I'm at a weight of 292 and I'm not sure if I'm eating the right amount of calories,
as my weight loss has slowed down in the last three weeks.
I'm eating 1800 cals per day - too much, too little? I get in at least 30 mins
of walking 5 days per week. I thought you calorie counters would have
some ideas
This calorie intake is a tricky balance, indeed.
The number of calories sounds fine for your size and activity level. You said weight loss had slowed, not stopped, right? I think that's pretty normal after the first few weeks. Slow and steady is good.
I'm a calorie counter but to lose weight, for whatever reason, I *always* have to stay on the low end of the alloted calories. I'm fairly active, yet I need to keep my calories between 1200-1400 per day to lose even half a pound per week.
I'd always heard that 1200 was the lowest you should go. I actually worry that at some point, I'll have to go lower than that to lose.
Anyway, I'm saying this because I think figuring out what calories to take in is a very individual thing. I learned by doing 1600 for a week or two. Then 1500. Then 1400. Then 1200. I actually read this advice from someone here a long time ago and I settled in around the 1300 range. I also try to calorie cycle, but only within a hundred calories or so. Anymore than that and for some reason, I get all kinds of negative issues.
Hopefully, you'll find what works best for you very soon!
Sounds like you're on a good eating plan. The only thing I might suggest adjusting downward is the evening snack. Perhaps you can choose between the almonds and the bread with PB.
Am I eating too many or too little calories?
