Counting my calories, how many should I eat?

[HamuChan 0]

Wow you guys, now I feel really bad. I ALWAYS eat more than 800 cals a day. I thought that if you didn't eat enough your weight loss will stop and you plateau? Plus it's bad for your body right?

I went to that web site that was recommended here and it said that 1700 calories a day will provide me with rapid weight loss. Of course I'm really tall and big boned. I'm 5 foot 8.5 inches tall. Pretty darn tall for a girl, I think...

Sigh, c-a-l-o-r-i-e dilemma??

[LapBandit 5]

If I stick with under 1000/day I plateau for sure. Maybe for a few days it can shock your body into weight loss but I try to do what I can manage for life and that's around 1200/day for me. We all should do what we feel is best for us and I honestly don't think I could do any less than 1200/day for the rest of my life. My doctor believes that your body gets acustomed to a certain level of food each day and if that level is too low to continue for life then you risk having to diet periodically to an even lower level just to maintain your weight. For me, I think it's true so that's how I plan to manage my bandster lifestyle.