i want to see 1200-1400 calorie diets!

Michaelsdin

Just curious to what you eat on 1200-1400 calories? not here to bag on anyone but would like to see a 1200-1400calorie diary.

abbylg1983

I was at 1,200 calories for awhile. I don't really remember liking it.

Breakfast most days was exactly one cup of Kashi Go Lean cereal, with only enough skim milk to fill the bottom layer of the bowl. Sometimes maybe a piece of toast or fruit. Sometimes instead of cereal I'd have a protein shake. Breakfast was usually around 200-300 calories.

Lunch a lot of times was boneless skinless boiled chicken breast, with vegetables. Or raw shrimp with vegetables. Or a turkey burger, no bun. Sometimes deli meat, no bread. Another serving of fruit usually. Sometimes soup. Sometimes a weight watchers meal.

Dinner was usually normal- chicken, spaghetti, salads, fish, chili, casseroles, etc, just in a small enough portion to fit my budget. A lot of times last year if my husband worked late I'd just make scrambled eggs for dinner. My first day on myfitnesspal I logged my food in the middle of the day and was already up to 1,000 calories while still at work. My dinner that night was egg whites and shrimp, and I still had to jump on the treadmill to earn it.

Snacks kind of varied. I tried to keep it to fruit, vegetables, nuts, and deli meat, but looking back at my diary, I see a lot of crackers, chips, candy, etc. sprinkled in there.

So, I'd say on average, each meal was 200-300 calories, while snacks were anywhere from 300 to 600 calories.

DietFemme

Breakfast: Tuna Salad. I make it myself in batches (tuna, red bell pepper, sweetcorn, baby potatoes, full fat mayo, wholegrain mustard
= 265 cals per serving

Lunch: Pre-made salad e.g. Marks & Spencer Quinoa & Edamame, bulked out with a little serving of protein, eg prawns or calamari rings
= 433 cals

Mid-afternoon Snack: Honey cashews x 20g
= 120 cals

Dinner: 1 striploin steak, sweet potato fries, broccoli & greenbeans (rapeseed oil for cooking) & 1/2 tbsp of full fat mayo
= 382 cals

Evening snack: 1 square dark choc
= 48 cals

To drink: a diet coke with lunch and water all day
= 0 cals

TOTAL: 1248 cals

My actual goal is 1350, this is an example day with a very low calorie dinner.

MzManiak

My diary is open. Feel free to look...

sandy_gee

My diary is open. Feel free to look...

kimosabe1

my diary is open and i'm at 1500.....

Ashshell

My diary is open. Feel free to check it out. I eat less than 1400 calories daily, with the occasional off day. There were two days over the past holiday weekend that I didn't finish logging so disregard those days (;

Pearsquared

You may view my diary as well. I'm usually at about 1300.

MalinLondon

Breakfast: 40g porridge made with almond milk and water topped with 1/2 banana, goji berries, raw cacao nibs. Or protein smoothie made of 100g quark, 1cup frozen berries, 1 scoop protein, 100ml almond milk and water. = ca 250kcal
Snack: 100g cottage cheese topped with berries = 80kcal
Lunch: 130g chicken with 80g buckwheat and green veg = ca 350kcal
Snack: 100g quark topped with 1/2 small apple and cinnamon = 100kcal
Dinner: 100g chicken with green veg = ca200kcal
Snack: 100g cottage cheese = 70kcal
(1tsp cashewnut butter 70kcal every now and then mmmm )
= 1050kcal
Only on a rest day, more calories if training! No carbs or fruit after 4pm. 1 cheat day per week keeps me going eg. some extra carbs in form of sweet potatoe, a nice fruit salad with youghurt or home made raw chocolate

MLBuddecke

my 1310 calorie diet (before exercise) is lots of food, although I always seem to go over on the sugars as the green shakology and some of the fruits I like have a lot and my diet suggests only 26g sugar daily from all sources.

2 whole wheat slices bread, 1/2 pat butter, 1 large egg. this is a good breakfast. and keeps me full
shakology for lunch. snack at work, fruit and crakers, maybe an ounce of cheese if I am hungry.
- this will cover about half my calories for the day
or have the shake for breakfast and a single slice of whole wheat at lunch with meat and lots of veg. do real meat, not processed sandwich meats.

