Is This Healthy? WEIGHT LOSS

Question

So I’m using MyFitnessPal to track my calories, and it’s put me in a deficit of eating 1200 calories a day. 
I am exercising and generally my cardio burns 400 calories, so I add this in. 
I’m still trying to only eat 1200 calories, is this correct? Or do I eat more to compensate for my exercise?
I’m 18, 5’6, pretty average weight (no idea of a number as I don’t weigh myself for various reasons)

Answer

In general MFP is set up so that you eat back all exercise calories. So you should be eating 1600 calories according to your current settings. However, as an 18 year old, my guess is you are more active in your daily life than the sedentary setting you must have it set on; I would consider resetting to lightly active. Also, my guess is you have it set to lose 2 lbs a week, which likely is not feasible if you’re already at a normal average weight. 2 lbs a weeks should only be used for the morbidly obese; if you are looking to slim down a bit, consider setting it at half a pound a week or 1 lb per week max... it is a much healthier approach to weight loss. Finally, remember, MFP, while sometimes extremely helpful, is not the end all and be all in nutrition and is based on averages... it’s a great tool but should not be treated as a bible because people  vary, but it’s algorithm does not

Answer

I highly recommend you weigh yourself 1200 is a very very low amount and once you stop eating 1200 you will gain weight back. I’ve been using the app for quite a while now and the lowest it will set mine to is 1370 for 2lbs a week where as 1650 is what I would eat for 1lbs a week.

Answer

Yes you should be eating more. You are eating way to little since you are exercising. What do you use to track your calories burnt? Sometimes the tracker may not be accurate.

Answer

It’s to little, you’ll slow down your metabolism and start losing muscles... try with 1600-1700kcal for few weeks and don’t use scale, just measure centimeters/inches.
And yeah, don’t do this while on your period on on pms, you’ll probably be bloated so it won’t be accurate...

Is This Healthy? WEIGHT LOSS

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