Workout and Calorie counting

bsuzanne88
bsuzanne88 Posts: 61 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for the help and support. I have been a member of MFP since June 2011. I love how I have learned to be more aware of my eating habits. But currently I weigh 130 pounds (133 on a bad day). I am 5 foot 6 inches tall (incase you wanted to know). I started Jillian Micheal's 30 day shred (my second time) and I rarely eat what I have burned. I am supposed to take in 1200 calories a day. I have not seen a difference in the scale for a while, working out or not, my weight doesn't budge. Do you think I am eating too little and should up my calorie intake. I just thought that maybe my body thinks 1200 is not enough and is storing every thing I eat. I don't know what to change and where to begin. ANY help would be great.

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    you should unlock your diary if you want people to offer good suggestions. you're probably not eating enough, but hard to say without diary access.
  • natalie412
    natalie412 Posts: 1,039 Member
    1200 is DEFINITELY not enough! Especially when you are already at a healthy weight, you need to eat a lot closer to your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure - total amt of calories you burn) to lose those last few pounds. I am 1/2 inch shorter than you, and my goal was 135, but since going on maintenance, and upping my calories to 1620 per day, plus I eat back all my exercise cals - which means I usually eat 1800 to 2000 or more cals per day, I have gotten down to 128. Not even trying to lose at this point! Now that is a very slow loss (7 pounds over 4 months) - I haven't been trying to lose though. Set your MFP to only 1/2 pound per week, and eat back your exercise calories, in my opinion.

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