Can I ask how many calories you eat on a glp 1?

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Just curious. I’m also on my own non glp1 weight journey. No judgement around it whatsoever. Please can you disclose how many calories you consume. My issue is that I genuinely just eat out of boredom and having not made good choices post motherhood. I’ve lost 15 pounds very slowly. But I have made some good changes. Ie getting ready (bit of lippy) and walking to the local coffee shop instead of eating a packet of biscuits in front of the telly when bored.

Just seen a lot of friends who have always struggled with weight and had issues like pcos and thyroid issues lose weight very effectively. I can definitely keep to a deficit.

Sounds like a very depressing way to live. All the best x

800-100 calories, and I work out daily (strength training with weights, cardio). I can function perfectly well; it’s about getting the most nutrition from your calories so I’ll eat a couple of eggs for lunch which are nutritious and not very calorific. I’m 5’6.

I think age plays a part. I’m mid 40s, perimenopausal and on HRT. Years ago I could eat much more, but in the past few years I put weight at 1400 calories and above. Thus having to go to 800-1000 to lose.

during weight loss phase I was about 1400 a day, I lost 6 and a half stone, now bmi 20, dress size 8, I was 32/33 bmi, I gained due to a cortisol issue in peri, was always fairly stable before, the high cortisol. Which is common during peri led to weight gain, which led to high blood pressure and sleep apnea, I was knackered and couldn’t get out of the cycle so started on the meds,

I’m Mid fifties, been maintaining for about 18 months. Lost an average of 1.5 lbs a week,

i now consume about 2400 a day, less during the week, more at weekends, work out most days, a mix of cardio and strength.

To counteract some of the very low cal stories on this thread, this is an image I used on another thread, so instead of taking another one, I shall post it again as folks commented on my arms, as I’d not really thought about it.

you can maybe see the criticality of working out throughout your journey, and retaining muscle. I have clearly defined muscle on my thighs and stomach etc.

muscle is active, so even at rest it burns more cals than fat, meaning you can eat more. That’s important for maintenance. Muscle is also critical if you want to like what you see in the mirror when you hit goal. It’s also important as we age so we don’t end up unable to get out of our chairs.

weighr loss is about way more than a defecit and I’d really encourage anyone losing weight to not go too low as you will lose a lot of muscle, to work out and consume enough protein, aim for a very min of 1g per kg of body weight, then when you hit goal go into body recomp and up it, I tend to 1.5.

it’s hugely possible to lose a lot of weight on glp’s, and retain a lot of muscle, it does take work, yes, but going too low in food, will simply have you lose a lot of muscle, yes you will hit goal faster, but it is also overwhelmingly likely you will feel disappointed when you see your naked body,

the same goes for dieting without glp’s, glp’s are just the tool to enable weight loss, what you consume, how much, and how you work out is a key part.

I agree. Honestly I’d rather be fat than have to think about calories. Even the talk of it makes me want to curl up and die, it’s SO BORING.

Safarisagoody

you look absolutely incredible in that dress, it suits you so well. You should be so proud of that body, looks like you worked really hard to get it 😊

peakygull

You’re right, counting calories would be incredibly boring. The problem is I don’t count calories as unfortunately after 35 years of dieting before GLP’s I have learned the calorie count of everything and just know what everything is by looking at it 🤦‍♀️

I suspect most people in their 40’s and above aren’t actually counting, they don’t need to, they just know.

The other weird thing about the drug is I have very little interest in food now, it’s just fuel. I eat almost the same everyday. I knew from the beginning that I had to get my protein in, everything else is secondary.

@LaurieFairyCake yes this is my mum, she can probably guess the calorie count of a meal like a Bravissimo employee can guess a bra measurement. I think it’s why I have such an aversion to calorie counting!

How does that impact family get together? Social events?

youtookyourtime

Thats the other difference in last few years, menus now all have calories on it. I pretty much always have whatever’s highest protein. No one has ever noticed I’ve eaten anything or done anything different, people are far more interested in their own food.

I never turn down socialising because there’s food, when I’m out just with my partner I have a starter and dessert.

Take out the 3 days of crappiness and the rest of the time.. OMG! I feel SO much better!

I can cross my legs, wear clothes, actual clothes and not huge baggy “curve” wear.
I can run up the steps at the train station with my heavy case without having to stop or being breathless.
I can walk for miles at pace with my music without needing to stop.
I can clean the house AND do the garden in one day instead of having to spread it over a couple of weeks.
Honestly life changing.

