Am I still eating the right amount of calories?
gabrielleelliott90
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Okay, so awhile back I was told it would be good for me to eat 1615 calories and not eat exercise calories back. For awhile this worked. Now, though, I only lose 1 pound a month. When I last updated my weight, I was 133lb, but I have been weighing myself every day with the Libra weight manager app and tracking it. I always have waterweight. At the moment I am 135lb. There seems to be only one day that I weigh and I have a loss, and that is the day after menstruation ends.
I feel I should lose 2lb a month or so. 1lb is not satisfying. I am 163cm, my goal weight is at max 112lb. I mainly do walking as my main form of exercise, but I mean, only when I have to, and sometimes I will do a bit of zumba. I go to the salon once a week and do sweeping and things, as I am on an apprentice trial for 3 months, and my arms ache from that. I guess you can class me as sedentary.
So, please let me know how many calories to consume! Thank you!
I feel I should lose 2lb a month or so. 1lb is not satisfying. I am 163cm, my goal weight is at max 112lb. I mainly do walking as my main form of exercise, but I mean, only when I have to, and sometimes I will do a bit of zumba. I go to the salon once a week and do sweeping and things, as I am on an apprentice trial for 3 months, and my arms ache from that. I guess you can class me as sedentary.
So, please let me know how many calories to consume! Thank you!
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Enter your profile into MFP and eat to the calories recommended. Don't go by what someone told you unless it is a doctor or someone with established credibility - and even then be leary. Adjust calorie goal as needed.0
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Rather then have random people tell you want to do why not educate yourself so you know what to do and why you are doing it.
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gabrielleelliott90 wrote: »Okay, so awhile back I was told it would be good for me to eat 1615 calories and not eat exercise calories back. For awhile this worked. Now, though, I only lose 1 pound a month. When I last updated my weight, I was 133lb, but I have been weighing myself every day with the Libra weight manager app and tracking it. I always have waterweight. At the moment I am 135lb. There seems to be only one day that I weigh and I have a loss, and that is the day after menstruation ends.
I feel I should lose 2lb a month or so. 1lb is not satisfying. I am 163cm, my goal weight is at max 112lb. I mainly do walking as my main form of exercise, but I mean, only when I have to, and sometimes I will do a bit of zumba. I go to the salon once a week and do sweeping and things, as I am on an apprentice trial for 3 months, and my arms ache from that. I guess you can class me as sedentary.
So, please let me know how many calories to consume! Thank you!
You want to be 112lb at 5ft4?0 -
You are already within a normal weight range 112 pounds will put you at the very low end of that. Why that number? You may be better off looking at a fitness program that may get you the 'Look' you want rather than concentrating on a specific weight number0
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Here is a great read to bolster your working knowledge.
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/diet/0 -
I said at max, 112lb, but realistically I am aiming for 119lb
I just feel I look better in the 8 stone range, but I agree, 112lb might be a bit too low! Someone I know told me that too. I'll stick with 119lb. 0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »gabrielleelliott90 wrote: »Okay, so awhile back I was told it would be good for me to eat 1615 calories and not eat exercise calories back. For awhile this worked. Now, though, I only lose 1 pound a month. When I last updated my weight, I was 133lb, but I have been weighing myself every day with the Libra weight manager app and tracking it. I always have waterweight. At the moment I am 135lb. There seems to be only one day that I weigh and I have a loss, and that is the day after menstruation ends.
I feel I should lose 2lb a month or so. 1lb is not satisfying. I am 163cm, my goal weight is at max 112lb. I mainly do walking as my main form of exercise, but I mean, only when I have to, and sometimes I will do a bit of zumba. I go to the salon once a week and do sweeping and things, as I am on an apprentice trial for 3 months, and my arms ache from that. I guess you can class me as sedentary.
So, please let me know how many calories to consume! Thank you!
You want to be 112lb at 5ft4?
lol... really... sorry I don't mean to laugh... I'm 5'4'' and unless you have absolutely no muscle at all I don't think it is possible, well without looking extremely ill anyways... you should really set a realistic goal, and understand that the pounds on the scale aren't as important as your health... I currently weigh 135lbs and I do weights and cardio 4 to 5 days a week and I eat a fairly healthy diet... but if you insist on getting down to 112lbs then you are gonna have to do more than a little bit of walking and sweeping, I'm no expert but I don't believe that is a healthy weight for your height. Good luck to you.0 -
Try cutting 200 calories from your daily diet for abt a week, and see if there are any changes. It looks like the amount of calories you're eating right now are working to maintain your actual weight. Do you have any dietary needs you have to follow?
