This week I made a decision I never thought I’d be able to. In order to keep losing weight, I decided to up my calorie intake.
Let’s back up.
Since January, I’ve been watching what I eat and doing 30 minutes of HIIT 4-6x per week. My calorie goal has always been ~1200. I’m 5’4, so that’s been pretty reasonable, especially considering I enjoy a good cheat meal or beer on the weekends. When I got engaged a few months ago, it was celebration after celebration. I knew I was living a healthier lifestyle and progress would come, no matter how slow. After 7 months, I’d lost 30lbs and was able to maintain for another month.
This week I decided to start truly losing again, being really strict about my macros, calories, and exercise. I went back to 1200 calories a day while doing HIIT, but also started adding in an extra 35 minutes of cardio afterwards. The first two days I was fine. The next two I wasn’t.
I couldn’t push myself as hard as I used to when I was only doing cardio. I’ve had to stop and slow down. At first I didn’t understand why. Then it hit me... I wasn’t eating enough to power my body.
So last night I made the decision to change my calorie goal. I’m no longer going to religiously stick to 1200. I’m going to aim for 1500 or less, not being too strict about where I fall.
As someone that used to struggle with eating disorders, this was a huge win for me. Somehow it was ingrained in my head that if I ate more than 1200 calories, then I wouldn’t lose weight. But now my priority is fueling my body so I can push it harder than before. And I’m so excited about it.
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