Background: I used to be really into physical activity and kept a healthy weight. I became ill, gradually my activity reduced till I was pretty much house bound. Didn't walk more than a few metres at a time. End of last year I trialled a new medication which has resulted in massive improvements, this year I'm now able to walk again and even starting to dabble in light exercise.
Whilst I was ill, I gained a lot of weight as I never adjusted my food intake for the massive reduction in activity. Last October I'd had enough and got strict with myself. For the last couple months I've been on 1000cals a day (1200 on Saturdays as a treat). The weight was finally coming off, 1-2lbs a week. At first my activity was still low enough to warrant this. But now I'm doing a reasonable amount of activity and my weight loss has plateued.
I've had my partner check my food diary. I'm counting the calories in my damn sugar free chewing gum, so it's not inaccurate recording I swear (that's the first thing I'd say to anyone in my position).
Is it possible that I'm now too low on calories and it's causing issues like muscle loss? Should I trial 1200 a day? Or do I just need to get into the nitty-gritty macros? Increase protein and reduce carbs? Or any other suggestions welcome! I'm on a few meds but to my knowledge they only affect appetite, not metabolism?
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