Need advice about calories

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Permalink Reply by Cath on September 29, 2011 at 5:37pm

Thanks so much for your help.

I have to say that I will be happily suprised if I lose weight eating that much. It seems to work for others but... anyways it's definitely worth a try!

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Permalink Reply by Teri L on September 29, 2011 at 9:23pm

2,500 isn't very many, and it's actually quite easy/comfortable to eat that amount if you are eating mangoes, grapes, plantains, etc. I sometimes still get hungry eating 2,500, and often end up eating a lot more than that! As long as you stay 100% lfrv and eat when you are hungry, you should have no problem losing weight, even at 2,500 calories :).

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Permalink Reply by Kasih on September 29, 2011 at 9:42pm

Thanks for posting this, good to know that you get more than 2500 cal and still loosing weight. Hope my body will respond the same way too.

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Permalink Reply by Cath on September 30, 2011 at 12:03am

Hi Teri!

Thanks so much for your advice! You seem like you are a successful 811er :)

I just quickly looked at your blog and I was wondering how long it took for you to really see a change in your figure. Just curious :)

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Permalink Reply by Teri L on September 30, 2011 at 12:35am

I'm glad you are enjoying my blog! I love 811. I was losing weight slowly when I was eating overt fats, but once I completely eliminated them, I lost weight rather quickly, within a few months.

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Permalink Reply by Kasih on September 29, 2011 at 9:18pm

Yes i agree with bmoojeni. I also just started and trying to reach 2500k eventhough im shorter than you :)
Im loving LFRV, it gives me energy to do workouts. Cheers.

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Permalink Reply by Cath on September 30, 2011 at 12:21am

I would love to finally start working out! In all honesty, the only thing stopping me is that I'm still trying to find something I will love and that I can do during the coming winter (I see you're from BC so you understand...) I love running but I don't think I could keep it up with all the snow. I hate gyms with a passion (it makes me feel like a hamster in it's little wheel). So I'm still looking around for different options.

 

Thanks for the tips about fruits. I just found out this summer that there is an awesome fruit and vegetables wholesaler near my house.  And since people can't recognize real ripe fruits, they are usually on the discount counter (like 12 ripe bananas for 2$!)

Anyways... I'm really excited about the whole thing!

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Permalink Reply by Mette Marit on September 30, 2011 at 12:49am

No because those tables and such are based on people who eat a SAD diet.  If you're doing 811, you're getting no fat in your diet at all.  Plus you have all that fiber to digest.  You're going to need more than 1200 calories.  I'd say eat only fruits and veggies (veggies for dinner especially) and don't restrict.  Get some exercise every day.  Aim for at least 1800 calories.

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