How do I fix my metabolism?

Hi- For the past month I did a 1600 calorie diet, not eating back my exercise calories, and I didn't see any improvement. I posted on calorie count, where I track my cals, and it was pointed out for my height and weight (5'11", 152 lbs) I'm not eating enough and I probably slowed my metabolism down. the suggestion was to start eating more.Well, for the past 4 days I've been eating around 2000 calories and exercising, and I've definitely gained 4 lbs.I eat very healthy, but this is really frustrating me. How many more days of this is it going to take to 'fix my metabolism'? Could I just go to 1800 calories, which is what I should eat to lose weight and wait for my metabolism to catch up?Any advice is really greatly appreciated...thanks :)

How to Lose Weight With Portion Control

Recommended Answer:

Hi! I have a super fast metabolism, not bragging but I want to help you increase yours as well, just as I increased mine and you know how??...by EATING. Eat a lot of small meals throughout the day. Of course I'm talking about healthy meals such as granola bars, cheese sticks, fruit cups, cold cut sandwhiches, trail mix, cheeze Its, wheat thins, etc.... I'm like a freggin rabbit I snack so much. I'm 5'7 weigh 120 and that's how I got my metabolism up. Eat a lot of small meals throughout the day. I hope this helped! =))

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• I would agree that you slowed your metabolism down by not eating enough. Your body has evolved so that when it doesn't get enough calories it goes into starvation mode and tries to retain as many as possible. I'm not familiar with calorie count but the following site takes what you weigh, how much you want to weigh, in what (realistic) period of time you can weigh what you want to weigh,, how much you exercise and gives you how many calories you need to take in. It seems you are guessing with 1600, then 2000 for 4 days and now 1800.http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/loginpage.asp?whereFrom=%2Fmyspark%2Fstart%2Dnow%2EaspYou have to sign up but it is free. Good luck!