oh sorry....Happydaisy!! Definitely not nice. I hope you feel better soon. Take care

Hi guys I really need some help. Currently reading Jillians book, I have worked out my AMR and it is 2030. Keep in mind i am very short only 148cm and i weigh 62kg, anyway so. So if i want to lose 2pounds a week i have to subtract a 1000 calories a day which would be 1030 calories but that is lower then 1200 calories. I'm stuck don't know what to do. I have been told the minimum calories anyone shoudl eat in a day is 1200

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh i also forgot to say i am 26 yrs old. I have 4 months to lose 25 pounds. I hope i can do it

When I did your BMR I came out with 1394.5. It might be a little off because of the conversion from metric but here are the numbers I used.
655 + 589.1 (4.3x137) + 272.6 (4.7x58) - 122.2 (4.7x26)

What did you use for your activity score? Also exercise expenditure?

Of course you can do it...come sweat with us!!

Chick in the Hat thanks so much for your help. My activity score is 1.1 ( I have a office job) & I was a bit confused with the excercise expenditure so i gave myself about 494. I need help to work out how i can vary my calories on a day to day basis. Thanks for all yoru help i really appreciate it. I'm goign to start the excercise workout on Monday.I'll post everythign on a daily basis, to keep me in check and keep me motivated. Plus it will be great to get peoples advice on what i am doign right and what i am doing wrong

Hmmmmm....I got the same numbers as you - I would not suggest consistently going below 1200 calories a day. Maybe go for a slower loss - if you plan for 1 1/2 lb a week I came out with 1421 cals a day average. If you bump up the exercise you might lose faster - but you don't really have so much to lose.

As for varying my calories I manage it without trying very hard - I end up going higher on weekends pretty much automatically. (Funny - I don't even have to try?) I log what I eat in Fitday - it is handy for the reports and being able to look back and see trends. (Also for keeping track of the protein/fat/carb percentages.)

IMO - 4 months to lose 25 lbs is doable - that's only .64 lbs a week. The only thing I might add about that is that sometimes the scale can be annoying when you are building muscle - the scale has a tendency to stop moving...but your measurements are changing. Can I be nosey and ask what happens in 4 months?

Breakfast: blueberries, laughing cow soft light swiss wedge, wheat thins

Lunch: yogurt, banana, cherries

Snack: protein bar, pomegranate juice

Dinner: tortellini with tbsp. grated parmesan cheese, v8, salad

Water: so far 32 oz/diet coke/1 cup green tea

Oh for sure chick in the hat. I am goign to Europe, it's my trip of a lifetime, spending almost 6 weeks there, and i just want to feel really fit and good about myself. I mean i want to walk around in jeans etc ( I can't wear them right now because they dont fit me and they look awful on me hehehe)
I know i'll get there, thanks for your help. I agree with you i won't eat under 1200 calories and i'm just goign to have to hope that excercise will burn it off. I'll be writing here daily and in the excercise journal, so you guys can help me i'm goign to need it to see where i am goign wrong.

We're here for ya, girl!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!

Sounds like a neat trip - got room for me in your suitcase?

OK - I am a balanced oxidiser
Here it is Day 1 on the Jillian program
Breakfast - 45g of rolled oats with 25ml of lite milk
Lunch - Tuna sandwich on 2 slices og Burgen mixed grain bread 200g of Attiki yoghurt & a nectarine
Dinner - Beef stroganeff with low fat sour cream and i/2 a cup of rice
a handful of pumpkin seeds

1 diet coke can

and plenty of water

ok guys what do u think?

Thanks for all yoru support and encouragement i'll be back tomorrow

Caroldiem - More fruits and veggies....does beef stroganoff have veggies in it? You could probably sneak some carrots and celery in...come to think of it - it sounds pretty tasty....

Hey guys
Your correct chick in the hat, but i must say the beef strog was very tasty.
Ok so today i had
Brekkie = 45g of rolled oats with 25ml of lite milk
Lunch = 2 slices of multigrain burgeb bread, 1 can of tuna, a tub of attiki yoghurt 200g and a nectarine

Dinner - 1 Lamb chop (small) with Salad and fetta cheese

Handful of pumpkin seeds

Is that better chick in the hat?

salad....YAY!! I eat tons of salad...due to laziness I buy my baby greens by the pound bag....already washed! Otherwise never get around to making salads. I love feta cheese, too. Those Greeks know what they are doing...

yikes i am a fast oxidizer whatthe heck do i eat !

For some self-punishment type of reason I bought my BF a deep-fryer not that long ago. He makes sweet potato fries & chips a lot, and complained about the dangerous level of hot oil in the saute pan he used. He loves the deep fryer and invited a couple friends over today to make homemade corn dogs.

Jeezuz...let me tell you, I'm going to regret the day I bought that thing. Those homemade corn dogs were DELICIOUS. And, may I had, 300 calories EACH!

I was proud of myself though, I only had one, and even with the treats and side dishes, I'm still going to hit right at 1200 calories for the day. I think resisting temptations...or at least, learning how to portion them correctly to fit into my day... is getting easier. But, the deep fryer is going to be put way up high in the garage for now. As cookie monster would say, that's a "sometimes" food.

Thank you Jillian!