What's the best daily calorie intake for me??

heyitskaty

heyitskaty

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Hello everyone. I've been with a personal trainer for a few months recently, but now I'm on my own due to only so much cha-ching$$$ I lost about 10 lbs with not much of specific dieting but mainly with better changes and tons of exercise.

I'm on my own now and I'm also at a different gym. The exercise part is all good and fine, but I don't want to waste my valued time dieting wrong when I could be losing weight 'faster'.

So tell me, in your opinion...
What's the best daily calorie intake for someone trying to knock off about 15 lbs? I'm counting calories with the app MyFitnessPal and I set my daily goal to 1,300.

My main worries are:

A. I won't get enough calories and my body will go into starvation mode and store the fat.

B. I won't be losing as quickly as I could be.

C. I won't lose over a 1/2 lb a week and I won't be able to figure out what the problem is.

And D. I'll get frustrated and eventually disappointed in myself after about 3 weeks with no more than 5lbs lost...

I feel like I'm asking too much of myself, but I know it's possible. I'm a pusher, I'm a fighter, but I know that if I don't see any lbs dropping off eventually then I will start to give up. And I don't want that.


Please let me know if I am doing anything wrong! Tips are VERY welcomed!! :)

BTW, a reg. diet on a good day for me would look something like this

Breakfast - Protein bar

Snack - 1/2 cup carrot sticks w/ some ranch

Lunch - 1 grilled chicken breast w/1/2 cup (often more) non-buttered and non salted green beans

Snack - about 2 handfuls of red grapes

Dinner - homemade lean ground beef patty w/mozzarella cheese and some ketchup, side romain salad, and carrots again (or green beans again.)

Usually drink about 5-7 water bottles throughout the day.
1-2 glasses of crystal lite flavored drink a day also.


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Hi there,

With that kind of calorie intake, you will go into ketogenic state.

==> your body will burn fat for energy.

This is good to help you lose the weight but after you hit your target, you would be better advised to up the calories to switch your body back to a normal state.

Or you will keep losing muscle mass next.

Hope that helps.

Alfie.
 
Good job losing 10 pounds! I think your recommended caloric intake depends on your current weight and activity level. How did you arrive at the decision of 1,300 calories? Also, there are some online calories calculators, just make sure you use a reputable one.
 
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