Question about calories for a big girl

When I was at my highest of 240+, I was eating 1800 and up and loosing two pounds a week. Your caloric needs are higher as a larger person. Not to mention if you move a lot, that helps, too!

Hey,
I once read that we all have x amount of fat cells, and when we become over weight, we develop new fat cells, but you can never lose those fat cells, they can only expand and contract. When you "starve" the fat cells, they shrink, thus you lose weight and size. Our bodies are king pins of adaptation, and therefore, if you bring yourself to adjust to eating a high fat diet etc, then your body's metabolism treats this as the norm. You can have a normal weight person and an overweight person on the same diet, but because the normal weight person's metabolism is faster etc, they won't gain the same weight (not to mention they don't have the fat cells as the other individual). I can't remember where I read this theory. That's not to say you can't lose weight, its just to say that sometimes there are obstacles in our way we don't know about.

Here is my suggestion:
Don't go eating 1200 calories a day. Its not sustainable, you'll be hungry, etc. You want a lifestyle change not a quick fix or you will end up right where you started.

Here is what I've eaten every day for 2 weeks (okay, so I've cheated a BIT! And by a bit, I mean I've had a cup of popcorn with no butter, or I've had butter on an oatmeal and eggwhite pancake or I've had an extra piece of fruit etc. ) and I've LOST 12 lbs in TWO WEEKS. I never lose weight that easily.

Consume this in a day, doesn't matter when or how you prepare it, just don't add any salts, fats, or sugars.

8 eggs whites
3 oz of oatmeal, or plain sugar-free cheerios, or original Special K
2 cups of Milk
2 Scoops of protein powder (a good one is Myoflex.. Cookies and cream flavor is delicious with ice and milk!)
1 cup of yogurt (non-fat, no sugar)
1 cup of berries
1/2 a banan OR 1/2 an apple OR 1/2 an orange
12 oz of chicken, or 12 oz of ground eye of round, or 13 oz of ground turkey, or 28.5 oz of shrimp
15 oz of green leafy vegetables or a vegetable mix
1/2 cup UNCOOKED quinoa or brown rice (adds up to 2 cups cooked roughly)

You can have water, coffee (black or with sweetener and whitener, diet pop, crystal lite, etc though use those as a treat to satisfy a sweet tooth)

It'll be REALLY hard the first 3-4 days.. You will be HANGRY because your body is going through refined carbs and sugars withdrawals. THIS WILL PASS QUICKLY. Once you pass that 3-4 day hump, you will be fine

That amounts to 2200 calories a day. I swear to you, if you follow this, even without exercise, YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT. And you will NOT BE HUNGRY. This particular eating plan is based on MACRO nutrients and how they affect your body

Good luck!

some great suggestions.
I tend to agree to give a few things a try and see what works for you.
eating at 1200 cal worked for me for a while - except then I started to feel like crap!
So I increased by 200 cal a day and feel like a new woman!
I'm a big advocate of the weekly calorie goal - so I always have a splurge on the weekend, which I've factored into my cals during the week - happy days!