low calories?

Missy123556
Missy123556 Posts: 80
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi! I'm new here.(this is my first post!) I filled in my information to the calorie counter and it told me I should be eating 1200 calories per day. Does this seem much too low, or am I just eating the wrong foods?

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  • Pixie7210
    Pixie7210 Posts: 53 Member
    For the first few days I entered my current eating habits into the calorie counter to get an idea of where to begin. I have now started swaping my bad food habits for good ones and the amount of food you can actually eat in one day only using 1200 calories is a lot and if you make the right choices you shouldn't be hungry.
  • GumballMachine
    GumballMachine Posts: 24
    Definitely depends on the foods you're eating. I'm at 1280, focusing on veggies and fruits, and some days I have to work to make it to that because I'm not actually very hungry but I know it's no good to end a day at 800 calories.
  • MrsSchmidty7
    MrsSchmidty7 Posts: 45 Member
    I've often wondered if my calories were low too...but I don't have a lot to lose & I have a desk job. I'm also at 1200 calories... I've decided to try it out for a bit (although I push my limits everyday) to see where it puts me. I'm almost a week in, and I do find that I'm hungry a lot. Don't forget to add your exercise, which will increase your calorie limits too. Sometimes I work out just to eat more :(
  • notOpel
    notOpel Posts: 46
    I'm at 1200 as well, and like Pixie said its not too difficult if you focus on eating healthy, nourishing foods. If your already at a low weight then your calorie goal is going to be fairly strict, but its definitely do-able. Feel free to add me and good luck to you!
  • Missy123556
    Missy123556 Posts: 80
    I'm a very picky eater and there's not many foods I like... the ones I like are packed with bad calories!
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    rather than being uberstrict with the target MFP set for me I did the math to find out the calories needed to maintain my goal weight and my current weight and I gave myself a range with 1200 as my rock bottom, lose 1 lb/wk as my target and maintain my goal weight as the top of my range. As long as I keep within in this range I'll lose. I tend to naturally zig zag my calories 3-4 at very close to my target and then a higher calorie day closer to the top of my range.

    As long as I stayed under maintain my current weight calories I won't gain. So no need to throw in the towel, just pick-up where I left off.
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