Please Help....confused about caloric intake!
Hi Everyone,
This is the first time Ive ever really done calorie counting. For many years Ive done weight watchers so I am giving this a shot. So I joined Lose It and put in that I wanted to try to lose 2lbs a week (I know thats stretching it because I dont have much to lose) and it calculated that I should eat 1200 calories a day. My thing is, normally in the past, when I weight myself daily my scale would fluctuate alot (.5 loss here and there or gain) and I would always see some sort of progress. My problem is that I have been doing this for about a week now at 1200 calories a day and the scale has been stuck 160.5......not moving one bit. I know its only been a week, but this is not what I am used to, even if theres a gain at least its moved! Im just wondering if 1200 is too low? Some websites are saying 1200 is too low, and others are saying that it is fine. I try to exercise 6 days a week (cardio interval training for 20 mins and weights).
Should I up my calories and, if so, to what? Or should I try calorie cycling? or should I just stay at 1200 and give it some more time......
Please any advice would be appreciated....all I want to see is the 150's!
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