Never thought I'd say that 1200 Calories seems like a lot

oh22223

higgins8283801 wrote: »

I am curious how so many of you can feel full eating only 900 calories?

No way would that work for me.

you get used to it. i eat less than that and im rarely hungry

Dancetherapist

One day I ate an egg on a piece of whole wheat toast with apple slices and two pieces of bacon and was literally super full for 6 hours. It was so weird. And delicious.

cwolfman13

higgins8283801 wrote: »

I am curious how so many of you can feel full eating only 900 calories?

No way would that work for me.

In many cases, people are actually eating more than they think they are and are just really inaccurate in their logging.

In other cases, they're actually crashing their diets and *kitten* their hormones up...these hormones control any number of bodily functions including metabolism and hunger cues. This is why anorexics can eat pretty much nothing and rarely complain of being hungry...they're *kitten* their hormones up.

PeachyCarol

amyrebeccah wrote: »

dunnodunno wrote: »

higgins8283801 wrote: »

I am curious how so many of you can feel full eating only 900 calories?

No way would that work for me.

Some people who claim to eat that few calories (barring people dealing with eating disorders) usually are eating more than they think if they aren't measuring their food on a digital food scale.

Quite frequently people make this claim and then when their diaries are opened, it turns out that they have serious accuracy issues. On the other hand, people who are a little older (50's and up) tend to have slower metabolisms and be less hungry.

So very true. My appetite took a nosedive when I stopped having monthly shenanigans to deal with.

BWBTrish

well i know for sure i dont eat more than i think, i weigh every solid food and measure every liquid. Of course the calories are always an estimate but i cut it pretty close with my weighing. Also my weight loss rate of 62 pounds under 4 months is prove i dont eat more than i think.

And no i dont have that i am super full for 6 hours. I eat 3 main meals and 2 to 3 snacks.
Its just that in my pre-planning sometimes i have too much salads.
That's my downfall. They are too big and with dinner i eat meat, potato and veggies + salad.
With lunch i have my soup and bread + salad
So yes sometimes i feel full But still i eat in my evening snacking my "left" over calories.
When you are on a low calorie diet ( 1200) i think you have to keep thinking and use your brains. When you eat a lot more calories it isn't needed is my opinion. But when you choose to eat low calorie on a daily base you have to eat as close as you can to those needed calories and more important even the nutrition's that your body need.

You can't drain your body from its needed energy and nutrition.
And like i said i didn't became overweight by eating 900 / 1000 calories before, so now i can eat 1200+1/4 of my training calories also.

It is silly ( and in my mind even childish) to say i am stuffed i cant eat anymore. Some almonds or just by using olive oil instead of skinny butter ups the calories in no time.

I am also guilty of wrong planning and come out wrong with my calories....you learn all the way.
But i am not blind or shut my eyes for what are good/healthy habits to learn. So when i did it wrong one day it wont happen the next.

Maybe this is to harsh for some people, but i told myself to grow up and do what is needed to become first of all
1. fit again ( after a injury)
2. as healthy as possible and
3. lose weight.
And moaning about " i am hungry, i am not hungry" or i cant train, or i have no time are childish excuses to not succeed. I am not that kind of person. I changed my life style ( i dont call this a diet because it is a life commitment) because i have priorities in life. To accomplish it i need to do what is needed. So whining is not included in this journey.

obscuremusicreference

higgins8283801 wrote: »

I am curious how so many of you can feel full eating only 900 calories?

No way would that work for me.

I did for the first few months of weight loss-I would eat 800-1200. But I'm 5'6", work out, and was exhausted and irritable all the time. But really not that hungry.

I'm now trying for 1200 + half of exercise calories and I lost 7 pounds last month so I guess it's working.

astrose00

I eat 1200 calories, use them wisely and am rarely hungry. If anything i'm aware of times I might be susceptible to bored eating in the past. You can eat a load of egg whites, oats, shrimp and veggies with 1200 calories. On weekends I like to sleep in (I work out during the week) so b it's hard to eat 1200 calories. I am not losing hair, feeling weak, etc. Have lost about 52lbs in a little over 4 months.

I do try to reach 1200 everyday, though. I aim for protein and fat goals and carbs are whatever they are. So if I'm behind on my eating I will have some nuts or string cheese and that gets me to where I need to be. I pan fry my meats to also g wet the fats in. And I measure and log everything except spices.

jvt63

I use the USDA nutrient database and convert the standard 100 grams to ounces (not talking liquids but solid food). For example, 100 grams of raw strawberries turned out to be three large and one small-ish. I even weigh my nuts.

To get to 1200 calories, I eat fats at every meal--2-3 ounces of avocado a day, along with oil and butter, measured in teaspoons. For carbs, veggies and/or 100 grams of sweet potato for lunch and dinner. I too lost 7 pounds in a month, so I feel like my logging is accurate.

I have no way of knowing if this is true, but I do feel like the more nutrient-dense foods I eat, the more satisfied I feel. The exception: I must have 75-80 carbs a day to avoid feeling hungry.