How do people cope on 1200 calories p/d?!

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  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    smaller stomach capacity... eating low density foods?
  • gemmalouise85
    gemmalouise85 Posts: 157 Member
    Portion control and if im really hungry I have ALOT more eg on my plate than potatoes etc..

    Ive replace mash most time with mash swede and carrots which is 1/4 of calories and just as filling, Have that with lots of veg and steamed fish and thats really filling and about 400 cals for a plate full!
    I use my snack cals on raw veg and fruit rather than 'treats'

    my mainly day is
    fruit n fibre for breakfast
    cherries and muller lite for snack
    sandwich for lucch
    fruit or raw vg for afternoon snack
    the a dinner like i descibed above for tea

    that usually comes to 1212 cals
  • mandipandi75
    mandipandi75 Posts: 6,035 Member
    Fingernails have no calories...
  • torpina
    torpina Posts: 24 Member
    Have you thought of eating paleo? I eat paleo and count calories and I am not always starving like I used to. Basically no grains (aka sugar), processed foods, other sugars, dairy. For me, cutting out rice and bread made me less hungry!
  • Kathy535
    Kathy535 Posts: 31 Member
    I had to rethink the way I ate to lie within 1200 calories. So, now, I drink black coffee, ginger or mint tea, water and the occasional diet coke - no Starbucks with syrup anymore. I don't add sugar to cereal or drinks, eat more protein (I try but it's not so easy!) and I've upped my fruit and veg intake to fill me up. I use the calculator to help me plan ahead and make choices - if i want a takeaway for dinner what should i have for my lunch that's lower in calories? Can I fit in a swim or exercise class to earn some calories? I've been doing this for about 10 days and it's getting easier, I'm not as hungry anymore although my tummy is still growling incredibly noisily.
  • Bjwolff51
    Bjwolff51 Posts: 6 Member
    <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com"><img src="http://badges.myfitnesspal.com/badges/show/2234/5369/22345369.weight-lost-md.gif&quot; border="0"></a><p style="text-align: center;width:152px;"><small>MyFitnessPal -

    I am on the HMR (Health Management Resources) plan, and it is actually amazing how full I stay on under 1200 cals a day. The secret is three shakes a day plus two entrees, with an extra shake as an option if I am still hungry. I've lost 35 lbs since mid-April on this! But whatever plan you follow, remember that volume and weight are the key factors to feeling full.
  • Michellereducf
    Michellereducf Posts: 168 Member
    Some days it seems like it's impossible to keep under my 1250 per day, sometimes it's easy. Like everything else in life there are good/bad days.
  • nikkitodhunter
    nikkitodhunter Posts: 110
    I used to be on 1200, I thought that was fair enough because I'm small and fairly light and just assumed that was my BMR.

    I struggled to stay under and would always go over by about 150, which just made me feel guilty.
    Then I started eating back my excersize calories.

    It wasn't doing anything for me, so I went away, did my own calculations, worked out my BMR and my TDEE, now I aim for 1300-400 (BMR is 1295 :D) and set my mfp goals manually to what I wanted.

    Now I actually often am nearer 1200 , but that allows me to have a little treat or snack every day, and makes planning my meals easier. That extra 100 cals makes all the difference, and now I'm much more aware of what my exact calorie deficit is every day too :D I add up the numbers over the week and do a little running total, and so satisfying and makes me way more motivated!

    People on 1200 should probably reconsider whether that's really best for them - 1200 is too little for me, and I'm a teeny 5"1-2ish, and 100lbs. If I can't survive on 1200 a day, you probably can't!
  • EmilyPamEastman
    EmilyPamEastman Posts: 13
    It takes time and you've gotta be careful. I started at 1500 and flip flopped between that and 1300 then 1300 and 1200.

    Then I was down to 1000 and under every day for half a year.
    Diagnosed with anorexia then put in recovery. I lose around 30-40 lbs :\
    So starting weight (height: 5' 6") 148lbs ending weight was 111lbs. right noq im around 113lbs.
    I need to be at 120... at the minimum
  • phildawson75
    phildawson75 Posts: 205 Member
    I've just started using MFP and I'm on the 1200 cals a day and losing ~3 pound a week on avg. I've found MFP to be a huge help in not having to guess or remember what I've had and help to plan my food for the week.

    I've found actually eating ~1700 cals and doing ~500 cals exercise each day has worked for me. Apart from just cutting down on choc, cakes, sweets, takeaways and beer, I haven't really had to alter my eating habits that much. The only real change is drinking a lot more water throughout the day. I need about 2000 to maintain so reducing to ~1700 isn't noticeable and I don't feel as sluggish now.

    Doing 500 cals of exercise each day isn't for everyone and can take up a lot of free time, but I've found going for long fast walks in the fresh air makes me feel much better though.
  • RealWomenLovePitbulls
    RealWomenLovePitbulls Posts: 729 Member
    no Starbucks
  • ButterflyJourney
    ButterflyJourney Posts: 46 Member
    Cope? I follow a pesce vegetarian diet. I eat all day long (fruits and veggies) and I am never starving. I plan carefully to make sure I meet my personal requirements of carbs, protein, fats and fiber. These combinatoins give me 1200 cals every day. No junk food either.
  • DaniKenmir
    DaniKenmir Posts: 387 Member
    I used to have about 900 a day, I was broke, I couldn't afford things like peanut butter, I lived mostly of vegies I got for working at a vegies and fruit shop. I got so used to that that now I'm trying to eat 1200 I seriously struggle, even though I have the money now

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