Back on my feet - Do I keep my sed. calories?

23shine

I was off my feet for 2 1/2 months. I got used to the low calories and been doing great. I've been walking without crutches for a week now and even though I'm up and moving a lot I don't know if I should change my active status. Some days I feel like its enough and sometimes I'm hungry. This has only happened since I've starting walking again, but I don't want to gain the weight back if I increase the calorie allowance. I am only able to do 10-12 minutes of exercise on my feet before it hurts too much, but I have 3 kids at home so I'm always on my feet. I could really use an opinion here. I've gone down a pants size and lost 9 pounds as of a week ago. I only weigh myself every other week. I can't afford to back track now or have my sugar plummet. Please help!

merlotsherry

My only advice would be that if your calorie intake is too low, you put your metabolism in a starvation mode and that is NOT good. There is a calculator somewhere on the internet that can help you calc what your intake of calories should be and then you can modify that a little. I am guessing that you will be needing to get up and move around more and more. Use the need for more calories as a motivator to exercise more. Hope this helps!

23shine

Thank you. I'm going to try increasing my calories to just lightly active for now. I have to get in so many calories because I have low blood sugar and I have to eat. Its difficult for me to balance what I need and lose weight. I am able to exercise for 10 mins at a time now. I was able to do 40 mins before as long as I ate 20 mins prior. I'm really hoping I can get back up to that. I'm just happy I can walk for now and not feel so useless. My body will tell me if I need to increase a little since I'm getting more and more active now. Thanks for the support.