The Scale Is Not Moving Grrrrr.....

[Fauxnaif 1]

Hi,

It sounds like you have a healthy attitude and a healthy metabolism. You are so right that we shouldn't be going under 1000 calories per day. Lots of times through this journey I have struggled to get enough calories and added a glass or two of milk so I could get over 1000 per day. None of us needs to get into this trap of trying to live on 800 calories.

We may end up thinner but we will be very flabby and a skinny person who has lost tons of his or her muscle because of too few calories is not healthy either.

Now, if I care to use my willpower and stick at it (which sometimes I do), I can easily lose 3lb a week for quite a while on 1500 calories a day. I guess I'm pretty active though.

Is it truly necessary to go so low as 1000? Long term doesnt that just shut down your metabolism and put you at risk of undernourishment?