Alright people who supposedly get full on 1200, how do you do it?

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  • kmajor2015
    kmajor2015 Posts: 23 Member
    I only eat in the evenings, and it's usually high protein
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Helewisa wrote: »
    Hmmm, is this a keto group? I'm not being sarcastic, I really thought this was a group dedicated to a ketogenic WOE, but I can see from so many responses that many here are not following that path at all. It's no problem for me, I was just hoping there may be some more truly keto eaters with helpful advice and encouragement? Anyone? I can answer some questions, but have only started keto on July 11 of 2015, so....

    As for the 1200, it is a bit too low for me, but I am doing fine feeling satiated on 1350 calories/day. Eating LCHF, which also means moderate protein, is a great way to keep from having crazy hunger cravings. I still think of food, because, well...I love it. But, with keto I can eat amazing food, healthy food and feel satisfied. Part of my journey is knowing when to put down the fork/spoon and say "I've had enough". The evil twin inside wants to say "More, more, give me seconds on that!" ;-P

    No? It's general diet and exercise...
  • purplishblue
    purplishblue Posts: 135 Member
    Thanks so much everyone for your answers!! I really appreciate it. I'm definitely going to be including more veggies in my diet.
  • charityheckler
    charityheckler Posts: 25 Member
    This isn't a thread bashing you, it's me asking how do you manage it?? I get super hungry on that little a day, however I'm wanting to try it again. What are your typical meals? Do you ever feel famished?

    While I do suffer from some of these issues as well, I have been searching out new foods to try that are lower in calories...

    If you can handle salad with little to no dressing at all, you eat butt load of greens and they won't really up your calories that much... Squash has been one of my big fillers I use as well... One cup of spaghetti squash is around 40 calories... so when I make my plates at home I will reduce high calorie items on my plate and simply add more squash.... or green beans.... Typically, I will take the low calorie vegetable and cover half or more of my plate with it...

    For snacks I will do like a cup of sliced jicama (approximately 45 calories) (kinda like eating raw potatoe, crunchy, and pretty tasteless)... and add in a small hand full of frozen blueberries and/or two or three slices of pickled beets... something with strong flavor that will add their flavor to the jicama... Jicama is low calorie and really feeling... (I can eat half a pizza or more by myself (if I were to let myself do it, but normal glass bowl of this will fill me up quick).

    Just how I fight through the low calories...
  • Justthisgirl1994
    Justthisgirl1994 Posts: 226 Member
    I don't eat 1200 anymore, but when I did I felt pretty content with that many calories. I had a lot of protein (110g ish) from chicken eggs whey. And my sides were usually fresh veggies eg cucumber bell pepper lettuce kale celery etc. With lemon juice drizzled on top. The sides filled me up really well for usually under 50 cals. I also drink a lot of tea and water
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    For me, some days just fall there, but they tend to be just a few days and are often proceeded by higher carb days.
  • avilancaster871
    avilancaster871 Posts: 147 Member
    This isn't a thread bashing you, it's me asking how do you manage it?? I get super hungry on that little a day, however I'm wanting to try it again. What are your typical meals? Do you ever feel famished?

    I have a 1200 a day limit on this app and finding it easy but I also eat my calories burnt.. Well try to although havnt today lol I think it's because before starting this I only ate 1 meal a day and drank fizzy all day and that seemed to keep me full? So even tho I'm only having 1200 because it's actual food and not fizzy its filling me up? Yesterday I went over by 200 calories but didn't exersize.. Today I still have 700 left at the end of the day but earnt 600 back from working out :) I have been told though I shouldn't be eating as little as 1200 and should change it to 1500 but I'm assuming I wouldn't loose doing that? I don't no im new to this as of 3 days so lol