Hi, I am new to both the forums and calorie counting so apologies for any stupid questions. I'm not particularly overweight (170 cm and 70 kg) but I have put on a few pounds gradually over the last few months and I feel much more comfortable if I am closer to 60 kg. For the past 3 and a bit weeks I have been using My fitness Pal which recommends 1200 calories per day. As I'm still a newbie I am being pretty careful about weighing all food and recording everything I eat and so far I have been able to keep my calorie limit ( with two exceptions when I've gone up to about 1350). I 'm also exercising 5 days a week. I either do a brisk 5k walk ( would love to try running, but dodgy knees won't allow), swim for one hour or go to the gym where I do a mix of cardio and weights. I am not eating back these calories.
I've lost 2kg so far which is great, however for the last 6 days there has been no change in either my weight or my measurements. I am also really hungry a lot of the time but I do resist the urge to eat more as I don't want to go over my limit. I try to eat plenty of fruit and veg, protein every day and am a convert to the joys of brown rice and avocados! I've also been reading around some other sites and found references to BMR. Calculating this, mine is around 1400 calories, so is 1200 per day too little? I am just a bit confused and want to carry on seeing the weight come off. Am I doing the right thing?