How many calories generally is everbody consuming daily?

Sedantary: 1.2 X 1687 = 2024 calories burned a day.

Lightly active: 1.375 X 1687 = 2320 calories burned a day.

So' date=' if you are sedantary and you only consume 1600 calories a day, you will burn about 424 more calories than you consume. Or, 424X 7 = 2968 calories burned per week.

That's close to 1 lb per week. So, you can see that just being slightly more active you could lose 1 lb/wk.

tmf[/quote']

Okay...that makes sense. Thank you very much!! I really appreciate that.

Let me get this straight...So my calculation is 1687. That is the calories I need to maintain my weight right now...right? If I want to lose 2 lbs per week (3500 x 2) that is 7000 cals. 7000 divided by 7 days is 1000. I would need to subtract 1000 cals per day leaving me with 687 cals per day. Am I right?

If you eat 687 calories a day you will most certainly develop long term problems... Unless a person is bedridden or has a debilitating disease I can't for the life of me justify eating less than 1200 calories a day and at least exercising lightly and building onward and upward from that point.

Brad

If you eat 687 calories a day you will most certainly develop long term problems... Unless a person is bedridden or has a debilitating disease I can't for the life of me justify eating less than 1200 calories a day and at least exercising lightly and building onward and upward from that point.

Brad

I was on a 1200 calorie diet before...I lost barely anything. When I started to eat about 800 calories a day...weight finally started to come off. Right now I'm doing Atkins so I'm not counting cals.

I was on a 1200 calorie diet before...I lost barely anything. When I started to eat about 800 calories a day...weight finally started to come off. Right now I'm doing Atkins so I'm not counting cals.

A drop in calories that low will yield some results initially. But there is no way to avoid long term nutritional deficiencies on that few calories. Health isn't 100% about fat loss. Everyone is always fast to blame too many calories for the reason they stall out or aren't losing. It makes us afraid to eat. The real answer is to success is normally the opposite approach... Increase activity level while very slowly increasing calorie intake. Once your metabolism is more energized the fat will start coming off again.

Brad

I only lost 5 pounds for the three months after surgery. My doctor thought I was filled enough and advised me to eat no more than 1000 calories a day. So, I cut out the protein drinks, the yogurt, cheese, and fruit and started to follow Tim Ferris's Slow Carb Diet (in The Four Hour Body). It's just meat/eggs, veggies, and beans 6 days a week. I track it all on My Fitness Pal and keep it under 1000 calories. On the 7th day, I eat whatever I want and seriously boost my calorie intake. My body doesn't think it's starving because of that one day. I've lost 25 pounds since I started this diet 12 weeks ago.

The real answer is to success is normally the opposite approach... Increase activity level while very slowly increasing calorie intake. Once your metabolism is more energized the fat will start coming off again.

Brad

Now that makes sense...I do believe this is true. Thank you for proving this insight.

I only lost 5 pounds for the three months after surgery. My doctor thought I was filled enough and advised me to eat no more than 1000 calories a day. So' date=' I cut out the Protein drinks, the yogurt, cheese, and fruit and started to follow Tim Ferris's Slow Carb Diet (in The Four Hour Body). It's just meat/eggs, veggies, and Beans 6 days a week. I track it all on My Fitness Pal and keep it under 1000 calories. On the 7th day, I eat whatever I want and seriously boost my calorie intake. My body doesn't think it's starving because of that one day. I've lost 25 pounds since I started this diet 12 weeks ago.[/quote']

I just looked this up...more than just diet info in this guys book. Sounds interesting.15 minutes orgasm for a female...wtheck? Did you learn how this is done? And what's up the losing fat with ice?

I just looked this up...more than just diet info in this guys book. Sounds interesting.15 minutes orgasm for a female...wtheck? Did you learn how this is done? And what's up the losing fat with ice?

It's a very interesting book. I love the chapters on diet the best but also how to prevent injuries has been very helpful. Yes, you can lose weight through ice and he describes how to do it but I won't even try it--I don't like being cold. His other chapters are interesting but I don't think a lot of what he writes is exactly good advice (he likes taking multiple and frequent Xrays of his whole body and tries to get by on less than 2 hours of sleep). You need a critical mind for this book. Take the best the from it and forget the rest.

