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Age: 47 Height: 5'7" HW: 132 lbs LW: 117 lbs CW: 132 lbs GW: 123 lbs Ugh! Heaviest I have ever been, but have been strength training over the past 9 months and have added muscle...but also added fat.
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See a registered dietitian. Doctors a lot of times just give a random calorie amount without actually doing the correct calculations and assessments.
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Why is it that you would like to gain weight? Your BMI is in the healthy range (very low end, but still acceptable). I suspect that the smoking kept your metabolism high in a very unhealthy way. Congratuations on quiting smoking, that's the best thing that you can do for your health. Unless you have current health problems…
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Under eating will not stall weight loss. There is nothing magic that happens that makes you stop losing weight while in a calorie deficit (which she clearly is). The importance of eating enough food is in regards to the end result. You need to get enough fats, proteins and carbs to maintain your lean body mass while losing…
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Going too low in calories will: 1. Stall your weight loss. There is a science to reducing calories enough to lose weight and keeping them high enough that your metabolism doesn't slow. And, yes, your metabolism will slow down. Not permanently, but while you are restricting. Someone referred to the starvation study done…
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Your Basal Metabolic Rate is approx. 2000 calories. That is the amount of calories to maintain where you are now if you did nothing at all, just basically breathing. Any exercise on top of that (or even being pretty sedentary) brings that number up. 1600 calories is too low and more than likely too hard to follow and sets…
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Being inconsistent with calories is best in the short term when you hit a plateau. And, yes, there is such thing as confusing your body. Our bodies adapt very well and then adjust to a calorie level and become inefficient. That's why when you hit a plateau you need to change things up a bit by exercising differently,…
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Try to stick to more of a consistent calorie level and count exercise as bonus. Don't exercise and then eat more food. It is hard to tell what your recommended calorie level is. Did you have fitnesspal figure your calorie level, or did you enter it manually? How many pounds are you trying to lose per week. I can only see…
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Good ol' regular sugar (just a little) and frozen mixed berries (thawed).
