Weight Loss Advice

srothenberg9395
srothenberg9395 Posts: 6
in Health and Weight Loss
I am 5' 1.5" and I currently weigh approximately 135 lbs. I have started eating really healthily and working out an 1 hour a day (mostly by running on the treadmill and little bit of weight lifting) 3-4 days a week. I am looking to lose some weight, be healthy, and get rid of my stomach. I have been trying to eat 1200 calories per day and then have added the number of calories I burn on top of that (i.e. if I burn 500 calories running then I will try to eat 1800 calories). I find that sometimes I am full before 1200 calories and I am rarely hungry enough to feel the need to eat 1800 calories even if I burned 500. Should I make myself eat that many calories? Also If I burn 500 calories should I really eat those additional calories? What do you think is a reasonable weight loss goal? Thank you for any and all help.

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  • Jamcnair
    Jamcnair Posts: 586 Member
    that is an awfully low number to be netting, I think.
    check into what your bmr is and don't eat below that

    http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I am 5' 1.5" and I currently weigh approximately 135 lbs. I have started eating really healthily and working out an 1 hour a day (mostly by running on the treadmill and little bit of weight lifting) 3-4 days a week. I am looking to lose some weight, be healthy, and get rid of my stomach. I have been trying to eat 1200 calories per day and then have added the number of calories I burn on top of that (i.e. if I burn 500 calories running then I will try to eat 1800 calories). I find that sometimes I am full before 1200 calories and I am rarely hungry enough to feel the need to eat 1800 calories even if I burned 500. Should I make myself eat that many calories? Also If I burn 500 calories should I really eat those additional calories? What do you think is a reasonable weight loss goal? Thank you for any and all help.
    I read this a lot and always wonder: how did folks gain the weight? PLS try to not think "less is better" and "even less is better still". It's not.
    You've got to eat enough.
  • srothenberg9395
    srothenberg9395 Posts: 6
    I am honestly never hungry though. Is it better for me to make myself eat more calories? I know they say you need a minimum of 1200 so I try to stick to that at least.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013?hl=road+map

    Please read this and follow it.

    Best of Luck!
  • srothenberg9395
    srothenberg9395 Posts: 6
    You are right though. The other site did recommend more calories.

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