Eating BMR and walking everyday... weight will come off?

[Anonymous]

For some reason I have been stuck with the same weight for the past three months and just can't get it down to the weight i was before I gained. Im 2kg off from my ideal weight which is 57 kg. Im 5,9.

If I eat my BMR which is around 1450 and walk for 1 hour per day will it start to come off?

I have been jogging, swimming and being active all summer and eat between 1400 and 2000 calories and nothing has worked.

[Anonymous]

You're consuming too many calories per your output. Keep being plenty active and drop it down to around 1200 calories. Lots of protein, greens and veggies. Your calories consumed have to be HEALHTY calories. It doesn't matter how much you work out if you're consuming 1400 calories of junk food a day. Plus, you're at an age where weight isn't going to come off as easy anymore, your metabolism will change, etc. You won't have your teenage body forever but you can still look great. I actually look better now than I did in HS but I've worked my butt off for it and have to stick to a strict diet! I eat healthy 5 out of 7 days a week and treat myself to whatever meal I want (ONE cheat meal a day) and I'm maintaining an excellent weight. Whenever I wanna reach for the junk food I remind myself that (this months diet is next months body) It's SO TRUE! Good luck to you :)

[Opinion Owner]

And fruit! That was supposed to include fruit!

[Asker]

Thank you so much. I eat pretty healthy but a lot of bread (brown) and pasta so I'm going to stop with that. Yes, I'm trying to do the 1200 calories and see what happens. Thanks for your reply:)

[meatballs21]

If you eat your BMR and STICK TO IT (track every last calorie using an app), that combined with walking means it should start to come off. However, you said you ate between 1400 and 2000, 2000 is 50% more than your BMR! How often were you doing that? If you earn a calorie deficit and then blow it all going on a binge to ‘reward’ yourself for your efforts, you won’t go anywhere.

You should aim below your BMR. Sticking to that plus exercising means it’ll really come off.

The other thing is: it’s not just the number on the scale. I lost inches! I needed new jeans, I needed new shirts, I needed to make new holes to keep my belts tight. The scale had barely moved. The fat was gone, muscle had taken its place, and muscle is denser/weighs more.

[BertMacklinFBI]

walking 1 hour per day will definitely help, if you can up the ante to power walking it will help more. break a sweat and get that heart rate up. if your BMR is 1450 then just eat that amount of calories in food, good food btw, and do your 1 hour of exercise everyday and the weight will come off in time. what is your diet like btw? it is highly dependent on your diet.

[CourtJester]

Real question is what are those 1450 calories made out off? carbs? fibers? protein? If it's mostly carbs, I say start off with cutting that down to 100g/day, eat plenty of fibers (fruits/veggies), and stay in a caloric deficit.