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How can people live on 1200 calories?

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  • frannieshack
    frannieshack Posts: 327 Member
    Same here, If you fill your plate with good healthy veggies and lean protein it is easy to do. If you start the day by eating biscuits for breakfast, forget about it!!!
  • lavendah
    lavendah Posts: 126 Member
    Same omfg.Couldn't go less than 1600 even for a single day in over 2 months!
    Usually it's 1800+.
    And MFP gave me 1400. :/
  • jec285
    jec285 Posts: 145 Member
    Most people who say they are eating 1200 are normally eating far more and are either counting inaccurately or fooling themselves.

    For a man, this is probably true. For a not particularly tall woman trying to lose weight and being close to goal, it is very realistic.

    I eat 1200 if I'm lucky, I'm a man, are you saying you're more capable of counting calories than I am or are you saying it's easier for you to do?

    I am saying that my body needs far less calories than yours does. So, for me 1200 calories is just trying to lose some weight without really being hungry, for you, it sounds like you should be starving :( I am assuming you are doing this to lose weight fast, then plan to upping the calories a lot. For me, it is not that big a sacrifice or that below my maintenance.

    Well I'm STILL doing because it works (see ticker, that's since Christmas), but yes I plan on upping the calories slowly once I get a bit closer to my GW then eventually leveling off at maintenance. Just seemed like you were saying men lie to themselves and women don't or something, I apologize.
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