Another calorie question (sorry)

ConsultingMockingJay

I've been doing 1,200 calories for about 3 months now (I was on 1,000 before. Which is bad, I know) and I just recently upped it to 1,300 but after reading a few posts here I wonder if that's enough or maybe even too much??

Here's some basic info:

Age: 18
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 124
BMR (according to scooby): 1,413
TDEE: 1,943

And I exercise for at least 40 minutes a day.

Thanks for the help.

AmyRhubarb

If your BMR is 1413, then 1300, especially with exercise, is not enough. BMR is coma calories, and you are obviously not in a coma, so don't you think your body deserves more?

Edited to add: What are you goals? By the stats you posted, I can't imagine you have much, if any weight to lose. Fat loss? Build muscle? Add strength?

Francl27

I'm kinda curious why you even want to lose weight in the first place.

ConsultingMockingJay

Wow, you guys are fast.

I started out at 164 (back in May) and now I'm actually below my original weight goal of 130 so I'd like to maybe level out at 120 and then work on building muscle.

AmyRhubarb

If you want to build muscle, I'd stop worrying about the scale number, start lifting now, and start eating more.

Great inspiration here: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

ConsultingMockingJay

That was a fantastic read.

Thank you so much!