How am I losing weight?
I am an 18 yr. old female, 5'3 and I currently weigh 130.2 pounds. Yesterday morning I was 130.6 pounds. Anyway, I have noticed my weight has been decreasing rapidly (or so it seems??). I don't exactly remember when I started noticing I was losing weight, it was maybe toward the end of December 2016 and I was around 141 pounds. Within about a month i've lost 10 pounds. It seems like such a short time...and the reason being is that I eat horribly. I live on a farm, and 4-6 times a week i spend an hour doing barn work (cleaning horse stalls, lifting, pushing a heavy cart). I eat anywhere between 1,100-1,900 calories a day, i don't allow myself to exceed 2,000. Some days I eat healthier than others, which explains how it can vary. I usually eat 210 cal worth of cereal and almond milk for breakfast, a wheat bread peanut butter sandwich with an orange for lunch, and for dinner I pig out and eat pretty unhealthy. That is usually my daily routine as of right now. I cut out soda from my eating, with the occasional (maybe twice a month) fruit juice or cream soda at a restaurant. I also do not snack at all, and the rare times I do i snack on fruit. I also have a sugar problem....i constantly want to have dessert or something sweet after dinner, and even after indulging in some ice cream i still stay under 2k calories. Is this why I am losing weight? I am concerned i may become "skinny fat" or something doing this, so this week i have began doing cardio for 25 mins, aiming for 2-3 times a week so i don't wear myself out. Is this normal? Am i losing weight at a healthy pace? Am i going to continue to lose weight? My goal weight is 115-120, I am hoping to be there soon. I understand the quickest way would be eating healthy EVERY day, but I'm not impatient and I don't need to lose the weight fast. Slow is fine for me.
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