Eating under 1200

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  • libertychoury
    libertychoury Posts: 57 Member
    This is exactly what I came here to look up. I lost around 70 with eating about 1200 per day since July. Since January I have been exercising more, but didn't really up my calories. I have plateaued since the beginning of March and I am not done losing, I still have some 30 to go before I hit goal. I am terrified to up my calories to make up for what I burn on exercise, because I dont want to gain. Should I try anyway? I have a lot of trouble as it is hitting the 1200 some days!

    I was at a dead stop on weight loss for months. For me raising my calories has worked. The way you can get extra calories in is eating peanut butter, avocado's, full fat milk has quite a good amount of calories.
    I appreciate your feedback! I added those foods in, and use coconut oil in cooking, etc. I think I may have to add in a few more calories, and even maybe something before I work out in the AM and see if that helps. Right now I am doing fasted cardio and fasted weight training.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Am I the only one who doesn't benefit from upping my calorie goal?
    People say in order to lose weight,you have to be eating more than 1200 cals,blah blah,but it just doesn't work for me.God,why?!

    You're probably doing it wrong.
    How can I possibly be doing it wrong? I hate it when people try to act smart,but don't really offer a reasonable solution.
    And besides,I think that everyone's body works differently.Some people benefit from upping their cals and some just have to be eating 1200 cals tops in order to lose.However,obviously,I'm a bit frustrated that I belong to those who just have to eat a lot less.

    And I hate it when someone says something doesn't work for them but doesn't actually say what they tried and for how long.

    Did you figure out your BMR/TDEE?
    Did you accurately log your intake?
    Did you weigh and measure your food?
    Do you exercise?
    Did you log your workouts honestly?
    Did you give it longer than a week?

    There are a lot of factors to consider when trying to lose. These are the biggest ones. I don't try to be smart. I AM smart.
    My BMR really is different on every site,but let's say it's around 1600.
    I used to eat about 1500-1800 calories a day and I only did the 30 day shred every day and went for walks sometimes.
    I don't measure my food because I don't have a food scale.However,I think that I log pretty accurately,because,the most of the stuff I eat doesn't need to be measured by a scale(I usually measure with cups,spoons,etc)
    I used to do this for about two months and I lost 5 kg.That's not enough for me and I want to lose more and ASAP because I just can't stand the way I look and feel right now.And that's why I have to eat like 1200 tops until I feel comfortable in my own body,even though it's really really hard sometimes.

    It's sad that you stopped doing what was working. Trust me, I get it. I've been holding onto my 30# fat suit for six years. I've tried every fad diet, short of the HCG one. Proper fat loss takes time. You need to be patient. If there was a way to lose weight fast don't you think everyone would be doing it?

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