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Being someone who is short (5'2"), and who has a very slow metabolism due to hypothyroidism, and sedentary, I would not lose weight on 1800 calories. Everyone's body is different, and everyone body needs different calorie amounts. I've been on 1200-1300 calories the past several weeks, and some weeks I barely lose at all.…
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I've been eating 1200-1300 calories a day, not less than 1200.
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How is that going to compromise my health? I'm only cutting 900 calories a day. I literally have no time to exercise. I have class all day and then study until 8-9 at night. I barely get a full 8 hours of sleep per night. So I don't eat extra calories because of that. Why is it such a big deal that I'm eating 1200…
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This is what multiple weight loss calculators have given me! Being short and not having time for exercise does not leave me with very many calories if I want to lose weight. It recommends less than 1100 calories to lose 2 pounds a week! I'm eating 1200-1300. I don't get what the issue is.
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According to multiple websites/weight loss calculators I should be eating 1200 to 1100 to lose 2 pounds a week. I'm short, I'm only 5'2" and I've tried losing weight eating around 1600 but I ended up hardly budging on my weight at all. I'm only eating 900 calories below maintenance. My maintenance is 2100. I've always seen…
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I have lost 4 pounds in the past 3 weeks on Keto.
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6 weeks actually. But when my highest weight was taken I was extremely bloated and was having some medical issues. So I know I was retaining quite a bit of fluid.
