Firstly I recognise that I am underweight, my goal isn’t too loose any more but simply maintain my current 43kg 163cm frame without killing myself in the process.
Please, can someone tell me why every site I look into recommends I eat approximately 1800 calories a day to maintain my current weight, yet I actually consume an average of 900 calories a day and burn more than half that total through daily exercise. After exercise, my daily calorie intake is generally around 250-300 calories! I know this because I carefully monitor everything I eat though a food diary, and have discovered that going over this 900 calorie mark makes me gain a lot of weight, very very quickly. You can imagine how much fun I am to take out to dinner when I can hardly eat the froth off a normal meal of steamed veg without massive consequences, let alone enjoy something that actually tastes good. As a consequence of eating and exercising to the point I do, I have ABSOLUTELY no energy what-so-ever. Lately it’s gotten worse, I am now struggling to walk from the car park to the gym, let alone manage the exercise I need in order to maintain my weight.
Knowing I still struggle to maintain my weight at this small intake and have NO energy scares me... Am I an alien or something? Why can’t I eat 1800 calories like everyone else and maintain?