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GAPS diet
Hi, My doctor recently put me on the GAPS diet to address digestive issues, along with eczema, heavy metal toxins, and food intolerances. I've been on the diet (including a brief Intro Diet) for about two months. Although it's not intended for weight loss, it certainly helped--but now, I seem to be plateauing and was…
how many calories should I really aim for?
I'm needing a bit of help figuring out all this math for losing weight. I know I'm supposed to not go under 1200 net calories, but I'm not sure how to do this and still lose weight? I'm pretty short (5'2" and incredibly small boned) and my BMR is 1331. But if a 3,500 cal deficit will result in losing one pound a week, then…