If anyone is bored out there, looking to help a girl out!

shineyapple

I am fairly new to calorie counting so please dont judge

Im 21 years of age, 5'4. I currently weigh 120 pounds and am trying to get to a slimmer size, PREFERABLY 110 lbs! Please dont comment that I dont need to loose weight or that I am healthy.. I know this, I am doing this for myself because I want to feel more comfortable !

M BMR: 1200-1400 (i think around that number)
BMI: 20.1
body fat percentage: 18.1

I have been trying to eat around 1000-2000 calories daily! My BMR is set to sedentary even though I am somewhat active because i walk around university all day and I work as a bartender part-time=)(decided to be on the safer side lol)

I will give you a sample 4 day of my diet because I honestly have no idea if I am doing this the right way ... I am going to research more on macronutrients because I have NO clue how i am going to sort those out. I am going to try to cut carbs out though and maybe increase fat and protein obviously! I also need to cut back on sugar I developed a major sweet tooth recently:P


Monday:
Ate 1201 calories, exercise, 74, Net: 1127

Tuesday:
Ate 1198 calories, exercise: 281 calories, net: 917.

Wednesday:
Ate 1683 calories, exercise: 104 calories, net: 1579.

Thursday:
Ate 1769 calories, exercise: 547 calories, net: 1222


Please give me some advice if I am doing anything wrong, because I am worried that I am eating too much since most BMR calculators told me that my calories were 1200 (i know thats not my TDEE, but still).I am so confused:s Should I be eating less? more?

Thanks in advance people!!!

julscoso

Try going Gluten, Dairy & Sugar free Monday to Friday. It helps a lot!

Alatariel75

Read:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/908271-when-is-1200-calories-appropriate-hint-almost-never

shineyapple

Try going Gluten, Dairy & Sugar free Monday to Friday. It helps a lot!

my mom would kill me :P hahaha

shineyapple

K

shineyapple

Read:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/908271-when-is-1200-calories-appropriate-hint-almost-never

K!

meeper123

Have your tried running and weight lifting?

amberpitz

you probably need to get tone and you would maybe gain muscle weight not lose lbs.. to do so. At your point you need to do something to bring the bmi down a tad bit and focus on strengthening and toning now

shineyapple

Have your tried running and weight lifting?

Why does it matter?

I walk long distance & I swim. I am wondering simply about calories....

shineyapple

you probably need to get tone and you would maybe gain muscle weight not lose lbs.. to do so. At your point you need to do something to bring the bmi down a tad bit and focus on strengthening and toning now

Okay no. Thats why I mentioned to not judge on what im trying to do but HOW im doing it. i dont want to strengthen and tone I want to lose fat and inches.

Babeskeez

Have your tried running and weight lifting?

Why does it matter?

I walk long distance & I swim. I am wondering simply about calories....

Why? Because if you want to get HEALTHY, you should be doing some resistance training. This smacks of some sort of ED.

ETA: You will lose fat and inches by lifting. You wont get bulky. Take it from several here who have been doing this for a very long time that slow and steady, and HEALTHY intake is key. You need to be more consistent with how much you eat and i can tell you right now that neither 1200 and especially NOT 900 is enough to sustain a healthy body.

Cheri_Moves

you probably need to get tone and you would maybe gain muscle weight not lose lbs.. to do so. At your point you need to do something to bring the bmi down a tad bit and focus on strengthening and toning now

Okay no. Thats why I mentioned to not judge on what im trying to do but HOW im doing it. i dont want to strengthen and tone I want to lose fat and inches.

honestly, I dont think your going to find a lot of "help" on here to reach this goal of yours. especially when you are so defensive.

shineyapple

Have your tried running and weight lifting?

Why does it matter?

I walk long distance & I swim. I am wondering simply about calories....

Why? Because if you want to get HEALTHY, you should be doing some resistance training. This smacks of some sort of ED.

