am i doing something wrong?

You should be trying to make your calorie goal; the fact your 500 under could actually slow, if not halt, any weight loss. I'd try upping it with healthy foods, maybe some lean protein (chicken, ham) or things like nuts, or a bit of long grain rice or pasta.

You're doing great though and keep at it! We just don't want you to be doing without the energy your body needs

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You need to eat your calories. Fresh fruits and vegies are great!

If it makes you feel any better, I'm on day 50 and I'm almost over my sugar. The best tip that I've gotten so far is to be concerned mainly with the processed sugar. As far as natural sugars, I try not to concern myself with them too much.

Hope that helps!

Also, as far as eating only 700 cals or so day, be careful as your body might slip into starvation mode which is extremely counterproductive!

I'm a big fruit eater too and I'm always over my on my sugars also. The average person should eat about 9 total fruits and veggies combined so the way I look at it, if the sugars are coming from fruits then I won't worry about it, but if it's coming from yogurt or fruit , juices then I try to but the diet, low sugar drinks and yogurt.

I hope that helps!

Agreed with the above sentiments. It'd be good if you opened up your food diary so we can work out what you're actually eating besides the fruit and veg, and where you could replace sugars etc.

You can look at what makes your sugars so high by looking at the breakdown, maybe reduce anything that looks extremely high in sugar and swap it for something high in what you eat less of. Keep eating fruit by all means, just swap around which types of fruit you have perhaps - variety is always good anyway

This is a stupid question but where do you see your sugar intake?

I disagree with the posters who say you have to eat the full 1200 calories. If you are sated and eating all those fruits and vegetables, you should be fine. The concern would be are you getting enough protein. If you don't care for meat, beans and rice together make a complete protein as does soy products.

Starvation mode is a complete myth. But the equation is still one of energy in vs energy out. It is a closed system, the energy has to come from somewhere. http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html

If you have ever seen the folk that do fasting diets, you will note that if you eat NOTHING, you will still lose weight. I, personally, would not chose this route since it does not address the underlying habit change that is necessary to stay slim. I would likely go back to eating in my bad old way and gain it all back! But it is interesting to note that fasters do lose weight as do anorexics.

If you are eating fruits and vegetables, and taking a multivitamin, you don't need to worry about your micro nutrients. All you have to do is make sure you are getting SOME healthy fats as well as sufficient protein, especially if you are exercising. You need protein to repair muscles and build lean muscle mass, which is VERY good for weight loss/ metabolism boost.

I do the same thing...I love fruit and eat a lot of it...love veggies too, but fruit is always so interesting and it is summer when everything is available and wonderful. It is one thing to be eating a lot of candy and desserts and get too much sugar, empty calories...but just seems wrong that fruit sugars count the same. Of course, fruit adds the benefit of great vitamins and fiber...can't get those from candy/desserts! It is eye-opening tho to watch the sugar add up just by eating fruit 3 x per day.

Completely agree with one of the other replies - by going under the allotted calories per day, you are likely sabotaging yourself...body getting inadequate nutrition goes into "starvation" mode and hangs on tightly to the calories. You don't want that!