Originally Posted by
blueduckxx
how much DO you eat?
I'm definitely not eating 1800+ being sedentary. slowly I am cutting down the calorie count. seeing how I feel today. Definitely need to nix out the carbs as its making me super hypoglycemic being sedentary.
sedentary as in I DO clean the dishes, prepare food, walk some, do the laundry, etc.
I don't always count my calories, but I do use FitDay or Daily Plate for 3 weeks now and then just to do a check on the intake.
When I'm sedentary or slightly active, I'll consume anywhere from 1200 - 1800 calories. Most often, just shy of 1500 (like 1375, or 1450, or whatever). I'll go up to 1800 if I go for a walk or do a short bicycle ride or something like that.
When I'm more active, I aim to consume between 1200 and 1500 ... plus approx half of what I'm burning through activity. So for example, if I were to ride for 2 hours, that's 500 calories/hour = 1000 calories. Divide that in half = 500. Then take my base of 1200 to 1500 and add the 500 = 1700 to 2000 calories as my goal range for that day.
I lost 13 lbs in 13 weeks starting last Easter that way. With winter coming on, I was lightly active (walk 5 days/week + a little bit of cycling), and because I wasn't overly active, I was able to keep the food intake under 1500 calories per day quite easily. Lots and lots of veggies!
I do have more difficulty keeping tabs on things when I'm more active ... and that's partly because I feel really hungry after a long ride, so I eat more than I should.