How many calories should i eat each day?
How many calories should a 5'0, 18 year old female be eating each day?
I currently eat around 1200 per day, I always try to eat healthily and I avoid snacking between meals altogether (though I do allow myself one chocolate bar on a Saturday night) but I'm still slightly chubby.
I weigh around 98lbs and have a healthy BMI of around 19 however my stomach still has a small bulge of fat at the bottom and my thighs look like they could belong to an obese person. I always choose the low calorie options and mostly eat salads and fish/chicken so why am I fat?
Is this just the shape that my body will always be? If it is I don't think I will be able to accept that because I feel disgusting and undesirable when I look in the mirror and see how fat my legs are. I'm reluctant to eat less calories because that would mean skipping meals but I'd be willing to do that if there aren't any better ways to lose weight?
I'm a relatively active person, I do at least 30 minutes of cardio and at least 30 minutes of yoga for strength and flexibility each day and I've tried doing exercises to target my thighs but even after a year I haven't seen any results.
But I also really love food. I try not to buy anything unhealthy because I can't resist the temptation to eat it when it's in my house. The one chocolate bar I eat each week is really the thing that keeps me going and I look forward to it all week.
How can I lose weight?