Stuck at 80 ish pounds....

sakikicp
sakikicp Posts: 1 Member
edited January 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been eating 1200 calories per day and exercising about 4-5 times a week for 40 minutes and just recently started strength training. How many calories should I be eating per day in order to lose 2 lbs a week? I've been using MFP since last January consistently and have lost quite a bit of weight just around 80 pounds but now I find that I have plateaued. What should I be doing to get the weight to come off again??

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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • cedarghost
    cedarghost Posts: 621 Member
    Take a full diet break by eating at maintenance for 6 to 8 weeks. Do you know what your mantenance level is? If you have been severely restricting calories (and it looks like you have, basedon your daily intakeand exercise level) be preparedto gain a few pounds as your metabolism and hormones reset. That's the price you pay for abusing your body.
    Once you have done a full reset, start eating at a mild defecit from your tdee. Most recommend no more than 20 % but it may need to be less if you are close to goal weight.
    If you are not sure what your tdee is, do a forum search for the "in place of a roadmap" post and go from there. You may also want to check out the post on "full diet reset" and check out the "Eat More to Weigh Less" group.
  • TigressPat
    TigressPat Posts: 722
    simple answer is there is no healthy or maintainable way to lose 2 lbs a week where you are.

    try having more reasonable goals.
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