You will lose more weight by eating more calories. People who keep trying this diet and that diet, pills pills and more pills will never lose weight properly. If you really want to lose weight, you need to exercise and eat .... wait for it.... healthy. Seriously, people, do research on how weight loss is achieved.

  Google 5x5 program, then find your way to the SA forums, then you'll lose weight.
 

I too am having a hard time eating 1800 calories.  I have been trying to eat that much but end up eating less then 1300.  I know its not good but I have never counted calories before...I have always counted sodium and carbs so this is all new to me. 

Lucinda

 denial-- the only way to know how much to eat each day is to go online and do a food calorie tracker-- and that means everything, pieces of fruit and the sugar and milk in your coffee

you don't have to eat your targets but if you are in the 1800 cal weight class i don't think super calorie restrictive diet is a good idea for you.. because your body tends to fight major changes like that.. and even worse-- it leads to short term losses.. been there done that

chocoprincess:

 im having a hard time seeing myself eating 1200 a day....i dont much feel like eating but am forcing myself....a piece of fruit for breakfast....salad for lunch and maybe a salad for dinner...i dont even dare count that....i maybe eating bout 400 a day rite now for bout a week....i started my diet a week before starting the pills...i only have about 10 lbs to lose....everyone says not to lose that but i think i need to....do u feel like your not hungry when u sit down to eat??

chocoprincess~

Did you talk to a doctor about this diet?  I think they'd tell you the same thing everyone else is telling you. 

I understand what you mean about not feeling hungry when you sit down to eat--but when I feel that way, it is because I am stressed out or depressed.  It's funny how eating has so much to do with your mental state and mood.  I've been working on my depression and struggles with food for a little over a year with a therapist who deals with eating disorders.  See--I think I have the opposite problem you seem to confront:  I want to eat all the time.  Or, I used to.  I've since become much more conscious about putting healthy foods into my body, but I still have so much weight to shed.  My main goal is that I get all of my nutrients and plenty of water every day.  Then, no matter what I ate, I know I am eating healthy. 

Instead of focusing on your weight--try focusing on your health, both physically and mentally.
 

Lemmonn:

you don't have to eat your targets but if you are in the 1800 cal weight class i don't think super calorie restrictive diet is a good idea for you.. because your body tends to fight major changes like that.. and even worse-- it leads to short term losses.. been there done that

 

 

 Soooooo true!

Hi -

My thoughts exactly. Me + a bag of Doritios = 1800+ calories!

Pre Alli of course.

like for me it said that i should be eating 1400 cals, but couldn't i do 1800, & lower them down to 1600, & 1400 and then finally 1200-1000 cals? so i can lose the weight, by changing my cal intake, so i don't plateu w/ my weightloss?

Hi, I just signed up and will be starting tomorrow (6/25) I thought the same thing, I know at times i eat a lot, but when you have to think about it and track everything that is a LOT of calories. I hope this works :)