Looking for advice on 1200 cal diet

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  • emmam1212
    emmam1212 Posts: 67 Member
    I felt like that too and found 1,200 to be too low. I raised my calorie intake to 1,300 and the extra 100 cals made a huge difference. I don't feel hungry as much and I've still been losing weight. To feel more full though try to eat more protein. I like to snack on Greek yogurt to keep me feeling full. Goodluck!
  • angeljo2015
    angeljo2015 Posts: 121 Member
    emmyschneid wrote: »
    I felt like that too and found 1,200 to be too low. I raised my calorie intake to 1,300 and the extra 100 cals made a huge difference. I don't feel hungry as much and I've still been losing weight. To feel more full though try to eat more protein. I like to snack on Greek yogurt to keep me feeling full. Goodluck!

    I thought about raising it to about that
  • angeljo2015
    angeljo2015 Posts: 121 Member
    MudstainSally wrote: »
    You should open up your diary so we can see what you're currently eating and provide some stats on your height, age, current weight. I'm on about 1280 right now. I try and eat a lot of lean protein and fiber. My diary is open and you can see what I eat. Some days I eat a little more because of workouts, but I don't aim to eat back all my workout calories.

    Disclaimer, I'm only two weeks into this, and I'm in a mindset I've never been in before. I will not fail myself this time.

    When I get hungry, I drink water or tea and I get up and do something. Most of the time when I'm 'hungry' it's because I'm sitting on my recliner where I used to binge eat snacks. If I'm still hungry an hour later, I eat something.

    Some days I skip my snacks so I can eat a bigger dinner or go out. I'm not starving and most days I feel fed all day, eating a little bit of something every couple hours.

    I don't have a diary yet on here, how do I access your diary?
  • MudstainSally
    MudstainSally Posts: 571 Member
    angeljo2015 wrote: »

    I don't have a diary yet on here, how do I access your diary?

    Click on my name in this thread, a window will pop up, then click on my name again and it will load my profile with the option to 'View Diary'


  • angeljo2015
    angeljo2015 Posts: 121 Member
    Thanks hun
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    here is my 1400 cal go-to menu its a couple hundred calories over your 1200 request, but it includes 150 calories of vegetables which generally people don't count in their 1200 cal menu

    breakfast calories
    1.5 cups cheerios 150
    8 oz non fat milk 90
    banana or other fruit 100
    coffee
    fake sugar

    10am snack
    8 oz non fat milk or
    piece low fat cheese 90
    multi vitamin

    Lunch 1/2 sandwich
    1 slice wheat bread 110
    2-3 oz sliced turkey 60
    mustard
    lettuce
    tomato
    pickle
    onion
    sprouts

    afternoon snack
    piece of fruit 100
    150 cal treat of anything 150

    dinner
    3-4 oz lean meat (turkey
    chicken, fish?) 150
    1/2 cup starch (rice,
    potatoe, tortilla ?) 150
    unlimited non starch veggies 150
    1 tbsp olive oil 100

    total estimated calories 1400
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    303lissy wrote: »
    Hey there. If your body is used to getting a lot more than 1200 calories, it's gonna be a difficult drop. Also, if your stomach is used to getting a certain volume of food (i.e., you always eat until you're stuffed), you're going to feel hungry until it starts shrinking on it's own. Here's a few bits of advice:
    - Start out a little higher. You could track a regular day and see where you land and make adjustments from there. Maybe start out at 1500 this week, drop it to 1400 next, and so on.
    - Try eating smaller meals more frequently. Maybe eating six times a day might work out better for you.
    - Watch your nutrition. We've been told fat=evil, and that's not true. Make sure you're eating a balanced diet and you're not trying to cut out fat completely. Fat keeps you full! If you're feeling hungry, trying eating a few (4-6) almonds or other nuts. After 20 minutes, reevaluate.
    - Are you thirsty? We have a tendency to confuse hunger and thirst. Grab 8oz of water, drink it, and reevaluate.
    - Remind yourself it's okay to be hungry. It's human instinct to seek out food from our hunter/gatherer days when food may have been scarce. You shouldn't be hungry an hour after you eat, but if you know dinner is at 6 and you're hungry at 5, that's okay!

    an adult stomach does not shrink,unless you get surgery

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