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Wow, what a fantastic loss. Try to stay in your calorie limit and log everyday. Great work !!!

You lost almost 20 lbs in less than 2 weeks ?!

I do have a question should i go based on what this tells me for calories or can i change it and still lose weight if i eat at least 1200 but don't go over what the site told me

That depends, are you exersising? and what is your BMR

If you are exersing don't I have done this and I completely stopped losing weight your body will start eating you muscles and you don't want that. also I am 5'2 my BMR (the amout of calories i burn each day just to be alive, I would burn these calories each day even if i were in a coma) it about 1350. Eating less then your BMR will only cause problem in the long run try eating you BMR plus 150 calories each that (thats my sweet spot) your might be a little different you can tweek it a little up or down to find yours.

EDIT*** Thats my sweetspot for weightloss that includes exercise I should say I can eat 50 over my BMR with out exersice... but you burn more fat and less everything else when you exersice

Calculate you BMR Here
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

yeah 1200 really wouldn't be condusive to healthy weightloss... Having said that when I was losing weight people told me that all the time, but I had to see it to beleieve it I tried 1200 a day again and again for myself before I realized they were right.

It's not considered healthy to eat below your BMR. However if you need to see what happens try it for a couple weeks to a month, at your own risk, you will see two things happen you will be unbelieveably hungrey and you should stop losing weight. but you will loose musclemass too (you might even feel faint if you do eat something right away), then when you will up you calories to and start losing weight.

Not every one is like me, I had to see it for myself to believe it. it greatly delayed my weightloss and I almost gave up at one point, but I don't regret it for a second. thats personally how I learn. people will tell you this is bad advice and it is, but if you need to see it to understand then so be it.

Eating about 2250 calories a day (adjust it every 15lbs of weightloss or you will plateau) should put you at a weightloss rate of between 1lb a week and 2llbs a week depending on the speed of your metablisim and how much exersice you are getting.

If your doctor said 1800 calories I would think you could get away with it... However personally I don't believe in limiting fuel sources. I think the limitation of calories is great because you can get all your fuel (fats[mono and poly that is] carbs, proteins) and nutrients in less calories (condensed nutrition) . It good to limit excess fuel sources, but of course it’s not as simple as it sounds as you have to know how much you need of what in the first place.

When I lost weight I actually up my fat(mono and poly) and of course protein because it help me fell full with less food, and without as much sugar my body, I was burning fat all the time not sugar. I needed it.

I really don't feel comfortable arguing with someone’s dr though as I don't have a PHD work in the Medical, nutrition or wellness fields, In fact I make maps for a living. I also don't know you medical history.

It’s a hard place to be in right at the beginning. Trying learning one new thing each day about health, nutrition or weight loss, in no time you will feel a lot more confident and success will be yours.