I've been on my own diet for the past month and i've been excersising like crazy! I've lost 22 lbs in one month and my appetite is barely existant anymore...I started at 140 lbs 5"5'..and now im 118 lbs, Is that too much too soon?I'm 17 and This is the 1st diet ive ever been on so i really dont know how much is normal

it's OK. I'm Trying to loose weight myself although it's not going very well. i weigh 190 pounds and i am not that old i want to be down to 120 by Sept so i think it is great that you have done that. whats your secret?

losing too much too fast is not good,,you are more apt to gain it all back plus. the slower you lose the more you are to keep it off.

barely existant appetite?!?
Sounds like danger, if you ask me....
I know it can get exciting to be doing so well on a diet but you might wanna get your doctor to supervise your nutrition, trust me, it's very easy to slide to being anorexic just as easy as it is to slide to being an over eater..

that ispretty fast, just calm dont a bit, and make sure your tactics are healthy. maybe meet with a nutritionist to make sure youre getting the necessary nutrients

Wow, girly, you need to be careful with that. That is WAY too much weight WAY too fast. The HEALTHY way to lose weight is at a rate of 1-2 lbs per week. Anything more than that puts too much strain on your heart and can have negative long term effects. Here's another thing to think about: when your body thinks it's starving (which your's most definitely does), it will eventually kick itself into starvation mode. SO. . . instead of burning the calories you consume, it will start storing EVERYTHING because it won't know how long it will be until it gets refueled. In the end, you'll end up gaining more weight back with a crash diet like that. Not to mention the fact that your body must be absolutely exhausted. My advice to you is to look out for your health FIRST. Take a couple weeks off and get your strength back, then start doing this the healthy way. Good luck!

calm down on the diet u don't want to be anorexic.

If you feel fine that I wouldnt' worry. It depends too what foods you are getting your 500-700 calories from... Are you eating fruits and veggies and lean meat, or fast food once a day?

I think that you are doing a great job if you feel healthy and are eating healty, try to have good foods, and stay active, I think it's normal to loose alot on your first week or month and you will start loosing weight at a slower pace from now on, it's normal.... I think you are an admiration and keep up the good work! =)

That is beyond bad, the heart can't take that type of work. You need to slow that down some and maybe between 1-3 pounds a week is plenty. 22 pounds in a month can cause serious heart problems.