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As you lose weight it is necessary to reevaluate and adjust calorie intake down. I think MFP recommends doing it at every ten pounds lost.0
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I am 5'4 and my GW IS 110 but, I have paralyzed calf muscles and wear leg braces so I have to be on the low end of my healthy bmi because my legs can't handle much more. Though I would not recommend that for most ppl.0
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I'm 5"4 and my goal is 140. 119 is really low.0
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I'm only one inch shorter than 5'4 and I dont see anything wrong with 119. It all depends on your bone structure. I was 115 pounds and I looked healthy.0
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Although I do think 112 at 5"4 is low, 119 seems about right for someone of that height. I'm 5"6, 123 lbs and I do not look underweight.0
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Cut down a little bit or increase exercise a bit. See if that makes a difference. But as you lose weight it's going to slow down, you can't really say ahead of time what is going to be the "right" weight for you, you'll just have to be patient, see what happens, and figure out for yourself what seems sustainable to you. That will vary by person because we're all different, carry weight differenty, have more or less muscle. If you do strength training you may find that you will be happy at a higher weight.0
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I think it really depends on how many calories you're burning during exercise. Right now, your TDEE at sedentary is about 1,581 to 1,600 calories, which means you're eating pretty close to your TDEE. That means that if you were to eat 1615 calories a day, your only significant caloric deficit is going to come from your exercise, and it's going to be hard to get that - 500 a day (what you need to lose one pound a week) through exercise alone.0
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MFP says for me to lose 0.5lb a week I should eat 1440 which I'm happy doing, I suppose I will cut down, and see if that makes a difference- it should I think. 0
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1440 sounds about right. Good luck!0
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If you're eating ~1600 and losing 1 lb per month, and would like to lose 2 lbs per month, that's another 3500 calories you need to cut over about 30 days.
3500/30 =116.7 or 117 per day
You could easily add in some more walking, or cut your eating down to about 1500 or a bit under. That should do it, if your current numbers are right (eating 1615, losing 1 lb per month).
If you sometimes eat well over target, or often eat a little over, you could just work on cleaning that up and see how you do.0 -
And I guess with 1440 I eat back exercise calories?0
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TavistockToad wrote: »gabrielleelliott90 wrote: »Okay, so awhile back I was told it would be good for me to eat 1615 calories and not eat exercise calories back. For awhile this worked. Now, though, I only lose 1 pound a month. When I last updated my weight, I was 133lb, but I have been weighing myself every day with the Libra weight manager app and tracking it. I always have waterweight. At the moment I am 135lb. There seems to be only one day that I weigh and I have a loss, and that is the day after menstruation ends.
I feel I should lose 2lb a month or so. 1lb is not satisfying. I am 163cm, my goal weight is at max 112lb. I mainly do walking as my main form of exercise, but I mean, only when I have to, and sometimes I will do a bit of zumba. I go to the salon once a week and do sweeping and things, as I am on an apprentice trial for 3 months, and my arms ache from that. I guess you can class me as sedentary.
So, please let me know how many calories to consume! Thank you!
You want to be 112lb at 5ft4?
there's a couple of women over on the 5"8 thread that are aiming around the 112lb mark :noway:
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gabrielleelliott90 wrote: »
I don't understand your question. I'd like to weight 10 stone. That's 140 lbs. It's a lot less than the 14 stone (196lbs) I started at. It would put me in a healthy weight range for my height. I think I'll feel better, I think I'll look better.0 -
christinev297 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »gabrielleelliott90 wrote: »Okay, so awhile back I was told it would be good for me to eat 1615 calories and not eat exercise calories back. For awhile this worked. Now, though, I only lose 1 pound a month. When I last updated my weight, I was 133lb, but I have been weighing myself every day with the Libra weight manager app and tracking it. I always have waterweight. At the moment I am 135lb. There seems to be only one day that I weigh and I have a loss, and that is the day after menstruation ends.
I feel I should lose 2lb a month or so. 1lb is not satisfying. I am 163cm, my goal weight is at max 112lb. I mainly do walking as my main form of exercise, but I mean, only when I have to, and sometimes I will do a bit of zumba. I go to the salon once a week and do sweeping and things, as I am on an apprentice trial for 3 months, and my arms ache from that. I guess you can class me as sedentary.
So, please let me know how many calories to consume! Thank you!
You want to be 112lb at 5ft4?
there's a couple of women over on the 5"8 thread that are aiming around the 112lb mark :noway:
I personally believe that the lower weights should be reserved for shorter people, now at that tall height, that would look vile.0 -
Karen_libert wrote: »gabrielleelliott90 wrote: »
I don't understand your question. I'd like to weight 10 stone. That's 140 lbs.
I mean, why do you not want to be a lower weight? Why 10 stone?
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Because I want to be healthy and strong, not thin. I'm 42 so maybe it's different for me. 140 would be a massive accomplishment for me. I don't think I'd look healthy if I weighed much less and I don't want to loose any of the muscle I've spent the last 2 years building.0
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isulo_kura wrote: »You are already within a normal weight range 112 pounds will put you at the very low end of that. Why that number? You may be better off looking at a fitness program that may get you the 'Look' you want rather than concentrating on a specific weight number
maybe she wants to look a little better in her swimsuit for the summer?
You could achieve that goal w/o lowering weight though. Research exercises that would tone you and work on that.0 -
What cano said will help you. Its better to understand how it works then you know the answer and apply the appropriate solution. If its no moving ove a period of 4-6 weeks hen reassess and it involves tightening your logging so you know your deficit is there or not, then its a matter of eating less (never less than 1200) and moving more.
If you are at a healthy weight then its about body recomposition and not losing weight.
Uts all just estimates, just apply some common sense to your results, monitor and adjust to suit.0
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