Thanks everyone, it's nice to feel lighter!
Sorry for the delay in replying to your question MrsEvans, I try to stay between 1800cals per day, but the past couple of weeks I was going lower than that (around 1500) and that could have been a mistake...I wish you well on your journey!!
This week has been an odd one, my period still hasn't arrived and it's making me feel very bleurgh. It's now at least two weeks late, I feel bloated, skin break out, hurting boobies...all the crappy symptoms but no relief. I have purposely upped my calorie intake to 2000 to make sure that it's not down to too few calories, and I have an appointment at the doctors to make sure that there isn't something else going on. I'd like a blood test so I can check my iron levels and I've invested in some b vitamin complex and magnesium tabs. Crazy thing is, I feel full of energy, I don't feel deficient in anything, so perhaps the rapid weight loss has affected my estrogen levels and will eventually level out again (?). I don't expect to lose anything this week, but that's fine.
It's been such a mental battle to eat more though. I'm fairly one track minded when I start something so changing something that appears to be working so well (on the scales at least) seems odd to me. BUT this isn't about weight, it's about my health and I want to make sure that whatever action I take I am doing the correct thing for my body.
As you may have picked up from that paragraph my anxiety is back! Bit of a chicken/egg situation I think.
My plan is to try to step back and detach myself from what happens regarding the scales this week, it shall be an experimental week for me!
Hope everyone one is doing great!