Is this possible

it is possible but my guess is that none of it or very little of it is actual fat. women retain a lot of water during their monthlies so if its at the end of it, its probably just water weight. But at least its likely that depending on when weighed yourself, you weren't actually 185 pounds.

IF you have been avoiding processed foods (anything from a box or a can), and have avoided eating OUT, and if you have eaten a lot of fibrous foods, and clean meat, and if you have been staying in your cal allottment, then it is entirely possible that you may have lost weight.

There is, however, a caveat -- that is, when you don't watch what you eat, and eat all those bad things, they are filled with a lot of sodium. Also, we tend not to get enough water. So the sodium in our bodies actually acts like a SPONGE, and actually SUCKS UP any water we do get. So, a gallon of water weighs 8lbs. So if you've avoided all the nasty sodium, your body is releasing toxins and water. But that is entirely NORMAL. EVentually, the weight you're losing will be fat.

Oh makes so much sense. I usually never drank water and since the 15th, I've been getting my 8 cups in everyday and staying under 1200 calories each day. Thank you.

You HAVE to eat more than 1200 calories a day. If you haven't been you're making your body starve, so yes, you'll lose a lot fast (like now) but really really soon you won't lose an ounce because your body is hanging on to everything since it thinks it's starving.

Oh makes so much sense. I usually never drank water and since the 15th, I've been getting my 8 cups in everyday and staying under 1200 calories each day. Thank you.

You HAVE to eat more than 1200 calories a day. If you haven't been you're making your body starve, so yes, you'll lose a lot fast (like now) but really really soon you won't lose an ounce because your body is hanging on to everything since it thinks it's starving.

I'm only 5 feet tall so this site tells me my limit is only 1200 calories... should I eat more?

Possibly that's fine for now, but if you exercise and LOG IT, MFP will automatically add those cals to what you're allowed for the day, so make SURE YOU"RE EATING THEM. If you don't, what Rain said is true, your body will give it up for now, but you will hit a wall because your body will think it's starving. So make sure you're eating what you're allowed to eat. If you're having a hard time filling in the remainder of the allowed cals for the day, have a little peanut butter straight out of the jar at the end fo the day -- it's a quick calorie fill and it's got GOOD fats, and fiber, which we need. Just remember to log it!!

Oh makes so much sense. I usually never drank water and since the 15th, I've been getting my 8 cups in everyday and staying under 1200 calories each day. Thank you.

You HAVE to eat more than 1200 calories a day. If you haven't been you're making your body starve, so yes, you'll lose a lot fast (like now) but really really soon you won't lose an ounce because your body is hanging on to everything since it thinks it's starving.

I'm only 5 feet tall so this site tells me my limit is only 1200 calories... should I eat more?

I didn't mean "more than" (which I said) I meant "At least". if 1200 is your goal that is fine, it's my goal too. But do not eat less than 1200 and eat your exercise calories. In the beginning I ate less than 1200 calories every day, I lost a lot for a while and then I plateaued. When I started eating 1200 plus my exercise calories that's how I have started to lose pretty well every single week.

Yes, I just signed up for this too and I'm 5 ft 9 inches tall and it also tells me that I can only consume 1,200 calories a day. Why is everyone saying that is too little? I'm just confused as to why the site would say but then how do I know what's best for me?

it is what you should eat BUT that is if you do nothing but lay around if you exercise you have to eat your exercise calories log everything and you will get it