Calories -10lbs to lose

LunaHare
LunaHare Posts: 30 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I lost pregnancy weight using MFP a number of years ago. I put on more than I was comfortable with over the last couple of years and am now wanting to lose 10-15lbs. I have been weighting everything I eat/drink and logging (including recipes) for around 6 weeks now. I started at 152.8 and am now 146lbs. I am female, 32 and 5 foot 5.
My question is from reading the other posts, am I losing too quickly? I like losing this quickly, however don't want my body at risk of being unhealthy. At the moment my calories are around 1450 per day. I don't 'exercise' per say (gym etc) but I regularly walk 5 miles in the mornings with the dog, trampoline with my son and I have ponies so mucking out fields, shifting hay etc too. I put myself as lightly active-if I don't do a long walk I tend to get in around 7000 steps min but some days can be over 20,000. Any thoughts welcome.
Oh, I am also vegetarian and have coeliac disease so cannot have gluten. I have upped my protein and now get my 20% per day.

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  • Lesscookies1
    Lesscookies1 Posts: 250 Member
    edited November 2017
    Set yourself to lose 0.5 pounds a week on the goals section of MyFitnessPal and eat the calories suggested on mfp. Also eat back at least half of the calories burned from working out, and adjust as needed to 25% if you desire. I noticed Fitbit kinda overestimates my burn, so I don't eat all of my extra calories.
    Good luck!
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    That's a pound a week and is fine.
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  • LunaHare
    LunaHare Posts: 30 Member
    Thanks all. I have lost it fairly steadily-only 1lb in the first week.

    Am I exercising to much?!? That would surprise me!
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Why the concern over exercise? You say don't exercise "per se" but are worried you do too much?
  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    LunaHare wrote: »
    Thanks all. I have lost it fairly steadily-only 1lb in the first week.

    Am I exercising to much?!? That would surprise me!

    No. You have a physically active lifestyle which is ideal and awesome!

    You can stay with your current rate of loss if it's working for you and you're not hungry. I'm guessing with that level of activity you're eating more than 1450 and that's why you're not hungry which is perfectly fine.

    If you want more food you can drop your goal to .5 lb/wk or you can stay where you are.

    Nice job overall.
  • LunaHare
    LunaHare Posts: 30 Member
    MelanieCN77 wrote: »
    Why the concern over exercise? You say don't exercise "per se" but are worried you do too much?

    Sorry, that was in response to someone replying questioning the 'woo' response. It confused me. I don't feel I do too much at all...
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