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Originally Posted by AnnRue
So I just started a diet. I went from eating about 1800 cals per day to about 1100 per day. I don't think I significantly increased my exercise. It has been 5 days. 5 nights where I went to bed hungry so, I knew it was working.
Yet, my scale has me gaining 2 lbs. This happens all the time.
This is how I get derailed.
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Without knowing your height or weight, not sure how this applies to you. But my doctor has cautioned me never to go under 1300 calories and that I will lose more on that than anything lower because of how it will mess up my metabolism. That has worked well for me.
Personally I also think it depends on what we eat. Since I started eating mostly organic, non-GMO foods -- very little processed food -- mostly fruits, veggies and protein -- I have been able to maintain my weight loss and am losing again since I started being more diligent recently.
I have learned more about nutrition from Michael Pollan than anyone else -- he has several books out but also a lot of free videos on YouTube.