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You drink diet cola for entertainment?

Interesting! Seems that you're on to something, then. :)

That's probably because your actual BMR was a bit higher than the calculations you made. By definition, your BMR is the rate at which you consume exactly as many calories as you expend, but pinning it down precisely is hard to do. Daily activity and metabolism can change from one person to the next.

First of all, there's no two ways around it: if you eat less calories than you burn, you WILL lose weight. It's impossible that the original poster couldn't lose a single pound on 1200 calories per day. It's against the laws of thermodynamics. That being said, the lower caloric intake isn't a magic bullet. If you're…