thanks guys - with your advice I've decided to increase my calories to 1500. I'm probably eating an average of 2000 naturally so this would bring a healthy loss. I'm cool with one pound a week at this point, anything is better than gaining!
If im in fat loss mode i have to aim for 850 to 900. Doing that, i *usually* hit around 1000 lol!
I know people yell about never going below 1200, but what they *mean* in their ignorance is to not go below your bmr.
Well, guess what? Due to my history of undereating, dieting, overtraining, drug abuse and disordred eating (aka F**ing up my metabolism) my bmr IS around 1000 a day, or less. Sad...... Therefore i cant lose unless i go really really low.
it SUX
Yep. It feels rebellious to go that low because for MOST people that is low. But my eating is not disordered in any way. It's hard to keep around 1000, I can tell you that!
I lost weight eating between 1,800 and 2,500 a day and working out hard three times a week.
I think 1,500 is a really good place to start. Personally, I'd never go lower than that, but that's because I starve at anything lower than that. My body just will not let me do that.
Last edited by Petite Powerhouse; 11-11-2010 at 09:36 PM.
i'm SO glad to h ear of people losing on 1500 or more....I don't know where I derived 1200 from but I can never reasonably stick to it for long and just always thought anything above that wouldn't be good enough.
