Juliska3

I'm an RN and few doctors are going to make blanket statements. She would want your medical and family history before recommending any specific diet or calorie total. In general if we had a healthy 18 year old come in and she was active and an ideal weight, we wouldn't care if she was eating 1200 or 3800 calories.…

Depends. A lifestyle change is what's going to have you arrive at your goals. I don't see unhealthy food choices as a 'reward '. I see them as unhealthy food choices today and unhealthy tomorrow. When is it good to eat pizza with toppings...never. Especially if you are not yet at a healthy weight. Will it hurt you…

A healthy woman will not lose that much weight unless it is water. In our clinic we would go '...meh...weigh yourself again in a couple of days.' Or, if it was legitimate, 'we better take some blood tests and pee in this bottle.' A half pound to a pound and a half is healthy . Not 4.

I'm an RN...I never give patients a 'range' because it is abused. Better to go with a specific ideal weight. For 5'3 it is 125. (Certainly not 140).I'm an inch taller and 122. A 'Few pounds' overweight is 5 and not 15. Best to stay under 130 especially if child bearing goals. Way, way easier to return to a healthy weight…