Anyone eating less thn 1200 cal a day?

tahiryvargas

????

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

It's not healthy to.

VintageFeline

No. And it's against MFP terms of service to advocate it.

Afura

As @VintageFeline said, it's against the terms and also the Community Guidelines.

1200 at least ensures that you are getting enough nutrition/calories for your body.

PrincessMel72

I can't imagine eating less than 1200 really. It's hard enough not to go OVER 1200!

2011rocket3touring

Please don't.

sardelsa

Please fuel yourself and go about this the smart way. Your body will thank you.

Rebecca0224

I don't believe any adult who is not in a coma should eat below 1200 calories a day.

tahiryvargas

Theres days i dont get hungry at all and i end up eating less so thats why im asking. Its not that i dont eat enough. Was just wondering if it happens to anyone else.

TheJourneyToFabulous

Not a good idea, if you need to be low try 1200

Afura

Every once in awhile is not so bad, but fairly often/frequently/daily is not so great. I have myself eaten under 1200 when I've been stressed/overly worried, but I usually end up making up for it at some point during the week because I'm hungry.
To try and hit 1200 consistently, add in some of the foods in the list of calorie dense foods.

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tahiryvargas

Afura wrote: »

Every once in awhile is not so bad, but fairly often/frequently/daily is not so great. I have myself eaten under 1200 when I've been stressed/overly worried, but I usually end up making up for it at some point during the week because I'm hungry.
To try and hit 1200 consistently, add in some of the foods in the list of calorie dense foods.

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Thanx

YvetteK2015

I have been eating less than 1200....and I'm so disappointed. I'm always going in my fridge asking myself "what can I eat?" Most of the time I'm eating fruit, and veg. A lot of it, but it's still not a lot of calories. I need to go to the store and buy some calorie dense food so I'm not scrambling at the end of the night.
I'm not advocating eating under it. I'm mad at myself for not reaching it lately. I promised myself this will change by this next week.

kshama2001

Many of us, including myself, lose weight while grossing over 1800 calories. Perhaps someone will come along and post a link to that thread.

Strudders67

I have days where I eat less than 1200. Not lots less, but less, especially if I had a big salad for lunch and loads of veg for dinner with no potato, pasta or rice. However, I also have days where I eat quite a bit more as I eat out regularly. Every few days, I check my weekly average and aim for that to be at my target.

Ocean_Breezy

I try to stay between 1000 - 1200. It's been hard not eating and I'm craving sausage patties and eggs in the morning. But, the good ole packet of oatmeal and cinnamon to flavor curbs my appetite.

pdxwine

I only went under 1200 for two days...when I had food poisoning and couldn't keep food down.

Do not go under 1200...as others have said, it is not healthy.

CynthiasChoice

tahiryvargas wrote: »

Theres days i dont get hungry at all and i end up eating less so thats why im asking. Its not that i dont eat enough. Was just wondering if it happens to anyone else.

I wouldn't worry about a low calorie day once in a while, if you are eating healthy proteins, veggies, fruits. It happens to me too. The day before or the day after is usually more calories and it balances out.

Windrunner666

What everyone has said already. It's nit sustaibable and it's a fad. It doesn't teach you to live, just gets you starving.

CynthiasChoice

Minnie724 wrote: »

I try to stay between 1000 - 1200. It's been hard not eating and I'm craving sausage patties and eggs in the morning. But, the good ole packet of oatmeal and cinnamon to flavor curbs my appetite.

Maybe you need more protein? Be good to yourself

CynthiasChoice

YvetteK2015 wrote: »

I have been eating less than 1200....and I'm so disappointed. I'm always going in my fridge asking myself "what can I eat?" Most of the time I'm eating fruit, and veg. A lot of it, but it's still not a lot of calories. I need to go to the store and buy some calorie dense food so I'm not scrambling at the end of the night.
I'm not advocating eating under it. I'm mad at myself for not reaching it lately. I promised myself this will change by this next week.

Nuts or nut butter might work for you. Or meat, eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt

Windrunner666

Eggs, meat, fish, rice you can combine them with lots of green veggies and some freshly squeezed fruit. Eat what makes you feel good not what you deem 'healthy' that feels like chewing a cardboard.

MaddMaestro

You can, but it is not recommended.

Lillymoo01

If I didn't do any exercise and wanted to lose weight faster than a pound every couple of months I'd have to eat less than 1200.

HOWEVER

if you are not under 5 foot and not close to your goal weight it is really unhealthy to eat this little. It is also a challenge to meet all of your nutritional needs. You really can't afford any treats and meet all of your nutritional requirements. This is why I exercise.

ceiswyn

I ate under 1200 kcal for six months and it seemed to be OK for me; but I had to be VERY careful about making sure my diet was balanced, and there was as others have said no wiggle-room for treats.

I was also very sedentary for injury reasons.

However, my body is now giving me very clear signals that I can't do that anymore (fatigue and more fatigue!) so I'm listening and eating more. 1200 kcal is definitely not a long-term approach, and for most it won't even work short term.

YvetteK2015

CynthiasChoice wrote: »

YvetteK2015 wrote: »

I have been eating less than 1200....and I'm so disappointed. I'm always going in my fridge asking myself "what can I eat?" Most of the time I'm eating fruit, and veg. A lot of it, but it's still not a lot of calories. I need to go to the store and buy some calorie dense food so I'm not scrambling at the end of the night.
I'm not advocating eating under it. I'm mad at myself for not reaching it lately. I promised myself this will change by this next week.

Nuts or nut butter might work for you. Or meat, eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt

I am going to get some nut butters for sure. I LOVE nut butters. Funny thing about cheese (I have plenty of it in my house) when I eat it to get those extra calories, even if I'm not really hungry...it makes me ravenous.

I'll probably hit 2000 calories today because, it's my nephew's birthday.....and I'm having pizza and cake. Since my days have been under 1200 lately, I don't even care. I'm eating those calories back lol.

kq1981

No. Just no.

briohne128

I aim for 1,250 calories a day but I am sometimes a little bit under or over!

paperpudding

Rebecca0224 wrote: »

I don't believe any adult who is not in a coma should eat below 1200 calories a day.

Well,that's not quite correct - under 1200 could be suitable for very short women, those with dwarfism or double amputees or petite women in nursing homes who are extremely sedentary.
Or obese people on medically supervised VLCD's

However, presuming OP does not fit into any such category, then,No, don't do it OP

Put your stats in to MFP and accurately eat how many calories it tells you to.

paperpudding

briohne128 wrote: »

I aim for 1,250 calories a day but I am sometimes a little bit under or over!

Being under sometimes is fine. Some people do this in a planned way with intermittent fasting.

The thing is to have your average intake at about the right level - not neccesarily every individual day

lucypstacy

I try to eat between 1200-1300 every day. Seems to work for me. I wouldn't want to go under. I've been down that path before with disastrous results.