Anyone else on 1200 a day?

IrshRnr56

haha maybe that is why I'm irritable!

jofjltncb6

Holy thread resurrection!


To answer the question...

...yes, others are on 1200 a day, but most of them seem genuinely unhappy. Those that aren't haven't been at 1200 very long. It seems more people find lasting success from higher amounts.

(And yes, I know, some of you out there are 4' 8" and totally inactive, so sure, 1200 may be the right number for you. For everyone else, I still believe it is probably too low.)

ETA: And for those who are on 1200 calories, I hope you are very careful and deliberate about what you eat. It can be very challenging to get all of the nutrients you need for optimal health in so little food. Impossible? No...but very challenging.

ChristinaAndrews

I'm on 1200 too & I'm actually finding that I don't often reach my goal. This may be because I try to eat small meals throughout the day so I'm always eating but never too many calories at once

deb3129

I tried it a long long long time ago and I was miserable. I eat 1430 now, or even more if I'm hungry. I also eat back almost all of my exercise calories (usually at least 80%, if not all of them).

Hey, what can I say? I like to eat!

This is pretty much me. I was 1200 for a while, but was hungry and cranky. I am now at 1550, it is still working fantastically for me, and I am not hungry!

ChristinaAndrews

Yes I thought so too! But I dont find myself starving and I do allow a "cheat" day to exceed 1200, but not by much. Eat slowly, taste your food, enjoy it! Drink your 8-10 glasses of water, be wise with the calories! If I go to a resturaunt I look up food on the menu before ordering to see how many calories I have to work with!

I'm on 1200 too and your advice sounds great!

KatieT451956

I'M on 1200 per day , I have only been doing this for two weeks, the first two weeks I wasn't able to get all 1200 in. (Strange, it was never a problem before, usually I was eating around 3000 per day). However today for the first time, I am finding myself really hungry. In 2 weeks I lost 14 lbs but, part of it because I was really ill last week-end.
Do you think I should increase it a little?? My weight is 216.3 now. I'm new at this and any direction would help.
Thanks

quill16

Yes. I lost all of my weight on 1200-1300 cals. I did not eat back exercise calories. The only thing I did vary was the amount of exercise. At first all I could manage was 15 min walking on the treadmill 4 days a week. I increased it gradually over the past 2 years (it took me 19 months to lose 180 lbs) and today I RUN 6+ miles 6 days a week and work out in the pool for an hour a day. I am working on maintaining and now eat about 1400 cals, but then I binge and gain a -10 pounds back, so I immediatly go back to 1200 until I lose it again. It is difficult to stick to 1200 and I would say if you think it is too strict for you that I would do 1400 and see how it goes. You have to experiment what works for you.