you are welcome! most women need to consume about 1800-2000 calories, so you may actually be hurting your long-term success for weight loss if you are only consuming 900 calories. This type of diet (cutting out too many calories by half!) can cause your body to actually hold onto your fat cells as reserve, because it can go into "starvation mode". You may lose weight at first, but after some time on this highly restrictive calorie diet, you might see a plateau and subsequent weight gain (as you had experienced previously). I can find some clinical research regarding the restrictive calorie diet, if your would like more information about how this would negatively effect your weight loss efforts.
In the meantime: be sure to eat at LEAST 1500 calories every day, and use the calorie calculator to see if you should be eating closer to the 1800-2000 calorie range. Your body will thank you for it! :)
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you are welcome! most women need to consume about 1800-2000 calories, so you may actually be hurting your long-term success for weight loss if you are only consuming 900 calories. This type of diet (cutting out too many calories by half!) can cause your body to actually hold onto your fat cells as reserve, because it can go into "starvation mode". You may lose weight at first, but after some time on this highly restrictive calorie diet, you might see a plateau and subsequent weight gain (as you had experienced previously). I can find some clinical research regarding the restrictive calorie diet, if your would like more information about how this would negatively effect your weight loss efforts.
In the meantime: be sure to eat at LEAST 1500 calories every day, and use the calorie calculator to see if you should be eating closer to the 1800-2000 calorie range. Your body will thank you for it! :)
Good luck!
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