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Hi, I just join MFP and looking for individual that are reaching for the same goals with the negative views.
Hope to hear from everyone. Goal is to reach my 42lbs lost by Oct. 2013. We can do this...let's help each other!0 -
Hi Carissa
i am Marissa I have always played the calorie game to drop the pounds.. i recently dropped the cal intake to 1200 and it is a bit difficult but i am hoping to see resuts soon! i have friends who do not agree with the 1200 calorie goal as they say the body feeds off of energy and while this makes total sense i am pretty sure all of my excess weight provides me with plenty of energy to drop the current weight- so let's see how this trial goes??? wish me luck and thank you for creation of this group- success stories are always inspirational
...good luck
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Hello, my name is Dakota. Just joined MFP today. Little nervous about holding myself accountable but after the doctor appointment yesterday and having my weight thrown in my face, I am ready to make a change. I don't know too much about this site but I hope to learn as I shrink. I'm on a 1200 calorie diet. Motivating myself to get up early in the morning to workout and sticking to a healthier diet are going to be my obstacles. Fingers crossed by June 1st I've reached my goal of 46 pounds gone 0
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Hi I am new to the site and am really hoping to gain some support and friendship whilst loosing a bit of weight and toning up in a healthy way.I have battled anorexia in the past and not had a healthy relationship with food .I have just had my 4 th baby 7 months ago and would like to return to my pre pregnancy weight (need to loose half a stone) however i dont want to start starving myself as it is very unhealthy for my mind but more importantly is i really want to gain a healthy relationship and attitude towards food.I really hope by using this site and i can meet some like minded people and get some support .I do struggle with will power and am terrible for sweet things because of my past eating habbits ai have a tendency to go on extreme diets for a short amount of time then cave in and eat utter crap! iam sure there are many who can identify with that.
I have naturally lost over a stone since i gave birth and on a no carb diet i got down to 8 stone before xmas....but its gone back on so i have realised i need to approach this differently as a long term healthy eating plan,if you like!I I dont know if there is any one else who have a similar small weightloss goal that would like to team up for support?
So, worring about my weight is taking over my life and getting me down i am at a point where i dont want other people to see me so i mostly stay at home! New attitude and new start today i am not gonna let eating disorders beat me again !I have too much good in my life
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Hi everyone! I'm Sai and I've struggled with being chubby/overweight my whole life - and as a result have always been on some kind of diet (herbalife, xenadrine, slim fast, weight watchers, you name it!). Eventually I just gave up and ate what I wanted and didn't exercise - it was always so hard for me to lose and I just didn't want to care anymore. I also was diagnosed with a bunch of vitamin deficiences and insulin resistance, so these all play a factor in my weight problem.
Anyway, I finally bought a scale and saw that I was over 200lbs - it took me a while to get over the shock but I've decided to try again and thought i would use MFP this time, since a 1200 calorie diet is probably the only thing that would work for me. I have an extremely slow metabolism so things like just eating healthy or unprocessed or low carb do NOT work for me. I see no problem with 1200 calories, I feel good and I'm not hungry.
3 weeks ago, I started at 207.2, did a smoothie cleanse for 3 days to jump start and have been using MFP ever since. Today I weighed myself and am 199.6!! SO GLAD to be under 200lbs! I have a long way to go but its a start, and I hope that joining a community here will help me keep my motivation!0 -
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My name is Molly, I'm 20, and I'm hoping to lose 40 pounds! I've already lost 3.6, so I'm on my way! I'm working on 1200 calories a day, eating clean, exercising for half an hour a day, and cutting out processed foods! I'm also thinking of going vegan. I'd love to talk to more people losing weight and living a healthy and balanced lifestyle!0 -
Hi all. I just joined MFP a little over a week ago. When I entered my height, weight, goal weight, MFP gave me a 1200 calorie plan. I don't quite understand why there seems to be such negativity about 1200 calories. I didn't choose that calorie range, that is what MFP gave me when I entered my info.
I am 35 years old and have a solid 40 lbs to lose. The weight seems to have crept up on my in my 30's and I am bound and determined to get it off for good! I work out 4-5 times per week. The weight was not coming off. Once I started tracking it on MFP it finally started moving. I am hoping to meet other people with similar weight goals to help motivate me. Please feel free to add me as a friend! I can use the encouragement.0 -
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I am secretly obsessed with this site-I love my MFP friends here-they are so supported & feed my soul-i"ve stopped munching @ night, cause I'm on this site with my laptop all night-LOL-no time to eat empty calories-Welcome aboard-I am a twice WW life-timer too-but definetly love the feedback here instead of WW-
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Hi there
I have been using MFP for the last 3 1/2 weeks and was initially on 1200 calories as advised by MFP. I lost consistently for the first few weeks and got to 6 pound loss. However, due to obsessionally reading posts and advice I upped this to 1410 (calculated with tree). Since increasing this I have gained 2 pounds back and am therefore going back down to 1200. I have done weight watchers in the past and this worked well......I worked out roughly what my calorie allowance was (40 calls per 1 pro point) and it came out around the 1200. Weight Watchers is endorsed by the NHS as part of it's weight management scheme and therefore I feel this is a good indication that a 1200 cal diet is the healthiest and realistic way to go - with healthy choices and eating habits being the priority!!!!!!
