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I've started a diet and, without really trying, I seem to be eating 1200-1400 calories a day. This sounds good, but my recommended is just over 2000 to lose 2lbs a week. My trouble has never been eating unhealthily but more my alcohol intake. Now I've cut out alcohol (which probably made up 600-800 calories a day, and was probably an unsafe level of drinking), I'm losing 2lbs a week without changing my diet.
Should I increase the amount of food I eat to make up some of what I have lost through giving up alcohol? I don't feel hungry or feel the need to eat more. As long as I am not losing more than 2lbs a week, am I safe to keep eating 1200-1400 calories and just accept I don't seem to require the extra?
One possibility is that your overweight and large amount of alcohol you were having had a deleterious effect on the way your body handled insulin and glucose. When this leads to a condition called insulin resistance it's harder to lose weight and your pounds get more ?stuck?, especially around the middle. Does this ring any bells? Either way, I think overall you are doing really well and should stay with 1200-1400 if it's easy. If you do go back to having alcohol, limit it to one or two small glasses a day.
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