DO NOT eat less then 1200 or 1000 calories.

wow, about half you you missed the point of my post completely. For the other 50%, thank you, your comments where insightful and useful for mine and others continued education for their weight loss goal.

1. Before you comment, please read my post. It's helpful if you read something before you comment on it. I NEVER said you can't eat under 1200 cals, I said you should not if your body type dictates it that way, which you would know, and if you don't know this about your body it is important to ask a doctor to make sure you are doing something safe for your body. But as long as there are forums, there will be forum trolls.

2. I was not preaching... I am very worried about the average person and MFP user which falls under the government recommended 2000 calories a day getting bad and UNHEALTHY advice. I want to be very clear about this. JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN EAT UNDER 1200 CALS DOESN'T MEAN OTHER PEOPLE CAN, SO DON'T RECOMMEND THAT TO OTHER PEOPLE, EVER. Talk about what you do all day long but never suggest something that has shown to be unsafe to other MFP users just because it is safe for you. Cause sometimes those people listen and that is very unhealthy for people that don't have the right body type for it. If that is the case it could be said in the forums the best way to lose weight is to smoke Meth. (Disclaimer: DO NOT SMOKE METH) But I would never suggest that to anyone or do that myself.

3. I am not a doctor, and don't pretend to be. I always tell people when I talk about a subject to make sure they talk to their doctor before they change anything they are doing.

4. I know some people need to lose weight quickly. If their doctor says it's ok, that's great. But not everyone can or does get a doctor's advice before starting a weight loss regiment. I see some very unhealthy practices in the forums sometimes, that is what I want to see stopped.

5. I was not calling anyone stupid. I was saying some people are uneducated when it comes to how effective "diets" work and have dumb actions based on this. It is ok to be uneducated about a subject, that's why we learn about things. But until you know your body and what works for you, there are some safe guidelines to follow, which has been shown through science, work for the vast majority of people. I want people to be healthy, which is why I post some of the topics I do. Too many times I see people suggest unhealthy dieting tips to other people and I want that to STOP in these forums.

6. The only absolute statement I said was diets don't work, which has been proven time and again by life time studies, that only thing that ends up working are lifestyle changes. If you want to argue that this is not true, I will more then happily debate you on this subject under a different thread.

7. A major topic in the OP was how long the weight is kept off. I think I saw 2 people talk about this. Thank you for that information, that is what helps me learn and I'm very glad it worked for you.

So once again, read the subject before you critique it. You may have a valid point, and I saw some post like that here, but SOME of you, quite frankly did not. I actually addressed alot of peoples arguments making them moot in the OP.

(don't feel like checking my post for grammatical errors, if you want to dismiss something because I didn't use the right form of the word "That". Fine. However, it is more useful to use facts and not grammatical mistakes posted in an informal forum to disprove or dismiss something, FYI.)