1200 to 1400 cal?

stormyous
stormyous Posts: 150 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
ok im on 1400 cal a day.....should I change it and make it 1200 or 1300 cal a day or wait? as of now i weigh 163.4 pounds at 5ft 1' and im trying to walk atleast a mile to 2 miles a day or try to do mon,wed,fri and sat and sun.

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  • riqui1
    riqui1 Posts: 2 Member
    If you're just getting started, I would leave it alone, especially if this is a large adjustment for you. Give it a few weeks and see how you fare. If you don't see results after that, drop it, but I would only do so about 100 calories at a time. In addition, I always find that a 3 low/1 high calorie cycle works best. On the fourth day, I add 300-400 calories to my diet, just to keep my glucose levels up and my metabolism "confused." Good luck!
  • kaseyAnne425
    kaseyAnne425 Posts: 230
    I just upper mine last week from 1200 to 1400. I didn't want to eat the bare minimum of calories anymore, and I really only increased it by like, a snack.
  • nannabannana
    nannabannana Posts: 780
    Like the advice of of riqui1..3 low. 1 high..might try that myself
  • bitterfusion
    bitterfusion Posts: 82 Member
    MFP initially put me on 1200 kcal and I found that really hard to stick by, even with exercise. 1400 will still allow you to lose weight, so I'd personally stick with that.
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    I would recommend eating at least your BMR. How are your workouts going? How many days a week are you working out? Are you doing strength training? If so how often? Do you eat your workout calories back?
  • stormyous
    stormyous Posts: 150 Member
    what do you mean eating all my cal back?
  • jlynwhet
    jlynwhet Posts: 38 Member
    If you log exercise you've done it shows the number of calories burned. You can "add" these back into your daily allotment and eat them if you wish to adhere to your daily calories allowed. From what I have read, some do and some don't.
  • lucybell333
    lucybell333 Posts: 94
    I personally think you'd be better off sticking with your current 1400, as that's most likely close to your BMR, and you should try not to eat less than that. Besides, you're doing great, so don't cut back now!
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