[mysterio]

It was tough. Probably not too healthy. I'm at 1,400 to 1,700 calories per day now, maintaining. If I go down, I eat more normally. If I go up, I eat less until I reach the target weight again. Since I weigh myself every day, I always know what I can have that day.

If you have excess fat, your body uses that and some muscle to make up the rest. I lost a bit of muscle, too.

[Steve_Seattle]

From what I've read, muscle is basically good for you, and as you get older, your body loses muscle, so you need to do resistance or weight work to maintain it. Muscle is good for sugar and fat metabolism. My problem is that weight training ALWAYS leads to joint problems, so I have to back off. My body seems to resist muscle formation - kind of a Johnny Carson physique.