1200 cals a Day Problem

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  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    Have you considered eating at maintenance and just not eating back exercise calories, hence creating a small deficit?

    Broccoli and carrots are other veggies you can easily eat raw, if you're looking to increase your veggie intake. Personally, I found foods higher in fat like cheese and nuts kept me fuller longer.
  • JillianRumrill
    JillianRumrill Posts: 335 Member
    It's going to take a while to adjust. I'm on 1200 as well. Often I would exercise so I could go over. Lately though I've been under. I think I'm getting the hang of it. Don't get discouraged. Take your time and adjust as necessary. Also, fruits & veggies. They will fill you up and are low cal.
  • DebLaBounty
    DebLaBounty Posts: 1,169 Member
    Pick the kind of exercise you enjoy and just stick with it.
  • nursenora7
    nursenora7 Posts: 1 Member
    I need some advise just starting out and need to loose 35 pounds and really discouraged.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    merveozyalin wrote: »
    Hello everyone, It's Day 3 on my journey. I'm 56.5 kg/ 124.5 lbs and 157 cm / 5'2. Any kind of calculator giving me 1200 calories a day to lose weight. First day I kinda cheated and intook 1450~ cals. Yesterday (day 2 ) I completed 1200 calories but like around 11 pm I felt like starving so I ate 150~ cals cheese only. What should I do? Is it because I had a lot carbs yesterday like banana and oatmeals? Do they make me hungry? I had meatballs and eggs too. I don't know what to do :(

    Changes take time. Chances are you are not going to make the perfect choices (FOR YOU) right away. Protein, fiber & fat are the usual suspects for satiety.....but it's not the same combination for everyone.

    High fiber carbs may be filling for you. Carbs, combined with fat may be filling for you or protein combined with fat may be filling. You just need to keep trying different things.

    Meal timing may also help.

    1200 is before exercise. If you are active, expect to eat more.

    Strength training will shape weight loss results. Inches (lost) are more important than pounds. Lifting heavy is very efficient.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    nursenora7 wrote: »
    I need some advise just starting out and need to loose 35 pounds and really discouraged.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
  • merveozyalin
    merveozyalin Posts: 46 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    Just to be clear MFP telling you "1200 calories a day" is basically MFP telling you "Error, your weight loss goal is too extreme".

    MFP refuses to go below 1200 calories no matter what. So what does that mean. If you want to lose 2 pounds a week that would be a deficit of 1000 calories every day. If your TDEE (Total daily energy expenditure) the amount of calories you burn in a day is 1700 that would mean eating 700 calories a day. MFP will never tell you to eat 700 calories a day though so it will just return the minimum which is 1200. But 1200 is a deficit of 500 calories from 1700 so you would be losing at 1 pound a week even though you told MFP 2 pounds a week.

    So if you get "1200" you are basically being too aggressive and need to dial your expectations about how much you can lose over time back a bit. You should probably be aiming for a small deficit or even maintenance and maybe do some heavy lifting if your issues with your body center around feeling "flabby" or weak.

    1200 calorie diets are pretty extreme. For whatever reason it seems like these days people interpret "extreme" to be a good thing, but its not...what you want is moderate and sustainable. I wouldn't recommend a 1200 calorie diet to anyone really and certainly not someone who feels at their issue is low muscle.

    Yea you're right.Losing 2 pounds a week would be nice since I apend a lot of time and effort counting all these calories cooking all those meals. I would like to see the result fast you know. However, I'm going to sticked to 1450 calories. I hope I see results and not doing anything wrong. I'm scared all these effort will be for nothing. :/
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,331 Member
    merveozyalin wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    merveozyalin wrote: »
    Hello everyone, It's Day 3 on my journey. I'm 56.5 kg/ 124.5 lbs and 157 cm / 5'2. Any kind of calculator giving me 1200 calories a day to lose weight. First day I kinda cheated and intook 1450~ cals. Yesterday (day 2 ) I completed 1200 calories but like around 11 pm I felt like starving so I ate 150~ cals cheese only. What should I do? Is it because I had a lot carbs yesterday like banana and oatmeals? Do they make me hungry? I had meatballs and eggs too. I don't know what to do :(

    given your stats you should only be aiming to lose 0.5lb per week. change your rate of loss so you can eat more.

    how much are you trying to lose?

    eating adequate fat and protein may help keep you full.

    What? :open_mouth: I thought if I eat 1200 cals I would lose 2lb a week. :(

    Stop trying to lose 2 pounds a week when you are in the normal weight range for you height. Try no more than a pound a week, half a pound per week would be better.
  • mysteps2beauty
    mysteps2beauty Posts: 493 Member
    Seems to me you might benefit from a personal stylist. You might be a pear shape. Pants are not always flattering so skirts and dresses might hide the things you want to reduce -- your lower body. Resistance training may add definition but try changing your wardrobe till you see the results you want.
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