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>>28284 Well, 1800 is maybe a little high, given your current weight. Let's split the difference at 1600, and make sure you do your cardio on your off-sport days. Without heavy weight training, you won't need as many calories. Age is also a factor; the younger you are the more you can eat.
If you decide to train with dumbbells at home, don't sell yourself short. Get some heavy DBs, a range from 8-20 lbs at least. As far as weightlifting goes, no matter whether you are a woman or a man, you want to lift as heavy as you can. If your body is capable of, for example, pressing 20#, and you train with 5#, you are accomplishing nothing. Alternatively, look for some bodyweight exercises. One-arm pushups are great. If you can't do them from the floor, start by doing them off a wall. As you get stronger, do them from a lower point. If you have a sturdy doorframe, do pullups. If you need help there, place a chair near you and use it to help you up with your feet. If you can't do a single pullup, up your chair to get into the top position and then do negatives. This means you don't pull yourself up, but you resist yourself going down. This will help you get stronger. My final suggestion is to look into one-arm dumbbell snatches. They will serve as wonderful cardio, train your hip and legs muscles, increase lower-body flexibility, and also build strength in your upper body.
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