Share a typical 1200 calorie day

sarahpolonus

Can you share the foods/meals and times you would eat in a day if you're trying to stay under 1200 calories? I'm having a hard time doing this and not being extremely hungry all the time.

Thanks!

foxxykitten

A pretty typical day (two variations!) for me if I stay on track is-

Breakfast A
Plain Non Fat Greek Yogurt
Kashi Go Lean Protein/Fiber Cereal

Breakfast B (after a workout)
Egg white omelet with spinach, chives, onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers, mushrooms
Yogurt with granola and fruit

Lunch A
Quinoa Zucchini Veggie Patty
Wheat Bread
Apple

Lunch B
Spinach salad with fat free feta, Greek vinaigrette dressing, roasted almonds
Hard boiled egg whites
Banana or Orange

Dinner A
Steamed brown rice, vegetables cooked in olive oil, fried egg
Soy sauce

Dinner B
Couscous Feta Garbanzo Salad with Goddess dressing
Vegetable or California Sushi Rolls (with low sodium soy sauce and ginger)

darleyschroeder

B-3 egg whites, 2 small whole wheat tortilla, salsa, cup of green tea, multi vitamin (215 calories)

S-6 oz light vanilla yogurt with 1 cup strawberries and 1/2 banana, cup tea (150 calories)

L-2 tbsp light dressing, 3 cups salad greens, serving of protein (chicken, beans), 1/4 cup light cheese, whole wheat english muffin with a laughing cow cheese wedge (under 400 calories)

S2- sugar free jello 2 cups (20 calories)

D-2 cups broccoli, 5oz chicken, red potato diced and baked (330 calories)

S3- small apple baked with cinn., (160 calories)

Daily total: 1175

The best way to stay full on 1,200 calories is to get plenty of fluids, lots of veggies and protein. Salads are great and any way you can add veggies to your meals is a good idea. You will feel like you are eating more.

mgobluetx12

I've been eating around 1200 cals a day, a little more when I work out and my diary is open.

kmm7309

I have a half a whole wheat bagel with low fat cream cheese for breakfast.

For lunch, I usually have a starkist tuna-to-go lunch.

All together, this is usually 350 calories.

Dinner is where I make up the difference. People will tell you not to eat late at night, but I do every single night (it's my heaviest meal too) and I lose every week.

Any way, I do chicken and vegetables for dinner, or pasta with lean ground beef, or pretty much anything. If you prepare it at home, it's not likely to kill your calories (unless you don't watch your portions!)

RedMeeko

Here is one day for me:

Breakfast:

Cinnamon/maple brown/banana bread oatmeal with 2/3 cup unsweeted vanilla almond milk
15 red seedless grapes (or a banana or a peach).

Snack:
Babybell white cheddar

Lunch:
Tuna packet with 1tbsp of light mayo with olive oil on 45cal whole wheat bread.
Side of broccoli/cauliflower veggies

Snack: Cinnamon Roast Almonds 100 cal pack

Dinner:
Butternut Squash ravioli with parmesan herb seasoning.

Desert: 90 calorie fiber one chocolate chip brownie

Total: 1260 calories

Fat_Cat_Bride

Feel free to add me and you can view my diary entries.

Good luck! The feelings of hunger do get better

x_JT_x

Here's mine from yesterday. I generally try to hit my calorie goal and usually get closer than this but I'm fighting a cold and the appetite just isn't there.




*Edited to fix pic. <--which apparently I can't manage to do (LOL) but you get the idea.

tinagn

breakfast: 2 pieces of whole wheat bread, toasted
1 cup of black tea
(sometimes i have an orange or apple too)

or breakfast no.2:
banana pancakes which consist of 2 whole eggs and one banana

lunch: half a can of tuna chunks in spring water
2 pieces of whole wheat bread
and lettuce

dinner: half a cup of rice+w/e protein and veggies we cook that day

snack: 1 stalk of celery
1 cucumber
1 apple
and some melon at the end of the day

nikilis

HUNGRY. ALL. DAY.

MUST. EAT. HELP. ME.

NEED PROTEIN. NEED VITAMINS.

SO HUNGRY.

bit like that? heheheh.

clynn808

I have to stay at 1200 a day or less and I know what you mean. Here is a typical day of eating for me and I get by pretty well.

Breakfast: 7 to 8AM
1/2 cup low fat 1% milk
1 Cup Oatmeal with 4 tsp. sugar and half a tsp of Cinnamon
6 Tbls Heb brand egg beaters egg whites. (very good) and cooked in very small amount of Olive oil


Lunch 12 to 1:00pm
Talapia fish cooked in small amount of Olive oil
Half slice of Mrs Bairds 100% whole wheat bread (brands do matter as they differ some in cal)
1 to 1 and a half cup of Heb Broccoli, Cauliflower and carrots

Dinner 6 to 7PM
Chicken thigh without the skin
1 cup to 1 and a half cups Heb frozen Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots
1 half slice Mrs Bairds 100% whole wheat bread OR 1/2 cup mashed potatoes OR sometimes just chicken and veggies
and maybe 2 thighs or legs
Snacks
1/2 cup Heb chocolate ice cream
Comet or keebler ice cream cone OR
1 cup Cantelope (or any fruit of your choice would work)

I am usually under my calories allowed. I find it was easier for me at first to think of things I like to eat and check the list
where you go to add your foods and just see what the calories and other info on that item is. It is then that I start seeing
how many calories are in what I had been eating and had to change. Veggies are great. You can eat so many of them and
they add up to low calories. Hope this helps some. Good luck to you. I bet you can do it, especially if you are here on this
site with all of the support from friends.

chrisdavey

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/reports/printable_diary/chrisdavey?from=2012-10-03&to=2012-10-03