Any other 1200 calories/day consumers? Add me!

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  • LindaAllison
    LindaAllison Posts: 6 Member
    I am 4'10" and should also eat 1200 calories before exercise. I do exercise 5-6 times a week and burn about 350 to 550 calories when I exercise. I add my exercise calories back in since I am currently not interested in weight loss. I am not good about logging my calories daily though. I don't find myself getting hungry unless it is time to refuel. I do eat a lot of veggies though.
  • bd12310007
    bd12310007 Posts: 24
    I am also on 1200 a day, but I tend to eat around 1,000. The Food tracker says I need to eat more because of my exercise level, but that seems like way too much. I feel like if I ate all the calories I burned working out, I'd just stay the same and lose any weight. Plus I'm skeptical at how accurate all this tracking is because I'm not seeing any results yet, but it's only been a couple days since I've been formally tracking (before that it was on paper in a notebook), so we'll see how the next few weeks go.
  • diaryofaskinnygirl
    diaryofaskinnygirl Posts: 146
    I eat under 1,300 if you'd still like to add me :)
  • flutterbye811
    flutterbye811 Posts: 86 Member
    lol who are these people to tell you what's healthy for YOU? I'm 1200 calories as well on days that I don't work out. I'm 5'3" and sit at a desk all day so really, eating more than 1200 is what brought me here. On days I do work out (I try to at least 4 days a week) I get to eat more and usually I'm much more hungry. I don't feel deprived on days that I don't. I just grab some nuts or an apple or something to snack on.

    I just think it's funny that people want to assume they know everything just because something didn't work for them. The beautiful part of life is that we're all different. I sent you a friend request :)

    I can't agree more =) I'm 5'2, and am currently overweight, i love how people can sit and criticize, they have nothing better to do. They don't know my life, they don't know anyone's life. What if someone had an eating disorder and could not eat more than a certain amount, what if someone felt comfortable eating below 1.2k (even if it's a pyschological mindset) but setting that limit made them purge-free for weeks? If someone is not hungry, and manages to set a calorie-limit, It pisses me off to see people try to force their ideas on others. I don't mind opinions, comments, suggestions, but actively trying to get someone to change by insulting their diet is just plain rude and disrespectful. My life, my body. Not theirs.

    Thanks for your post hun <3

    you know what, after second thought- it's not even worth it.
  • shannondbarnum
    shannondbarnum Posts: 11 Member
    my dr told me to eat 1200 calories a day unless I work out then I need to eat more. so that is what I have been doing. I'm pretty sure my dr knows what she is talking about. feel free to add me
  • jicohen117
    jicohen117 Posts: 3 Member
    I try to stay around 1200 per day too, and my trainer/nutritionist gave me the go-ahead on it. Do I sometimes go over 1200 if I'm going out with friends or something? Yes. Do I sometimes fall below 1200 if I'm having one of those days where I'm running around like a crazy person with no time to eat? Of course. But keeping my intake in the general vicinity of 1200 is what has worked for me so far!
  • BoogeyBrat
    BoogeyBrat Posts: 212 Member
    lol who are these people to tell you what's healthy for YOU? I'm 1200 calories as well on days that I don't work out. I'm 5'3" and sit at a desk all day so really, eating more than 1200 is what brought me here. On days I do work out (I try to at least 4 days a week) I get to eat more and usually I'm much more hungry. I don't feel deprived on days that I don't. I just grab some nuts or an apple or something to snack on.

    I just think it's funny that people want to assume they know everything just because something didn't work for them. The beautiful part of life is that we're all different. I sent you a friend request :)

    This, exactly. I'm 5'3 and a half in my stocking feet, and I am as lazy as the day is long when it comes to working out. That's why all my exercise is logged as either walking or house work, because I don't work out. I also was told by my doctor when I asked him about wanting to lose weight because I was borderline diabetic that 1200 calories was plenty for me if I wanted to lose weight. He said as long as I wasn't making a habit of going under 1000 on a regular basis, I was absolutely fine.

    I certainly didn't get this heavy eating by 1200 calories a day. I got that way by eating WAY more than I needed to, obviously. I think possibly the people giving flack over this are a few inches taller and more active than we are. I've noticed most of us are on the shorter side.

    ETA: I thought about this as well. My goal of 30 lbs is a mini-goal. I still have another 20 that needs to come off after that, just to not be considered overweight for my frame. To put it nicely, I'm VERY overweight, and I got that way from eating way too many calories. In light of this I think I'm doing less harm eating 1200 calories than I would be doing to remain at this size.
  • Persistence30
    Persistence30 Posts: 7
    Okay so I don't think people understand that most of us on a 1200 cal diet are short people... oh my if I ate 1200 calories by noon I would definitely gain weight. Granted right now I am on a liquid diet but before this I was not... and losing a little here and there and from reflecting throughout the years if I ate a lot even if it was healthy I gained weight! Anyways this is my venting from looking at the post telling us to eat more. 5 foot gals even active ones have to watch their calorie intake and we are just not as lucky to eat more than 1200 calories a day unless we are truly running marathons or something to that extreme with activities. I do believe that listening to our bodies is key so if you are starving maybe you should change something up like eating things that are more filling but bottom line is that we all are different. I am on a 1200 calorie diet and usually lower however I am only 5 ft and I don't feel like I am starving... I am happy with what I am doing though I don't recommend it if you don't think you will like a liquid diet but its easy for me. I will soon be ready to incorporate more solid healthy foods slowly but like I said I actually like the shakes and its working for me because I am more than ever listening to my body.

