The TDEE calculator says I should be consuming 1230 cals a day to lose weight. I’m 26F 5’2” 125lb, is this sustainable or realistic?

[jdimmick]

@garnett64 That’s great to know, thank you! I usually eat oatmeal/protein powder mixed together about an hour before my workouts but then struggle with what carbs to eat (and getting enough) the rest of the day! This is helpful!

 

[marepagef]

@adriana28 You should have a maintenance of 1900~~ to 2000~~ based on your 4x a week workout. This puts you at moderately active and if you’re using your TDEE calculator right, no way would it tell you 1230 is enough for weight loss. Should be around 1400 min.

https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&g=female&age=32&lbs=120&in=62&act=1.55&bf=22&f=2

You may want to consider doing a reverse diet to optimise your metabolism to be in a place to cut without severely cutting your calories.

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