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People doing 1200-1300 calories per day, post here please!

beautifuldiskize
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I was wondering if you could either copy and paste an average day from your diary for me or you can feel free to add me so I can view your diary
Also, if your diary is public, please let me know here.
I am trying to look at a variety of what people are eating to stay within their goals so I can get a better idea how to fill my day.
Thank you so much!

I am trying to look at a variety of what people are eating to stay within their goals so I can get a better idea how to fill my day.
Thank you so much!
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Sample 1200 calorie day from back when I was still dieting.
8AM – 2/3 cup FiberOne cereal (60) 2/3 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk (20) – 80 calories
10AM – 6oz Kroger CarbMaster Yogurt – 60 calories
12 noon – 2 slices 40 cal bread (80) and 1 ounce turkey (or ham) (30) condiments or veggies to equal up to – 150 calories
2 pm - veggies or fruit as much as you can get for -100 calories Depending on what you pick this could be a good bit of food
4pm – Lite Cheese Stick 50 calories
6pm – (2 grilled chicken Caesar Wraps) 2 light FlatOut wraps (180), 6 oz grilled chicken breast (210), half a bag of Dole Lite Caesar Kit (135) – 515 calories
8pm – ½ PINT! Arctic Zero vanilla icecream (75) Walden Farms Caramel Sauce (0 I don’t know how they do it) ½ a FiberOne brownie (crumbled up on top) (45) – 115 calories
That is a 1070 day with dessert so I would typically add a 100 calorie bag of popcorn to a ziplock bag in the morning and use it as a grab snack during the day. I know the nutrition natzis won’t like that I do desert instead of more healthy items for my 8pm snack but it made the limited calories so much more doable.0 -
my diary is open if you want to nosey but i exercise most days so i can have a wee treat and stay within target0
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where do you find the arctic zero ice cream?0
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Heinz - Ketchup (Updated 01/29/2013), 0.5 Tbsp 10 3 0 0 80 0 Ico_delete
Tomato(Correct)Medium - Slice 1/4 Inch, 1 Slice 4 1 0 0 1 0 Ico_delete
Heb - Natural Cheese Thin Sliced Colby Jack, 0.5 slice 40 0 4 3 70 0 Ico_delete
Nature's Own - 100% Whole Wheat Hamburger Bun, 1/2 bun 65 12 1 3 95 4 Ico_delete
Generic - 80% Lean Hamburger Patty, Grilled 57 g, 79.8 g 199 0 16 13 53 8 Ico_delete
Green Giant Fresh - Baby Cut Carrots, 170 g 70 16 0 2 130 4 Ico_delete
Gnc Pro Performance Amp - Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60 - Vanilla, 0.99 Scoops 92 2 0 20 116 0 Ico_delete
Squash - Zucchini, includes skin, raw, 2 small 38 8 0 3 24 5 Ico_delete
Vegetable - Yellow Summer Squash, 0.33 medium 10 1 0 1 7 1 Ico_delete
Green Giant Fresh - Baby Cut Carrots, 56.7 g 23 5 0 1 43 1 Ico_delete
Kikkoman Original - Teriyaki Sauce Takumi Collection, 1 Tbsp (18g) 30 6 0 1 450 2 Ico_delete
Broccoli - Raw, 0.5 cup, chopped 15 3 0 1 15 2 Ico_delete
Disney - Gummies Multivitamin, 2 Gummies 15 4 0 0 0 0 Ico_delete
Gnc - Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60 Protein Shake - Vanilla, 1.0 scoops (79g) 93 2 0 20 117 0 Ico_delete
Sweet potato - Cooked, baked in skin, without salt (Sweetpotato), 1 medium (2" dia, 5" long, raw) 103 24 0 2 41 4 Ico_delete
Oil - Olive, 1 tablespoon 119 0 14 0 0 0 Ico_delete
Sorry I just copied and pasted a random day. The formatting does not work but I left it as is so you can see calories and carbs etc... I was a bit short on my calories that day but I was stuffed so I just left it as is (I made up for it the next day)
Edit to add: I usually don't have two protein shakes in a day but I was trying to get in some extra calories and protein so I did that day. Maybe not the best day to pick but whatever.0
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