Calories

1990sophia1990
1990sophia1990 Posts: 225 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
so I found this site called free dieting - and so far it's helped me lose a couple of kg which is great! I hardly noticed...now...I am thinking I want to maintain at 50kg and just focus with toning as my body seems to be happy at this weight - thing is according to this calculator

if I have elevated heart rate for 30 minutes 5 times a week I apparently need 1837 calories a day? This seems SO much and I'm nervous about putting on weight....

at the moment I eat around 1300 - 1400 calories a day.

Should I really up my calories to 1837, or is this too much?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I lose bodyfat on net 1800 cals... Its not 'so much' at all....
  • 1990sophia1990
    1990sophia1990 Posts: 225 Member
    would probably help if I said my height too! I am 5 foot 5 - 165cm
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    It's just a ballpark figure. Add a 100-200 calories every two weeks and watch the scale. You might be able to eat more than 1800.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
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  • Garthamatic
    Garthamatic Posts: 84 Member
    double post

    Counting that one, triple actually. :)

    And I agree with C_R. Incremental changes over a period of weeks will let you adjust into maintenance. If you go back and forth a few times, it's OK. The "goal" (if you pardon the pun) is to find the right balance.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    would probably help if I said my height too! I am 5 foot 5 - 165cm

    Me too!
  • ovhenderson
    ovhenderson Posts: 13 Member
    Don't forget: The more you exercise, the more muscles you use and build. Muscles require more food fuel. That's why you need to increase your macros on workout days. If you don't, your body weight will yo-yo.
  • 1990sophia1990
    1990sophia1990 Posts: 225 Member
    Thanks so much guys! I think I will increase my calories week by week as suggested and see how it goes.
  • 1990sophia1990
    1990sophia1990 Posts: 225 Member
    would probably help if I said my height too! I am 5 foot 5 - 165cm

    Me too!

    Pretty cool that we are the same height ;)
  • xilka
    xilka Posts: 308 Member
    I am 5'0, 115lbs, and I NET 1880 calories on Rest Days, eating up to 2300 on workout days.
    Since you are taller than me, I would think that you would need more.
    Right now I'm on maintenance, but still losing around 1lb every 2 months.
  • 1990sophia1990
    1990sophia1990 Posts: 225 Member
    oh yay! This is like Christmas finding out I can eat more! Well will give it a try :)

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