Should I raise my calories for how much I exercise?

msciaobella
msciaobella Posts: 40 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm trying to eat 1300 calories a day and according to my heartrate monitor, I burn 600-700 working out (30 minutes weights, 1-1.5 hours of elliptical/stepmill). Am I setting myself up for disaster? I'm 5'5" and 128 lbs. trying to lose 10-12 lbs.

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  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    At your healthy weight already, you would be better off depending on your diet and leaving off the excessive cardio. Not only does a lot of cardio make you hungrier, it makes you lose muscle mass. You look pretty good already, you should focus on the weight training aspect and like I said, let your diet do the calorie cutting.
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