Okay guys, I need help.
7 months ago I decided to lose weight, I went from 72.1 to 53kg and I'm now certain that I want to maintain my weight at 53kg. However I have a few questions.. generally my weight loss strategy was just keeping active and eating healthily however I generally kept my calories around the 1200 mark to ensure weight loss. I've used calorie calculators online which estimate my needs to be 1700 (sedentary) - 2000 (lightly active).. I'm not sure what my activity level is to be honest but I do an hour walk home from college at least 3 times a week usually 5 times and I'm active during the day in college etc, I also go to the gym once a week for an hour and half doing cardio and weight training. My questions are:
1. Should I immediately increase my calories to be in the 1700-2000 range or do it bit by bit?
2. How much can I expect my weight to fluctuate as I weigh myself every morning? (just to make sure if I do start to gain I'm aware and can control it)
3. Will I gain after increasing my calories then go back to 53kg or would it just stabilize despite the additional food?
Oh I'm 5 ft 5 female and 17.
Thank you!
7 months ago I decided to lose weight, I went from 72.1 to 53kg and I'm now certain that I want to maintain my weight at 53kg. However I have a few questions.. generally my weight loss strategy was just keeping active and eating healthily however I generally kept my calories around the 1200 mark to ensure weight loss. I've used calorie calculators online which estimate my needs to be 1700 (sedentary) - 2000 (lightly active).. I'm not sure what my activity level is to be honest but I do an hour walk home from college at least 3 times a week usually 5 times and I'm active during the day in college etc, I also go to the gym once a week for an hour and half doing cardio and weight training. My questions are:
1. Should I immediately increase my calories to be in the 1700-2000 range or do it bit by bit?
2. How much can I expect my weight to fluctuate as I weigh myself every morning? (just to make sure if I do start to gain I'm aware and can control it)
3. Will I gain after increasing my calories then go back to 53kg or would it just stabilize despite the additional food?
Oh I'm 5 ft 5 female and 17.
Thank you!