    But more than anything I am on this website for the overall goal of support and learning...I accept the constructive criticism and am open to learning. Either way if your calorie is 1200 or 3000 we all want to be healthier and we should support one another through the struggles. Good luck to all of us figuring our way through this healthy lifestyle and I do believe we all may require a little difference in our paths to get there...if not it would be easy.
  • BoogeyBrat
    BoogeyBrat Posts: 212 Member
    Okay so I don't think people understand that most of us on a 1200 cal diet are short people... oh my if I ate 1200 calories by noon I would definitely gain weight. Granted right now I am on a liquid diet but before this I was not... and losing a little here and there and from reflecting throughout the years if I ate a lot even if it was healthy I gained weight! Anyways this is my venting from looking at the post telling us to eat more. 5 foot gals even active ones have to watch their calorie intake and we are just not as lucky to eat more than 1200 calories a day unless we are truly running marathons or something to that extreme with activities. I do believe that listening to our bodies is key so if you are starving maybe you should change something up like eating things that are more filling but bottom line is that we all are different. I am on a 1200 calorie diet and usually lower however I am only 5 ft and I don't feel like I am starving... I am happy with what I am doing though I don't recommend it if you don't think you will like a liquid diet but its easy for me. I will soon be ready to incorporate more solid healthy foods slowly but like I said I actually like the shakes and its working for me because I am more than ever listening to my body.

    But more than anything I am on this website for the overall goal of support and learning...I accept the constructive criticism and am open to learning. Either way if your calorie is 1200 or 3000 we all want to be healthier and we should support one another through the struggles. Good luck to all of us figuring our way through this healthy lifestyle and I do believe we all may require a little difference in our paths to get there...if not it would be easy.

    You hit the nail on the head. Different strokes for different folks. I don't care if someone is eating 1200 or 3200, if that's what works for them, more power to them. And for the record, after the first three days of adjusting, I am almost never hungry by the time I finish my day. If I am, I'll eat more. I don't really care, I'm not that strict with my numbers. It rarely happens though.
  • MoosieMooMama
    MoosieMooMama Posts: 26
    1200 is a ton of fun.
    Not so much when your hair starts falling out and your thyroid and adrenals are fried.

    But still, I wish everyone the best of luck and health. :)
  • nekosimba
    nekosimba Posts: 239 Member
    I'm on a 1200 calorie diet because that's what my doctor told me to do. I'm going to keep what I'm doing because a professional told me I can lose weight this way. But I'm also at a sedentary job and am just starting back to working out. I may bump up my caloric intake if I start doing more strenuous exercise.
  • Hi_Im_Jess
    Hi_Im_Jess Posts: 347 Member
    MFP actually suggested 1220 cal / day for me.. so if thats unhealthy, then this entire website is wrong.
  • carriedjp
    carriedjp Posts: 1
    I'm doing 1200 a day but it says I'll only lose 1 pound a week??? if I only eat 1200 per day, that is if I can actully do it I gaurantee I'll lose more than a pound. I'll be starving and grumpy and dreaming about food all day and night.


    Also is it hard for anyone else to sleep when you're so hungry that you could eat a large pizza in 5 minutes?
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    I eat 1200 a day, usually by noon. The best way to get that "bubble butt" you say you want in your profile would be to up your calories slowly to 1800 or more and start squatting. Thigh gaps are due to genetics. There are a lot of great women on my FL who you could learn a lot from.

    Why on earth is it that these self-anointed experts who have been asked not to start with their lecture on a specific post just cannot let a moment go by without lecturing?

    I'm doing great on 1,200 a day, often a little under. Feel free to add me.

    They just can't help themselves can they. Still they'll learn that not everybody is obsessive about food, hence why we don't feel the need to stuff our faces every two hours.

    OP I am on 1200 per day, it's easily doable and speaking for myself I am not starving either, probably because I have to ensure all the grub I stick in my mouth is nutritious and there is no junk there lol.

    Feel free to add, if you want xxx
  • AngelCaudill
    AngelCaudill Posts: 7
    I am doing great on a 1200 calorie diet....along with some products I use and my workout routine I'm already losing weight and I've been doing this for 3 days! Feel free to add me as well!
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    1200 is a ton of fun.
    Not so much when your hair starts falling out and your thyroid and adrenals are fried.

    But still, I wish everyone the best of luck and health. :)

    :noway: Are you for real? My hair has never looked healthier and my thyroid and adrenals are far from fried.

