New, I'm young,but...

Kalamari

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Hi, I'm new here. I'm a teenage girl who has already lost weight( from 163 pounds to 139 pounds)
Sorry to say, I've hit a plataeu and no matter what I do, it seems the scale alternates between 139.9 to 139.0.

I eat oatmeal and one egg in the morning with an apple, banana, and blueberries and 20 oz. of water( around 8 a.m.)
I don't eat until my stomach growls or it has been at least 4 hours since I last ate. I eat, a sandwich, or 1/4 cup of salmon with another apple, blueberries and grapes.
At dinner, maybe soup and salad, or rice and tomatoes...with another apple and another portion of fruit.
In the end, I get about 900-1300 calories in.

As for my workout routine, I start out with jump roping for a total of maybe 10 minutes, then like 20 squats and lunges. I do kickbacks, jumping jacks and freestyle(best i can,lol)That's maybe 30-45 minutes long. Then, I go outside, in the hot sun that makes me sweat, to walk my dog for another 30 minutes.

Lately, I've been craving nothing,but sweets. My questions are, have I been eating enough because I did a bmr online and it was like 1,494. I cut back 500 calories but that would allow me to have 994 calories, and that's below what's right. Idk right now...Someone help, btw, skewl starts on the 20th of August, and I'd like to lose another 10-15 pounds
 
First of all, remove the idea of losing 15 lbs in 3 weeks. Not gonna happen if you're being healthy. :) 6-8 lbs is a good goal.

Next, 900 calories is too little. I suspect you've stalled out because you've slowed your metabolism down and now your body just won't lose.

AT your current weight to *maintain* your weight, you should be eating around 1900 calories. (BMR is *not* the same thing as maintenance. BMR is your BASE metabolic rate - as in what it takes to run your brain, make your heart beat, move your lungs. The basics of life. BMR doesn't take into account your daily activities or exercise level.) If you want to lose, you should probably eat around 1400 calories a day.

You should never drop below 1200 calories a day unless you're under the care of a doctor. It's way too hard for an adult to get proper nutrition at that level, much less a teenager who still needs to eat enough to develop muscle, bones, nerves, and organs.
 
Progress...

Well, got on the scale yesterday and it read 138.6, got on this morning and it read 138.2, that's progress...
 
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