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This is actually being questioned by science. It doesn't seem like rapid weight loss is more or less sustainable than a gradual decrease http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(14)70200-1/abstract#aff1

Are you still with your husband?

Realising that you have an obsession is half the battle won. Up your fats, up your calories a bit, and chill out with the husband. Is he really going to love you more if you weigh less?

If you are also exercising so much, why is your calorie intake just 1200 calories? It seems a bit low, but that is just me.

Are you doing any exercise? I used to suffer from depression and anger management issues, but exercise really helps with mental health. Just a suggestion. Helps to physically get rid of any aggression or anxiety. Now when I know I am going to lose it, I just go for a brisk walk and feel so much better. I also agree that…

Hey! Thanks for this - I burn a lot of calories in a day just moving around -- like I mentioned, I don't have a car, and with walking around, even without "intending" to walk, I cover at least 5 km (around 3 miles a day) -- If I don't take this into account, I know I would be extremely tired. It's working wonderfully for…

"Also, I would suggest that medical issues may be at play. I was eating healthy but still gaining weight and it turned out that my thyroid was not working properly. It took about 3 months to sort that out and my weight started to stabilize." I do mention that I have PCOS - It's always a pain to lose weight, but I have mine…

Update! I guess the scale will only move when it wants to :) I also changed up my macros a bit. Added more protein and moved carbs down to 100 gm a day (I go above this sometimes). With PCOS, this is probably a good move. I have added some jogging (just 20 mins 2 times a week) and Jillian's 30 Day Shred (4 days a week) to…

Hey -- I've been married for 3 years and been with my husband for a total of 6 and it comes down to: what is more important to you? To me, personally, it would have bothered me more if my husband was extremely religious vs. whether he ate meat. On the other hand, I know partners where one is an atheist, one is extremely…

I would agree with Mamafazz perhaps:) hahaha! I peed like 20 times already today, and feel lighter. I will go home and weigh myself. Let's see what the scales say.

The same almost happened to me. I moved to the US from India and then to Germany from the US -- moving to Germany was hard - same things you mention, the language, colder, feeling emotionally drained really. This was 2 years ago. Things change, I've picked up my exercise and started to walk more (not having a car helped…

After reading up a lot here, and in retrospect, if I have to lose 1 lb per week, and should have lost 2lbs already, I don't think that is a significant loss as water weight probably fluctuates that much anyway. I'll wait another week or so and see how it works out. Anything less than 1550 a day, and I don't think I'll be…

@Tavistock: Yes. As much as I can. I have scales at home, and I also have a salad weighing thingie at work, which I use to weigh whatever I get at the office cafeteria. Perhaps I should reduce my daily cals to just at BMR and not eat back some of my workout calories?

* One's weight can swing wildly from day to day, don't freak out. Right now, this is a huge relief :) My weight swings by 1-2 kilos sometimes. And I really do freak out!

With the 5k walks, it's totally possible that I was consuming enough to keep my weight the same. I never tracked calories then, so its very possible. Now, though, eating with at-least a 500 calorie deficit, the scale hasn't budged.

Subconsciously making things up? :) is 10km around 700 calories? According to my polar loop and MFP, its only barely above 500 calories for my weight+height. I also forgot to mention, I only eat chicken and fish (no meat), I do of course eat eggs, veges, fruits, etc; and yes, I eat some junk, but include that into my…