Dangnabbit I can't get enough calories!  When left to my own devices I seem to eat close to or even below 1000 calories.  All my life I've been told and have read that a woman should not eat fewer than 1,200 calories or else bad things would happen- her metabolism would slow down, she'd feel weak and tired, etc.  On the other hand, a raw food forum I visit tells me to stop counting calories altogether and just eat what satisfies me, even if it's only 900 calories a day.  This whole experience is starting to bring back the bad food memories I've always had!  So I've made a decision based on the following: Everything single thing I eat is nutritious. I don't drink anything but freshly-made fruit juices and water.  I take in no refined sugar or flour.  I'm not eating any of those unpronounceable chemicals they put in processed foods (although I'm getting pesticides whenever I don't eat organic fruits and vegetables). My salt intake is WAY lower than its ever been before.  I drink at least 6 oz of water a day.  I take a vitamin almost daily.