Calorie Help

Kfitnesspal0000
Kfitnesspal0000 Posts: 2 Member
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Hi! I am trying to maintain. And I am getting ranging numbers between 1400-2200 a day so I need some help lol. I'm 19 5'5 and 122lb. I am a student but I live in a city where I walk everywhere (so technically sedentary but I walk between 4000-8000? Steps a day) so that's not necessarily sedentary.

I also know diet (what you eat) is important. I am allergic to dairy and gluten pretty bad (ibs) so I have to watch what I eat a lot. I eat lots of veggies and fruits and nuts and lean meat.

Soooo help!! Haha avoiding freshman 15!!

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  • leajas1
    leajas1 Posts: 823 Member
    I suggest trial and error. Start with the 1400 for a week. Then raise to 1500-1550 the next week and so on. When you gain you've gone too far. Take the calories back to the previous week and that's your maintenance.
  • katepig54
    katepig54 Posts: 12 Member
    my maintenance comes in at 1250 per day!!!!! i am 41, 5feet 5 and weigh 8 stone 11. how can i eat only 1250 calories per day????? that is what most folk would consider a strict weight loss diet not maintenance surely?? aaargh

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