I am 5'1, need to lose 20 pounds ,cant stick to 1200 calories a day

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  • arbuckle57
    arbuckle57 Posts: 10 Member
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    if your counting calories, a pound loss or gain is 3,500 calories. so at 1,200 calories and a small lady would possibly use 1,500-2000. a deficit each day will accumulate until 3,500 is reached and then a loss. Hope that makes sense. No goodies no alcahol.
  • ltoatley
    ltoatley Posts: 2 Member
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    @noopurjb great discussion you started here. @funchords thanks I'll look at those.