1,200 Calories

Pinkvela

I'm on the 1200, and I'm still asking myself what I'm going to eat. For breakfast I find that 1 toast with cottage cheese and banana is filling, and I'll have 4 or 5 almonds after that. The bread I use is spelt, the slices are not huge, so I have leftover cottage cheese and banana. Depending on what I'm eating the rest of the day I vary the amount of cot.cheese from 1/2 to 1/4 and the banana is either 1/2 a 1/3 or a 1/4. Now I've started adding 1/2 tbsp of peanut butter on the toast. I even put a few drops of maple syrup on the cottage cheese (just to get that hit of something sweet). Lunches vary with eggs, chicken other meat. I'm not a fish lover but I find Pangasius very good, always make the same way, loosely wrapped in tin foil (poke holes in it) with a tsp of butter and garlic powder (or fresh) and lemon juice on top salt and pepper, bake up to 20 minutes depending on size of fillet. I'm having that 2morrow with 1 shrimp and fiddle-heads as my vegetable. I have some sort of melon for desert, but have to watch the sugar in that, especially if you have banana in the morning. And weigh everything in grams.

capaul42

I ate 1200 my first month. Usually had scrambled egg wrap for breakfast (which I still do as its quick and easy), 20g raisins or 10g squares of dark chocolate for snacks, lunch would be usually a tuna salad or egg salad wrap. Right now I'm doing shredded chicken thighs (which I make in the slow cooker on the weekend to last the week). Dinner is/was usually pork chops or chicken breast with some steamed veggies and rice or potatoes (have to keep those portions small but the veggies make up for it).

We have to keep our diet fairly simple since my SO has crohn's. But I'm a simple person anyway. I love pork and chicken so it doesn't bother me eating it all the time. And I cook most everything myself so I know the calories are correct. 1200 was hard, especially when I ate back 50-75% of my exercise calories, but I had to up it to 1300 for a few months as I was losing faster than I wanted. Currently just upped to 1470 as I'm within 17lbs of my goal.

KetoneKaren

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs w/extra egg whites, asparagus, and cheese.
Lunch: Seafood salad and avocado slices
Snack: Protein shake
Dinner: Turkey burger with lettuce bun and veggies
Calories: 1197

ObsidianMist

I sometimes only eat about 1000 calories on sedentary days. for breakfast it's 1 piece of toast with some salsa or honey mustard sauce, like 6 slices of cucumber, and a fried egg. for lunch it varies, but I can usually keep it around 300 calories. then dinner is usually rice or quinoa with whatever veggies we have, maybe some chicken, often peanut sauce, or some other sort of sauce. I find it entirely manageable. and on days I'm more active I log half of my exercise minutes and eat those calories.

RoseTheWarrior

My diary is open and I'm on 1220 per day. I usually have no issues hitting that, though will go a little over on workout days. FYI, last week was a holiday week with lots of special occasions to boot, so just disregard that week!

I eat a lot of nutrient dense foods, don't omit any food groups or macronutrients (I try to eat carbs, fat and protein with every meal/snack), and generally don't feel hungry. I will say, however, that I've never been an evening snacker, so I have no issues eating dinner at 5 and not eating again until 6:30 the next morning. I eat 5 times throughout the day, as you can see by my diary. This works for me.

BiggDaddy58

I am a 57 year old man..started out at 308# Feb 29th. I put myself on 1200 calories a day (I have now adjusted it to 1200-1400) This is too low for me to sustain long term..but it has worked so far. I eat bananas, apples, oranges, fresh strawberries and red raspberries for fruit, hard boiled eggs, yogurt, tuna fish (solid white albacore) baked potatoes, frozen chicken breasts, frozen fish filets, fresh tomatoes, a variety of frozen veggies, Black coffee in the morning, Mineral water thru the day. Cottage cheese, some Special K snack crackers (120 calories for 25 chips) some Special K Cranberry/Almond cereal for snacking (no milk) (190 calories per cup) Just keep the portions where they need to be and you can mix things up..I've dropped 39 pounds so far..and I'm going to up my calories to 1500-1800 pretty soon. That should be better heading into the summer grilling season..where I already here burgers, brats and steaks with cold beer calling my name!

rosecropper

Days loaded with low starch veg, whole grains, legumes, protein shakes, & fat free dairy- I'm full by 800 cal for the day. Then I do some snacking until reach 1000-1200cal, if I can.
Days loaded with pizza, ice cream, candy & cookies I could easily top 3000 cal and still be hungry.

CupcakesMom2

I'm at 1200 and I agree its difficult. But the rewards are worth it.

kayceekay01

My doctor recently put me on a 1,200 calorie diet as my weight has hit a snag since getting an IUD removed back in October. I gained 15lb while that thing was in and I cannot lose it for anything I'm currently at my heaviest at 237 and 5"5. I'm also on antidepressants so double whammy. Feel free to check out my diary and add me as a friend! I love having other people who understand the struggle.