Too few calories, help!

kimhepburn82
kimhepburn82 Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone, I'm looking for help, I'm 32 (f), I'm 5ft 2, and I weigh 10st 4, I've lost 30 pounds since the end if January, but I have been doing it all wrong. I decided that I didn't want to diet, I wanted a lifestyle change. I changed the way I think about food, I eat less, I eat althe right things, but I have been eating far too few calories per day. I very rarely go over 900, it is usually less than that, what makes it worse is I am excercising everyday too. I run 3 days a week and on the other 4 I am on my bike on the turbo trainer, so my net calories are FAR less. I'm stuck, I don't know how to get out of this situation without gaining weight. I understand that I need to increase my calorie intake, but by how much? I don't want to gain any weight, I need an operation and I'm nearly at my goal on weight for it. Can anyone give me some advice?

Kim

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  • civilizedworm
    civilizedworm Posts: 796 Member
    Building muscle will help raise your resting metabolism as it takes more calories to support muscle than non-lean mass. Perhaps you should consider lifting weights instead of so many cardio sessions and split your time in the gym with roughly half lifting and half cardio and reduce your time in the gym to 3 or 4 days a week. Another advantage, this will help combat the mental fatigue of the same thing day-in and day-out.
  • Billigan2008
    Billigan2008 Posts: 2
    When Im feeling too thin, I usually eat another salami and parma ham sandwich after I finish my large peperoni pizza.
    With a diet coke of course.
  • cricket_77
    cricket_77 Posts: 165 Member
    Slowly start increasing your calories. Try 100 calories more for 3 days, then add another 100 for a few more days, etc. You may gain a little while your body adjusts, but eventually it should level out.

    There is a thread somewhere, I think it's titled "My metabolism reset story" or something like that, that might help!
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Hi everyone, I'm looking for help, I'm 32 (f), I'm 5ft 2, and I weigh 10st 4, I've lost 30 pounds since the end if January, but I have been doing it all wrong. I decided that I didn't want to diet, I wanted a lifestyle change. I changed the way I think about food, I eat less, I eat althe right things, but I have been eating far too few calories per day. I very rarely go over 900, it is usually less than that, what makes it worse is I am excercising everyday too. I run 3 days a week and on the other 4 I am on my bike on the turbo trainer, so my net calories are FAR less. I'm stuck, I don't know how to get out of this situation without gaining weight. I understand that I need to increase my calorie intake, but by how much? I don't want to gain any weight, I need an operation and I'm nearly at my goal on weight for it. Can anyone give me some advice?

    Kim

    You speak as if you have no control over this. You have identified the problem, you are eating too few calories. What is preventing you from eating more? I don't mean to be harsh but before I could give any advice I'm going to have to know what is preventing you from simply eating more or eating more calorie rich foods.
  • kimhepburn82
    kimhepburn82 Posts: 2 Member
    I feel as though I don't need to eat anymore, and I don't want to gain any I have lost.

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