I'm trying to get back into losing weight and counting calories when I was in school was definitely an effective tool. But now I've taken the year of and I work at a fairly high intensity job for 6 day then have two days off. Mostly they are just 3-4 hour shifts with 1 (sometimes 2) 12 hour day but it's the equivalent to walking briskly while carrying 10 pounds and doing squats for 3 hours.
The problem is, is that when I was just in school I didn't have to factor in what I'd have to eat in order to function properly at my job as well as losing weight. I don't usually eat much to begin with (just what I do eat is crap and I'm working on changing that) so I don't usually go over 2000 calories a day... I tried yesterday to fit in 1200 calories and it was the toughest thing ever! Getting up to 1200 calories I mean, lol!
Anyway, I'm worried that I'm not getting enough and that it is affecting my weightloss efforts negatively?
I'm just barely 5'1 and weigh around 220lbs, for stats.
The problem is, is that when I was just in school I didn't have to factor in what I'd have to eat in order to function properly at my job as well as losing weight. I don't usually eat much to begin with (just what I do eat is crap and I'm working on changing that) so I don't usually go over 2000 calories a day... I tried yesterday to fit in 1200 calories and it was the toughest thing ever! Getting up to 1200 calories I mean, lol!
Anyway, I'm worried that I'm not getting enough and that it is affecting my weightloss efforts negatively?
I'm just barely 5'1 and weigh around 220lbs, for stats.
