Weight-Loss Cut or CUT calories?

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adventuregirl

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K, sorry to ask another caloric question, but i have a big dilema. Do I cut my daily intake by 500 calories a day, to lose 1lb per week or do I follow a strict 1500-1800 calorie diet everday. I am 5' 7" and weigh 260 right now. I have maintained this weight for over a year now so i know my daily calories are way above 1500-1800 calories, i have never calculated it, but i could. Would the low calorie diet help my weight to drop more quickly, cause i am sure it would be quite a defficet over what i consume right now?

Thanks for the advice.
 
Yes

It would be helpful.. :)
But mix it with exercise also.. and low calorie diet would be great.. :)
In six months you would have the best result.. :iagree:
 
the best bet is to try and figure out how many calories you should eat at your ideal weight (there are several calculators online that will tell you that).
Then start eating that amount. What will happen is the weight loss will start off with a bang and then as you get down to your goal weight it will drag out very slowly. Eventually by this time you wil be well aware what to eat and when and how, and pretty much have tought yourself good eating habits. This means when you get to your goal weight you will never ever regain it back again.
The calorie counting thing usually only happens for the first year or so by which time you generally 'know' what you can and cant have and how much of the 'cant have' you can get away with (you know ... that extra few puddings! lol).
Exercise speeds up the metabolism, try to do some in the morning a couple times a week :)
 
I agree with wishes. That's what I have been doing and so far it's been the best experience I've had trying to drop the extra weight. This way I know when I get to my goal I will be better prepared to keep the weight off.
 
and you dont have to deny yourself things like cake and cookies and the good treats now and again :)
 
Depriving oneself doesn't work well with most.

If you're maintaining your current weight, you're definitely eating a good bit over 1500 calories, which you noted. Dropping down so much, while it might help lose weight faster, might make you hate 'dieting.'

If you hate what you're doing, what do you think is going to happen once you reach your goal weight? Think you'll maintain what you were doing for the remainder of time, which is needed if you're going to keep the weight off permenantly?

This is about developing a perpetual work in process that will need tweaking along the entire way and finding ways to enjoy 'the ride.'

Without that, chances are slim to none that weight loss will be permenant.
 
I am starting to think that the fewer cals I eat, the less weight I lose! I tried doing the 1000 cal a day thing and I honestly feel like my body held on to everything, I didn't drop a pound in 3 weeks! I was severly deceived about what a calorie deficit was.
 
lovelymachine, there is a certain amount of calories that your body needs every day to be able to survive and maintain your bodily functions. If you do not give your body these calories, it will go in storage mode - so everything you do eventually put in - your body will hold on to because it needs it and as far as it is concerned it has no clue when and how much it will be fed next...

However, in the meantime it will also start consuming your muscle tissue for energy.

1000 calories a day is not sufficient for any adult's subsistence. To lose weight and continue to lose it you should calculate how many calories you need a day, and then decrease this amount by 500 (depending on your target weight loss). That way your body has enough energy to survive on, but is also using stored fat as energy.
 
lovelymachine said:
I am starting to think that the fewer cals I eat, the less weight I lose! I tried doing the 1000 cal a day thing and I honestly feel like my body held on to everything, I didn't drop a pound in 3 weeks! I was severly deceived about what a calorie deficit was.
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if women eat less than 1200 calories a day or men eat less than 1500 calories a day, then their body will slow their metabolism down and they'll be unable to lose weight. There is truth to this, but it's a little complicated. Basically, what it comes down to is that your organs uses a certain amount of calories simply to do their job. If you eat fewer calories than your body needs, your metabolism slows down to compensate and you head down a bad, bad road.

If you're interested in the effects of eating fewer calories than your body needs to survive, look into the effects of anorexia and "Starvation Mode".
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1000 calories a day is not sufficient for any adult's subsistence. To lose weight and continue to lose it you should calculate how many calories you need a day, and then decrease this amount by 500 (depending on your target weight loss). That way your body has enough energy to survive on, but is also using stored fat as energy.[/QUOTE]

I used the calorie calculator and its states i should consume 1477 calories a day. now if i want to lose weight i need to decrease this by 500 calories a day. i would only consume 900 calories. hummmmmmm. so is the calculator wrong or is this decreasing 500 calories a day already in this calculator.

i am confused.:willy_nilly:
 
Thats how many calories you use without getting up and moving about and doing normal every day things.
you would usually use at least 500 more getting up, cooking, walking to the car, going shopping, etc all the usual stuff in a day.
Use a better calculator like the one
 
Anita_123 said:
lovelymachine, there is a certain amount of calories that your body needs every day to be able to survive and maintain your bodily functions. If you do not give your body these calories, it will go in storage mode - so everything you do eventually put in - your body will hold on to because it needs it and as far as it is concerned it has no clue when and how much it will be fed next...
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Not quite.
 
