Anyone on 1200 cals / day ??

abillings9

I started out here on december 28. I am on a 1200 calorie diet too and work out about 5 times a week . Goal burning 500 calories a day. I have stuck with that since the new year. I eat almost all my exercise calories. I put down everything I eat. I mean everything. I have not seen any results since then. I am so so discouraged and just this morning feels like giving up. I am pretty unhappy right now because If i wasn't doing the work then I would understand it if I wasn't losing. By the way I was on weight watchers the whole of last year and did not lose anything for the whole year. This February will be my anniversary sadly for my plateau. I am patient and has been patiently waiting for results. I started doing Jillian's 30 day shred and I add in about 450 calories of cardio in the meix. I realised Jillian's workout burns about 135-140 calories, the first level. IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO IDENTIFIES WITH WHAT I AM GOING THRU AND WHAT THEY DID TO MAKE IT WORK.

YES!!! I just posted this morning. I am stuck at 3 lbs lost... I have been doing this for over 3 weeks and I feel like nothing is happening now. I'm measuring myself too and that's not moving much either. I've been burning around 200 cals a day plus the 1200, and I eat almost all of it. I'm irritated as well and don't know what to do either.

kerrilucko

abillings9: 3 weeks isn't long enough to know whether its working or not, but I can tell you you're not eating enough and you should up your calories for the sake of your health. you say you're "almost" eating 1200 a day. what about exercise calories? Your body needs fuel to function, starving it of what it needs is never the answer.

jodazary

im on 1200 and rarely eat that many in a day even though i know i should and i really should add my exercise calories but i just aint that hungry anymore i have lost 9 lbs since the first of the year on my way to a goal of 45 lost

kerrilucko

im on 1200 and rarely eat that many in a day even though i know i should and i really should add my exercise calories but i just aint that hungry anymore i have lost 9 lbs since the first of the year on my way to a goal of 45 lost

You're not hungry anymore because your body has gotten used to being forced to function on too few calories a day. It's stopped asking for food because you've continually denied it. That's not a healthy or sustainable way to lose weight. Been there, tried that, as soona s you start eating normally again you will gain your weight back. Up you calories and lose sloely so you can keep it off for good.

MoniQ

where is the site to go to see how many calories i must consume a day according to my age and height to lose weight, stay the same?

Thanx

abillings9

abillings9: 3 weeks isn't long enough to know whether its working or not, but I can tell you you're not eating enough and you should up your calories for the sake of your health. you say you're "almost" eating 1200 a day. what about exercise calories? Your body needs fuel to function, starving it of what it needs is never the answer.

No, I"m eating 1200 cals a day plus my exercise cals (so anywhere from 1350-1450 a day). That is just where MFP put me... Idk, maybe I should eat more?

kerrilucko

abillings9: 3 weeks isn't long enough to know whether its working or not, but I can tell you you're not eating enough and you should up your calories for the sake of your health. you say you're "almost" eating 1200 a day. what about exercise calories? Your body needs fuel to function, starving it of what it needs is never the answer.

No, I"m eating 1200 cals a day plus my exercise cals (so anywhere from 1350-1450 a day). That is just where MFP put me... Idk, maybe I should eat more?

ah ok, I misunderstood your post then. You could absolutley up your calories (are you set to lose 1 lb? per week) If so you could try setting it at .5 per week, or you can leave it as is and keep trying. You don't have a ton to lose so it's going to come off slowly (I feel your pain, mine is coming off so agonizingly slow right now) but it will happen. Like I said, even though 3 weeks feels like an eternity, it's not. Just be patient.:flowerforyou:

MoniQ

where is the site to go to see how many calories i must consume a day according to my age and height to lose weight, stay the same?

Thanx

Sorry not to lose weight, i mean tone up.

abillings9

abillings9: 3 weeks isn't long enough to know whether its working or not, but I can tell you you're not eating enough and you should up your calories for the sake of your health. you say you're "almost" eating 1200 a day. what about exercise calories? Your body needs fuel to function, starving it of what it needs is never the answer.

No, I"m eating 1200 cals a day plus my exercise cals (so anywhere from 1350-1450 a day). That is just where MFP put me... Idk, maybe I should eat more?

ah ok, I misunderstood your post then. You could absolutley up your calories (are you set to lose 1 lb? per week) If so you could try setting it at .5 per week, or you can leave it as is and keep trying. You don't have a ton to lose so it's going to come off slowly (I feel your pain, mine is coming off so agonizingly slow right now) but it will happen. Like I said, even though 3 weeks feels like an eternity, it's not. Just be patient.:flowerforyou:

Thanks. Actually, it has me set to lose .8 lbs a week.. LOL.

hmo4

I am completely confused!

mom2009

I'm on 1200 too. Kind of plateauing right now on the scale, but with the exercise, my clothes fit better. I think I'm going to toss my scale


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Hanna1983

I am completely confused!

yes... me too :ohwell:

anyway, I upped my daily calories to 1400 now and see if that makes a change. If not, im going back to 1250.

