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Calorie counting struggles - low end

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  • petstorekitty
    petstorekitty Posts: 592 Member
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    OK, 1200-1300 calories works for me when: I eat healther more filling foods and I exercise burning around 300 cals.

    BUT: I am 5'1", 129
    I used to be 170
    When I was heaver I ate more like 1500-1600 (and I exercised).
    Bigger people need more calories!

    It is true that the smaller we are the less calories we burn so now I need to workout longer but not too much longer.
    but I am not as hungry on days that I exercise.

    It will take some time to get used to understanding what your body is burning and what foods you can eat to help you stay full, etc.

    The key is to **be observant** and listen to your body. Oh yeah and patience (which I lose constantly)

    I really need to get a HRM for the summer - that's when I exercise outside and I don't have a machine to tell me my burn :/

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