i think it's a good idea to try to shift your focus from "losing weight" to "feeling great" (especially for those of us who've had eating disorders in the past).

LC may NOT be what makes you feel best. Since you feel so lousy, I'd say, experiment--try paleodieting for three months. If that doesn't help you, try Zoning for three. Keep trying different programs until you find the one that makes you feel physically best! Throw out your scale and try to forget about your weight. forget ketostix entirely. Focus instead on your inner sense of how you feel--how's the energy? Any pain? That should guide us to what we eat and do as exercise (which should be fun, not some bizarre form of self-abuse. )

Also, not everyone is genetically designed to be a size 5. Mother Nature probably made some of us natural size 20's, some natural size 10's...is it possible that whatever weight you are at is perfect? That it's the fashion industry that is wrong and not you?

HTH!