2 months ago, as soon as I got home from college, I started a 800 – 1000 calorie a day diet, and started doing an intense workout everyday. The good news: I’ve lost 20 pounds! The bad news: What’s next? I know that my diet was very restrictive but it got me the results I’ve been trying to achieve– I’m 120 pounds, I can run 5 miles straight, I look healthy. But every time I have even started to ease up a little on my diet, i’ve jumped up like 5 pounds. And those were moderate attempts, not full out binges. I

was wondering what people’s experiences have been with coming off low-calorie diets like mine. It seems like once anybody loses a lot of weight they become these health nuts that can’t just eat normally. I can deal with maybe being a little more food-conscious if it means maintaining my weight. What really worries me is that I’m stuck at this low level intake forever. I want to eat healthily at this weight that I am happy at. Any advice for levelling off after a diet is over?

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