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Originally Posted by Katie4004
You probably are right. I just cannot get myself to eat more. I'm eating about 400 calories below maintenance and I am barely losing weight. I am literally losing less than a pound per month. If I increase my calories, I am so afraid that I am going to gain a ton of fat.
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With respect - it is impossible to accurately calculate the precise number of calories one is burning and quite difficult to calculate intake. The point is that you really don't know what kind of deficit you have.
As for gaining a "ton of fat" unless you're planning on an epic binges on a daily basis it's not going to happen. Since I'm sure you feel strongly about not gaining fat I'd suggest you
buy a pair of calipers and take a single site measurement on a spot you tend to gain fat first. Do not take daily measurements. Take weekly measurements. If your skin fold measurements are increasing you're gaining fat and can scale back your calories. Along with the caliper measurements you can take pictures in the same outfit in the same lighting and measure progress.
Ultimately you're going to do what you want and I have a sneaking suspicion that you're going to completely ignore my advice but someday you'll look back and realize how genius the above advice is.