1200 cal enough?

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You'll find a lot of disagreement as to whether 1200 cal. a day is too low or not. My personal opinion: Yes, it is.

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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/686963-large-collection-of-info-for-beginners

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It is too low for anyone - body could go into starvation mode, which means you won't lose weight.
Ideal for women is 1500 and men 2000 if you want to lose weight and be healthy - getting all the right food groups and nutrition.
Should lose around 0.5kilo (1lb) per weekd - slower, but much better for the body and better once goal weight is achieved as you are more likely to keep it off if you don't overeat.

It is plenty enough for me! But I also work out, get calories back and then eat more for dinner. I would never fret about going over the 1200 calories though. As long as you don't go over board. You can manually change your calorie goals if you want to as well.