Increased calories.

lilteeraw
lilteeraw Posts: 261 Member
edited January 10 in Health and Weight Loss
So when I first started losing weight I was eating 1200-1400 calories a day.. some days ate less.
But then about 4 weeks ago I decided that I need to increase my calories.
so I have been eating 1500-2000 calories a day with about a 600 calorie or more burn a day.
I was 110 lbs.. and then yesterday I weighed myself after like1-2 weeks and now I am 114 lbs.
I dont want to gain. I wanted to maintain that 110 lbs.
What should I do? Decrease my calories? Or should I keep it like this and hopefully my body will adjust and i'll lose
those 4 pounds ive gained.
I do eat healthy btw.. and my BMR is around 1260-1300.
& I hike everyday.. with one day of rest.
HELP. i dont want to gain):

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  • lilteeraw
    lilteeraw Posts: 261 Member
    bump
  • Errrica91
    Errrica91 Posts: 122 Member
    If I were you I'd weight a while to see if your body will adjust to this change...and if not I would decrease my calorie intake a little bit again...:) I'm not an expert in these things but usually when I eat certain way I keep losing and losing and then it stops and I stay the same weight for weeks and if I decrease my calorie intake to "maintain" I gain too...so I just keep my calorie intake the same way all the time (mostly) and it's OK...

    Of course, if you feel hungry while eating only about 1200-1400 calories a day you definitely SHOULD increase your calorie intake no matter if you gain a little bit:-)
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    You know when people lose weight in the first days of a diet and are told it's waterweight? The same thing happens in reverse when you up your calories too

    http://www.justinowings.com/understanding-bodyweight-and-glycogen-de/

    you haven't eaten 3500 x 4 = 14000 calories over maintenance, so that 4lbs isn't fat.

    It will stabilise, but this will happen to most people as they increase calories towards maintenance.
  • lilteeraw
    lilteeraw Posts: 261 Member
    thanks.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    You know when people lose weight in the first days of a diet and are told it's waterweight? The same thing happens in reverse when you up your calories too

    http://www.justinowings.com/understanding-bodyweight-and-glycogen-de/

    you haven't eaten 3500 x 4 = 14000 calories over maintenance, so that 4lbs isn't fat.

    It will stabilise, but this will happen to most people as they increase calories towards maintenance.

    ^^^this. Give it some time for your body to adjust. Most, if not all of that is water.
  • lilteeraw
    lilteeraw Posts: 261 Member
    i hope i wont gain more:/
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