1200 or less calories

guys tend not to eat as less as girls, i eat 2000 on a diet, while i know some girls who eats 1800-2000 on a diet too , 1200 is aplicable according to your body, so that mentioned this is a post i had in another thread please look at it so you will be doing things the right way, because if u eat way too less you can basicly hurt ur self

if you dont know how to get your BF% ( Body Fat % ) please let me know and i will telling you how to calculate it

BTW if u are a lady or not i do not know but eat your fats cuz it will effect your hormons
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i personally use

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

i go to advance options and choose Katch-McCardle equation which requires BF%

this is the most accurate thing

test your calories out for 2 weeks if the scale go down u r on the right track, if it goes up then reduce it by 10%-20%

the scale and experience is the only accurate way and all calculators is just a baseline to start from

Layla, i read your about me section and i will suggest IIFYM " Flexible dieting " you can eat whatever you want but be under your calori needs and you will be fine, but im guessing u r a lady so keep in mind that u need to have ur fats in as not eating fact will effect ur hormons badly

This depends on your size and physical activity. 1200 is very low, and is only advisable if you are a tiny seditary person. If so, exercise to eat more so that you can fuel the body, and make it a fat burning machine.


If you want long term success, don't starve your body.

Please don't eat less. Please eat more. Set reasonable goals, like losing 1 lb per week instead of 2 lbs, and choosing an appropriate activity level on MFP.

Listen to her, she's really smart

Please don't eat less. Please eat more. Set reasonable goals, like losing 1 lb per week instead of 2 lbs, and choosing an appropriate activity level on MFP.

without knowing the OP's health, height, or current weight, why would you suggest that a 1lb per week loss is more reasonable than a 2lb per week loss?

If she was 300lbs, are you suggesting that it take her 2 years to get under 200? that doesn't sound reasonable.

not attacking, just asking about your reasoning.

Please don't eat less. Please eat more. Set reasonable goals, like losing 1 lb per week instead of 2 lbs, and choosing an appropriate activity level on MFP.

without knowing the OP's health, height, or current weight, why would you suggest that a 1lb per week loss is more reasonable than a 2lb per week loss?

If she was 300lbs, are you suggesting that it take her 2 years to get under 200? that doesn't sound reasonable.

not attacking, just asking about your reasoning.

She has 47 lbs to lose, not hundreds. She is 23, not post-menopausal (older women can often do better on less calories than younger women). I will gladly help folks determine reasonable calorie goals if they give me their stats. But 1200 calories or less for a young woman for a long period of time will not help maintain her lean body mass, will likely mess up her hormones if she does it for long enough, and who knows how long someone can maintain their sanity and health (since adequate nutrition is hard to get on 1200 calories or less).

This kind of restriction sets most women up for failure. I know, because I spent 2 years eating and thinking like this. The answer is not always to eat less.

Hey everyone,
just new to MFP and want to know do most people eat a min of 1200 calories or if i can do with less, eat less?

I'd die. I don't recommend it. That. Is. All.

i'm a female aged 23 weight 175 at present at my height is 5foot 7 inches hope this helps

How often do you exercise per week?

Thanks for doing that out gives me a much better idea of the amount of calories I should aim for

You're welcome. It is better to start this way, be consistent with the calorie goal (and be accurate with measuring food) for a couple of months at least before changing (decreasing) your calorie goal. In other words, much easier to scale back calories than eat very little and go through the process, both physically and mentally, of increasing calories drastically once going with a low calorie diet doesn't work.