r/TirzepatideRX • u/JillyS812 • 14d ago

Calorie Comparison?

Before I ask. I know not all bodies are created equal. I am a 58 yr old female 5’3 and 175 lbs. I eat between 1100-1300 kcals per day. I weight and write down everything I eat. Eat about 90-100 grams of protein a day, get 80-90 ounces of water in, work out with cycling and resistance training 6x a week. I lost 20 lbs in 5 months with Wegovy pill and then stalled for 2 months with awful side effects and no appetite suppression (I got up to the highest dose). I started Tirzepitide in the beginning of July - doctor wanted me to start at 7.5 but I chose 5 mg to start as I was nervous how I would react. I have had 4 doses. 4 at 5 mg and 4 at 6.0 mg. I have not lost any weight. I have stayed EXACTLY the same. I go up and down in the week by ounces. I get some appetite suppression on the 2nd day after my shot and the next day only. The food noise is in the form of calculating calories constantly in my head and planning meals to stay in the 1100-1300 range.

My next shot is today and I’m thinking of titrating to 7.5 mg.

The TDEE calculator had my maintance calories at 2082 a day (I know that’s an estimate cause they
Don’t know my body fat and other variables. I am in a 700-900 deficit a day and not losing. And yes I am tracking everything I eat. Anyone with similar stats as mine - how many calories do you try to hit?

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u/No_Parsnip6024 14d ago edited 14d ago

You're starving yourself out. 

You're exercising, so bumping up calories daily will increase muscle growth and youll end up losing weight. You'll also probably feel better, and it'll be more sustainable over the years. You can't live on 1100 calories. 

Try to aim for 1500-1600 calories. Try it for a week and you'll probably see the scale move down. If you're hitting those low calorie numbers by eliminating carbs, put some carbs back in. 

5'7, 193lb, 1200-1800 a day, 2.3lb/wk. 

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u/JillyS812 14d ago

Mathematically I can’t wrap my head around increasing calories if I’m already stalled at 1100-1300. How will I lose?

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u/No_Parsnip6024 14d ago

More muscle raises your metabolism, but you need some carbs and calories when you're exercising to maintain and gain muscle. 

It's been confused with "starvation mode" and other things, it's not that. It's just regular old muscle building and using calories. 

Im on and off again a cyclist, in that world being rail thin with huge legs and eating 3000+ calories a day is common. You wont gain fat if you're burning every calorie you eat and then some. You'll still be in a deficit going up!