Need some 1200 cal friends with open diaries

auntleenie14

Hi- I would love to be friends with mfpers who are eating 1200 calories, I am looking for ideas based on other's diaries of how to spice up bland foods and dry chicken!

Please don't respond that 1200 is starvation mode-it is how I lost 30 pounds and the only reason I gained most of it back was due to my atrocious portion sizes and eating habits. Plain and simple.

Thanks! Waiting to hear from others who want to share diaries and ideas

zeal26

Added you I eat at 1200 though I do eat my exercise calories back.

AusAshMommy

Sending friend request I've lost 42lbs eating 1200 cals/day found that when I am not paying close close attention to what I eat I tend to eat in the neighborhood of 1400 - but now I rarely eat back any of the ones I gain from exercise...not hungry enough

ucalegon

I have a diary listed at 1000 cals per day, with a low-carb diet, if that would help.

[Edit]: P.S. Starvation mode is a myth for people with normal ranges of body fat.

_celesse

I'm not perfect as far as my good days and bad days~ I aim for 1400cals eaten so that when I workout I still meet the 1200cal goal. I'll send a fr

sunflwrgrl412

Add me if you want! I try to stay under 1300. I would love someone else to bounce recipes and ideas off of.

gloriaeffe

I am set at 1170 calories/day and I eat back exercise calories (I am quite petite at 5'1'' and 110lbs)
I am trying to put on some muscles at the moment so i often go a little over the goal, but not by much.
My diary is public, but feel free to add me as a friend too if you like.

DodgeRider509

I try and keep right under 1300 calories.... I often go over my sodium, Protein

I'm boring

3 servings of cereal
.5 sometimes 3/4 cup of 1% milk

Lunch
Roast beef sandwich 1 slice of bread

Dinner
Chicken Sandwich 1 slice of bread

That's just a quick summary feel free to look at my Diary

I'm a 5'9 male started at 286.... a year later 182

Cheers

kerndog87

I am doing 1200 calories a day and would love to see other peoples diary's as well. Please add me!

FenThinks

My diary is set to 1200 cals, but I am considering upping it to 1300, I still make some good dinners though if you want to add me.

sarahd108

Would also like to share diaries/food ideas for the 1200 cal/day. Salad is getting old. lol

hadley_8

I just started a week ago and have kept it under 1200. I'm 40 and tired of fat rolls - and like to eat simple, which means I hate cooking and want to prepare something fast and get it over with lol

I started at 163 lbs and have lost 4 lbs so far. Would like to get down to 135-140 lbs. - hopefully before summer starts (aka: swimsuit time). I haven't gone to the pool or beach in about 8 years. I'd love to lose the fat rolls, get toned and buy a cute swimsuit !!!

Anyone else feel free to add me as a friend! My diary is open!

Hadley

RedZinfandel

Added you. I'm also on 1200 calories, but most days I'm under my goal and would like to add friends who can suggest how to up the cals while aiming to lose 1-1.5 lbs a week. Feel free to look at my diary.

mccindy72

Hi- I would love to be friends with mfpers who are eating 1200 calories, I am looking for ideas based on other's diaries of how to spice up bland foods and dry chicken!

Please don't respond that 1200 is starvation mode-it is how I lost 30 pounds and the only reason I gained most of it back was due to my atrocious portion sizes and eating habits. Plain and simple.

Thanks! Waiting to hear from others who want to share diaries and ideas

I'm curious as to why your chicken is dry? If you season a 4-6 oz chicken breast and bake it at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes, it should be cooked and still plenty juicy. I cook it that way all the time. On the stove top, I cut it up, sautee it in olive oil for a few minutes with seasonings, and it's still juicy. Mixed with sauteed zucchini, asparagus, broccoli, snow peas, green beans, etc, it's quite delicious.

Smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder,sage, fresh ground sea salt and peppercorn, are all good seasonings to use on your food to add tons of flavor.

Just a pinch of real grated Parmesan cheese can add a lot of flavor as well.

faelight

Veggies and spices are your friends..
I'm not on 1200cal, but I can tell you that it helps a lot flavor/variety-wise to add in more vegetables and spices regularly. Experiment!

melimomTARDIS

maybe try some vegetarian meals? stir fried vegetables in PAM spray, with rice?

MapleFlavouredMaiden

I eat at 1200 cals.


You mean for breakfast right?

toadg53

hi, I sent you a message and friend request., I've done my diet plan with 1200 calories, and as I said in my message, that is what my nutritional doctor recommended. we discussed it again yesterday and he said I am right on track. it's working fine for me. I'm not hungry, not tired, haven't lost muscle mass. so far, so good. my diary is open. I'll gladly accept any friends to share info, provide and accept support. thnx.

