Hi Karen,

We are similiar in height & weight-- I also found it difficult to eat anything close to 10x my weight in calories. There is another theory floating around that, especially for those with alot of weight to lose, a total of 10x your GOAL weight is more realistic. And there are many, like BarB, that do best when they just follow body's signals.

For me, my bodies signals did not work after years of binge eating & yo-yo dieting. I literally could eat enough food for 5 people and never feel "full" or "satisfied". So a calorie total helps me keep my eating under control.

In your case, you lost ALOT of weight (congrats!!) in 6 weeks. Your body is most likely recovering from that & a 1-2 lbs. loss per week at this point is actually very good.

How do you feel? If you're feelin' good I wouldn't mess with it too much.

GOOD LUCK!