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For info, and I realize there are many here that have done far more research and are way more knowledgeable about this diet business than I am, this author says " based on the RDI and RDA for nutrients the actual lower limit for calories (when you add up the individual recommendations for protein, carbs and fats) comes out…
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67, 5'5", goal weight 130. Some may think my goal weight is low for my height, but I'm very small boned, and that's what I weighed for most of my adult life.
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Around 1300 is the suggested calories for maintaining my goal weight.
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I use skinfold measurements, and it shows I'm losing fat. At any rate, the calorie calculator I use indicates that 950 cals/day will lead to 1 lb/week weight loss, so I don't plan to exceed that. I think personal metabolism and other internal workings plays a part as well, and needs to be taken into consideration, rather…
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I've been eating 800 and less for 6 weeks now, and still losing weight every week. I'm just not a person who is hungry that often, my downfall was getting far less exercise because of mobility limitations. If 'starvation mode' exists, and that's a controversial topic, it hasn't kicked in with me so it must take a while if…
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One meal a day worked fine for me all during my working life. I'm now 67 and my health is fine. I haven't always eaten the healthiest foods, either, but I never had weight problems until I retired. My advice is that your husband is an adult, and if he's anything like me the more you try to pressure him to change the more…
