1200 calories unreachable? help?

segacs

ka97 wrote: »

I assumed the OP was having trouble staying under 1200. Looks like I was incorrect. Reaching 1200 should not be a problem. Eat some peanut butter. Or guacamole. Or ice cream.

Me too.

And yes. Eat the food. Whatever you like, as long as it fits in your day's calories and macros. Even McDonald's from time to time, if that's what floats your boat.

lynnethatcher

I strive for 1200 calories and day and I usually stay close (1200 - 1500 are my range, but normally I'm closer to 1300). It's important to break it up. 3 - 300 calorie meals with 23 grams of protein each meal and 2 - 150 calorie snacks with 11 grams of protein each. Try to incorporate a whole grain, fruit and protein in breakfast, a whole grain, fruit, protein and vegetable in lunch, and a fruit, protein and vegetable in dinner (no grains at dinner). Each snack should be a protein and a vegetable. If you are still hungry eat vegetables to ease the hunger. Eat every 3-4 hours. Also, make sure that you are drinking lots of water. You should be drinking half your body weight in ounces. When I stick with this plan, I lose weight. Good luck!

segacs

lynnethatcher wrote: »

I strive for 1200 calories and day and I usually stay close (1200 - 1500 are my range, but normally I'm closer to 1300). It's important to break it up. 3 - 300 calorie meals with 23 grams of protein each meal and 2 - 150 calorie snacks with 11 grams of protein each. Try to incorporate a whole grain, fruit and protein in breakfast, a whole grain, fruit, protein and vegetable in lunch, and a fruit, protein and vegetable in dinner (no grains at dinner). Each snack should be a protein and a vegetable. If you are still hungry eat vegetables to ease the hunger. Eat every 3-4 hours. Also, make sure that you are drinking lots of water. You should be drinking half your body weight in ounces. When I stick with this plan, I lose weight. Good luck!

All those "rules" might work for you, and if they do, fine. But most of that is needlessly restrictive advice to be giving someone.

Calories don't care how you space them out during the day, or what time of day you eat them.

Calories don't care whether they come from fruits, vegetables, grains or pizza. They're just calories.

Calories don't care whether you drank one glass of water that day or seven or seventy.

Calories don't care whether you last ate three hours ago or twelve hours ago.

Different things work for different people. OP, don't stress about any of the above. Just make sure you're getting enough calories and enough nutrients to stay healthy, fuel your body and workouts. How you get them and what time of day and what you eat is entirely up to you.

clambert1273

segacs wrote: »

lynnethatcher wrote: »

I strive for 1200 calories and day and I usually stay close (1200 - 1500 are my range, but normally I'm closer to 1300). It's important to break it up. 3 - 300 calorie meals with 23 grams of protein each meal and 2 - 150 calorie snacks with 11 grams of protein each. Try to incorporate a whole grain, fruit and protein in breakfast, a whole grain, fruit, protein and vegetable in lunch, and a fruit, protein and vegetable in dinner (no grains at dinner). Each snack should be a protein and a vegetable. If you are still hungry eat vegetables to ease the hunger. Eat every 3-4 hours. Also, make sure that you are drinking lots of water. You should be drinking half your body weight in ounces. When I stick with this plan, I lose weight. Good luck!

All those "rules" might work for you, and if they do, fine. But most of that is needlessly restrictive advice to be giving someone.

Calories don't care how you space them out during the day, or what time of day you eat them.

Calories don't care whether they come from fruits, vegetables, grains or pizza. They're just calories.

Calories don't care whether you drank one glass of water that day or seven or seventy.

Calories don't care whether you last ate three hours ago or twelve hours ago.

Different things work for different people. OP, don't stress about any of the above. Just make sure you're getting enough calories and enough nutrients to stay healthy, fuel your body and workouts. How you get them and what time of day and what you eat is entirely up to you.

I messaged her some advice... she is almost the exact same stats as me

debrag12

mamapeach910 wrote: »

Plenty of protein is good.

Going over on sugar, if it's from fruit or lactose in milk or yogurt, is fine.

Sticking to around 1200 can be done if you eat plenty of vegetables and watch your portions of starchy carbs since they are calorically dense.

I eat around that amount. My diary is public if you want to look. I eat my main meal at lunch, you can see my portions for vegetables are very large.

Do you eat the same breakfast, lunch & dinner every day or near enough? and I wouldn't call that dinner either (the yoghurt &pb, I mean).

I couldn't eat just 1200 calories a day. The lowest has been 1300 I think but usually 1800+. I have no energy if I go too low

I should say I'm talking about calories in, before exercise is taken into account, and not net. I can net low

BWBTrish

I dont think its hard at all.
I do around 1200 and doing great. I eat a pretty balanced diet. Its open.
I dont eat added sugar. But yes sometimes i go over my sugar levels too. And no problem at all.
Salt is more a problem when it is too high..for me

I eat 1/4 back of my exercise calories ( when i want or need it).

And lost 60 pounds since 1st of October 2014..... So no problem here. Not hungry, not week.
Full of energy and love to get back into my old habits of training and hope teaching soon again.

TimothyFish

TimothyFish wrote: »

It looks like you did okay yesterday. I don't see the problem.

Oh, come on! I get flagged for stating the obvious? If someone says they can't do something, but they are doing it, they don't have a problem.

Lasmartchika

Out of her 10 days of logging, just yesterday she reached 1200. That's why you didn't see the problem. Which is ok, cuz you should stick to what you know anyways... nada.