Help! Gradually Increasing calories!

saddleclub122
saddleclub122 Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
So, i have been losing weight succesfully so far , but i feel like my weight has been hovering, and i have not been losing it as fast. I also want to increase my calorie intake, because i do feel that im eating too little, and im still growing. Im scared that if i increase calories, ill gain back the weight ive lost, but if i keep at it, the weight wont come off...

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  • rebasporty
    rebasporty Posts: 287 Member
    I increased my calories by 100 a day because I was stalled...scale is moving again!!
  • kokalvt
    kokalvt Posts: 143
    I was scared to up my calories too, but I just got so fed up with the weight-loss stall that I just did it....and it worked! I'm losing again! Increase your calories slowly and listen to your body.
  • crazybookworm
    crazybookworm Posts: 779 Member
    Gradually add an extra 100-150 calories to your daily intake each day for about every 3-4 days. Keep adding a little more each time until you've reached your desired intake.

    Good luck!
  • charliehefferon
    charliehefferon Posts: 223 Member
    What amount of calories are you eating? do you work out?
  • megan1869
    megan1869 Posts: 166 Member
    I increased my calories by 100 a day because I was stalled...scale is moving again!!

    I did similarly... think I added 200-300 more calories (like an extra snack a day) and it shook the scale
  • saddleclub122
    saddleclub122 Posts: 4
    I dont know how it happened, and i know it was really bad but i was only eating like 800 calories a day. Im really afraid im going to permanantely hurt my body, so i want to start eating healthier, and yes i work out for about 30 minutes a day for about 4-5 days a week
  • saddleclub122
    saddleclub122 Posts: 4
    Gradually add an extra 100-150 calories to your daily intake each day for about every 3-4 days. Keep adding a little more each time until you've reached your desired intake.

    Good luck!

    Thank you! did you gain any weight doing this? (Im terribly afraid of gaining my weight back again)
  • rosemaryhon
    rosemaryhon Posts: 507 Member
    I'm doing the same, upped it 100 calories yesterday. Reading this board has convinced me it's in my best long-term interest and so I'm giving it a try. But I'm scared too, afraid I'll gain (fingers crossed with you!).
  • JoanB5
    JoanB5 Posts: 610 Member
    I dont know how it happened, and i know it was really bad but i was only eating like 800 calories a day. Im really afraid im going to permanantely hurt my body, so i want to start eating healthier, and yes i work out for about 30 minutes a day for about 4-5 days a week

    I think you just diagnosed the main problem yourself. Follow MFP recommendations and you'll lose in a healthy way, feel great, and look great. Yes, you will permanently hurt your body at 800 cals a day. I do hope you were eating back workout calories.
  • charliehefferon
    charliehefferon Posts: 223 Member
    I dont know how it happened, and i know it was really bad but i was only eating like 800 calories a day. Im really afraid im going to permanantely hurt my body, so i want to start eating healthier, and yes i work out for about 30 minutes a day for about 4-5 days a week

    Please please PLEASE eat more!!!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/937712-in-place-of-a-road-map-ver-3-0 <--- take the time to read this post, I cannot rave about it enough! Your body needs fuel to function. Simple as that.

    If it helps, I'm 5'1" 109lb and eat on average 1800 cals to maintain my weight and 1500 to lose weight.

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