Weight loss looking for some guidance

A stone is 14 pounds.14 pounds over 7 months is about 2 pounds a month.Cutting out about 500-600 calories a day (assuming the diet before hand was basically about the right amount to maintain your previous weight) should lead to a 2-4 pound a month weight loss.So it sounds like the weight loss is in line with the calorie restriction and that is normal and nothing to worry about.Most diet plans for gradual weight loss (a pound a week or so) generally have you shoot for reducing you intake by 500 calories a day.The weight loss that is a concern is when you lose like you reduced your diet by 500 or more calories a day but you are not eating fewer calories and/or you are having to eat more than you should to keep from losing weight.Cutting down on your calories and losing weight IS normal and how a healthy body works. Usually after a period of mild calorie restriction that you maintain you get to the point where you are at the weight that number of calories maintain (based on your weight, age, and activity level) and then it tends to level off and you stay at the new weight if you keep eating the same way.Everyone's weight goes up and down in a pound or two range if you are eating a consistent diet that maintains that weight. Some days you are a bit more hydrated than others and your weight often fluxuates by more than that over the course of the day.

Thank you Kathleen you've really put my mind at ease thanks for your time to answer

I had/am having a similar problem. I've had IBS for 8 years (I'm 19 now) and it took me about 7 of them to figure out how to eat. In my case, it was hard to eat a normal volume of food because I would get that "very full" feeling a lot sooner than the average person. So while most people eat about 2000 calories a day, I felt like I was eating plenty at 1500 calories a day. On the really bad under-the-weather days when I had an IBS attack it was even worse--maybe 1000 calories. Because of my IBS, I couldn't eat many calorie-dense foods because so many of them are high in fat. I was always on the thin side, which didn't help, and I started dropping weight like mad.Finally finding the right medication (25mg amitriptyline) helped a lot. I can't eat a huge meal in one sitting, but the medicine has really helped with the "full" feeling and now I can usually manage a normal dinner (for example, a chicken breast, a dinner roll with jam, strawberries, salad with dressing, a modest dessert, and a glass of milk) under low-stress conditions with no problems. It also helps to eat bigger snacks. Instead of one granola bar in the afternoon, I'll have two, and I have an Ensure Plus (350 calories, I think) late at night. It's been hard work (especially at college on a meal plan) but I'm proud of my progress: at 5'7", I weighed 101lbs in January. Now I weigh 109lbs. Keep in mind that during that timespan I was in a stressful academic setting, traveling on multiple road trips, and putting together extensive applications for jobs and a study abroad program. My eventual goal is 115-120lbs, and hopefully I'll be able to push myself even more during the summer when I'll be under less stress.If you're looking to gain some weight back, I would advise you to pay even more attention to what you are eating (I know--probably the last thing you want to do). Don't just think of foods you have to rule out because they'll make you sick; think of calorie-dense foods that will help you hit that 2000 calorie mark every day and 2500 calorie mark on really good days. Take a multivitamin. Consult a nutritionist--they can be great resources, especially when they have experience with IBS patients.Good luck!