EDIT: I should add: if you look at my diary for today, my intake is a lot more than normal; I'm meeting a friend for our monthly local spaghetti dinner outing; it puts me over for the day, but HEH, life goes on )

Squamation

bump- to add you all as friends later when I have time

caringiscreepyx

I eat upto 1200 and more when i have excercised, feel free to add me, plus my food diary is open to friends

Crateria_

I stay around the 1200 net cal range (I eat my exercise cals back). Between 1200-1300. Feel free to add me.

CharleeCali

I eat at 1200 cals.


You mean for breakfast right?

Seriously? Trying to sneak on line at work, then I burst out laughing and get busted. Thanks a lot.

:happy:

emmawatts22

Please feel free to add me.

soehlerking

I eat at 1200 cals.


You mean for breakfast right?

^^^Winning.

jlynnm70

I eat 1200 and part of my exercise cals. I tried upping it because everyone said it was too low - all that happened is I quit losing. I'm back at 1200 and you can add me if you want. I tend to eat the same things for breakfast and lunch - because it's easy and it uses things up that I don't necessarily have everyone else in the house eat (like my egg whites and chicken breast or thin bread) No one else in the family needs to lose a pound (and a few of them could afford to gain a few).

I eat what the rest of the family does at dinner - just in smaller portions or in different ratios - small portion of potatoes and big pile of veggies or salad. etc.

Autk79

Anyone can add me. I do 1300 but usually go under. Sometimes I go over. But would love to see what others are eating

NessaR2011

I generally eat 1200-1225 per day and my diary is open. Anyone is welcome to add me and if you have any questions about my recipes, I have them available to share!

wassergottin

I aim for about 1000 cal per day. I occassionally allow myself to go over, but often find myself regretting it!

Donna36232399

Add me if you want, I stay up to but usually under 1200, since I am on a diet called Ideal Protein and there are calorie free flavorings called Walden Farms that I cook with on a daily basis. You can check them out at www.waldenfarms.com. Some of the stuff is not so good, but a lot is pretty okay when you want to have more flavor without the fat, calories, sugar, carbs. I will make my food diary visible for you as well if you add me as a friend. I was on the I.P. program a year ago and lost 51 pounds in 17 weeks, now that I gained a bit back from holidays I have started it again. I set my goal at a bit lower weight then I was at before just to have a bit more wiggle room for cheat days without getting into a too tight fit in clothing. Good luck!

monicawesome

over here - feel free to add me

Serebro

I'm not on a 1200-cal regimen, but I've learned quite a few ways to spice up bland foods that don't add much in calories, and those techniques shouldn't destroy your diet unless you're adding a lot of fat, sugar, or salt.

Minced garlic in water is like 90cal/Tbsp. Try it with some green beans or broccoli, or scatter some garlic powder over chicken before cooking.
Salsa is something like 5 cal/Tbsp. I've been known to use it on eggs or potatoes, and to pour a couple Tbsp over a baked chicken breast.
Don't discount the value of adding a few drops of honey, olive oil (especially if it's had spices steeped in it), vinegar, orange, lemon, or cranberry juice to add some zip to a recipe, either--as long as you're keeping it under 1/2 tsp of honey or oil, it won't affect calorie count too much. Figure out how much of the tart stuff amounts to 10-20 cal, and add that into your dish--you'll be surprised how much difference it makes!

Spices are a huge way to make things taste different--sprinkle on before baking or into the pot while cooking so the essential oils (which carry the flavor) get released into your food.
Italian seasoning doesn't have a bunch of salt but adds flavor for something like 2 cal.
Fresh ground black pepper does the same, and so do red pepper flakes.
Curry powder, Creole seasoning, garam masala, salt-free steak seasoning, Old Bay are all tasty and will add some variety to your meals.

Find an ethnic cookbook and learn to cook Chinese, Japanese, Thai, or Indian. Chinese and Japanese are pretty healthy and flavorful if you stick to low-salt soy sauce and avoid the few breaded/fried things. Thai and Indian curries aren't necessarily super-spicy, though they take some prep time. Avoiding the breads and the sauces that have coconut milk in them, and substituting olive oil for the ghee (clarified butter) that's traditionally used, will bring many of the recipes to a point where they can be a semi-regular dinner. I love making aloo mattar (potatoes and peas with dark spice blend), aloo gobi (potatoes and cauliflower with yellow curry spices), and mattar paneer (peas and pressed cottage cheese in a tomato-cardamom sauce). There are also some really healthy things in the traditional Italian and Greek diets that don't lack on taste--for example, an Italian green bean dish with minced garlic and halved grape tomatoes.

There are lots of ways to make a meal less bland. Hopefully this gives you a starting point to excite your taste buds without blowing your diet.