1200 cal/day girls! Let's share our diaries!

jgratton99
jgratton99 Posts: 7 Member
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My diary is far from perfect. Most days I'm coming in around 1200 cals, but it's the snacking I can't control!!

I am 30 years old, 5'10" 161(ish) lbs.

My good friend is getting married at the end of the summer, and I've bought a {{ BACK-LESS!!}} dress to wear.

My goal is to be under 150lbs (I'll even take 149!)

Just looking for some motivation, so add me :)
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  • JenVii
    JenVii Posts: 34 Member
    Hi there. Feel free to add me. I am doing 1300 calories a day and my diary isn't perfect either.

    Jen
  • kardsharp
    kardsharp Posts: 516 Member
    Hi Jen

    I, too am attemping to do between 1200 and 1500 calories a day. I am also attempting to be brutally honest.

    Please feel free to add me

    Kristine
  • rklein88
    rklein88 Posts: 71 Member
    add me :)
  • jstarr820
    jstarr820 Posts: 13 Member
    Add me! I continuously go over but I'm trying to get better -_-
  • Veil5577
    Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
    Please do add me too... my diary should be open and it's not perfect but neither am I...
  • msjohnson426
    msjohnson426 Posts: 40 Member
    I am at 1400 not perfect but you can add me.
  • Oxxygi
    Oxxygi Posts: 250 Member
    Add me if you want. I'm 1200 cal lady and my diary is open for friends.
  • amandzor
    amandzor Posts: 386 Member
    I'm at 1200-1300

    I pre-log and snacking is basically a 4th meal, calorie wise.
  • trudywc2
    trudywc2 Posts: 233 Member
    Feel free to add me :)
  • deborahseide1
    deborahseide1 Posts: 1
    5'6" 157 (!!!) lbs. Trying to lose 22 lbs. Need all the help I can get!
  • ninav1980
    ninav1980 Posts: 514 Member
    anyone feel free to add

    1200 on rest days
    1400 on workout days for me :)

    open diary to friends

    for reference 5'1, 127 lbs
  • Seevan07
    Seevan07 Posts: 23
    I'm doing 1200 and do well most days, though I've gone over a few times. I am learning what foods have a lot of cals for not a lot of food, so I'm planning to adjust that. My diary is pretty boring right now due to having started a low FODMAP diet.
  • AlisiaMurta
    AlisiaMurta Posts: 8 Member
    I've just upped my intake to 1500, i've plateaued and I think since I run 5-10 daily that i need to consume more. Anyone is welcome to add me!
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Not to be a mood killer, but the reason you "can't control" your snacking is because 1200 calories isn't nearly enough for you. At your height and weight, you could eat 1460 calories per day and lose a pound a week - and that's if you don't exercise. If you do some exercise, you could bump that up to 1650 and still lose a pound a week. If you work out a lot, it would be even more.
  • nini6900
    nini6900 Posts: 25 Member
    add me, Im 32, Female, mother of 2 teens and I eat 1270 calories a day.

    thanks
  • jtorrens01
    jtorrens01 Posts: 15
    U can add me I am between 1,180 and 1200 my diary is not perfect. I am 5'1 and 112lb BMI 21
  • ShellF415
    ShellF415 Posts: 182 Member
    I have a question about the diary. I'm a 1200 calorie girl and I don't mind opening it and having everyone see the what I eat all day but I am wondering if anyone can see my weight. When I look at my diary my "If every day were like today" weight is there there and while I will share what I eat all day long, I'm not super anxious to put my weight out there.
  • jennym194
    jennym194 Posts: 9 Member
    I am trying to do 1200 calories a day, I do end up going over a lot but have been doing okay the last couple weeks, just have to stop giving in when my boyfriend brings snacks out while we are watching shows at the end of the day.
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    Not to be a mood killer, but the reason you "can't control" your snacking is because 1200 calories isn't nearly enough for you. At your height and weight, you could eat 1460 calories per day and lose a pound a week - and that's if you don't exercise. If you do some exercise, you could bump that up to 1650 and still lose a pound a week. If you work out a lot, it would be even more.