Starting weight 161pounds, target is 136 pounds - come on!!!!!!!0 -
Hi Sai79
Awesome weight loss, keep up the hard work and it WILL pay off. MFP is an excellent community - look forward to hearing your progress.
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Hi All! My name is Deena and like many here I am a newbie. I decided to join myfitnesspal because I just wasn't cutting it on my own. I would lose and gain the same 10 to 20lbs over and over again. What I wasn't doing before was counting calories. When I started logging what I ate I realized I wasn't eating enough calories (between 800-1000 calories a day) and was basically starving myself. That was a huge eye opener for me. No wonder I was always hungry and could only eat like that for a couple of months before I would say forget it! Now I am still trying to figure the whole calorie counting thing out, but I am getting much closer to the 1200 calorie mark. The first week was the hardest when I cut out sugar! Now I am feeling really great and have the energy to start walking more. I am looking to add weight training to my workout. Baby steps. I think my husband is a little freaked out. He is such a meat and potato kind of guy. He can eat anything he wants and not gain. He is trying to be supportive. I am hopeful this time will be different. This is also my first time reaching out to others. Before I have always been afraid of failure and found it easier to just not tell people I was trying. Anyway, enough rambling...I wanted to say hello and that I enjoy reading everyones posts. Very inspiring!0
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Hi everyone, I'm Monika, from the UK originally but now living in France.
I lost about 3 stone back in 2011 (1 stone = 14 pounds), by reducing my calorie intake to around 1200, walking my dogs everyday and cutting out snacking and alcohol. Unfortunately without a support network and a bit of a blow out over Christmas - that involved A LOT of snacking on nuts and chocolate coated raisins, some of this weight has crept back.
I've found that keeping a food diary is the most effective way for me to lose weight, so after a recommendation from a friend, here I am on MFP, and here I am in the 1200 Club, after reading some of the negative posts on the main forum.
I just want to fit back into my jeans and feel comfortable in my shape again; and I know I can let it all slide by becoming complacent about my eating.
Well done everyone on their weight loss success stories that I have read so far, and good luck to everyone starting out.0 -
Hi, I am 49, 5'6" and very sedentary, even with my 3-4 days of exercise, so I try to stay around 1200 total average. I started back in August at 228 and shot for around 1100 and I lost 30 pounds by Christmas. Thru the holidays I ate more, and gained a couple of pounds, and it took a couple of weeks to get those off and start losing again. I am eating between 1200-1300 now and am not losing as quickly as I was, but still moving in the right direction. My intention now is to try to have a couple of days where I stay below 1100, but I'm not doing too well on that plan. lol. I am also not 100% accurate on my measuring, etc, so I am sure that I probably have 100 or so hidden calories in my day.
I have some disabilities due to spinal injuries and autoimmune arthritis, but I am able to ride my recumbent bikes, indoor and an outside 3 wheeler when the weather is nice. I also like to do Wii games, boxing, Wii Fit, etc, and I just got the Gold's Gym cardio workout that I will be trying out today.
It is so nice that you starting this group, where those of us who know our bodies and its needs, can connect without all the hatred and insults.
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Hello everyone! I am here trying to escape the negativity on some of the other boards about eating at 1200. Today I had an appointment with my doctor. I currently take Lupron injections to combat endometriosis. (I'm having a hysterectomy this summer). Weight gain is a common complaint with this medication and I am trying my best to combat that! I just asked her to lay it on the line with me about what kind of weight loss goal she thought would be appropriate for me, and the best path to take in order to reach it. She told me, in no uncertain terms, that what is most successful for her patients is a 1200 calorie/day diet.
I love and trust my doctor and that is good enough for me to end any and all doubts I may have had about embarking on this particular journey. Thanks in advance for your support!0 -
Hi! I'm Katie in Nashville. Anyone in the 1200 Club, feel free to add me!0
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I also have a hard time reach 1200 Calories - seems I get full on such little amount of food. Any ideas on what I can eat to get the calories up?0
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I found that out too Denise. When we starve ourselves & don't eat much, it makes our body hang on to everything we eat because it thinks we are in starvation mode. I am finder the earlier I eat the faster it starts my metabolism. Good luck! Ret0
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Hey peeps - I'm Anna, hail from London and am also eating around 1,200 cals/day. I'm quite.. ahem... what's the word? Petite? Small? Short-arsed? You get the point So every extra bit of weight really does show :mad: I run and have just started the 30-day Shred to hopefully tone up some. Feel free to add me
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I also run and I'm on day 4 of the 30-Day Shred. I will add you!Hey peeps - I'm Anna, hail from London and am also eating around 1,200 cals/day. I'm quite.. ahem... what's the word? Petite? Small? Short-arsed? You get the point So every extra bit of weight really does show :mad: I run and have just started the 30-day Shred to hopefully tone up some. Feel free to add me
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hello everyone, I am from Australia, its been an interesting journey so far to say the least but I am winning. I am getting use to 1200 cals a day now, some days are good and some not. I am eating normal every day foods, I have to learn portion control, I always have too much and I know it so that is my challenge.0
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Hi, I am Kat.
