Trying to set the perfect amount of calories for 20lb. loss is a struggle.

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Cbefitforlife
Cbefitforlife Posts: 83 Member
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Hi, i am 5ft 4 and i look best at 145-150. I tend to lose too much in the face if i am under that goal. I am new to calorie counting. Some say 1500 and some say 1700. That's quite a range. I tried 1500 calories and i was starving. I normally do weight watchers but have plateaued for a year. Need to get this last 20 off. I do not eat back exercise calories and i workout 4 times a week. Plus i don't sit all day...but i don't run marathons either!

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    try 1600
  • lisab64mfp
    lisab64mfp Posts: 89 Member
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    Try for 1600 on a daily basis and for those days that you are starving allow yourself to go a little higher. When I was losing my last 25 lbs I upped my cals to around 1800 -- took quite a while to lose the weight (6 1/2 months - lost my first 25 in 10 weeks) but it felt easy. I was eating enough that I didn't feel hungry or deprived.
  • Cbefitforlife
    Cbefitforlife Posts: 83 Member
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    Ok...sounds good. We will see where this takes me.
  • Cbefitforlife
    Cbefitforlife Posts: 83 Member
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    Cbefitforlife wrote: »
    Ok...sounds good. We will see where this takes me.

    You dont think it's too high to get down to 145-150?
  • Cbefitforlife
    Cbefitforlife Posts: 83 Member
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    I lost my first 25 in 2 years. But i kept it off for 2 so far. 6mo. Sounds great to me.

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