THIS is how hard it is to reach 1200 calories
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Most of that looks really nice but it does look like a lot of food to me (even when I'm not counting calories). I would struggle to eat all that. Are you working out really hard and burning huge amounts of calories? Just wondering.0
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Mine tells me that with my size, age and sedentary student life I shouldn't go too much over 1200, but I exercise and happily eat those calories back! And even when I don't exercise, I'm usually over my goal set by MFP at like 1340 because I am hungry! I mostly commented because those look delicious and I want the ideas for meals
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Yum.0
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Because it keeps your metabolism going and fired up which will burn more calories throughout the day for you.Why do you need to eat every 2-3 hours? It seems so unnecessary and will probably leave the person hungrier then if they just ate 3 solid meals.
This belongs in a whole other thread if it goes much further, but I just want to say here that lots of well informed people disagree with this. Several well-informed people will say that timing of meals means nothing. Several other well informed people will suggest that in fact various forms of Intermittent Fasting do better for your metabolism.
I've done the 6 meal/snacks a day and I eat like a normal person now. I didn't find any benefit to the several meals, but it did seem like I was always either cooking, eating or cleaning up from cooking and eating.0 -
Most of that looks really nice but it does look like a lot of food to me (even when I'm not counting calories). I would struggle to eat all that. Are you working out really hard and burning huge amounts of calories? Just wondering.
i sell mattresses, so in an 8 hour day im probably on my feet for half an hour. not kidding. im either laying on a bed or sitting in my chair (its dead right now) and i do crossfit 4x week probably burn 300-400 cals per session...
i wore a HRM on a sit on my *kitten* day once and i burned 1750 in that 24 hr period. so id imagine i burn a lot more on actual workout days.
and to the person about eating 2-3 hours. you can eat however you want. i enjoy eating more often. eating is the best thing in the world imo. haha
and to those that think this looks like a lot of food, fine, take out a meal and add a TBSP of peanut butter to each meal. there are tons of ways to do things, this is just MY way.
AND to the person that said it would be better if i posted 1200 calorie day example, i could do that too. this way just to demonstrate its not easy to reach and pass. you want a 1200 calorie example? cut out the bedtime snack, the pre workout snack and one meal. thats NOT the way i wanna live. hahah.0 -
AND to the person that said it would be better if i posted 1200 calorie day example, i could do that too. this way just to demonstrate its not easy to reach and pass. you want a 1200 calorie example? cut out the bedtime snack, the pre workout snack and one meal. thats NOT the way i wanna live. hahah.
Checked out your meal plan with those specifications--that would be a much better meal plan for me. Assuming I veganized the menu.0 -
I agree that an average healthy adult can eat 1200 calories. I eat that, and I have no problems reaching it unless I'm sick. (I eat that because MFP gives me that number on all settings except for the construction worker setting, at 5. lbs a week, and I'm no construction worker, and even then, it only gives me 1330. For some of us, it is the right number.) But the amount of food you posted would be overly filling for me on an average day. I've definitely had hungry days where I could kill all that and more. It just wouldn't work for me most of the time.
(Not a superiority post or a judgmental post. Just responding to a topic with my own experiences. I wish eating 2100 calories a day worked for me.)
FYI MFP gives EVERYONE the same settings nop matter what your height, weight, age, workout routine male and female. 1200 calories is not enough. ironically MFP also figures your intake below their suggested BMR. hmmmm, maybe its not set up for individuals.
Umm it does not give every one the same, most people change their goals manually to 1200.
It gave me 1760 to start and as I lost weight it lowered my calories I am now at 1530. And my current goal is to lose 2 lbs a week, just so I don't get the oh you must be trying only .5 lb a week. And I am not tall only 5'5.0 -
U belong in the clean eating group! (search for it: clean eating and cardio challenge new years 2013)
Ur pix are my new daily plan!!! Thx for sharing. I totally agree-- feed the furnace !0 -
Definitely not true. When I initially set up my MFP account, it gave me somewhere around 1700 calories. I later went in and set "custom" settings to tailor calories and macros toward my personal goals (current calorie goal is 2450/day), but MFP never suggested 1200 calories for me - and I would have laughed if they did, because I often have over 1200 calories just for lunch!FYI MFP gives EVERYONE the same settings nop matter what your height, weight, age, workout routine male and female. 1200 calories is not enough. ironically MFP also figures your intake below their suggested BMR. hmmmm, maybe its not set up for individuals.
To the OP - thanks for posting the "food porn" - definitely going to have to try the casein ice cream!0 -
i think that bowl of oatmeal looks delicious and looks like it would be very tasty/fruity
every morning i like to start my day off with 1.5 cups of oatmeal, 18 grams of natural peanut butter, 1 packet of zero calorie sugar sweetener with a table spoon of ground cinnamon. sometimes ill chop up an apple or banana. but yours looks very tasty.0 -
All looks good, but 2100 cals is *a lot* for some of us. I really get tired of all the sanctimonious people here who think they know what cal intake is good for hundreds of thousands of users of MFP. Stop and just think how ridiculous that is. Do your thing for you. Enjoy it. And stop trying to preach to others, who may have many health/physical/other issues you know nothing about. I'd be 180+ at 5'2" if I ate all of what you just showed every day. We're all on our own journey here.0
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Because it keeps your metabolism going and fired up which will burn more calories throughout the day for you.Why do you need to eat every 2-3 hours? It seems so unnecessary and will probably leave the person hungrier then if they just ate 3 solid meals.
