Adjusting to more calories?

strawberries11
strawberries11 Posts: 15 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone,

I had a couple questions about the body adjusting to more calories.
I lost a lot of weight pretty quickly with a very very low calorie diet and lots of exercise, and in June I stopped getting my period (sorry, TMI). In August I got Turbo Fire and decided to add more calories. The workouts are very intense and I do it 6 days a week, and according to my HRM I burn about 520 calories doing it.

Once I upped my calories I stopped losing weight completely. I am now eating 1800 calories and have been for about a month, and in the middle of September my TOM came back, but very light.
However, I have still not lost any weight or inches. I am getting very frustrated and I just wanna give up :frown:

Am I doing something wrong? Am I not eating enough? Is my body still adjusting to the 1800 calories?

Thank you in advance!! :flowerforyou:

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  • jitterbugperfume
    jitterbugperfume Posts: 5
    If I were you, I would have my body fat % calculated. Even though it may feel like you are not losing weight or inches, you still might be toning up.
  • strawberries11
    strawberries11 Posts: 15 Member
    If I were you, I would have my body fat % calculated. Even though it may feel like you are not losing weight or inches, you still might be toning up.

    Thank you, I will try to get that done!
  • rclarkin
    rclarkin Posts: 27
    It is extremely unhealthy to eat a very low calorie diet and that is why you stopped getting your period. As long as you aren't gaining weight, keep eating where you are until everything is back to normal. Avoid low calorie diets at all cost, that is one of the worst things you can do to your body and it can actually make you gain weight. Don't be in more than a 500 cal deficit when you start back up and take it slow from there. Don't lose more than 2lbs a week.
  • strawberries11
    strawberries11 Posts: 15 Member
    It is extremely unhealthy to eat a very low calorie diet and that is why you stopped getting your period. As long as you aren't gaining weight, keep eating where you are until everything is back to normal. Avoid low calorie diets at all cost, that is one of the worst things you can do to your body and it can actually make you gain weight. Don't be in more than a 500 cal deficit when you start back up and take it slow from there. Don't lose more than 2lbs a week.
    Thanks, yeah I don't know how much I was eating, but it was probably under 900 everyday for like 6 months! I know, it was so stupid, but I saw results so i kept at it.

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