lescor27 said:
1000 calories a day is not sufficient for any adult's subsistence. To lose weight and continue to lose it you should calculate how many calories you need a day, and then decrease this amount by 500 (depending on your target weight loss). That way your body has enough energy to survive on, but is also using stored fat as energy.
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I used the calorie calculator and its states i should consume 1477 calories a day. now if i want to lose weight i need to decrease this by 500 calories a day. i would only consume 900 calories. hummmmmmm. so is the calculator wrong or is this decreasing 500 calories a day already in this calculator.

i am confused.:willy_nilly:[/QUOTE]

Speed up your metabolism...The rate you burn energy during physical activity and the rate you use energy during digestion of food are the two other factors involved in your total metabolic rate.

Choosing healthy foods, such as lean protein and vegetables, fish, dark green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, blueberries and other fruits, whole grains... can actually increase your metabolism as well. Increase dietary fiber and limit sugary foods, alcohol, caffeine and don't smoke.
Increases your training and gain muscle mass.
 
Susana said:
I used the calorie calculator and its states i should consume 1477 calories a day. now if i want to lose weight i need to decrease this by 500 calories a day. i would only consume 900 calories. hummmmmmm. so is the calculator wrong or is this decreasing 500 calories a day already in this calculator.
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Nobody said that you MUST decrease your calories by 500 per day. Sure, that's an estimate that can be used in order to lose 1 pound of fat per week. But even then it's not promised. The body isn't so simple. For instance.... we don't ONLY lose fat while in a caloric deficit. We lose other things (e.g., bone, muscle, connective tissue, fluid, etc) These things all have different caloric densities.

More importantly, people who don't have a lot of weight to lose will NOT be able to cut their calories by 500 per day and have success, depending on how you define success. The less weight you have to lose, the more critical it is to manage your caloric intake adequately and this means, losing a pound of WEIGHT per week may not be ideal.

This is why most people fail though.

They don't understand the rates of progress and time scales we're talking about when someone who is relatively lean try to get leaner. They associate no weight loss in a week as failure. It would be more correct for them to base this judgement on the monthly trend.
 
Steve said:
Nobody said that you MUST decrease your calories by 500 per day. Sure, that's an estimate that can be used in order to lose 1 pound of fat per week. But even then it's not promised. The body isn't so simple. For instance.... we don't ONLY lose fat while in a caloric deficit. We lose other things (e.g., bone, muscle, connective tissue, fluid, etc) These things all have different caloric densities.

More importantly, people who don't have a lot of weight to lose will NOT be able to cut their calories by 500 per day and have success, depending on how you define success. The less weight you have to lose, the more critical it is to manage your caloric intake adequately and this means, losing a pound of WEIGHT per week may not be ideal.

This is why most people fail though.

They don't understand the rates of progress and time scales we're talking about when someone who is relatively lean try to get leaner. They associate no weight loss in a week as failure. It would be more correct for them to base this judgement on the monthly trend.
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Steve, the quote was for to lescor27...sorry, the quote wasn't good.

lescor27 said:
1000 calories a day is not sufficient for any adult's subsistence. To lose weight and continue to lose it you should calculate how many calories you need a day, and then decrease this amount by 500 (depending on your target weight loss). That way your body has enough energy to survive on, but is also using stored fat as energy.

I used the calorie calculator and its states i should consume 1477 calories a day. now if i want to lose weight i need to decrease this by 500 calories a day. i would only consume 900 calories. hummmmmmm. so is the calculator wrong or is this decreasing 500 calories a day already in this calculator.

i am confused.
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My advise for her was:

Speed up your metabolism...The rate you burn energy during physical activity and the rate you use energy during digestion of food are the two other factors involved in your total metabolic rate.

Choosing healthy foods, such as lean protein and vegetables, fish, dark green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, blueberries and other fruits, whole grains... can actually increase your metabolism as well. Increase dietary fiber and limit sugary foods, alcohol, caffeine and don't smoke.
Increases your training and gain muscle mass.
 
It doesn't matter, my reply wasn't directed at any particular person.... it was directed at the information.
 
Steve, I agree with you completely - every person's body is a different machine and we should learn to listen to our own body in order to get the best results for ourselves.

I guess the mistake in my statement was in its vagueness. I gave a very generic answer, but the main point I was trying to make was that an adult body cannot survive in the long term on 1000 cal a day and be healthy.

And yes - the less someone has to lose the less visible the results.
 
figure out how much claories you use per day
plan 5 small meals each day
eat a lot of vegetables
dont eat carbs after 6 pm
exercise regulary
you should be able to SPAM REMOVED BY MODERATION
 
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Why no carbs after 6 pm?
 
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