Is 1200 calories enough if I exercise?

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sienna1984
sienna1984 Posts: 5 Member
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Please help me, I exercise around 4 times a week, I like to run around 4k a session then go on the x trainer then do an abs blast.

Is 1200 calories alot or not?

Michaela

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  • curtnrod
    curtnrod Posts: 223 Member
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    No

    If you entered your age, height, weight, and activity level correctly, MFP will calculate your caloric needs to lose 1-2 lbs a week based on what you entered as your desired loss per week.

    1200 calories would be acceptable if you laid in bed 24 hours and only breathed.
  • sienna1984
    sienna1984 Posts: 5 Member
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    Oh ok so how much do I need :)
  • pterenzio
    pterenzio Posts: 1 Member
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    My weight loss stalled at 1200 cal/day. Believe it or not, eating more - my scale moved down. My general rule of thumb is that I eat half the calories I earn exercising. So if I earn 500 calories exercising, I eat 250 of them.
  • stfriend
    stfriend Posts: 256 Member
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    I use this site to help figure out calories.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • lemonfizzle
    lemonfizzle Posts: 40 Member
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    You should eat back the calories that you burn during exercise if you are only eating 1200 a day.
  • spicypepper
    spicypepper Posts: 1,016 Member
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    Read this

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    I've switched to his recommendations (links he provided to figure out on my own) and I've lost 3.5 lbs in almost 2 weeks. I was eating 1200 calories, exercising daily and not eating all burned back and stalled starvation mode). I upped to 1790 and I'm losing.
  • sienna1984
    sienna1984 Posts: 5 Member
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    thank you so much everyone ths has helped me alot, I am going to change my goal from 1200-1500 too see how i get on.:smile::smile:

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