1200 calorie recommendation

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  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    OP - It's not fast food, but Lean Cuisines (and other brands) are fast and they are food. Plenty of variety there too and decent protein in many. Tonight I had spaghetti and meat sauce served over 200g of zoodles and a good sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Filling and delicious. Pair that with an Apple and cottage cheese, tangerines or a Yasso bar for dessert for a 450-500 calorie meal. Sprimp alfredo over broccoli, butter squash ravioli over roast butternut squash and snap peas. Lots of great combos with little effort. Not a drive-thru, but the next best thing. You can get pretty creative with 1200 calories, but no need to be perfect. Everyone slips up st some point.
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    I'm on 1200 but following closer to my fitbit recommendation of less. I average 1100 a day. I have been getting more calories on significantly more active days, but I'm not working on fitness now, just 100% focusing on cico.

    How do I do it and not slip? I'm tired of being fat. Period. I'm done. I'm in a position right now where I have the time and money to focus on nutrition in my calories, and I'm no longer bound by some employer telling me when I can eat.

    I also have a vacation in march. I won't make my goal of 135 but I might make 145. That will reopen a whole section of my closet.

    I'm not allowing a "slip" until Christmas, and even then I'll be watching it. Thanksgiving took too long to get over.

    Anyway. I've been a yoyo all my life, but 188 is the fattest I've ever been, thanks to that last stressful job (added 30 lbs in 2 years). It gave me the money to make the break, but at the expense of my health. Not. Going. Back.

  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
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    Is anyone actually able to do this? If so what are you eating and how do you manage to never slip up?!

    I used to. Snacked throughout the day, no alcohol, lots of protein and coffee. I was hungry all the time and too skinny.

    What's your calorie limit now? Are you working on weight loss, gain, or maintenance? I can't even imagine the calories if I drank :smiley: !! That would be impossible to reach this goal!

    Now it's 1,400 but I usually eat around 1,600 because I allow myself exercise calories (and then some) since I am in a bulk. All of it is being put towards gains - close to a 250 cal surplus (when I don't wimp out and eat at maintenance... bulking is hard!)

    I am assuming you are lifting weights, not just doing body weight workouts?

    Yup! 60-90 minutes of weight lifting per day! For upper body I usually use 15-20 lb. dumbbells, moderate weight (55-85 lbs.) for back work outs and trying to increase my shoulder strength (10-45 lbs.) For legs I usually use anywhere from 180-405 lbs. on the squat rack and press along with lower weight accessory work.
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