how many calories am is supposed to eat

svsparkle · April 18, 2009

Hi everyone

I was just wondering about my calorie intake. I know I'm supposed to keep it under 1500 calories a day but I'm confused on what else I should be counting. Should I be keeping and eye on my fat grams and my carbs or is it just the calories. I've been keeping my calories around 1100-1300 a day but haven't lost any weight in two weeks, so I'm just curious if I should be counting something else.

thanks

bellatrickz · April 18, 2009

Are u also including your caloric intake for your shakes? My dr said veg , fruits and low fat/ low calorie meal per day, and 2-shakes 60-80 gm of Protein. Everything must be counted. For me, my Dr is specific at this time to stay under 1200 cals per day. This is how I'm doing it.

Jachut · April 18, 2009

I think different strokes for different folks - I have never found it necessary to limit carbs to lose weight, nor fat either really although I do mainly eat good fats from fish and olive oil etc, and very little butter, full cream dairy and the like.

For me, its as basic as calories in/calories out. I ate less and upped my exercise and I lost weight - I've never journalled and I've never counted any more than just roughly adding up in my head.

I lost well on about 1500 a day.