"...was under his/her calorie goal"

celo i appreciate your honesty and support!!! it can be a fine line encouraging people to stay on a good path and stick-with-it-ness and accidentally encouraging under-eating!!! i don't always look in detail at peoples diaries before i post a comment, but i do make sure that they are at least close to 1200 before i give a good job...i am not an expert either, but i have learned enough on here to know that very little food will not sustain a long-term happy healthy weight loss...that being said i usually have the opposite problem (as you well know) and often need my hand-slapped for over-doing it on sugar and sodium...tough love is necessary for some of us and often appreciated!!!

High five Celo!!! I completely agree, and I'm proud of you for sticking your neck out to write an obviously contraversial post. I am with you: I look at a journal before I comment, and if I can't honestly say "good job", I don't say anything. I refuse to congratulate someone for undereating. Keeping a net of at least 1200 has been a turning point for MANY members here. Obviously there is no "one size fits all", but it seems that a few readers have really missed that memo.

You know, it's posts like this that are SO unhelpful and unnecessary. I saw this post immediately after my workout tonight, and instead of feeling proud of myself that I did a kick *kitten* workout, I started to feel guilty for not eating all 1700 freaking calories. I eat healthy, and I'm not hungry at 9 pm after my work out. If I am, I drink water. It's not okay for you to make people feel guilty because they're not hungry.

And it's not okay to make people guilty for taking a different approach than the one that works for you.

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i love everyone saying no to eating back calories has lost around 3lbs, and the people eating some of 'em back are in the -20lb range. jusssst an observation.

EXACTLY!!!! I eat mine & I have lost 14 lbs! (5'6", SW 160, CW: 146) since Jan 3rd.

You know, it's posts like this that are SO unhelpful and unnecessary. I saw this post immediately after my workout tonight, and instead of feeling proud of myself that I did a kick *kitten* workout, I started to feel guilty for not eating all 1700 freaking calories. I eat healthy, and I'm not hungry at 9 pm after my work out. If I am, I drink water. It's not okay for you to make people feel guilty because they're not hungry.

:noway: Shame on you. Celo was trying to be helpful and encouraging, and he made it clear more than once that he is NOT trying to make anyone feel guilty if another tactic works for them. If you disagree with a post, the mature approach is to walk away. That being said, congrats on kicking *kitten* in your workout.

I also look at the diarys before I post. I don't usually post on the ones that don't have open diarys, because I can't tell whether they actually ate well, or not. I know we all have different goals, and levels of eating, and fitness, so I am not real picky on some. I also know some people do struggle with eating disorders, and for them to even get close to 1200 calories is a good day for them.

I also look at the diarys before I post. I don't usually post on the ones that don't have open diarys, because I can't tell whether they actually ate well, or not. I know we all have different goals, and levels of eating, and fitness, so I am not real picky on some. I also know some people do struggle with eating disorders, and for them to even get close to 1200 calories is a good day for them.

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I know not everyone agrees with you, but I do. Undereating will lead to temporary weight loss, and future headaches. Of course it works...for 3-6 months. Then your metabolism is screwed up for a loooonnng time. I know from personal experience. I spent my 20's and part of my 30's dieting by undereating...and I've been paying for it for years. I agree with supporting everyone in their effort but not congratulating drastic undereating. I will be more careful about that! Thanks for your post :flowerforyou:

I am one who struggles on some days, but perfectly nails the 1200 net on others.

I *think* Celo is talking about praising those who have eaten just a teeny few pieces of food all day, and are WAY under their net. Not Every Single Person who is below. And I can also tell Celo will still be praising those suffering with an ED who may be "under" 1200 NET, but actually ate through out the day!

i love everyone saying no to eating back calories has lost around 3lbs, and the people eating some of 'em back are in the -20lb range. jusssst an observation.

EXACTLY!!!! I eat mine & I have lost 14 lbs! (5'6", SW 160, CW: 146) since Jan 3rd.

I dont eat back mine and ive lost 50