How do people stay btwn 12 -1500 cals/day?? : Newbies' Questions Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Thu, Apr-08-04, 08:38

Rosie Real Rosie Real is offline

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Posts: 658

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 293/257/155 Female 5' 8"

BF:
Progress: 26%

Location: East Coast, USA

Your progress is amazing tcastro!

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Thu, Apr-08-04, 08:46

LUCKYLADY

Senior Member

Posts: 340

Plan: RNY Gastric Bypass 2/1/10
Stats: 378/163/150 Female 5 ' 5"

BF:
Progress: 94%

Location: STATEN ISLAND NEW YORK

This might be the wrong way to do things, but, I don't count calories at all yet......Just eating low carb is working for me. I've had a few stalls usually around my TOM and one recently I think do to constipation and maybe too much sf candies. I just broke that one finally!!! Eating low carb has forced me to eat less throughout the day though so I am taking in less calories over all. I'm guessing that once I lose a very large amount of weight I will probably have to start counting calories but until then I am enjoying the freedom!

#18 ^

Thu, Apr-08-04, 08:46

tcastro

Senior Member

Posts: 763

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 282.6/273.1/225 Male 6' 3"

BF:34/33/17%
Progress: 16%

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Thanks

Burning 800-1200 cals/day through exercise helps

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Thu, Apr-08-04, 15:48

SelenaK

Registered Member

Posts: 54

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 138/126/120 Female 5'4

BF:26%
Progress: 67%

Location: Paris, France

Oh, yeah, that's probably relevant -- I've got a lot of muscle on me from weightlifting and running. That probably helps a lot.

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Fri, Apr-09-04, 20:21

Lindym

I'm Losin' It

Posts: 713

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 190.5/190.5/150 Female 5' 7"

BF:ha/ha/18%
Progress: 0%

Location: Olalla, WA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Real

I have trouble reaching 1200, let alone 1500, but I follow mostly induction stage menus, so I know how you feel.

I have stayed at induction for 10 weeks, and usually am about 1350 cals. If I go much more, I will really slow down. My metabolisum is slow from a lot of years of lo-cal/lo-fat. I feel good and have plenty of energy

#21 ^

Sat, Apr-10-04, 23:56

freckles

Senior Member

Posts: 8,730

Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 213/141/150 Female 5'4 1/2"

BF:
Progress: 114%

Location: Dallas, TX

On induction I think it's fairly easy to get calories low...but you don't have to. Is it possible that you're not losing because you're not getting enough calories? I've lost all my weight without paying any attention to calories. The closer I get to goal the more I pay attention to whether it's affecting my loss, but so far it hasn't. Not everyone needs to count calories. I just wasn't sure if you started counting calories because your loss had slowed, or because you had heard you should here.

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Sun, Apr-11-04, 22:42

LUCKYLADY

Senior Member

Posts: 340

Plan: RNY Gastric Bypass 2/1/10
Stats: 378/163/150 Female 5 ' 5"

BF:
Progress: 94%

Location: STATEN ISLAND NEW YORK

Freckles.....That is good to know....the more I read this post the more I thought that I should be counting calories! The last time I was eating this way I didn't count calories at all and I lost 84 lbs! I haven't been counting calories this time either....Glad to hear that I may never need to!