1200 calorie friends?

Hi i'm new to this and it has also told me that i'm on 1200 calories a day. Does anybody know though when you input your exercise and your calories go up should you still stick to 1200 for the day or use up the additional calories? have been trying EVERYTHING the last few months to shift a stone (always that last stone is the hardest) and no matter what i do i just can't seem to lose i do a couple of runs a week and a couple of bootcamps. Love this app though really makes you think twice before stuffing that something extra in your gob!!!!

There isn't a definite answer to that question that fits every situation. It depends on your calorie deficit and how much you burn with exercise. If 1200 is only a 500 calorie deficit for you, and you wish to lose more than 1 pound per week, you can burn some extra calories to help up your weight loss, without eating back the calories. If you burn 250 calories, that will give you an extra 1/2 pound loss. Burning 1000 calories extra would put you at a 3 pound loss rate, and unless you are 100 pounds overweight, that would be too high of a loss rate.
So if you find you are hungrier when you burn more in exercise, feel free to eat a little more. Be careful that you don't eat back more calories than you burned however, so make sure that you use a HRM to figure your actual calorie burns, as for many people, the exercise burns that MFP shows can be up to 50% higher than you are actually burning. That was the case for me, and many others on here.

My goal is actually set at 1500 but I rarely go over 1200. Feel free to add me if you like. My diary is always open. Not sure if its the greatest example, but it works for me

I am shooting for 1200 calories too. It is hard to do.

I've gone from 1800 calories... to 1600... to 1400... and I have just begun 1200 Add me!

Right now I am aiming for a 1,200 net so I do eat my exercise calories.
I had a goal of under a 1,000 net but I was getting too tired.
The more you eat the more you can burn the more you can eat.
I am also working on C25K
I had 2 burger patties with bread and veggies last night after my run/walk yum yum.
Anyone can add me. My diary is opened to friends.:happy:

I'm currently at 2500 calories, recently decreased from 3000. My diary is open. Fellow 2500 people, feel free to add me.

Huh?

Whoops, wrong thread. Sorry about that.

*leaves quickly*

Feel about as awkward as walking in on a bunch of ladies in the restroom talking about their periods and you giving advice on your jock itch? It helps to read the sign on the door.

There is something positively reassuring to see urinals on the wall when I walk into a restroom.

I'm currently at 2500 calories, recently decreased from 3000. My diary is open. Fellow 2500 people, feel free to add me.

Huh?

Whoops, wrong thread. Sorry about that.

*leaves quickly*

Feel about as awkward as walking in on a bunch of ladies in the restroom talking about their periods and you giving advice on your jock itch? It helps to read the sign on the door.

There is something positively reassuring to see urinals on the wall when I walk into a restroom.

Use the low one, according to BinaryJ it makes you feel big. If you laugh, as in ROR, it will add to the experience. I learn quite a bit on MFP.

I am at 1200 too, I added you but I also wanted to add I am 1200 on days I don't work out, so it motivates me to workout then I usually eat about 1300-1400. Welcome and have fun losing!

Katy

Thanks for that... very interesting. I have just started this weekend.

Could you advise please... my target intake is 1470 calories and I ate 1246, but then I cycled 60 minutes which added 1132.
Therefore I have only used a net if 114.

Is this a problem re starvation mode?

Thanks.

Yes this can become a problem.
I was tired all the time netting too low so I stop losing for a couple of weeks then upped it.
Also men need to eat more than women 1470 is low to begin with.

I'm currently at 2500 calories, recently decreased from 3000. My diary is open. Fellow 2500 people, feel free to add me.

Huh?

Whoops, wrong thread. Sorry about that.

*leaves quickly*

Feel about as awkward as walking in on a bunch of ladies in the restroom talking about their periods and you giving advice on your jock itch? It helps to read the sign on the door.

There is something positively reassuring to see urinals on the wall when I walk into a restroom.

Use the low one, according to BinaryJ it makes you feel big. If you laugh, as in ROR, it will add to the experience. I learn quite a bit on MFP.

I prefer to step up real close and complain loudly about how cold the water is.

I thought I was the only one that had tis problem,...now I know I'm not alone.:blushing:

I am also trying to stick to 1200 I log everyday and diary is open! Anyone feel free to add me

My goal is 1128calories but I workout so I get anywhere from 400-1000 calories added to it. Feel free to add me

Im at 1200
Feel free to add me
My Goal is to lose 40lbs

I am on 1,230 a day (MFP), try to eat back exercise calories. Sometimes I go over, sometimes I don't.

Anyone can add me

I am with you on that 1200 cal a day thing. I only use it for a guide. Basically I eat more protein then they say because that works for me. Every body is different and you need to find what work for you. Its all good!!