Smiling' date=' unless you plan on running a 10K race every day or ride a bike 75 miles, 2500 calories will only make you fatter. It depends on how active you are, do you work, is your work physical or do you just sit at a desk? Most of us need about 1800-2200 calories a day to maintain our current weight. Your calorie intake should be below those figures. Lots of physical exercise can manipulate those numbers of course but if you're one who counts calories(I'm not) you should try to reduce your intake to under 1800 if you expect to lose.

Idealy for most of bandsters, not counting calories should be a goal.imo For me, counting calories only makes me think about food more. If we moderate our choices of foods to eat, and try to only consume foods that are recommended by our nutritionist, the band is a tool that will help us to not eat as much of those foods as we have in the past.

My nutritionist has helped me to choose the foods that seem to fill my band and keep me satiated longer. Most of these foods are lower in fat and more nutritious. Staying away from high fat and high simple carb foods is a must for me.

tmf[/quote']

Do you have foods you consider to be your staple? Foods, as you mentioned, keep you satiated longer?

SMA,

I do have some foods that seem to satiate me longer. And, that would be a good topic or string for a day.

You have to understand, I'm only 5 months into this journey, so for me, it's like I'm still in the dark trying to feel my way around this tool in my body. I'm still learning.

Salmon, meatloaf, thin sliced white meat chicken, tuna, sliced ham, low fat cheese sticks, 100 calorie bread thins w/cheese/egg, salads, cheeseburger sliders, stir fry veggies w/chicken.

I try to use low fat ingredients in all that I cook and eat. I also peel away much of the excess breads on sandwiches and breaded foods. Good question and I plan on asking the same questions later today to start a new string. I'm curious about what other bandsters consume?

tmf

I only lost 5 pounds for the three months after surgery. My doctor thought I was filled enough and advised me to eat no more than 1000 calories a day. So, I cut out the Protein drinks, the yogurt, cheese, and fruit and started to follow Tim Ferris's Slow Carb Diet (in The Four Hour Body). It's just meat/eggs, veggies, and Beans 6 days a week. I track it all on My Fitness Pal and keep it under 1000 calories. On the 7th day, I eat whatever I want and seriously boost my calorie intake. My body doesn't think it's starving because of that one day. I've lost 25 pounds since I started this diet 12 weeks ago.

This is calorie cycling. It is a VERY effective method for fat loss when combined with exercise. The same cycling can be done with carbohydrate. I have used calorie cycling for quite some time... It is a tried and true method used by body builders in a cutting phase... You just have to be careful not to push the deficit too hard or you'll be at risk for also losing a higher percentage of lean muscle tissue along with the fat - and that is counterproductive long term. Losing lean muscle tissue will also make the scale go down - so a decreasing scale number alone is not a good measure.

Brad

I am with bigenuff. Anywhere from 900 - 1200 a day. I track on my fitness pal and always be sure I get at least 65 gr protein - those are the days the Cal count is higher. I weigh and measure my food.

I am only 6 weeks out from surgery and stol at 4 oz protein + 1/4 cup veggies for dinner. I have only had one fill so far.

I only lost 5 pounds for the three months after surgery. My doctor thought I was filled enough and advised me to eat no more than 1000 calories a day. So, I cut out the protein drinks, the yogurt, cheese, and fruit and started to follow Tim Ferris's Slow Carb Diet (in The Four Hour Body). It's just meat/eggs, veggies, and beans 6 days a week. I track it all on My Fitness Pal and keep it under 1000 calories. On the 7th day, I eat whatever I want and seriously boost my calorie intake. My body doesn't think it's starving because of that one day. I've lost 25 pounds since I started this diet 12 weeks ago.

Is this a book that i could buy?? Im interesting in buying it. thanks.

Is this a book that i could buy?? Im interesting in buying it. thanks.

..i did find it online and ive bought a copy. it will help me understand how to get a sluggish metabolism moving more. thanks for telling us about the book.

If you eat 687 calories a day you will most certainly develop long term problems... Unless a person is bedridden or has a debilitating disease I can't for the life of me justify eating less than 1200 calories a day and at least exercising lightly and building onward and upward from that point.

Brad

I agree...ive been 1200 calories otherwise you wont have enough to burn...to be effective