then supper a small portion of meat and the rest is full of veggies, green beans, peas, carrots are my most common as I grow them in my garden and freeze for the winter. also lots of letuce and you usually don't need any dressing, but can use a tsp or some lemon juice or vinegar.tomatoes, cucumbers, brocolli, cabage, onions and mushrooms with the meat or instead of if you had meat earlier in the day, 1/2 a baked potato is an option some meals, if you don't put anything on it.(I might splurge and use 1/2 a pat of butter) even mashed is okay with just a tiny bit of skim,1% or 2& milk.
- you can chose from all these options and have a very full plate.
The TRICK is measure your food, and STOP when you have reached the calorie limit.
having saidi that, it's early days for me yet, I get major cravings which I find that if I drink herbal tea or green tea that helps with water consumption and gives me something to put in my mouth. also the warmth is comforting. I am losing very slowly, 3 pounds in 5 weeks, but part of my problem is being away from home and undoing all the good when I can't weigh my food and have to eat out, not knowing how much calories might be in certain items. I can leave food on my plate now, and it doesn't bother me much. lol
I like to mix it up with quinoa and brown/wild rice, but watch the portion sizes and I don't do pasta. I bought a small food scale and use it and a measuring cup and have started logging my food as well. I find I no longer miss bread which used to be a big part of my meals as long as I allow myself some toast occasionally.

ramalem

I try for 1,300/per day but go over some days and I usually eat back my exercise cals. Diary is open feel free to take a look.

susieoj

I'm there too, I set my goal 1100-1200 and then I subtract workout calories from what I eat. If you keep it healthy, it's a lot of food lol

deeann7769

I try to eat fresh foods, but a decent amount of my daily food comes in bar or shake form. I don't get a designated lunch time, so I eat while heading out to a job, or while doing the job. Things I eat on a daily basis:

Cliff Bars
Fiber One Bars (both regular and 90 cal)
Individual serving sizes of nuts
fresh fruit (usually apples, oranges, or bananas)
Greek yogurt
mozzarella string cheese

Usually I'll have one real sit down meal, which is usually a chicken pasta type thing, a chicken salad, or whatever my husband happens to be cooking. I guess I am a grazer, but it works for me. As long as I keep track of what I eat, I am fairly good at keeping under 1400.

rosemaryhon

Just curious to what you eat on 1200-1400 calories? not here to bag on anyone but would like to see a 1200-1400calorie diary.

Mine is open, I'm set to 1300.

cdjs77

When I first started out I was at 1200 or below most days. I have always been a grazer/snacker who didn't eat much, so making the switch to healthy foods meant I had to work my way up to eating enough calories for maintenance. A sample day:
Breakfast: Small yogurt or small banana, green tea - 100 calories
Mid-Morning Snack: Piece of fruit - 60-100 calories
Lunch: Mixed salad with 1/2 can of tuna and 2 T low-fat balsamic dressing, green tea - 160 calories
Snack: 100g of cottage cheese with either fresh fruit or 1 T of jam - 150 calories
Snack: Small plum - 30 calories
Dinner: 100g baked chicken with roasted red pepper and garlic sauce and green beans, green tea - 250 calories
Snack: 100g cottage cheese with fruit or jam - 150 calories
Snack: Piece of fruit: 60-100 calories
Total: 960 - 1040

It's pretty low in calorie, but it took me a while to get used to eating more volume as I was used to eating a lot of small, high-calorie snacks like chocolates and candies.

micheleb15

I eat 1360 on non-workout days. Yesterday my day was -

B- Coffee, half and half, sugar, 4 hard boiled eggs and a banana (approx. 220)
L- Sliced Roast Beef and Ham, cheese, tomatoes and cucumbers (approx. 330)
S- Strawberries and Chobani yogurt (approx. 200)
D- Hibachi style chicken with zucchini and onions with Japanese white sauce (approx. 450)
D - Vodka Soda (approx. 100) and watermelon (approx. 50)

JulieAnn72

Mine is open and I eat around 1200-1400 every day. At the beginning of the year when I was first starting out, I had it set at 1200. Now my goal is 1340.

AngeleiaLombardi1

Breakfast- Oatmeal - 200
Lunch- Lean cusine- 300
Snack- Activia- 100
Dinner- Fish, Rice, broccoli -500
Snack- 1/2 Avocodo- 120
Drinks- water and diet soda- 0

Pearlyladybug

Breakfast
Raw - Whole Egg, 2 medium 156
Single White - Egg, 2 Egg 30


Lunch
Uncle Ben's - Express Brown Rice (Made With Whole Grain Rice) 90 Sec, 62.5 g 96
taco mince, 1 serving 227
Coles - Light Tasty Shredded Cheese, 12.5 g 43

Dinner
Broccoli Steamed - Broccoli Steamed (Plain), 1 Cup 54
Pumpkin - Cooked, boiled, drained, without salt, 1 cup, mashed 49
Aldi - Ashfield Farm Pork Loin Steaks, 100 g 127
Coles - Light Tasty Shredded Cheese, 12.5 g 43

Snacks
cheese ham muffin, 1 serving(s) 121
Kellogg's - Sponge Bob Gummys, 1 pouch 80
Generic - Banana Small , 81 g 72
Reece's - Peanut Butter Cups, 2 Peanut Butter Cups 210
gluten banana cake, 1 serving 85

1393 cal

This is a non workout day

ghayes1954

Today I didn't eat lunch because I woke up late, but I eat around that and I eat quite healthy. Check out my diary. You have to ask to friend me.

