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Megan, If your body is not getting enough calories from your food intake every day, it will kick into "starvation mode," which essentially means that it will start breaking down lean muscle tissue instead of fat. In turn, this leads to even less weight loss because your body will burn fewer calories in everyday functions…

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Miriam: When I was first getting started, I too had trouble filling my daily allotment of calories with healthy food. I just made sure to eat many small meals throughout the day, and included some calorie-dense snacks like nuts and raisins (and other dried fruit). Honestly, a lot of…