I've been counting calories for a while now, but I still get so confused! No matter how much I research, I still have so many questions. The myfitnesspal calculator told me I need to be eating 1,450 calories to lose 2 pounds a week, as I'm as sedentary and I'm not going to be working out until next week. I eat 1,500 now though, and I seem to be losing okay on that, about 1-2 pounds a week. I have a couple questions, they're probably obvious, but I'm at a lost. Thanks in advance for any help!
1. When do you lower your calories? Do you keep entering your new weight into the calculator as you lose and use the new number they give you? They have me at 1,200 from 235 pounds all the way to what I think my ultimate goal would be, about 120-140... So how am I going to continue losing weight if I can no longer lower my calories? I'm 5'0, 278 pounds, and 21 if that helps. I can't imagine eating only 1,200 calories, nonetheless under it! Plus, I think that's the minimum females should eat? I couldn't eat under that.
2. Do you eat your exercise calories back? I don't know how to figure out how much I burn, so does it effect anything to not eat them back? Next week I'm going to start working out for 30-60 minutes 3 days a week. I hope to work up to 5 days a week, an hour a day, but I want to start slow at first.