Lost 19 lbs in a months and a half!

Awesome job !! keep up the good work

Nice work! WTG

Thanks girls:)
I try to walk 45 mins at least 4-5 times a week, drink lots of water, stay under 1200 calories, drink green tea, etc.
I was over eating badly.

Congrats..that's a lot of weight in a short amount of time....not sure staying under 1200 is a good idea tho minimum suggested for women is 1200....

ETA: not to diminish your success at all just concerned about how it was done.

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Did you only walk or also do some other work outs? You look fantastic

Thanks girls:)
I try to walk 45 mins at least 4-5 times a week, drink lots of water, stay under 1200 calories, drink green tea, etc.
I was over eating badly.

Congrats..that's a lot of weight in a short amount of time....not sure staying under 1200 is a good idea tho minimum suggested for women is 1200....

ETA: not to diminish your success at all just concerned about how it was done.

edited for typos

I concur. You don't want to lose any LBM, and eating that low will ensure that you'll be losing muscle. You want to avoid being skinny fat when you reach your goal, so the slow and steady approach of 1 lb a week is probably a better goal for you. Just my advice. Obviously you can keep doing what you're doing.

Thirded.

OP - According to this calculator (http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/), your BMR is ~1500. It would probably be a more realistic intake in the long run to eat at least that.

I know people get upset when this comes up in Success Stories, but you have to understand the responsibility that comes with posting in this specific forum.

You become a role model. You become an implicit advocate of whatever you did to get where you are, because you chose to share it.

In the Guidelines on this forum, advocating any form of undereating is against policy. Saying you tried to stay under 1200 calories is dangerous. You're a 21 year, borderline-tall woman who is active. 1200 is not the number for "you." It works because you crash-dieted. Crash-dieting works in the short-term for nearly everyone.

But it's not healthy. And it's why MFP issues a warning *every* time you complete a diary under 1200.

You shed LBM you probably don't realize you'll want until you get closer to your goal weight and still aren't "happy." You're not learning healthy habits, because you won't remain at 1200 forever, right? You wouldn't want to get trapped in the, "I have to eat 800 calories for the rest of my life; I gain anytime I go up!" cycle that happens to many people who attempt to lose lots of weight very quickly, and in turn lose lots of muscle which would have helped them keep the figure they wanted, and the metabolism they thought they couldn't have.

I'm glad you decided to do something about your health, but undereating is not the way to do it.

Would you want your son, at a reasonably healthy weight, to lose nearly 20 pounds in less than two months from undereating?

If your answer is, "No," why would you do it to yourself?

Nice progress! Good luck with your goals!

Thanks everyone! This site said to stay under 1200 pounds by the info I put in. I still eat plenty. This morning I ate a banana and a toaster strudel. I just try to stay under that amount of calories:)
And no additional exercises.

Have you not noticed that every time you complete a day with under 1200 calories, a big warning pops up?

Dear, congratulations so far but you are doing this in an unhealthy way that is sacrificing muscle, organ, and bone mass unnecessarily.

You have to eat more.

If you're just going with 1200 because MFP told you 1200, reset your goals to 1 lb a week instead of 2 lbs a week. 2 lbs a week is horrifically inappropriate for someone who is not obese, and you are not close to obese.

I am 5'7 and started at 178 and am now 159! I had my son a year and a half ago and finally decided to do something about it! My goal weight is 140. I am so proud of myself!
By the way I am wearing a bathing suit in both pics!

The suit on the right fits you much better. Great job!