lsing4me, i know that by now you have probably read many posts about people saying that you HAVE to eat. It is true! Don't skip any meals. You should eat about 6 times a day! Breakfast,snack,Lunch,snack,Dinner,snack. If you aren't eating enough your matabolism slows down, your body starts storing fat and calories to use later because it thinks it is starving! I do 1200 - 1500 calories daily and I have lost about 48 pounds since Jan. 20th. If you want your weight loss to be permanent you have to do this sensibly! Be realistic, think about how you will eat when you go off of phen. You have to start eating like that now so your body gets used to eating like that. When you get your old appetite back you aren't gonna be able to go with just one meal a day, and if you get some good healthy snacks in between meals you won't be as hungry come meal time and it will keep you from over eating. And really, I can't emphasize enough, WATER, WATER, WATER! It is soooooo important! Even if you aren't thirsty! DRINK UP!You can do this, just give it a try. Try planing out your meals for a week or two, write down everything you eat, the calories and fat content in it, and within a couple of weeks you will just kind of be able to judge portion sizes by just looking at them. It really isn't hard and you can find some very delicious low fat/low cal. foods in the grocery store. I like lean pockets and the weight watchers smart ones meals. Also, Try incorporating salads into lunch and dinner so you get fuller and stay fuller without adding alot of fat or calories. I wish you luck and good health! Take care of your body, if your in this for the long haul don't starve yourself thin,do it right the first time and you won't have to do it over later! Good Luck!
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