By the way I found this comment on a dietician website:

"Calories Count
... The bottom line when trying to lose weight is achieving a calorie deficit from current energy requirements. This will vary for each individual depending on age, sex, current weight and levels of activity. However, most men will lose weight on a daily intake 1800 calories and most women on 1500 calories. A good guide is the British Heart Foundation’s booklet ‘So, you want to lose weight……..’ (available from www.bhf.org.uk)... "

the above mentioned booklet you can download here

http://www.bhf.org.uk/plugins/PublicationsSearchResults/DownloadFile.aspx?docid=e70014e0-8d95-400d-b3d5-309e6e9aa207&version=-1&title=M2+So+You+Want+To+Lose+Weight...+For+Good&resource=M2

chrissyh

The biggest thing here is BE patient. You didn't gain the weight you have in a week so it won't come off in a week. I've played the game in the past lost 13 pounds in two weeks - CELEBRATE _ not - after I completed that diet all the weight came back with avengence.

I am coming off of a plateau from mid Dec to mid Jan I actually gained a couple pounds-blame it on the holidays or whatever else - I still didn't lose. When I looked back I was low on calories - between 1100-1200 per day. I have since increased to 1300-1400 per day and I am losing again - at a rate of 6 pounds a week - no about a pound a week but I feel great. I am feeding my body not stuffing my body. I am drinking lots of water and exercising. It's been frustrating for me to not lose at the 3 pounds a week that I started out losing at but I look back at what I've accomplished in my 44 pounds so far and I am so proud. It's really frustrating when every other day my husband keeps bragging about another pound lost - I am really proud of him but it's hard for me to not be able to brag like that too.

Two or three days on increased calories isn't going to show you the reality of what your body thinks of it - if you have been "starving" your body it takes it time to trust you again that you'll continue to feed it and it doesn't have to store what you're giving it.

I'll stop my rambling now - but I am here for you anytime if you want more specifics of my journey so far.

Hanna1983

Hi Chrissy

thank you for the reply and congratulations on losing that weight so far. :flowerforyou:

I dont argue that it takes time to lose the weight, but I am talking about 3 weeks by now in which my scale has not moved by a single pound and it is very frustrating.

The 5 lbs I lost before xmas were back on the scale on 1. January and I was back at 167lbs which I am still at today. I dont plan to do a crash diet, been there before eating around 800 cals / day only and it obviously is nonsense, which is why I am on here now. Trying to learn to lose the weight while eating healthily.

I am tryign to find reasons why I dont lose weight. Even though I eat all my 1340 calories / day and exercise regularly 3-4 times a week in the gym. And I also try and eat at least most of the exercise calories I have burnt on a gym day.

I am not asking to lose all my 37 lbs in 2 months, but I think a rate of 1 lbs / week is not too much to ask. I think that I have made some big changes already in my eating habits and certainly changed my exercise habits from couch potato to 3-4 times / week gym.

I am also drinking much more water and try to aim for at least 2 litres / day.

I decided to up my calories now to 1400 calories / day and I will make sure I log every single crumb of food that goes into my mouth. I have bought a HRM now to measure the EXACT calories I am burning when working out. I tried it out yesterday and it showed me that basically I am burning only 2/3rds of what the machines at the gym told me before. So maybe thats where the problem was before. We shall see how it goes from now on.

I am close to giving up, but I am not giving up now. I remember how I used to be before I put on the weight and that is what keeps me going because I want to be as happy again as I was a couple of years ago.

Thank you for taking the time to "ramble". You have confirmed alot of what I have heard before, especially about upping my calorie intake a bit more. :flowerforyou:

coronalime

It sucks.
The people who are working out? Are you changing your routine? Even though you may still get winded from a DVD you do 4x week you still need to change it up.

I hit a plateau. I sometimes wonder if this is just the weight I am suppose to be. I refuse to do any more South Beach or Atikins or Meditterian or whatever diets., I watch what I eat (mess ups and all)and work out almost everyday with some days being 2x day. Still nothing. I could drop most of the workouts and not watch my food like I have been doing, gain the 5 back that I lost and stay there forever...Its very frustrating to work this hard and consume this much time in order to lose some weight.