I have been using MFP 4 days a week for a few months (skipping Fri, sat, Sun when I know I eat a lot more junk). My next step was to join a gym and start going regularly (I am halfway through the C25K).
Now I am using MFP daily. Most days I am aiming for 1200, though sometimes I eat my exercise calories and I am trying to to get too upset if I go over (usually when going out with friends for dinner and snacks during and after a movie).
This group interests me as it seems busy, friendly, and has like-minded people.
P.S. I am in New Zealand so will be posting in metric. I'll try to remember to convert to US friendly measurements.0 -
Hello.
I'm Gem, 31 years old, Mum of 3.
MFP suggested my calories to be at 1200, so I do think the 1200cal bashing is silly.
I've not been counting or keeping a diary for long so I'm still learning.
As I have had food issues before I have to keep small goals in mind and look to how healthy I am and feel rather than the actual scale measurements. I would like to be at 133lb (think that's about 61kg??) currently 10lb off that, but as I said I have to make sure I'm not number chasing and going 100 miles an hour when I need to focus on the healthier picture.
I have an elliptical machine now which I hope to get some good cardio from.
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Hi, I´m Julie, I´ve been using MFP for some time, but only found this group today.
I´m trying to maintain (more or less), eat mostly vegetarian diet with a rare exception of fish once in a while.
1200-ish on low/moderate activity days, I eat some more on my most active days.
I´m definitely not a gym type, my workout consists of dancing (mostly ballet), figure skating, swimming and lots of walking.0 -
At 1100-1300 a day, I can lose a steady pound per week. What, pray tell, is wrong with that? I don't feel like I'm starving. I invite anyone to look at my food diary. I eat mostly wholesome real foods, mostly made by moi. Sometimes I grab a low-cal convenience food like a Light 'n Fit yogurt.
I think that people who say you need to eat more to lose more must have a very different metabolism from mine!0 -
PS-- to those who say "Yeah but can you keep it up after you reach your goal?" I say, yes, absolutely.0
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I'm Naomi, I'm 28 and live in Alaska. For two weeks out of every month, I have a very sedentary job - answering phones for 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. But then I have two whole weeks off of work to do whatever I want with!
I am at 180lbs and want to lose 40. MFP told me I should eat 1200 cals a day, I think that's reasonable. I have been working out pretty hard for about a week, so I eat a little more on those days. I've lost a little but would like to lose more.0 -
I've seen some talk about eating below your set 1200. If you're going to do that you might wanna talk to a nutritionist. My nutrition professor is a nutritionist and registered dietitian and I asked her about it and she said that if you eat less than 1200 you are starving your body. Yes, you may be losing weight, but you are losing it in the wrong areas. Your body will feed off it's muscle and not it's fat if you don't eat enough. Just want everyone to be healthy
I don't know about that... I am on the 1200 cal plan and I exercises almost every day so I never reach the 1200 cals... I am not losing weight like crazy... an average on a pound a week. If I get hungry, I eat an apple or something that is low cal...
I consulted a personal trainer and a nutritionist and they both said I could keep up doing what I was doing, that there was no risk for my health... I guess it depends on the person, right?
I am 5"1... small frame... petite everywhere but my bum... haha!0 -
Hi- I'm almost 34- mother of two. Been overweight since junior high but the added weight is catching up with my health and I need to get serious about it. Tried Weight Watchers after each of my kids- ate their recommended points and gained weight; and the response is generally that I must somehow be cheating. MFP tells me to eat 1700 calories a day- my Dr told me to track without dieting and see what I normally eat, which was 1400-1600 a day; so he told me to eat 1200 a day. I am rarely hungry in between meals and it has helped me focus on when I'm eating out of hunger/meal times vs boredom and when my eyes are bigger than my stomach. I cook. A lot. I like the control of simply not adding the cream to the end of the soup and trimming 300 calories. I've never been great at tracking food intake because I like to cook and it takes a lot more time. I meal plan on Wednesday. Thursday I enter the recipes here and sometimes tweak them to cut calories or sodium and then spend all day Friday cooking. Leftovers generally last until Wednesday or Thursday the next week. I have heart problems and cardio is a challenge for me so I really have to focus on what I'm eating since I can't burn it off as easily as others.0
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Hi I am Regina, PLEASE count me in, anyone that would like to add me as a friend please feel free. I was seeing a lot of discussions about 1200 not being that great for you so I up'd my calories last week to 1300 - 1400, I GAINED 1.5lbs in a week. 1200 works great for me. I have 35lbs to go to reach my UGW of 145. 1200 works for me. I have come to the conclusion that if it works for you go for it!0
