I am sorry you feel judged, but I cannot do anything about how you feel. Of course I am reacting to what I read - what esle is one supposed to do when one reads posts on a forum? As for my personal experiences, we have a case of the pot calling the kettle black here, wouldn't you say? I was replying to information that, as stated, is misleading, and I said so in my first sentence. I am sorry you are so offended.

You have to do specific exercise, actually. Resistance work with enough weight to cause muscle growth, and if you're doing cardio, it must be HIIT- otherwise you are simply creating a calorie deficit and not increasing RMR. You can also drink green tea - it will raise metabolism by 4%. While we're at it, you can take up smoking - but that isn't something I would recommended. Just as eating 900 calories is not something I would recommended. I am simply stating facts - not making judgement calls.

I was making statements based on the facts, as you stated them. You exercised 5 days a week and you ate 900 calories. Very Low Calorie Diets have you eating between 600-800 calories a day, pretty close to 900 calories minus exercise minutes. VLCD are notorious for lowering metaoblism, muscle wasting and rebound weight gain.

I beg to differ. The best way to make fat loss stick is to change your eating habits for good. The results you get from any exercise plan are 70-80% derived from the food you eat, the actual exercise part isn't as important as the fuel you feed your body. This isn't to say that exercise is not important, it is.

Woo, best advice is to slowly increase calories - don't be stuffing yourself to reach a calorie number. Eat more meals, eat smaller meals and eat more pure fat. And don't stress either Stress is a nasty thing and you want to avoid it as much as possible!

-Nat