Food Diary

Mandi98U

I'm looking for some people to add me that try to eat 1200 calories a day that have an open diary. I love getting ideas that people enjoy to eat with such a calorie restriction. I'm also wondering what you guys eat on game days for that little extra boost, I'm a fastpitch softball pitcher and need all the energy I can get without going over 1200 calories if it helps I'm 5'8 weigh 150 pounds and I'm 18. Thanks in advance

carajoos

I'm game to sharing!

ForeverSunshine09

Um I assuming for the amount you want to lose to stay healthy you may have too aggressive of a goal set for your activity level.

kshama2001

Mandi98U wrote: »

I'm looking for some people to add me that try to eat 1200 calories a day that have an open diary. I love getting ideas that people enjoy to eat with such a calorie restriction. I'm also wondering what you guys eat on game days for that little extra boost, I'm a fastpitch softball pitcher and need all the energy I can get without going over 1200 calories if it helps I'm 5'8 weigh 150 pounds and I'm 18. Thanks in advance

At your height, weight, and activity level, you need more than 1200 calories - that's for very short or older women.

What's your goal weight? When you put your stats in MFP and tell it you want to lose 0.5 pound per week, how many calories does it give you?

rowlantc

I eat 1300 calories a day and go to sleep full. Feel free to add me.

sijomial

Please reconsider.

"5'8 weigh 150 pounds and I'm 18"
That doesn't go very well with just a 1200 cal a day goal.

"I'm also wondering what you guys eat on game days for that little extra boost, I'm a fastpitch softball pitcher and need all the energy I can get "
People eat food to fuel their exercise.

You have set a very aggressive goal and are not using the tool as intended, you are supposed to eat back exercise calories.
If you prefer to eat the same daily then set your calorie goal with a TDEE calculator, not the MFP goal.

itsbasschick

i used to do 1200 calories per day, but i doubt what i ate would help as i tend to eat 6 200-calorie "meals" each day. my little meals were things like 15 grams of oats in 2 oz of non-fat milk with stevia with a half a scoop of protein powder, 2 egg whites with cheese and avocado as a no-carb meal, a quest bar (yum!), 2 hard boiled egg whites with 1/2 yolk, 1 Tb of trader joe's light mayo on 1 slice of bread (my bread slices are small and 70 calories per). or a measured serving of potato, mashed with 1 Tb light sour cream and 1 Tb light butter. 1/3 of a personal sized pizza (blaze or udi's, as i'm allergic to wheat).

you're burning extra calories if you do a lot of running or pitching a lot at a game, and might consider adjusting your eating time so you can have some oats or pasta before the game for a little extra energy.

malibu927

sijomial wrote: »

Please reconsider.

"5'8 weigh 150 pounds and I'm 18"
That doesn't go very well with just a 1200 cal a day goal.

"I'm also wondering what you guys eat on game days for that little extra boost, I'm a fastpitch softball pitcher and need all the energy I can get "
People eat food to fuel their exercise.

You have set a very aggressive goal and are not using the tool as intended, you are supposed to eat back exercise calories.
If you prefer to eat the same daily then set your calorie goal with a TDEE calculator, not the MFP goal.

This. You're already within the healthy BMI range, so you likely should be aiming for half a pound a week to preserve muscle.