Do I need to exercise?

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vgirl21
vgirl21 Posts: 37
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Hi my doctor put me on a 1200 calorie a day diet and said I should do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. I have been doing an hour to 1 and 1/2 hours every day. Man I would be so much happier if I just counted calories and maybe jogged for 20-30 minutes. Does this sound good? I guess I can always try but it would save me a week or two by asking first.

Oh and I tried eating 1300-1400 calories a day plus exercise and wasn't losing any weight as I did with the 1200 calorie diet so I think trying would be a moot point.

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  • lsiberian
    lsiberian Posts: 69
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    I'm sorry, but why did he put you at 1200 calories? That is normally way too low for a healthy active person. I suggest you run the numbers again.
  • amybg1
    amybg1 Posts: 631 Member
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    1200's too low for an active person. Have you calculated your BMR and TDEE yet?

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