Is there anyone that eats more than 1200 calories a day??

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  • SwannySez
    SwannySez Posts: 5,864 Member
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    1350/day + exercise (generally 400-700 of which I eat back about 2/3).
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
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    When I was losing weight, not a chance.

    I was fat for almost a decade and was morbidly obese for almost three years. I use a diet of 800 to 1k cals/day and have lost weight twice — 95 pounds in 7 months and then, again, last month when I wanted to lose more weight for running (each pound is 2 seconds per mile).

    Many folks have a great weight loss experience at 1200 (or what they think is 1200!), no question of that.

    Many folks have a great weight loss experience at well under 1200 (or what they think is well under 1200!), no question of that, either.
  • chatterbox3110
    chatterbox3110 Posts: 630 Member
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    1650 for me - I was originally on 2100 but as I've lost weight so have the calories reduced.

    I generally come in around 1450-1550 before any exercise, so that does give me a bit of leeway, and then of course, if I do exercise I have those additional calories to play with, although generally I never eat more than half of my exercise calories back. I'm not after massive weight loss each week, I just want a steady reduction, which is what I'm achieving at the moment.

    My daughter was on 1200 and struggled - she upped the calories a little and is finding it so much easier now, and is far less stressed.

    It's working for me, and long may it last!
  • gcampos
    gcampos Posts: 7 Member
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    I eat about 2100 calories a day. 1200 calories is too low in my opinion. You have to feed your body and most people think that if they don't eat they will lose weight. If go into starvation mode and your body will start to store your food, because it doesn't know when you're going to eat again. 1500 is low enough :)
  • smardie
    smardie Posts: 27
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    I could not do 1200 calories a day . although, I have done it in the past, but working out , I have no energy.

    I hoping to try to maintain around 1800 to 2000 calories per day during the week and on weekends, up 2500

    Writing down what you eat is a help to stay on track.

    When I do not do so, I seem to go off track
  • athensguy
    athensguy Posts: 550
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    I manually set mine to 2500 for now. On days I don't exercise, i usually go over.
  • ratherbeskiing
    ratherbeskiing Posts: 847 Member
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    1580+ workout calories
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
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    1200 isn't as hard as you'd think, really.
  • KLK1986
    KLK1986 Posts: 89
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    I eat around 1400 a day. I try to eat around my BMR.
  • teamsaris
    teamsaris Posts: 30
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    I eat between 1300-1500 calories daily but I am very close to my goal weight :) I still lose pounds each week though, and I work out 2-3 times a week (eating more on the days that I work out )

    :)
  • Kickinkim418
    Kickinkim418 Posts: 257 Member
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    I eat anywhere from 1295 to 1770 cals a day, but I am on maintenance!
  • blackberrypie
    blackberrypie Posts: 23
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    I'm on 1900 give or take. Its less when I work out and don't eat unless I'm hungry to make up the extra calories. :)
    I just started in Jan and I'm already down 4lbs so its nice and slow! :D
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
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    I eat 1,800 a day right now :)
  • _HeathBar_
    _HeathBar_ Posts: 902 Member
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    1500-2000 a day for me depending on how much I workout.

    I :heart: to eat!!!!
  • Meggles63
    Meggles63 Posts: 916 Member
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    1950-2000 depending (on if I'm really hungry, lol)
  • charlieduc
    charlieduc Posts: 108
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    When I started the system had me at 1560 and I seemed to do fine with that. When it dropped me into the low 1400s I felt like I was starving all the time! I upped mine to 1600 and feel like that is a comfortable number for me. I guess I will see at my next weigh-in!
  • TimeToDoMe87
    TimeToDoMe87 Posts: 62
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    I eat about 1700 calories a day but with working out and stuff my "net" is about 1100-1200
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
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    used to be at 1320....i never had enough energy...and wasn't losing much. i'm at 1570 now and have more energy and have seen myself tone up...plus i just lost a lb! so yep.
  • jenn26point2
    jenn26point2 Posts: 429 Member
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    My goal according to MFP is 1370 calories plus whatever I get for working out. As long as I keep the net balance below 2100, I should be good to go! I EAT! Mostly good stuff, but I have days where I binge on the chocolate and sugar.
  • treehopper1987
    treehopper1987 Posts: 505 Member
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    I think it really depends on the person. I'm on a 1580 cal. diet and that's a struggle sometimes, but in order for me to lose even at a slow pace that is what it requires + exercise.

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