1200cal/day really works.

The thread started with "try it, you'll like it!"

Not, "If you have a medical problem that makes you have a lower than normal BMR". There's a reason those calculators are called "averages." That means it will work for most people. That's why everyone is all excited, not that 1200 isn't right for everyone in the whole world. It is wrong for the VAST majority of healthy people if they want to not lose LBM and maintain their weight loss in a non-life crushing way.

So hey, if you want to keep doing that same thing over and over and continue to fail, have at it. Otherwise, maybe you should take advice from people who are and have succeeded? Madness, I know.

Have you even read this thread? Like, the whole thing?

Sure, the first post had "You should try it!" in it, but it got sickeningly out of control after that.

No, everyone shouldn't try 1200 calories, or P90X, or raw food veganism., or a lot of other methods out there. They aren't for everyone. Conversely, it's not your place to tell people that those things shouldn't be attempted by anyone, without knowing their full story. Which is what the vast majority of the people in this thread did, while also resorting to nasty remarks that were out of line IMO.

But someone who does try those things within reason shouldn't automatically be assumed to be "doin' it wrong" and will crash and burn.

The point I was trying to make is that 1200 is great for SOME PEOPLE, and EVERY TIME someone says they eat 1200 on these forums, everyone ignores every logical reason someone can sensibly eat 1200 and start spouting BS about hair falling out and failure.

Who knows, maybe OP saw all those 1200 threads go into flames, tried it herself, had success, and felt the need to un-demonize it. I don't agree with the phrasing of her original post but I also don't think her hair is going to fall out or think her children's activity level has anything to do with anything that's my business, unlike a lot of people on here.

Also, I was speaking about extraneous issues that makes someone very sedentary, you can be perfectly healthy yet very inactive with a TDEE that reflects that. My point is there are reasons certain people would need to eat around 1200 to lose, and that it would not kill them. If OP is short and sedentary, this thread shouldn't be 10 pages of "OMG UR GONNA FAIL AND DIE!!!11"

Also, thanks for being a perfect example of that self-righteous tone I was talking about.

So hey, if you want to keep doing that same thing over and over and continue to fail, have at it. Otherwise, maybe you should take advice from people who are and have succeeded? Madness, I know.

Do you even know anything about me? Who are you even addressing like that? Look at my ticker. I've been at this for years and haven't gained all my weight back or... crushed my life or whatever you just said. You don't know what I eat, what my physical activity is always like, exactly how much I eat, my physical circumstances. You don't know any of that. So exactly what makes you or anyone on here qualified to say stuff like "if you want to keep doing that same thing over and over and continue to fail, have at it"? Like... who's failing here, exactly?

I've succeeded quite nicely, thanks for the support and caring.

Congrats on your loss.

Also, I'm wary of taking advice from random internet people, because their methods aren't necessarily right for everyone on planet earth. And yes, this includes the OP, who I don't agree with 100% but have enough restraint to not phrase it like an a-hole. I don't pretend to be a medical professional or expert on nutrition/weight loss and tell others what they should be doing because I lost 37 pounds doing what worked for me personally. I can give anecdotal advice if they ask for it, but I'm not going to tell them to their face that they are going to fail and make hurtful nasty remarks to try and make myself feel smart and superior.