So happy to see this new group. I choose to eat less than 1200 calories a day. It works great for me. I feel healthy. I'm at my goal weight!! I'm more fit than I've ever been in my life. I would love to receive and offer support to those like me, without the fear of judgement or harassment. Thanks for starting this up!!

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You have my full support! I am also tired of people telling me that 1200 is not enough. I try to stay under 1000, and once I adjust to it, I do lose weight, and I feel fantastic. I have energy, and eat nutritious food, and enjoy eating out once in a while. I don't starve!

I agree, we just need to listen to our bodies and use some discipline & moderation.

Thank you for starting this group! I'm new to MFP, but I know what I need to lose weight and keep it off and still eat healthily. Thanks for making a group clear of those offended by low cal.

Thank goodness! happy at 950 cal max and losing weight... don't want to be told off all the time! xx

Hi guys!!!! I tend to stay at 1000 a day I like to leave room for error and I try not to eat my excersise away. I figure at some point that takes care of the alcohol I drink! I started In December 2011. My biggest thing is getting my breakfast calories in and really no snacking other then friut? I don't know it's working slowly but it's working. I have like 60 left to lose

Just saw a new thread: TOPIC: How do you report a group?

It's about this group.

Cool. A group for me, finally.
I stick to an average of about 1,000 a day. I do about 45-55 minutes of cardio 6 to 7 days per week but don't usually eat back the net.
I feel great and have tons of energy. I do take some calcium and a multivitamin some days because I don't eat dairy or meat.
Regardless, the low cal life works for me.

There are people out there on the WWW that support each other in a bad way, serious anorexics and bulimics who have real disorders & don't want to change. That really is a problem, and it's not healthy.

HOWEVER, I have been reading all the posts in this group so far, and I have not seen any really alarming posts that would make me think anyone here is into that. It's just a different approach, just like IF (Intermittent Fasting) is a different approach.

My only small concern, which is probably shared by most here, is sustainability. If this way of eating is sustainable in the long term, we will not experience "starvation mode" where the body retains fat. I think that is more likely to happen with yo-yo dieting.

Those who are concerned by this group are probably concerned about both eating disorders and yo-yo diets. I hope we can find a way to convince them that neither of those things are desired or supported here. Or, they can just ignore us, just like I ignore people who tell me that my goals are unhealthy.

I just joined this group and hope to hear back from y'all soon! I just successfully completed a 25-day 700 calories/day diet, no exercise, and lost the ten vanity pounds I had gained over the course of five months. Now, I am at my ideal weight of 111 (I am 5' 3 1/2.")

I am 61 years old and ALWAYS diet on low calories. Back in the 1960s, almost everyone dieted.on 800 or 900 calories per day. The modern weight loss industry wants people to drag out their diet as long as possible. It's all about the money! It has become a multi-billion-dollar business. More money for them. if you only lose a pound a week and stay on a diet for months instead of weeks!