There is a lot of good support to be found here, but there is also dangerous advice (and encouragement!) for people who clearly need help for disordered eating at a minimum and possibly for an eating disorder.
If you restrict and then binge, if you believe that you as an adult are just fine off of less than 1500 calories per day and you exercise a lot, if you eat one meal per day, if you cut out entire food groups, it would be a good idea to reach out to your therapist and doctor to make sure you are doing things in a healthy way.
Weight loss doesn't have to be restricrive or unhealthy or unsustainable or painful. I've lost almost 120 pounds in just over 11 months. I'm a 5'5" woman in my early 40s sitting at about 167 pounds. I did lose too quickly, although my doctor didn't seem concerned, I could have a ticking time bomb for a gallbladder. I didn't go below 1500 a day--I probably averaged 1650 to 1800 in the beginning. I should have been eating more. The last several months I've been hitting about 2400 a day. Yes, I exercise. My weight loss has slowed greatly and that's a good thing.
Please remember, this is a change for life, it is not a race. Good luck.
ETA: Whew, the OMAD folks are mad at me! How can you possibly recommend one meal a day to an internet stranger when you don't know what their medical conditons are? If you are eating one meal a day and it's at least 1500 calories, that is an enormous amount of food to eat at one time and it looks to be very similar to binging behavior.
Also, there seems to be confusion about what I wrote. Let me make this clear--if you are eating below 1500 a day, I strongly encourage you to talk to your doctor. It's actually good practice for everyone, myself included, to consult with one's doctor when doing any intentional weight loss (and if it's unintentional, get to the doctor ASAP).
Last edit: When I read about these extremes here, I begin doubting myself and thinking that there's something wrong with me or that I'm doing something wrong....and I'm not because my own experience is telling me otherwise. Yes, I really have been averaging at least 2400 a day the whole month of May, June, and now July. I've managed to slow my average loss to 5 lbs. a month. That is a safe rate of loss and I'm proud of myself for that. Please consult with your doctor on your weight loss journey, I cannot emphasize this nearly enough. You don't have to listen to me, and you certainly don't have to listen to people here posting "the gospel truth". Go to your doctor.
Be well and safe, everyone.
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