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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just used MyFitnessPal to calculate my calories/macros for a normal week. I didn't make an effort to diet or change anything because I wanted to see where I was currently. I've gained about 5 pounds in the last 6 months.

What I found is that I'm naturally eating about 1500-1600 calories a day and working out (according to my apple watch and MFP app) gives me 200 calories credit most days. So I am netting 1300-1400 calories a day! That seems really low and I don't feel like I should have to stay under that to be a healthy weight. for the past decade I've been about 148-150 pounds and I'm 5'6". The weight gain has put me up to about 155 at 5'6". I'm 45 years old, female.

What do I do? Do I really need to cut calories further? My macros were a weekly average of 34% carbs, 46% fat, 20% protein. Is that the issue? My foods highest in fats were eggs and the good cheese I eat. I also eat one pat of real butter on my whole grain toast in the mornings.

Ugh . . . [/quote]

That doesn't seem like enough protein. Also, do you still drink alcohol? If so, that needs to go and only be consumed for special occasions.[/quote]

I never drink.

When I plateaued, I started trying to get better/longer sleep, increased daily walking (i.e. swapped walking for car on short errands), took 2 days rest a week from working out. Switched my water to water mixed with unsweetened cranberry juice, limited my daily coffee. All these things made a big difference over the course of 6-8 weeks and I was able to drop that last 10 lbs.
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Why unsweetened cranberry juice? [/quote]

B/c it's a natural diuretic. You could do regular cranberry bu it has unnecessary sugar.[/quote]

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