    For the Love of God have some people been abducted by aliens and replaced with droids on MFP :laugh:
  • Tldavis3s
    Tldavis3s Posts: 83 Member
    I am on a 1200 cal diet! :) It's been working for me for 8 months now and I have lost 44lbs! I am rarely hungry or "starving" ( and my hair isn't falling out!) If I work out I will eat my cals back. Add me if you want!
  • Tldavis3s
    Tldavis3s Posts: 83 Member
    . Are you for real? My hair has never looked healthier and my thyroid and adrenals are far from fried.

    For the Love of God have some people been abducted by aliens and replaced with droids on MFP



    **MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!! :)
  • Elena1259
    Elena1259 Posts: 6
    I am & just don't understand the "track food" section. I keep track daily, but it I'm under 1200, it'll say I'm not getting enough (calories). But then if I'm over, the amount will show it in red as a negative. It really doesn't make sense.
  • eowynmn
    eowynmn Posts: 165 Member
    tried that...body hit a caveman mode and started holding on to everything i was eating eventually i had gained almost all my weight back. Super unhealthy for you, I would rethink it!

    Thanks for your input, hun =) but i don't find it unhealthy for me, I stay quite full at 1,2 =) even below.

    I'm in the eat what you want category as long as you are trying to hit the 1200 minimum, but you can't say in your first post that "sometimes I'm starving" and then use "I stay quite full" as an argument in the same thread.
  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
    i aim for 1300. feel free to add.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    I like this thread.
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
    Haha, plebs.

    Tried the 1200 thing. My body shut down.

    Food is not the enemy, guys and gals.

    If you like to eat, lift and think fit is the new skinny, send me a FR. <3
  • ajcmoran2005
    ajcmoran2005 Posts: 173 Member
    I might be going closer to 1200 soon. I've been eating at TDEE -20% for about three weeks now and it seems like I've been losing and gaining the same two pounds. I was at 1200 calories but I plateaued for several weeks, which is why I tried the TDEE method. Eating 1200 calories a day helped me lose 75 pounds so if I don't start seeing some lower numbers on the scale I'm going back to eating 1200 calories.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
    I am & just don't understand the "track food" section. I keep track daily, but it I'm under 1200, it'll say I'm not getting enough (calories). But then if I'm over, the amount will show it in red as a negative. It really doesn't make sense.

    It's always done that, don't worry about it. Let's put it this way, only ONCE have I ever managed to hit 1200 calories total to the exact number, just one time. The rest of the time I am either under by a few calories, or over but a little. All we can do is try our best.
  • LittleMsEva
    LittleMsEva Posts: 76 Member
    1200 is a ton of fun.
    Not so much when your hair starts falling out and your thyroid and adrenals are fried.

    But still, I wish everyone the best of luck and health. :)

    O Rlly? My hair seems to be getting healthier, and healthier (: Probably weighs a good 3 KG too.

    http://i41.tinypic.com/n1w9r7.jpg
  • LittleMsEva
    LittleMsEva Posts: 76 Member
    Haha, plebs.

    Tried the 1200 thing. My body shut down.

    Food is not the enemy, guys and gals.

    If you like to eat, lift and think fit is the new skinny, send me a FR. <3

    If i get full at 1,000, I get full. Period. 1200 is just a number, Oh jolly, 1,200 is SOOOO unhealthy, perhaps i should bump my calorie-intake to 1,201 - Maybe the critics would lay off my back.
  • LittleMsEva
    LittleMsEva Posts: 76 Member
    tried that...body hit a caveman mode and started holding on to everything i was eating eventually i had gained almost all my weight back. Super unhealthy for you, I would rethink it!

    Thanks for your input, hun =) but i don't find it unhealthy for me, I stay quite full at 1,2 =) even below.

    I'm in the eat what you want category as long as you are trying to hit the 1200 minimum, but you can't say in your first post that "sometimes I'm starving" and then use "I stay quite full" as an argument in the same thread.

    I've adapted. I am no longer that hungry.
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    The key to staying full at 1200 calories is lots of protein and fiber. I upped my cals to 1560 and gained weight back. I am currently doing TDEE -15%, to lose that weight-this puts me just under 1200 cals.

    Everyones TDEE is different, and if its small like mine, you may be eating 1200 calories or less. DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!

    I re-evaluate my goals every 6 weeks.

    Feel free to add me-my diary is open. I eat very healthy. Tend to stay away from heavily processed foods. I won't judge but may offer advice concerning macros. If you are eating the right foods-there is no reason to be hungry at 1200 calories.
  • HOLIDAYS17
    HOLIDAYS17 Posts: 1
    I too am on 1200 calories. I find if I have round about 250 calories for breakfast, 250 for lunch, 500 for dinner, I then have 200 left for snacks or they are there if I go over my calories on my meals, I find this works. I have lost 25lb since beginning February, even though there are only 21lb on my fitnesspal, as didn't join until been dieting for 1 month. Hope this helps. Carol (HOLIDAYS17)

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