1200 or 2000?! Help!

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  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
    Your weight gain may also be down to your cycle. It can be possible to gain up to 7lb just before you start your period due to water retention. If you are near the end of your cycle it may be that.
  • norcal_yogi
    norcal_yogi Posts: 675 Member
    2000 likely over your average TDEE... hence why you'd gain. weight loss/gain is mostly due to calorie intake (outside of any medical issues).
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    2000 likely over your average TDEE... hence why you'd gain. weight loss/gain is mostly due to calorie intake (outside of any medical issues).

    Her TDEE is nearly 2300, which is why the nutritionist set her at 2000.
  • cainisable
    cainisable Posts: 28 Member
    just an update.. I've stopped following what the nutritionist was giving me.. I am following 1400-1500 calories.. paleo (80/20) and feel amazing.. and finally have a difference on the scale! SO that just goes to show.. not every nutritionist is right ;) lol
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    just an update.. I've stopped following what the nutritionist was giving me.. I am following 1400-1500 calories.. paleo (80/20) and feel amazing.. and finally have a difference on the scale! SO that just goes to show.. not every nutritionist is right ;) lol

    No they're not all right, but 1400-1500 just seems too little for a 23yo with a TDEE of 2300, even though I agree that 2000 was probably too much.
  • norcaligirl72
    norcaligirl72 Posts: 34 Member
    That's where I am too... I just can't base my life on the scale. I am eating above my BMR and on really hard workout days I eat more. I am weighing once a week just to track my BMR but I am going to be measuring and checking out how my clothes fit.

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