safe...
tarab21 Posts: 508 Joined: 2003/03/31	2003/06/26, 04:37 PM no way can i stick to 1000 cals! i do enough activity and weight lifting that i can eat more than that and still lose fat. there are many things to consider ... expirimenting is the only thing that works for me. last month i lost 1% body fat -- woo hoo! so I think I better stick to my 13-1400.
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/26, 05:00 PM what ever works for you.....i have been eating alot of protein,carbs and good fat but i also take vitamins....more protein ........in one week i lost 2 pounds and 1%body fat, this works for me,,,,,,,not for everybody......i can eat 6 meals a day and not even go over 1200 caleries and sometimes my stomach hurts because i over do it and i also drink 8 glasses of water daily....remember is what works for you............on top of this i have an under active thyroid that i have to get checked all the time ....it is harder for me to loss weight then some people (dr. told me)
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/26, 05:04 PM but i do it because i feel better when i eat well...1200 is my limit.....i eat alot of fruits and alot of spanich roots that have alot of vitamins find the right type of food......organic......
tarab21 Posts: 508 Joined: 2003/03/31	2003/06/26, 05:05 PM wow, well i think it's great that you can get full on 1200 calories... i just really enjoy eating! haha... take care and all the best to you
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/26, 05:15 PM all the best to you too.
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/06/27, 10:32 AM Using that system even at my current weight would put me under 1200 calories a day. There's more to eating than just getting full; you also need to get all the protein and nutrients you need, those are best gotten from real food, not supplements and it's virtually impossible to get a full compliment of nutrients at under 1200 cals a day. Anyway, if it works for you Padua, that's great; we all have to find what works for us - just be careful, you don't want to lose lean mass along with the fat - or worse, bone density which is always a risk when your calories drop too low. Take care!
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/27, 12:34 PM i have always been fit, when i was 16 i ran 18 miles daily,,and weight lift everyday for aout 45 min....and i am 5 feet and 120 even most of the people did not believe me because they said i looked like more ....but one day i really let my skin show and everyone fell over ,,,,i have always been fit ,,,,,in my family we drink drinks high with protein and vitamins i make sure i do what i need to do so i feel good....my mother-in-law can fast for 40 days and she is 65 years old walks 8 miles a day ....and she works 40 howrs a week with the protein and vitamin shake that she makes ......it works for me but it taste like sh$#........but this drink has been our family for years...for the past 7 years i have not gotten sick not 1 time ....like i said this works for me not for everyone...my friend did that diet with no carbs....yes she lost the weight but her body looked like sh$# i never even thought about trying it....i do what works for me when my body tells me something ,,i am on top of it.......i go to my doctor twice yearly for blood works and just routine check-ups i eat real food ,,solid food,,,the shake is what it is called a vitamin and protein shake ,,,,,,i never count it as a meal..............but like i said you have to find what works for you ,,,,,this has always worked for mee...............good luck..............;}
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/06/27, 01:18 PM Sorry Pad, really wasn't trying to jump you - it sounds like you're on top of things and your plan works for you, just a plan that low in calories always sets off alarm bells w/ me - there are so many inferior plans out there. Good luck to you, and welcome to the forum, this is a great place!
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/27, 01:25 PM i didn' want to come out like that either....i am a small frame women my mother is 5'2 and only weights at 100 pounds ,,she eats like a bird............trust me i will ask for help because no diet is perfect...
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/27, 01:29 PM i have a younger sister and all she eats is junk food and when i say junk food just think about al the food you could eat she eats it and she is only 5'2 and 120 ......i can't do that i have under active so my food stays in my stomach longer .........i really have to watch what i eat ...love to hear from you...........hey when are the smileys coming
cajunmom00 Posts: 1 Joined: 2003/08/26	2003/08/26, 10:18 AM Hi all I am a stay at home mom who weighs 290 lbs. I have lost 33 lbs but i need to lose a lot more and I could use all the input you guys could give me. I am on a bariatric diet and it seems to work well.
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/26, 04:26 PM I know you've already posted your question here, but why don't you start a new post and give more info about what your diet is like now and what kind of exercise you are doing or want to do. I don't know what a bariatric diet is, so maybe explain it. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
midnight21687 Posts: 1 Joined: 2009/07/26	2009/07/27, 08:58 PM Does anyone having trouble consuming all of the calories that this program is telling them to eat? im supposed to eat 2198 cals a day but i cant seem to get more than 1115. im usually not hungry enough to eat that much