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Question about upping calories

Juliechilli
Juliechilli Posts: 123 Member
edited January 11 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, So I'm an offender of eating 1200 calories and doing tons of cardio and very little weight training. I've averaged a net of 1125 calories / per week for the last 13 weeks and have lost 7 pounds and am completely stalled (need to lose about 10 more).

So yesterday I decided to up my calories to 1500 AND to start eating clean AND to do less cardo/more weight training.

So I'm at 120 oz of water and about to eat meal #4 (a protein shake) and I'm full and bloated. I still have 2 more meals to go!

I will have eaten 1430 calories when all is said and done today but with my weight training, I burned 186 calories, leaving me with a net of 1244.

So is this ok? Or do I need to force feed myself to eat back the exercise calories? I'm finally TRYING to eat more and yet I'm still around 1200-1300 calories.

I'm sorry if this has been asked a million times before. I am trying to lose inches to fit into a dress for my sister's wedding that currently doesn't zip and now that I've changed my whole routine, I'm all confused again. Thanks for any input.
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