That's a myth, you won't "burn more" if you eat the same amount of calories in 5 meals, than you would if you ate them in 3 meals. Your metabolism keeps going if you are a living, breathing person who moves around and stuff, and if you're not starving yourself.
For me, I do both. I try to eat a large, low-carb high fat/protein late breakfast, and that keeps me full for at least 4-5 hours. I do this because I operate on a later wake/sleep schedule, and find that I tend to get hungrier towards the evening/night so I try to save my calories for later.0 -
Exactly. :-)I have had surgery and I am suppose to eat 800 calories a day according to my Dr ! No one should??? I think you need to research before you start making statements for everyone. TYVM0
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Your counter says you've lost 0 pounds. It doesn't look like you need to lose as much as many of us here.People are still responding with the fact that they eat less than 2100...
Giving up
*face palm*
Read my above comments lol0 -
Because it keeps your metabolism going and fired up which will burn more calories throughout the day for you.Why do you need to eat every 2-3 hours? It seems so unnecessary and will probably leave the person hungrier then if they just ate 3 solid meals.
Quote: That's a myth, you won't "burn more" if you eat the same amount of calories in 5 meals, than you would if you ate them in 3 meals. Your metabolism keeps going if you are a living, breathing person who moves around and stuff, and if you're not starving yourself.
My Response: I don't agree that all calories are the same in terms of thermogenic effects, nor do I agree that timing does not matter. However, I do think there are a variety of studies that could back up either viewpoint, so my opinion is people should just try both and see what works better for them individually. For me, my blood sugar stays more stable if I eat smaller meals, which I like, so there could be benefits other than just metabolism. I know NROLW and Tosca Reno really push the small meals more frequently, so there could be a lot of people on here who are on a particular program designed around this concept, and if it works, who cares?
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Your counter says you've lost 0 pounds. It doesn't look like you need to lose as much as many of us here.
i don't even know what my counter says. but anyways, yeah i lost 40 lbs already, and yeah im happy where i am now. ive lost weight and built muscle.... so i cant share advice and help people?
EDITED: now that i see my counter, yeah i started at 165 lbs, went down to 126 now i built muscle and am 142. i moreso just have the ticker there to show my crossfit design. but yeah, dont take any advice from me, i havent lost ANY weight and am clearly overweight *rolls eyes*All looks good, but 2100 cals is *a lot* for some of us. I really get tired of all the sanctimonious people here who think they know what cal intake is good for hundreds of thousands of users of MFP. Stop and just think how ridiculous that is. Do your thing for you. Enjoy it. And stop trying to preach to others, who may have many health/physical/other issues you know nothing about. I'd be 180+ at 5'2" if I ate all of what you just showed every day. We're all on our own journey here.
IF YOU READ my above comments you would see that NO WHERE did i say people should eat 2100 calories like me. i posted this, AGAIN, as an EXAMPLE of how you can exceed 1200 calories in a healthy way!!
and yes, im sticking behind it that no one should eat under 1200 calories. 1200 calories of HEALTHY food with have a different effect on your body than 900 calories of granola bars.
anyways. enough defending my thread, don't like it, leave. thanks
thanks to everyone that appreciates this thread, as i only did it to help :-)0 -
U belong in the clean eating group! (search for it: clean eating and cardio challenge new years 2013)
Ur pix are my new daily plan!!! Thx for sharing. I totally agree-- feed the furnace !
thanks!! i'll check it out even though the thought of cardio makes me quiver. hahahi think that bowl of oatmeal looks delicious and looks like it would be very tasty/fruity
every morning i like to start my day off with 1.5 cups of oatmeal, 18 grams of natural peanut butter, 1 packet of zero calorie sugar sweetener with a table spoon of ground cinnamon. sometimes ill chop up an apple or banana. but yours looks very tasty.
thanks!! i LOVE oatmeal have it almost every day as well theres sooooo many ways to dress it up 0 -
bump for food porn purposes0
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To be fair, some people having eating disorders and telling them 'eat more!' is about as unhelpful and potentially harmful as telling someone with depression to 'be happier!'.
You know, I never thought of that. And I'm a big advocate of the "don't tell depressed people to cheer up, that's stupid and unhelpful" camp. Huh. Thank you for putting it that way, I wouldn't have have seen that otherwise.0 -
where do yuo buy psyllium husk? i dont think i have ever seen that in my grocery store lol0
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Bump. I need more protein recipes because I hit my carbs easy (I'm set to 1200 but always go over), but need way more protein. Debating whey isolate vs casein...0
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I've picked up Physilium husk in bulk food stores but i'm sure they have it health food store.