    I was just skimming through to see if anyone with a high post count had anything to say. As suspected I couldn't find anyone, then I saw yours and thought here we go a special snow flake, then here you came with your sensible ideas and logic...shame, shame.
  • laurenawolf
    laurenawolf Posts: 262 Member
    Not to be a mood killer, but the reason you "can't control" your snacking is because 1200 calories isn't nearly enough for you. At your height and weight, you could eat 1460 calories per day and lose a pound a week - and that's if you don't exercise. If you do some exercise, you could bump that up to 1650 and still lose a pound a week. If you work out a lot, it would be even more.

    Thank you for posting this! Even though the OP will most likely ignore it.
  • VitaminAmy
    VitaminAmy Posts: 130 Member
    My average is 1200/day on a plant based diet... feel free to add me. :smile:
  • MegE_N
    MegE_N Posts: 245 Member
    Doing 1200 a day - I find I have more difficulty on days when I work out more because I allow myself snacks. "Just one of these, I have 500 calories left today, okay one more now I have 200 calories left for today..." Feel free to add me, I have about 55 more lbs to lose before I can try on wedding dresses (aiming for this winter) and another 30 after that before the October 2015 wedding!
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    Not to be a mood killer, but the reason you "can't control" your snacking is because 1200 calories isn't nearly enough for you. At your height and weight, you could eat 1460 calories per day and lose a pound a week - and that's if you don't exercise. If you do some exercise, you could bump that up to 1650 and still lose a pound a week. If you work out a lot, it would be even more.

    Thank you for posting this! Even though the OP will most likely ignore it.

    Or view the poster as a naysayer, party pooper, mean, etc.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Not to be a mood killer, but the reason you "can't control" your snacking is because 1200 calories isn't nearly enough for you. At your height and weight, you could eat 1460 calories per day and lose a pound a week - and that's if you don't exercise. If you do some exercise, you could bump that up to 1650 and still lose a pound a week. If you work out a lot, it would be even more.

    Thank you for posting this! Even though the OP will most likely ignore it.

    Thank you for thanking her even though most people posting see "BMR" and have no idea what the number is or why they need to know it.
  • widemajm
    widemajm Posts: 14 Member
    Feel free to add me! My diary is view-able to my friends! :)
  • Sgrounds
    Sgrounds Posts: 2
    Feel free to add me. I want to lose 2 lbs a week, but am following the guided myfitnesspal goals, which have me losing only .8 lbs a week. I'm having a really hard time eating less than 1350 calories. I can meet the goal on days that I exercise but I'm having hard time eating only 1200 and getting enough fruit/veggies because on days when I eat mostly veggies I am hungrier. The days I can manage to hit the goal are days I eat a lot of protein and fat.
  • segastler
    segastler Posts: 207 Member
    My diary is set at 1310. It is open to friends only. But a fair warning! I AM perfect.


    NOT! I had orange leaf yesterday!
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
    Not to be a mood killer, but the reason you "can't control" your snacking is because 1200 calories isn't nearly enough for you. At your height and weight, you could eat 1460 calories per day and lose a pound a week - and that's if you don't exercise. If you do some exercise, you could bump that up to 1650 and still lose a pound a week. If you work out a lot, it would be even more.
    QFT.
    1200 is appropriate for short and/or older women.
    You're snacking because you're actually hungry. Not that you have the munchies, or are bored...you're actually hungry and require additional calories.
    You may think "but if I eat more than 1200 I'll lose weight slower." Yes. This is true. You'll also be able to keep doing it as long as you need to, instead of giving up before you reach your goal because you can't stop snacking and it's too hard to sustain.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    <===short. Lazy, loungey summer with no planned workouts. Short term faster approach.

    Add me.
  • jgratton99
    jgratton99 Posts: 7 Member
    Actually this is great news!
    I had punched in my numbers and MFP came up with the 1200 cals/day rule.
    I am also doing 3 days/wk of weight training ( with my super stong hubby;) so I should get more cals in my on those days at least!

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