Gained 20lb in a month-what should I do to lose it?

Corynn42
Corynn42 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
I am a female that is 5' 4" and I am now 140lbs. I have been eating a lot in excess this month and gained 20lbs. I know that doesn't sound to bad but 120lbs is a happy healthy weight for me and I would like to get back to that. I'm wondering if I start to work out again and have a calorie intake of about 1200 calories with healthy foods if that is a good start to get back on track. If you have any advice I would really appreciate it!

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  • Hemlon
    Hemlon Posts: 37 Member
    edited July 2016
    Weight loss is purely a mathematical equation. Your caloric intake needs to be less than your caloric expenditure.

    It's not any more difficult being a vegetarian. Not sure why you are under that impression.
  • RobD520
    RobD520 Posts: 420 Member
    At 5' 4'' 140 you can lose weight eating more than 1200, especially if you are exercising. Put your information into myfitnesspal, set a realistic weightloss rate, and track everything accurately.
  • cooknhike
    cooknhike Posts: 20 Member
    20 lbs in one month is an awful lot to gain just by eating. Go to the doctor and make sure your thyroid didn't go kaput.
  • MightyLolo
    MightyLolo Posts: 504 Member
    cooknhike wrote: »
    20 lbs in one month is an awful lot to gain just by eating. Go to the doctor and make sure your thyroid didn't go kaput.

    This. I once gained that much, that quickly...it turned out to be adrenal and thyroid imbalances.
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