Question about losing

agree with previous poster...what are you details? calories in? workout calaories? etc...

I'm a bit 50/50 on this. The more weight someone has to lose, they tend to lose faster in the beginning. However, from family experience, it might be wise to get checked out by the doctor just to be sure. My father started losing weight at a decent clip one summer but wasn't overly concerned because he was actively trying to lose weight. Our family doctor saw him one day at church and suggested he come in for a check over. Turns out my dad "turned" diabetic and the weight lost was because of the disease and not trying to lose weight.

Are you eating back the exercise calories and netting 12-1400 or just the 12-1400 regardless of exercise?

There are many things you can add to your diet that can add calories and not be "junk" - full fat cheese, milk, nuts and nut butters, avocados, extra tablespoon or two of good oils while cooking, a few extra ounces of lean meat per meal.

I have my drastic changes and I'm eating any where from 1200-1400 I know my Recomended ia 1640 right now. I can't eat that much unless I'm putting in junk though or eatting all the time it feels like. On some days I can reach 1600 if I've eatting alot of high calorie things.

My work out calories vary from 300-600. and I'm very large enough that I qualify for surgury and I'm 5'2"

I think you should eat the 1640 and eat back half of your exercise calories. It is the healthiest way to lose the weight forever and if you start adding weight training to your routine (if you haven't already) you can improve your metabolism and burn fat more effectively. Your weight will drop fast at first...even at 1640 calories...so why eat so little if you do not need to. try it out for 4 weeks and see how it goes (we want to learn to eat better for the rest of our lives, right? who wants to live on 1200 calories a day forever?)

You can add calorie dense things to your day like nuts, nut butters, avocados, steak, etc... to get to your target (I eat junk food every day - today I had a donut, but ice cream and cookies are kind of my thing - in moderation, of course).

Eat more calorie dense food, it is not hard to get to 1600 calories by doing so.... I maintain currently at 4000 calories a day and have no problem getting there.... I just sat here and ate a 1/2 cup of almonds (360 calories) and drank a glass of 1% chocolate milk (2cups=300 calories) which totaled 660 calories and was a mere snack... Best of Luck