..and what gives you the impression that I am unhealthy or that I have an ED? Resistance training is the only way to "get" healthy IF i was somehow unhealthy.. I am the healthiest person on earth lol

Babeskeez

According to this:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Your BMR is 1372, you should NEVER be eating below that. Your TDEE is 1886. So you need to decide from there how you want to proceed in your cut.

shineyapple

Srry i know I was a little im just frustrated!If my calories were not right, than how come I was told this until later on though! thats what I needed to hear. Instead " do some resistance training...blah blah blah" I am still confused but whatever Ill just do research I guess

you probably need to get tone and you would maybe gain muscle weight not lose lbs.. to do so. At your point you need to do something to bring the bmi down a tad bit and focus on strengthening and toning now

Okay no. Thats why I mentioned to not judge on what im trying to do but HOW im doing it. i dont want to strengthen and tone I want to lose fat and inches.

honestly, I dont think your going to find a lot of "help" on here to reach this goal of yours. especially when you are so defensive.

littlebudgie

Eating less than your BMR is generally not a good idea. Find your BMR and your TDEE and shoot for a net calorie count between the two. This will help you lose weight healthily. If you add some sort of resistance training, it will help you to maintain muscle mass, which will keep your metabolism higher.

shineyapple

According to this:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Your BMR is 1372, you should NEVER be eating below that. Your TDEE is 1886. So you need to decide from there how you want to proceed in your cut.

Hmm so thats a lot! I SHOULD be eating 1886 calores. Is this my net calories?!

p.s. thank you.

Ranozoa

Okay guys, nothing to see here. Topic maker is obviously a troll with lines like " I am the healthiest person on earth lol".

Cheri_Moves

According to this:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Your BMR is 1372, you should NEVER be eating below that. Your TDEE is 1886. So you need to decide from there how you want to proceed in your cut.

THIS ^^^ is a great place to begin in your research. I think it takes each person doing the research on their own anyway so they can KNOW what to do, how to do it and what to change when change is necessary. Scoobys workshop is a great website, so it fat2fitradio.com

shineyapple

Okay guys, nothing to see here. Topic maker is obviously a troll with lines like " I am the healthiest person on earth lol".

LOL .. i am though..

shineyapple

According to this:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Your BMR is 1372, you should NEVER be eating below that. Your TDEE is 1886. So you need to decide from there how you want to proceed in your cut.

THIS ^^^ is a great place to begin in your research. I think it takes each person doing the research on their own anyway so they can KNOW what to do, how to do it and what to change when change is necessary. Scoobys workshop is a great website, so it fat2fitradio.com

Yea I used fat2fitradio.com .. I am going to download the app to listen to the podcasts!

Cheri_Moves

According to this:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Your BMR is 1372, you should NEVER be eating below that. Your TDEE is 1886. So you need to decide from there how you want to proceed in your cut.

Hmm so thats a lot! I SHOULD be eating 1886 calores. Is this my net calories?!

p.s. thank you.

1886 will be your maintenance calorie goal. check out the websites. a 10-15% cut from that would be a great place to start.

Babeskeez

According to this:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Your BMR is 1372, you should NEVER be eating below that. Your TDEE is 1886. So you need to decide from there how you want to proceed in your cut.

Hmm so thats a lot! I SHOULD be eating 1886 calores. Is this my net calories?!

p.s. thank you.

Your BMR is the bare minimum. Your TDEE is if you want to maintain. I would recommend only a 10% cut off your TDEE since you have so little to lose. So that would be 1697 per day to eat. Now, since you have been under-eating, its possible you will gain since you have been in theory, depriving yourself of proper intake. You may not as well. But you can take up to a 25% cut, though not recommended for little weight loss. The reason so many say to lift, is because it helps with fat burning.

CloverCreeper

Okay guys, nothing to see here. Topic maker is obviously a troll with lines like " I am the healthiest person on earth lol".

LOL .. i am though..

jhstroebel

The best way to lose the weight and slim down will be to gain some lean muscle along with eating at a deficit, resistance training achieves this goal which is why people are suggesting it. As for the calorie numbers: honestly, look at the road map 2.0 to get an idea of what the numbers say you should be eating, but get a scale and watch it move. If you are trending up or not moving, try decreasing your calories slowly by small amounts every week or so. This isn't an exact science. I would say its safe to say eating 1200 calories is probably too low, and definitely don't eat below that (your body needs calories as energy to sustain your daily activity).

