We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of weight loss. Let’s take a look:
I’ve eaten around 1600 today in the hope that it will help but now I feel really guilty :\
So anyway, will this help get me back on the weight loss track?
I’m 5′11, 174lbs and female. I also do around 30 mins of exercise per day.
Thanks for any answers (except spam!) 
When you work out and expend a lot of energy, your body needs to replace that energy. If you don’t give your body enough calories, then your body will start to store the calories as fat because it feels starved and wants to stock up.
The question is, do you feel that you have been starving your body and are in the phase that I described? I think for the body statistics you gave, 1200 calories a day is too little, but I can’t say for certain.
Adjust your diet, focusing not only on the calories you eat but the quality of them. Try to eat 2-3 whole fruits a day, they are a great source of healthy carbs and sugars. Good luck.