I'm having 3 meals plus snacks and going in from 1200 to 1500 calories. And losing so that's fine by me.0 -
I'm not even remotely disagreeing with your opinion regarding increased calories. But frankly, I could never eat that much food. At least, not and feel good about it (overly full tummy). Having nothing to do with the calories. That's just a lot of eating.
But I'm glad you have found what works for you. I have also found what works for me, and if it quits working, I'll try something new. 0 -
This is all HEALTHY and it is around 2100 calories. Please, eat more. It's not that hard.
This is the part that muddles your point.
Where exactly is the confusion? At no point did she tell people they can't eat their 1200 calories and be happy.I am a big advocate of the EMTWL group. I have lost weight eating 1200 calories (then plateaued and regained it back when i started eating like a normal person lol) , and I have lost weight eating 1800 calories (less muscle was sacrificed) I love Dan and his In place of a roadmap, and I must say, I get quite bothered seeing women say its hard to reach 1200 calories. No one should eat below this. So I am here to paint a picture for you. I figured instead of just writing, I would put it in pictures.... Here goes...
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This is all HEALTHY and it is around 2100 calories. Please, eat more. It's not that hard.
EXACTLY!!!! and this happens on almost every single post.
She was only giving an example for those who have trouble getting there. I'm not one of them by the way. I can eat like nobody's business. hahaha! That's why I need to lose weight now. lol0 -
where do yuo buy psyllium husk? i dont think i have ever seen that in my grocery store lol
i live in canada so i buy mine at bulk barn. any health food store should have it, or if your grocery store has an organic isle it should be down there0 -
Bump. I need more protein recipes because I hit my carbs easy (I'm set to 1200 but always go over), but need way more protein. Debating whey isolate vs casein...
if you are debating, i would do whey. most recipes call for whey protein, plus you can use it in all throughout the day. its most benificial right after a workout because it is fast releasing so it will go right to your muscles. casein on the other hand is something you would have right before bed because it's a slow releasing protein so it will provide protein a while longer while you sleep. if anything i would say get a 5lb whey protein and a 2lb casein0 -
I understand what you mean, but people with busy schedules don't have time to sit down and prepare and eat 5+ meals. I have always been a picky eater and I find it really difficult to eat 1200 calories a day unless I'm eating ****ty foods or eating so much food in one sitting my stomach hurts.0
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Well done sweetie, course when I was 23 and working out I ate closer to 2000 calories a day , metabolism was on fire then 0
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Well done sweetie, course when I was 23 and working out I ate closer to 2000 calories a day , metabolism was on fire then
thanks!! as i said previously, i really dont have a good metabolism. i was overweight litterally from ages 5-20. i used to eat 1200 but realized i can lose on 1800 as well. but this thread has nothing to do with that. just showing that you can eat big volume and still be healthy !:)I understand what you mean, but people with busy schedules don't have time to sit down and prepare and eat 5+ meals. I have always been a picky eater and I find it really difficult to eat 1200 calories a day unless I'm eating ****ty foods or eating so much food in one sitting my stomach hurts.
i cook maybe twice a week. i hate cooking and these meals take under ten minutes because im so lazy. thats why they look so "easy" because they are. you can make it look a lot fancier putting in the effort, so busy schedules isnt an excuse to not eat 5x day, i cook all my stuff on sundays. takes 1.5 hours. and being a picky eater is okay. so am i. i hate veggies. so i just eat what i enjoy. thats why i did this, again to show its not hard to reach 1200 (my menu shows 2100) with healthy foods!0 -
I am a big advocate of the EMTWL group. I have lost weight eating 1200 calories (then plateaued and regained it back when i started eating like a normal person lol) , and I have lost weight eating 1800 calories (less muscle was sacrificed) I love Dan and his In place of a roadmap, and I must say, I get quite bothered seeing women say its hard to reach 1200 calories. No one should eat below this. So I am here to paint a picture for you. I figured instead of just writing, I would put it in pictures.... Here goes...
Breakfast @ 9am 1/2 Cup Oatmeal with Choco Protein, Strawberries, Blueberries and Psyllium Husk for volume and fiber.
Lunch @ 12pm 1 Salmon Burger, Asparagus, Tomato, and 1 Avocado
Lunch #2 @ 3pm Lean Ground Turkey, 1 Apple, 15 Almonds, and Asparagus
Snack @ 5pm Pre Workout 1 Cup Greek Yogurt w/ Strawberries and Cocao Nibs *&Calorie free choco syrup*
Post Workout @8pm 1 Cup Egg Whites w/ 2 TBSP Natural Bacon Bits & 1 Sweet Potato
Before Bed Snack- Casein Ice Cream ( 1 scoop casein, 1 TBSP PB, 3/4 cup Almond milk- 1 hr in freezer)
This is all HEALTHY and it is around 2100 calories. Please, eat more. It's not that hard.
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