how many calories should i be consuming to lose weight?

ButterlyEgg
ButterlyEgg Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi recently i have put on half a stone , i am 133lbs and i just feel rly uncomfortable and slugish even tho i get told i dont need to lose weight i feel like i do. Im only 5'1 so just half a stone makes a massive difference to me. I am female and 26. Iv always had a problem with my weight but espeshially recently just cant seem to shift it. Iv tried eatin 1200 cals and 1400 cals cuz i didnt think i was eatin enough. Can someone help. How much do i rly need to eat to lose weight and get to my goal of 126.

Also wenever i do exercise i just build muscel and end up weighing more? What should i do?

Thank you any advice is appreciated x

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    If you enter your current weight, goals, and activity level into MFP, it will generate a calorie goal for you.

  • ButterlyEgg
    ButterlyEgg Posts: 3 Member
    Aah ok thank u :-) x
  • ButterlyEgg
    ButterlyEgg Posts: 3 Member
    Aah yes i see now it is saying 1200 so will try this again. Was going to start doin this from tomorrow anyway. X
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    1200-1300 is probably about right, be sure and get your macros worked out to get a good split of protein, carbs, and fat. If you are building muscle it will affect the scale that's why I wouldn't worry so much about just the weight but your body fat%. lean muscle weight will not be anything like fat weight on you.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    CasperNaegle wrote: »
    1200-1300 is probably about right, be sure and get your macros worked out to get a good split of protein, carbs, and fat. If you are building muscle it will affect the scale that's why I wouldn't worry so much about just the weight but your body fat%. lean muscle weight will not be anything like fat weight on you.

    If OP is eating at a deficit, she will not be gaining lean muscle weight.
  • XavierNusum
    XavierNusum Posts: 720 Member
    Why does eveybody say "1200 sounds right"? It's too little even for someone her size. That's the minimum recommended comsumption. That calorie level will allow her to lose may 2-5lbs, most probably coming from lean muscle, then she'll plateau when her metabolism slows down.

    1. You should continue to eat normally BUT WEIGH EVERYTHING to see what you're eating now. If your current eating has caused a gain that means it's surplus.

    2. Then reduce that amount by 20%-30%
  • minties82
    minties82 Posts: 907 Member
    What @XavierNusum said. I'm 4'11", 33 years old and eat 1600kcal on busy days and about 1450 on lazy days and lose weight just fine. 1200 is such a terrible amount, it's so sad.
  • XavierNusum
    XavierNusum Posts: 720 Member
    minties82 wrote: »
    What @XavierNusum said. I'm 4'11", 33 years old and eat 1600kcal on busy days and about 1450 on lazy days and lose weight just fine. 1200 is such a terrible amount, it's so sad.

    Thank you! @minties82 you should go around and tell all of the 1000 to 1300 calorie eating women around the forums that fact! Thank you again!
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    The number of calories for a given size of person is also affected by age. At 60, 1200 calories was right for me.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    ButterlyEgg wrote: »
    Aah yes i see now it is saying 1200 so will try this again. Was going to start doin this from tomorrow anyway. X

    What did you enter your weight loss goal as? You should choose .5 pounds a week, no more. I know it sounds frustratingly slow, but at your size you really can't afford to lose weight quickly. Try the .5 pounds a week option and MFP should give you at least more than 1200.


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