I calculated the calories I need If I weigh 59 kilos. I just guess that is a weight that can be healthy for me. As inactive I then just need 1539 calories. That is not much and much less that the recommended 2000-2500 that people hear they should have in and after recovery.
Here is the calculator: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
Edit: I found one even more accurate here:http://www.iifym.com/tdee-calculator/
If my weight is like now 47 I am suppose to need 1395. I think that may be accurate.( I eat 1386 now and I don't get bigger, I think. I recently allowed myself some more after eating abut 1350 a day for a many weeks, because I do not want to get scary thin again. I am afraid I come to the point of no return. )
I was hoping I could eat a little more than just 144 calories more. Is the weight gain worth it when I can eat that little more?
I remember I ate 2200 calories at one point in recovery and was afraid of where my weight gain should stop because I was still hungry. If I should continue like that I would be huge. So I stopped and lost weight again.
Yes, the numbers confuse me.
If I write that I exercise 3 times a week on 47 kilos mye intake could be 1599.
And on 53 kilos it could be 1674. On 59 kilos with the same amount of activity 1764.
That is better numbers.
If my activity-level is between level 1 and 2 I can eat 1495 without gaining at 47 kilos, and about 1651 a day without gaining when weighing 59 kilos.
I do want to be more active. It's just that my energy-level is low and my head ache stops me. I would be so happy if a recovery could make it possible to exercise again. I love it when I have the strength and energy to do it. It will feel like luxurious.
But what does exercise 3 times a week mean that is level 2? I found the answer on the same page as the calculator:
For the sake of simplicity we define exercise here as 20 minutes of elevated heart rate.
So, 3 times/week is 20 minutes of elevated heart rate 3 times per week. For you this could mean a brisk walk, for others it could be a slow jog.
(Intense exercise can be defined as an hour of elevated heart rate. )
This means I have this level or higher actually as I take a little walk or two every day and do 30 minutes of yoga every second day. I can actually eat 1599 calories without gaining according to this calculator. It must be too good to be true. I don't have the guts to believe it. It would help tremendously, though. I would not starve and I would exercise more.
Perhaps I should take one step soon and eat 1495 a day? I think I will start with 1400 a day for a week, then go up to 1450 a day for a week or 2,3 or 4 if I don't dare to go further. Thing is, I can weigh myself to be sure I'm not gaining. My weight go up and down a little waterweight every month, so that can make it hard to know if I have gained or not. When I am sure I have not gained I will go up to 1500.
It will be exciting to see if I get more energy. When I tried to recover the last time my energy level dropped even more than before. Probably because I suddenly ate several hundred calories more and had read everyone got tired when eating more in recovery.
I'm really bored at looking at my thin thigh muscles when I do yoga. It just looks stupid. I miss having strength.
If I am going to recover I will not do it like last time, but in a slowly and controlled manner so I don't get scared and want to jump back again.
Here is the calculator: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
Edit: I found one even more accurate here:http://www.iifym.com/tdee-calculator/
If my weight is like now 47 I am suppose to need 1395. I think that may be accurate.( I eat 1386 now and I don't get bigger, I think. I recently allowed myself some more after eating abut 1350 a day for a many weeks, because I do not want to get scary thin again. I am afraid I come to the point of no return. )
I was hoping I could eat a little more than just 144 calories more. Is the weight gain worth it when I can eat that little more?
I remember I ate 2200 calories at one point in recovery and was afraid of where my weight gain should stop because I was still hungry. If I should continue like that I would be huge. So I stopped and lost weight again.
Yes, the numbers confuse me.
If I write that I exercise 3 times a week on 47 kilos mye intake could be 1599.
And on 53 kilos it could be 1674. On 59 kilos with the same amount of activity 1764.
That is better numbers.
If my activity-level is between level 1 and 2 I can eat 1495 without gaining at 47 kilos, and about 1651 a day without gaining when weighing 59 kilos.
I do want to be more active. It's just that my energy-level is low and my head ache stops me. I would be so happy if a recovery could make it possible to exercise again. I love it when I have the strength and energy to do it. It will feel like luxurious.
But what does exercise 3 times a week mean that is level 2? I found the answer on the same page as the calculator:
For the sake of simplicity we define exercise here as 20 minutes of elevated heart rate.
So, 3 times/week is 20 minutes of elevated heart rate 3 times per week. For you this could mean a brisk walk, for others it could be a slow jog.
(Intense exercise can be defined as an hour of elevated heart rate. )
This means I have this level or higher actually as I take a little walk or two every day and do 30 minutes of yoga every second day. I can actually eat 1599 calories without gaining according to this calculator. It must be too good to be true. I don't have the guts to believe it. It would help tremendously, though. I would not starve and I would exercise more.
Perhaps I should take one step soon and eat 1495 a day? I think I will start with 1400 a day for a week, then go up to 1450 a day for a week or 2,3 or 4 if I don't dare to go further. Thing is, I can weigh myself to be sure I'm not gaining. My weight go up and down a little waterweight every month, so that can make it hard to know if I have gained or not. When I am sure I have not gained I will go up to 1500.
It will be exciting to see if I get more energy. When I tried to recover the last time my energy level dropped even more than before. Probably because I suddenly ate several hundred calories more and had read everyone got tired when eating more in recovery.
I'm really bored at looking at my thin thigh muscles when I do yoga. It just looks stupid. I miss having strength.
If I am going to recover I will not do it like last time, but in a slowly and controlled manner so I don't get scared and want to jump back again.
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