It looks to me like someone did the calculations for you. Don't eat below your BMR, and eat somewhere between that and your TDEE. For reference it takes a deficit of 3500 calories to lose a lb. Figure out a healthy goal to reach your desired weight and distribute those calories as a deficit across the days.

shineyapple

Okay that explained and helped a lot thakyouthankyou!

According to this:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Your BMR is 1372, you should NEVER be eating below that. Your TDEE is 1886. So you need to decide from there how you want to proceed in your cut.

Hmm so thats a lot! I SHOULD be eating 1886 calores. Is this my net calories?!

p.s. thank you.

Your BMR is the bare minimum. Your TDEE is if you want to maintain. I would recommend only a 10% cut off your TDEE since you have so little to lose. So that would be 1697 per day to eat. Now, since you have been under-eating, its possible you will gain since you have been in theory, depriving yourself of proper intake. You may not as well. But you can take up to a 25% cut, though not recommended for little weight loss. The reason so many say to lift, is because it helps with fat burning.

shineyapple

oh shtappp

Okay guys, nothing to see here. Topic maker is obviously a troll with lines like " I am the healthiest person on earth lol".

LOL .. i am though..

Babeskeez

Okay that explained and helped a lot thakyouthankyou!

According to this:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Your BMR is 1372, you should NEVER be eating below that. Your TDEE is 1886. So you need to decide from there how you want to proceed in your cut.

Hmm so thats a lot! I SHOULD be eating 1886 calores. Is this my net calories?!

p.s. thank you.

Your BMR is the bare minimum. Your TDEE is if you want to maintain. I would recommend only a 10% cut off your TDEE since you have so little to lose. So that would be 1697 per day to eat. Now, since you have been under-eating, its possible you will gain since you have been in theory, depriving yourself of proper intake. You may not as well. But you can take up to a 25% cut, though not recommended for little weight loss. The reason so many say to lift, is because it helps with fat burning.

youre very welcome.

Junken_Diraffe

you probably need to get tone and you would maybe gain muscle weight not lose lbs.. to do so. At your point you need to do something to bring the bmi down a tad bit and focus on strengthening and toning now

Okay no. Thats why I mentioned to not judge on what im trying to do but HOW im doing it. i dont want to strengthen and tone I want to lose fat and inches.

Honey - You're looking to lose fat and inches. You've been given great advice by a few people about calories, so I won't go into more on that. I will, however, let you know that weight training WILL help you lose fat and inches. This pic proves it. The one on the left is the day I met my goal weight. The one on the right is a year later, EXACT same weight. I went from a size 12 to a size 6. Maintaining my weight, but lowering body fat %. You choose how to proceed, obviously, I just wanted to offer a different perspective. Good Luck!!

shineyapple

Thank you so much!

The best way to lose the weight and slim down will be to gain some lean muscle along with eating at a deficit, resistance training achieves this goal which is why people are suggesting it. As for the calorie numbers: honestly, look at the road map 2.0 to get an idea of what the numbers say you should be eating, but get a scale and watch it move. If you are trending up or not moving, try decreasing your calories slowly by small amounts every week or so. This isn't an exact science. I would say its safe to say eating 1200 calories is probably too low, and definitely don't eat below that (your body needs calories as energy to sustain your daily activity).

It looks to me like someone did the calculations for you. Don't eat below your BMR, and eat somewhere between that and your TDEE. For reference it takes a deficit of 3500 calories to lose a lb. Figure out a healthy goal to reach your desired weight and distribute those calories as a deficit across the days.

Babeskeez

you probably need to get tone and you would maybe gain muscle weight not lose lbs.. to do so. At your point you need to do something to bring the bmi down a tad bit and focus on strengthening and toning now

Okay no. Thats why I mentioned to not judge on what im trying to do but HOW im doing it. i dont want to strengthen and tone I want to lose fat and inches.

Honey - You're looking to lose fat and inches. You've been given great advice by a few people about calories, so I won't go into more on that. I will, however, let you know that weight training WILL help you lose fat and inches. This pic proves it. The one on the left is the day I met my goal weight. The one on the right is a year later, EXACT same weight. I went from a size 12 to a size 6. Maintaining my weight, but lowering body fat %. You choose how to proceed, obviously, I just wanted to offer a different perspective. Good Luck!!

you rock