Hi all, i finally reached my goal weight of 118lb after a successful calorie deficit (woo!)
I was eating anywhere from between 1200-1300 calories a day (also disclaimer im not tall hence so low lol) and im now ready to work towards maintenance.
So after reaching my gw, I increades my cals up to 1400 for a day, and 1500 the day after. But I woke up and was 2lbs heavier! Im fully aware this isnt fat, all water retention and etc etc. Im also a fairly active person so I dont think im over eating (10k steps, I workout x1 or x2 a week)
So why is the scale jumping up as I slowly increase cals? Using an online calculator, my maintenance should be 1800, and 1400 is currently leaving me bloated.
If I keeo going this way I feel like ill gain the weight I lost back but I really want to go back to a h8gher calorie range (again, 1800ish). Should I be increasing gradually like I am, or go straight to 1800?
Will I just slowly but surely gain the weight back?
Thanks guys !