I am 20 years old, female 5' 8" and around 144 pounds. Just as a preface I used to have a restrictive eating disorder. I have been to therapy and given myself time to heal and now I believe it is time for me to start my weight loss journey again. I know that my "before" weight is a lot of people's "after", but I have been unsatisfied with my body's fat percentage. I am worried that my eating disorder either changed my ability to lose weight, or I am not doing it correctly.

I have been counting calories for the last two months or so and I saw some progress early on lost about 3-4 pounds, but it has slowed down. I have some issues from my disordered thinking with accepting the fact that losing weight the right way takes more time than I'm used to. I can work with that, it's just I want to make sure I'm eating the correct amount to stay healthy.

With all of these calculators and numbers out there I get easily confused. My BMR is 1507, I don't work out really due to overexercising when I had my ED, so I'm taking it slowly this time. So with a sedentary lifestyle I should be eating around 1800 cals to maintain. I cut that down to 1600 for weight loss, but I have been stalled at my weight for about 2 weeks now and it's frustrating. I'm wondering if this is a normal plateau or my body telling me I'm not eating enough. I don't necessarily work out, but I do take my dog on several small leisurely walks every day. Should I count that as exercise? I also begin ultimate frisbee practice soon a few times a week, I know I should be eating more because of this, so do I eat more only on practice days, or every day? 

I'm sorry for the wall of text I just am so confused about this. And just as a disclaimer I am only asking for other opinions, I am thinking about looking into hiring a certified dietitian/nutritionist.
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I am 20 years old, female 5' 8" and around 144 pounds. Just as a preface I used to have a restrictive eating disorder. I have been to therapy and given myself time to heal and now I believe it is time for me to start my weight loss journey again. I know that my "before" weight is a lot of people's "after", but I have been unsatisfied with my body's fat percentage. I am worried that my eating disorder either changed my ability to lose weight, or I am not doing it correctly.

I have been counting calories for the last two months or so and I saw some progress early on lost about 3-4 pounds, but it has slowed down. I have some issues from my disordered thinking with accepting the fact that losing weight the right way takes more time than I'm used to. I can work with that, it's just I want to make sure I'm eating the correct amount to stay healthy.

With all of these calculators and numbers out there I get easily confused. My BMR is 1507, I don't work out really due to overexercising when I had my ED, so I'm taking it slowly this time. So with a sedentary lifestyle I should be eating around 1800 cals to maintain. I cut that down to 1600 for weight loss, but I have been stalled at my weight for about 2 weeks now and it's frustrating. I'm wondering if this is a normal plateau or my body telling me I'm not eating enough. I don't necessarily work out, but I do take my dog on several small leisurely walks every day. Should I count that as exercise? I also begin ultimate frisbee practice soon a few times a week, I know I should be eating more because of this, so do I eat more only on practice days, or every day? 

I'm sorry for the wall of text I just am so confused about this. And just as a disclaimer I am only asking for other opinions, I am thinking about looking into hiring a certified dietitian/nutritionist.
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