Paulak

You are eating correctly with your calories. I keep mine at 1400 that is best overall from what I've read, but 1500 is ok too, depending on how much weight you need to lose and what your goal weight is. Also, getting the most nutrious bang for your calroie is something that is very important. The average for weight loss is 1 to 1.5 pounds a week and sometimes as high as 2, but if you are losing more than that a week it can harm you by lowering your metabolism, and putting your body into hibernation. One of the best books I've read so far is Calorie Queens, you can buy it used from amazon.com and it does a great explaination as well as some great recipes.

The key not only losing the weight, but focusing on life style changes that will help you keep it off. Anyone can starve themselves or lower their calories to lose weight, but the real test comes when you are at your weight loss and understanding and maintaining how to keep it off.

it's a big job and one I'm determined to do, I have about 25 lb to lose now and I'm at a point where I don't care how long it takes me to get it off as long as I make the changes in my life to eat healthy and keep it off.