Calorie Intake!

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I just entered in my stats into a website from Webmd and it says to lose weight i need to consume 1300 calories a day.... I am 5'0 122 lbs and i exercise 5 days a week 30- 60 mins cardio and 3 days 30 minute weight training.I'm looking to be around 110-115 lbs. I'm sure im eating around 1500 cals a day. I'm just in shock that my cal intake should be so low. I dont starve myself but I dont pig out. Here is what one of my days looks like

B- Cup of Kashi Go lean Crunch w/ 1/2 cup of 2 % milk
Cup of Orange Juice

S- Yoplait Fat Free Yoghurt

L- 2 slices of 100% whole wheat bread w/tuna fish & Fat free Mayo

S- Nutrigrain Breakfast Bar

D- Small piece of broiled steak (no fat) w/ Cup of Veggies (no butter) &
Cup of Cottage Cheese

S- Frozen Fruit bar or Piece of Fruit
 
well i would stay @ 1500, no lower. toss the cup of oj and replace it with something with less sugar. go for plain joghurt, and just add your own fruit (bluberries are always good). you should attempt to get protein with every meal, so think about what you could have instead of the nutragrain. maybe switch the cup of cottage cheese and the frozen fruit bar (assuming this is your day in order), this will give you some casein protein before bed.
just food for thought :)
 
What's your body fat %? Weight doesn't mean **** compared to body fat. You can be a fine, fine woman at 122 lbs if those extra pounds come from toned muscle.

And with weight lifting, a few extra calories is a good thing. You can use those to gain tone. Your workout plan and meal sounds fine to me, though as far as cardio goes you'll want to alternate between shorter high intensity intervals (see the HIIT subforum) on some days, and endurance cardio on other days.
 
I wouldn't focus on the calories, but on cleaning up your diet in general. YOu have a fairly healthy diet, with what seems to be controlled portions, but I think a little tweaking could help you to lose the weight w/o having to eat less.

Have a serving of protein with every meal - about 15-30 grams - that's one grilled chicken breast, 1/2 can tuna, cottage cheese, 5-6 egg whites.

Perhaps have some eggs at breakfast.

If you're going to eat joghurt, eat plain (ie unsweetened & unflavoured) - you can sweeten it up yourself with some Splenda and berries or other fruits. And have some protein with that snack.

Lunch looks fine.

Any kind of bar should not be included in a diet for fat loss - have some chicken and fruit or natural PB or almonds instead.

Supper looks super.

Move the cottage cheese to your very last meal - that would be optimum.

Frozen fruit bars are okay so long as there's no added sugars in them. Or you can make your own - bananas, oranges, grapes, berries all freeze really well.
 
Thanks everyone for your input. I am not quite sure what my Body fat % is. I will get that checked when i go to the gym this afternoon. I sometimes eat eggs at breakfast along with 2 slices of bacon, But i'm not quite sure how healthy the bacon would be. I ALWAYS pat the bacon to get off the excessive grease.

It will be hard for me to toss the OJ. When i get done working out I crave that cup of OJ and I dont know why. Other than the OJ, everything else i can change Easily!
 
Fried food == bad. When you fry food, you're basically adding raw fat as a flavoring.

OJ is at least a better source of sugar. Try to find a brand of OJ that has the least sugar -- they tend to overdo it.

You should also know that sugar is an appetite increaser.
 
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