Is 1,200 calories a day too much?

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  • camicat1975
    camicat1975 Posts: 20 Member
    MFP admin removed my post because it could actually harm someone without talking to a doctor first so I'll just say this. I'm down 11 Lbs in 14 days. I am under the care of a dietitian and two doctors for a rare disorder so that might have some baring on my success with my diet plan.
  • jogglesngoggles
    jogglesngoggles Posts: 362 Member
    I would STRONGLY recommend not starving yourself which is what going down to 1000 calories a day will do!! I'm no expert and I'm guessing your mom is neither, so please don't follow blindly, do research!!....you will lose weight that low, you will lose it fast even...but the second you start eating over that you will gain it all and then some back...It's dangerous...your body needs fuel, live is meant to be lived, and with no fuel/energy what's the point if you've lost the weight??
  • Nikki31104
    Nikki31104 Posts: 816 Member
    When I started this 75 days ago I was at 209. I have a desk job so I rarely move. I am also not great at exercising. I am 5'5". MFP set my calorie goals at 1560. I have been eating right around there and I have already lost 12 pounds. I think at 1200 I would be starving all the time and I would fail.
  • tigerlinly
    tigerlinly Posts: 219 Member
    every nutritionitst i ever talked to and believe me some of my best friends do that for a living so i know plenty) and they all say never go less then 1200 a day for any reason
  • shinkalork
    shinkalork Posts: 815 Member
    Yea! eat more than that... Without food anyway...you will burn your muscles not your fat.
    So go with lots of protein and be careful.
    Calories aren't the big problem in the weight issue...Is from what they are from.
    Just make sure you have good proteins(muscles,fuel), okay carbs (energy),little sugar,enough fiber (to clean lol), not too much fat and you'll be fine.

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