Thanks, I only posted as I think the very low cals of some posters is very detrimental to them, weight loss is 80 percent diet, 2o percent exercise but it is concerning to see some of the very low cal consumption as it will lead to high levels of muscle loss.

When I was taking Mounjaro, I was eating around 800 a day.

Now I naturally stick to about 1500. I’m 53 and I just don’t need more than that, even though I am tall and I do a lot of exercise.

For me, I am 5'1" and 58. If I eat more than 1100 cals a day I gain weight. If I average 900/1000 I will lose a pound a week. The only benefit of WLI is that they make this feasible over the year or so it takes to lose the 50 pounds I carry. However as I depressingly proved to myself, this weight always goes back on at twice the rate I lose it.

I aim for a daily deficit of around 500 calories a day. That way, weight loss is slow and steady without suffering side effects like losing my hair!

It very much depends on your size and activity. I lost over six stone on 700/800 - and in fact I can’t lose if I eat over 1000. I’m moderately active with my job, gym and walking.
I’m barely five foot and my BMI is now 20. I maintain on 1000, am still on Mounjaro for maintenance.

This thread is really quite frightening. There’s no way anyone’s maintenance calories are 1000, even a small child requires more than this a day to stay alive. Eating 800 calories every day is an eating disorder. You’re unwell and need help.

An adult should be consuming absolute minimum 1500 to survive. That’s just if you don’t move around at all. Obviously when trying to drop weight people reduce down to 1200-1300 or something and feel ok. There’s just no way anyone feels sustained on 800 cals unless you literally don’t move at all.

I lost a lot of weight years ago pre jabs and I did it initially through the 5:2 diet. Fast days were super hard for me, I felt moody, had headaches, would shake etc but I persevered for a few months till my appetite reduced overall. On non fast days I’d eat about 1400-1500. I also exercised every day- either a YouTube HIIT video, dumbbells or running. Lost the 7 stone in a year and kept it off. Now a perfectly healthy weight and long distance runner, I’d guess I eat 1800 a day.

People under estimate their cals very often.

I’m not talking about other peoples view of you

I am talking about whether being disinterested in food has impacted your enjoyment of family celebratory lunches? Dinners with friends? That kind of thing?

Presume you must be very sedentary?

Please explain to me how I lose weight then?
I’m 4ft 11” (possibly less), paraplegic and doing as much exercise as I can within the constraints of my day to day life.

I eat no more than 1200 calories a day and I’m basically maintaining at that. I STRICTLY monitor my calorie intake, absolutely everything weighed.

My BMI is 30 and has been for years. If I exceed 1200 calories I can easily put on half a pound a day.

I’m so utterly sick of people making these high handed pronouncements about how much a toddler eats without a reasonable solution for those of us who can’t lose weight despite consistently eating like this for years.

Just saying that 1200 or 1100 calories isn’t enough doesn’t make it true, and it doesn’t make short people suddenly lose weight!

I’m 5ft 10, started at BMI 30 and 100kgs. Tracked calories and aimed for 1200-1300 a day.
That took me to 75kgs (which I was so happy with!) and I decided to shift into maintaining so upped my calories to 1500 and have since lost a further 5kg so will up them again as I don’t want to go any lower and am actively trying to increase my muscle mass.

Honestly? Probably 600-800 per day. Not deliberately, but because I just can't stomach any more. I'm absolutely stuffed to the gills with an apple.

I'm not on it anymore, I came off it last year after hitting my goal weight but when I was on it it was nearly impossible to eat much more than that.

I’m not counting but on average I’d say around 1400 a day and I’m losing at a rate of 0.6kg per week. For context, I’m on an off label prescription starting with a lower BMI of 26.5 - I’m only aiming to lose enough to get me into the middle of the healthy BMI range.

I don't really count my calories, I've been finding lately its easier for me to eat breakfast, skip lunch, then eat my main dinner mid afternoon and then I'm fine for the rest of the day. I did a check once just to see, and a weight loss limit for me was 1273, so I weighed what I was eating for one day and it added up to just below that, so I carry on without weighing now. I've lost 3 stone in a year.

About 1500-1600 but my activity levels are high. I go to the gym 4/5 times a week, cycle about 5 miles a day and my step count seems to average out about 12000 a day (I don't track it super regularly though). I lost 7 stone, still have another couple to go but was trying to wean myself off the MJ and do the last bit without it just to see if I could. But now I'm pregnant so had to come off immediately 4 weeks ago. My calories have remained the same but I'm just maintaining which is probably how it should be for now.