Ok let's be realistic...doesn't add up

[giveyouthemoon 4]

Ms. Moon--I say bend over and give your nutritionist the BIG MOON!!

LOLOLOL!!! Wow, that's damn funny. Kare, THANK you for what you said. This is EXACTLY how I'm feeling. 1200 is fine esp. in light of the amount of exercise I do. I can't even imagine being able to lift my head much less my legs and arms if I was doing 800 cals. So yes, I'll figuratively "moon" them and I'll lose this weight in a way I know is healthy for this big ol' body of mine.

Here's a cyber pat *PAT PAT* because you've done a good job. Keep it up.

THANK YOU!!!! Okay, I don't know why I need that "validation", but I do. Kind of childish, but I guess after struggling for YEARS to even lose even a couple pounds, to have dropped 25 in two months to me was an AMAZING accomplishment. So thanks for the pat on the ol' noggin because that makes me happy!

My sis who ROCKS by the way and is a main support (and is lo carbing with me) said in her best snarky sisterly way "you said the nutritionist was tiny....she's probably never been overweight much less obese...so she probably doesn't even know what it's like to weigh that much and have to eat that little". And I thought that was a good point. A nutritionist works to "general" guidelines. So she can just say "eat 800 cals" without really understanding how mentally and physically upsetting that can be.

Thanks LBT friends! You are an amazing sanity check both in saying "yeah, you're right" AND giving tough love saying "um...might rethink that one".

Ya'll rock, that's all I'm saying.

[leatha_g 4]

If you want to maintain a 120 lb body, eat 1200 per day.

If you want to maintain an 180 lb body, eat 1800.

If you want to maintain an 80 lbs body, eat 800.

Simple. WHO really wants to weigh 80lbs?

[NJChick 3]

If you want to maintain a 120 lb body, eat 1200 per day.

If you want to maintain an 180 lb body, eat 1800.

If you want to maintain an 80 lbs body, eat 800.

Simple. WHO really wants to weigh 80lbs?

Leatha, my gyno said the exact same thing, 10 calories per pound to maintain.

[Fauxnaif 1]

liquid calories. Milk is a good way for me to get extra Protein and calories. I'm not having that problem lately but I have in the past and the milk really, really helped.