F/121 lbs (possibly)/5'3”/18/bmr 1400/TDEE ~1900
I've been eating at a deficit for a few weeks now. I lost weight quickly, but I think it was just water because I haven't lost as much as quickly ever since. I don't have regular access to a scale, but right before I started I weighed 121 pounds. I haven't been able to monitor weight loss except through feeling and measuring my waist. I use LoseIt which gave me a daily budget of 1400 net calories.
In the second week of running a deficit, I didn't notice any loss. At the beginning of the third week, I calculated my BMR. My activity level is ”light” so my TDEE is just above 1900.
This is around the time I may have fucked up. I began eating only 900 net calories. It's been a week of only eating 900 net calories and I haven't noticed any weight loss OR hunger.
Here's a list of what I've been doing:
*Eating only 900 net calories. I burn ~300 calories a day, so my total intake is ~1200.
*Walking for an hour a day (when I have the time during the past two weeks) and doing half an hour of moderate calisthenics (during this past week). Sunday is my no exercise rest day.
*Getting about one third of my calories from fat
*Eating at least 45 grams of protein a day.
Some questions:
*Have I accidentally put my body into starvation mode?
*How do I ease back into an appropriate budget if I am eating too little?
*What even is a good budget for me? 1400 net calories or 900 net calories?
*Am I not eating enough protein?
I thought I was doing things right because I gained muscle, had a regular period, and never felt hungry. Am I just not noticing my progress? Have I really been losing weight even when I ate 1400 net calories?
Edit: fixed formatting and added age
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