BajaDreamin333

I hit 1,260 almost every day, but I also burn at least 500. Grossing 1,760 I eat very well. The key is lots of veggies and fruit. I'm rarely hungry, unless I'm over stressed, and I could eat my way out of a Costco size bag of caramel corn.

Low fat, less than 100 cal snacks, lots of salad and fish and a protein smoothie after my workout. I've lost more weight doing it this way than ever before, and I repeat, I'm rarely hungry unless its time to eat anyway

Irene514

My diary is open. I rarely go over 1200 calories, with the exception of about two "off" days a week (which themselves never exceed 1500 cals)

OCTOBERLISA

No breakfast, spinach salad and cottage cheese for lunch (300-400 cal), the rest goes to dinner. A 900 calorie dinner is filling until the next afternoon.

arikag

1430 calorie typical day:

Breakfast (7:30-11am)-

Oatmeal + fruit
OR
No-fat plain greek yogurt with granola 1/8-1/4 cup granola
OR
Egg white omelette + spinach + peppers + 2 slices bacon + a piece of fruit

Early Lunch (11am-2pm)-

Spinach salad topped with a protein and veggies + some veggies and hardboiled eggs
OR
a cup of Soup + cottage cheese + a small salad
OR
Hummus and veggies + a sweet potato + a 3-4 oz protein
OR
Cottage cheese + a sweet potato + a piece of fruit

Late Lunch (2pm-5pm)-
Same types of choices as early lunch

Dinner (5pm-9pm)-
3-4 oz protein + spinach salad with veggies
OR
Stir-fried veggies & protein
OR
Beans + meat + veggies + a side salad

Snacks (throughout day or later in the evening-
Green Tea
Air-popped popcorn, plain
Cottage cheese
a Picky Bar
piece of fruit
trail mix
some kind of "healthy" cracker or pretzel snack occasionally

purple4sure05

I'm eating 1200 + exercise calories right now, may up it to 1500 next week depending on how I weigh in. My diary is open if you're interested!

I usually eat Honey Nut O's cereal with greek yogurt for breakfast then snack through the day on strawberries, carrots, cucumbers, corn, animal crackers, a luna bar, a peanut butter and jelly, etc until dinner, which is usually a lean cuisine, chicken and rice, lean pork, and so on. Occasionally I save up calories for a dessert on the days that I exercise

LuHox

Mine isn't open, but let's just put this out there...

LOTS OF VEGGIES, especially green ones.

That's the only way I can do it. I have to fill my stomach, but it doesn't have to be calorie dense.

I'm still figuring it out, though...

Nicoleace22

My diary is open and I like ALL FOOD. Take a peek.

miriams76

I just changed my diary to public. You can take a look... Most days I am between 1250 and 1400.

onyxgirl17

I eat 1360 on non-workout days. Yesterday my day was -

B- Coffee, half and half, sugar, 4 hard boiled eggs and a banana (approx. 220)
L- Sliced Roast Beef and Ham, cheese, tomatoes and cucumbers (approx. 330)
S- Strawberries and Chobani yogurt (approx. 200)
D- Hibachi style chicken with zucchini and onions with Japanese white sauce (approx. 450)
D - Vodka Soda (approx. 100) and watermelon (approx. 50)

Hard boiled eggs are at the least...60 calories each. Your breakfast was at least 350 calories.....

Hrl1993

I aim for 1200. Today I had:

Breakfast - 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt 0%, 60g Strawberries (~2), 30g Blackberries, .5 oz Nut Mix

Lunch - Guacamole Deviled Eggs (Made w/ 6 whites. Filling: 1.5 yolks, 4 tbsp guac, 1 tbsp low fat mayo)

Snack - A few slices of full fat cheese. 1/2 a bell pepper and a Laughing Cow wedge. 1 String cheese. I guess I had a lot of cheese today haha.

Dinner - 2-4 oz turkey burger patties w/ tomato, fat free cheese, mustard and reduced sugar ketchup. Grilled romaine salad w/ yogurt caesar dressing and parmesan.

Dessert - Homemade ice cream w/ almond milk.


This was actually all around 1250 calories but you get the gist.

alissadough84

my diary is open. I eat pretty clean about 1200 calories