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  • Many many years ago I had a major surprise pregnancy. Had unexplainable weight gain and went on a 1200 calorie a day diet for a time before figuring out what was going on. I gave birth to a perfectly healthy baby but let me tell you I was RAVENOUSLY hungry being pregnant and having 1200 calories a day so totally would NOT…
  • Ditto for me. I was 5'8 before I started shrinking (now 5'7) but my weight trends are the same. I've ditched 14 pounds over the past six weeks, now at 144 with 9 lbs left to go. I feel a TON better at this weight but feel best at 135. Don't aim to go lower.
  • Just an additional comment... MFP won't let you "save calories" in a day if your calories are 1200 per day and you go below that (trust me I've tried)-it gives you a nasty message that this isn't healthy, etc. There has been many a day where I have been 10 or 20 less than 1200 and wind up just adding those in to complete…
  • I am. I've taken a look at the calories in the dinner we are making tonight and had to save them all. Right now I am starving and can't wait for dinner!
  • I think my starting weight was 156. I've dropped five pounds and today I've noticed that my pants are fitting better so I'm going to say for me 5 lbs.
  • Do what works for you. If you can lose weight without counting calories go for it. I'm pretty good with counting calories but last week was on vacation and trying to count calories with restaurants where they don't list counts is nearly impossible so I chose lighter options on the menu and ate about half of the meal,…
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