OBSESSED WITH LOSING WEIGHT!

Your calorie amount seems, to me anyways, to be very low. I'm not sure how you can maintain that safely after you have lost the weight you needed. I say safely as you may not be hitting your macros. The obsession is strong right now as it is something you desperately want. I've been there, still am. I also weigh myself several times a day to guess what I am going to weigh in the morning. I only count one day a week as my official weigh-in. Don't let things get out of hand as it can easily slip into something more sinister than just being driven to lose weight.

Hey Uagrl02

I have lost recently some 7 kg, just from the time I started using this MyFittnessPal platform and I plan more...I am telling you this, because I had the same problem at the beginning - I wanted to it less and to measure myself too often! Then I realised, that it made me feel even worse What I did is, I listen to what guys from MFPal recommend - first set your goal (don't try to accomplish it in 2 weeks, but in 2 months or in your case (you want 60 pounds less) even longer, then define how much per week you want to lose (I set just 0.5kg, as I didn't want to stress my body and produce jo-jo effect) and then they tell you how much callories you should ideally take in order to keep your organism awake (not to slow the metabolism down, and therefore lose the weight regularly). And yeah, very important - hide your scale They said, even I you want to measure yourself, make it ideally once per week That was hard for me
One more hint, once when you take more food, then it is planned, just get your shoes on and go fast walking, running, or whatever you like the most, it doesn't matter if it is too late in the night Use some apps, that measure your steps, callories and distance (I use Runtastic). This will keep you motivated! I guarantee

I hope, this helps!
Good luck and enjoy every step you make towards your better shape and positive feelings!
All the best,
N.P.

I am seeing a doctor... I am getting macros, just not sure if I am getting enough..

If your doctor thinks the current caloric intake you have is okay, you have a solid court case.
Seek BETTER professional help.

Hey sweetie! I understand wanting to lose weight so badly, but eating only few calories a day will send your body in starvation mode and a plateau at some point. Which will be so discouraging. You need to eat more calories, and as you lose weight, eat less to keep losing. But never go under 1200 calories! There's a better way to do this!!! Read articles online backed by credible sciences articles, you will learn a lot and it will help you. You can do this!!!

The only way you are going to do it is if you do it properly.

You have the desire at the moment, but you will burn out and are eating a dangerously low amount of calories.

Is your 600-900 calories really giving you the nutrition you need? I doubt anyone here thinks so.

You should be looking at slow steady healthy loss.
Changing portion control and then also moving your food to a more nutritious basis, so you eat more helathily as well as staving off hunger.

If you want to do more to lose weight then take charge of your calorie deficit and also consider doing some more exercise or activities which involve moving. That extra exercise can up the calories you can eat and still be on target. You might also find it will help your body shape a lot more than just a diet alone.

Listen to the people who have lost a lot and sustained the weight loss.

Well let's see....ummm. Your eating a vlcd, and obsessing over weight loss.. Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, but do whatever you wish. IMO , you really should eat more to make sure your body is getting everything it needs..are you able to hit your macros eating that little??? Personally, I would be very concerned about losing muscle.

I understand where you are coming from. Early last year I started a diet and only taking in the amount of calories you do a day as well. Yes, I lost a good amount of weight. But I hit a plateau very early and I started gaining it back quickly plus some. A few weeks in my body started to feel very fatigued. Also, with that little of calorie intake you are not supposed to do any exercise! Since starting back this time around I eat around 1200 calories a day. I have lost 20 lbs since June 25th. I am 5'2" and 200 lbs so this works for me, I am also a homeschool mom and going to school to finish a degree so I am very sedentary through the day.

From experience, you need to at least be getting 1200 calories a day, with moderate exercise you will lose the weight and more then likely keep it off this way then the way you are doing it now.

I only eat between 600-900 cals. a day...

Sorry hon but you're not going to be able to sustain this and you'll eventually binge and get into a very bad habit of binging and guilting and binging and guilting.

Why don't you go for something you can sustain over a long period of time? Starving yourself is never the answer.

Try eating more. Of course you CAN lose by starving, but it's not the smart or healthy way to go.

Eat healthy foods, eat a balanced diet, exercise. Set it up so that when you're done, all you have to do is less exercising...not counting calories and weighing food for the rest of your life. Just being healthy.

You have a long way to go. You don't want to burnout early.

Commit to doing it the right way, which means committing to a lot or work for a long time, not a tremendous amount of work for a short one. This, "I'm going to starve it off!" is short-term thinking.

You have to be in it for the long haul. That's what works. That's determination.

I wasted years and years doing just what you are doing. From my mid twenties I would go on very low calorie fad diets, completely obsessed with losing weight, until the binging started. Then I would give up telling myself it was impossible and gain all the weight back and a lot more. Then I would do it all over again. It was only when I started with MFP at the age of 55 and ate between 1300 and 1600 (sometime more) and started lifting weights with some cardio that the weight dropped of in a sustained and regular way. I have maintained it for the last year by eating pretty much what I want in sensible portions.

Please listen to the advice given on here, depriving yourself to such an extent will more than likely end in you binging and hating yourself for not losing the weight. Honestly it is not the way to do it.

You don't have to eat super healthy food. Just make sure you get some fruit n veg in there along with some lean meat and fish and the rest can be not so good but cheap food in sensible portions to fit you calorie goal.

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

use this calculator to get an estimate of how much you should be eating and try to follow it

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Do you really wanna lose it that fast? You'll be more likely to gain it all back. Get some counseling.

Its not that I cant afford to eat more calories, its that all healthy food is expensive, and the food I buy now is all healthy, I just cant buy a ton of it... and I refuse to buy the stuff I was eating,and I dont cook much which is a problem.. everything these days cost money to lose weight, either seeing a doctor, or trainer, or even advise.

You know what, I don't agree with this. I think, like others have said, that you are making a lot of excuses in order to avoid having to change your current plan. I get it - you want the weight to come off quickly. But you didn't put it on quickly, and trying to be patient will help you keep it off in the long run. (You want to know what's expensive? Constantly buying bigger sizes as you put weight back on.)

First of all, all healthy food is not expensive. Fresh fruits and vegetables can be a little on the pricey side, yes, but frozen ones are usually much more affordable and just as good for you. Otherwise, buy stuff in season. A little Google search can help you figure out what the seasons are for different foods. If you want to eat healthier and avoid turning to fast food, I suggest learning how to cook. It's really not that difficult and will serve you well later in life. I know you work long hours, but a slow cooker is a relatively inexpensive purchase and will help you a lot because you can make food well in advance of when you want to eat (say, before you go to work in the morning) and have enough for leftovers for a couple of days. Even if you don't, though, it's not a crime to eat fast food in moderation. There are plenty of healthy, if imperfect, options on menus these days.

Let's talk about exercise now. You DO NOT need a gym membership or a trainer to lose weight. I lost most of mine so far doing fitness DVDs at home. You can get free workouts on Youtube or just get out and go for a walk. These things can be done for just a few minutes each day. Again, I know you're busy. Can you get out and walk somewhere to get lunch while on your break at work? The key is making a consistent routine for yourself and committing to making it happen each day. No excuses.

I know your primary concern here is not being obsessed with losing weight, and you seem to be ignoring a lot of the other advice you're being given about macros and your diet. If you work on being more patient and turning the changes in your diet and fitness routine into a lifestyle, you won't have to obsess about it. You won't have to worry about eating a few calories too many (in your view). The changes I've implemented in the past six months have just become part of my daily life, and no one makes a big deal about it, least of all me. I really think the whole process will become a lot easier and less stressful for you if you actually consider some of the advice the more seasoned members on the site are offering to you. Best of luck!