Originally Posted by 357mag

Today I went to see the dietician. She weighed me and it came to be 193 pounds. About 4 weeks ago I weighed 194 pounds. Needless to say I'm very dissapointed only losing a pound. I told her what my diet is. I eat about 2 protein shakes a day. I eat only one real meal a day consisting of a hamburger no bun with rice or noodles. I eat later in the evening a few pieces of cheese and perhaps a bowl of cereal. So my calorie consumption is way down there. She commented that I might not be taking in enough calories. I remember about a year ago when I initially started trying to lose weight I ate just salads. A few people then told me that that won't work because you are feeding your body so few calories that your body basically thinks it's starving and your metabolism slows down and your body burns very few calories in an effort to retain your current weight. My dietician said I could consume 1200 calories a day and still lose weight. Do you think that maybe that is the problem? I've been swimming 4 nights a week for the last 3 weeks so I must be burning some calories. Please advise.