Calories counting querie

LucyMansell1

Hi I'm new to this. I'm meant to be on 1330 cals a day, so it says. Im 5ft.6½inches tall and weight 55k but would like to be 53k. Hard because I'm technically just underweight but feel more comfortable lighter. I've been on 1100cals only a day for ages and stayed the same weight. But I have about 800cals of fruit and vegetables a day too. My question is, do you count vegetables and fruit within your calorie allowance?.
Given the 1100cals in "proper" food a day only, I feel I should be a lot lighter. My body feels stuck and im worried if I go to 1330cals I'll get heavier?!

Amy advice please?
Lucy

heybales

Does the calories in fruit and vegetables add energy to your body, that if unused is stored as fat?

Yes it counts.

And that 1330 goal is only when you are exactly the same activity level as you selected - no exercise being done.

You are eating more than you think if not losing weight.

Please read the stickies at the top of most sections in the boards - you need some good old education on how this all works.
And I don't mean MFP, I mean your body and calories and diet in general, your questions show a lack of understanding it would be good to get cleared up on.

ETA:
The reason to get some knowledge on this - you are prime pickings for all kinds of scam, schemes, ect if you don't know how this works - you could waste a big chunk of life following those things that will ultimately not work.

So good job having some questions.

janejellyroll

If you're eating 1,100 plus 800 calories in fruits and vegetables, you're eating 1,900. Full stop. Your body "counts" all the calories in fruits and vegetables.

ritzvin

Not an answer to your question, but if you are underweight and unhappy with your appearance, you might want to try weight lifting to add some muscle definition rather than losing more weight (it's likely that you'll prefer the aesthetic result from your current weight with some muscle definition versus thinner and not having the 'toned' appearance).

cppeace

Calories are calories, doesn't matter if they come from a piece of cake or an avocado for energy itself. I would try to stick to as close to mfp goals as you can. Log everything in the food diary.

sijomial

Vegetables and fruit are proper food!

At least you now know that 1900cals is your weight maintenance calorie level.....

westrich20940

If you are eating 1100 calories + 800 calories of fruit/veg...then you're eating 1900 calories a day. And if you're eating that much per day (and you're fairly certain - i.e. you're measuring/weighing what you're logging) then you're maintenance calories is 1900 --- so if you wanted to lose weight, subtract like...150-200 cals from that per day (or burn 150-200 cals via exercise per day) and you should slowly lose a bit of weight.

You'd still be on the low end of a 'healthy' weight ... whatever that means. As someone else suggested...you might try adding a weight lifting routine - having a higher muscle mass will make you look better/more 'fit' as well as increase your resting calorie burn. And when I say lift -- lift heavy...you will not get bulky. So maybe instead of using weight loss or weight as a 'goal' use lifting as a goal and see where that takes you.