Ate an extra 500 cals today and I feel terrible!

Dashtiz

I usually eat around 1200 cals per day but today I had 1600 cals. Am I going to gain weight?

cwolfman13

It doesn't really work like that....

To boot, 1600 is still a calorie deficit unless you are very short and very sedentary...and then it might possibly be maintenance. The average female maintains on 1800 - 2000 calories per day with little in the way of deliberate exercise.

If that's you in the picture, I would suggest eating 1600 calories more often because 1200 calories is really suitable for short and/or oldish and rather sedentary females to lose weight...it is not a maintenance number for pretty much anyone other than a 90 year old 4 foot nothing female. If you are at all active and don't have more than about 50 Lbs to lose, you would be doing yourself a favor to eat more.

Dashtiz

Lol do you think I should be eating more than 1200 cals?

Springfield1970

Why don't you give him some answers, then he can help you.

Ready2Rock206

You're probably better off eating more than 1200 calories anyway. That's really low.

Dashtiz

I gained a lot of weight while I was on vacation for 3 weeks and I'm trying to lose it. My height is 168 cm and I weigh 72.9 kg now. I eat clean, drink lots of water and workout almost everyday.

ashenriver

Based on your stats given and age.

From Scoobys calculator I have for you to lose weight at a healthy rate with lightly active you should be eating between 1800-2000 calories per day. If you are more active then 'lightly' you should be eating more then that.

So yes, I want to say 1200 is much too low

As well weight gain from vacation is most likely sodium and water weight, which is not fat.

ShellyBell999

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