how did you guy stick with it

glockman17

i had a hard time with it in the past its so hard to stick to 1200 cal,s

luckydays27

dont stick to 1200 cals.

Go slower. you have enough weight to lose according to your ticker. Go for a 1 lb a week weight loss. THis is for the long haul and slower has been proven a more successful weight loss plan that fast.

Also, you need to exercise. The more you burn, the more you get to eat!!!

jmcowan42

No man should eat below 1500 cals a day. I started out at 2000 a day when I first started losing weight. Now I follow whatever MFP tells me, which is now at 1750. Google a TDEE or BMR calculator and figure out how many calories you burn and go from there. MFP usually sets up a good calorie limit for you.

Find an exercise you enjoy and do it as much as possible.

BlakeHorton

I don't know your current weight or BMR but based on the amount you're looking to lose, 1200 cals has to be too low. If you're constantly at too much of a deficit, you risk losing lean body mass (muscle/bone/etc) Your body can only use so many calories from fat storage for energy and then it will default to using LBM. A constant huge caloric deficit also risks slowing down your metabolism. Try googling things like safe caloric deficit.