Have you lost eating 1200 calories?

I lost 80lbs since end of May 2012

Nope...........started out eating in the 1400s range (lost 25 pounds in 10 weeks) and then upped my cals into the 1700-1800 range to lose the remaining 25 pounds (in 6 1/2 months). Currently maintaining (almost 2 years) 136-140 pounds on over 2300 cals.

I'm eating pretty close to 1200 calories a day (sometimes a little under) but I've been losing pretty consistantly for about 2 weeks now, about 7lbs so far ^_^

That's it! Just want to know who has lost eating 1200 calories and how long has it taken you to lose following this calorie allotment! THANKSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

Yes, and I was NETTING less than 500 calories a day after aggressive cardio. sure, the weight dropped off, 70 lbs plus in around 6 months, but it made me MISERABLE as hell and also made me look as if I was a recovering crack addict.

I adjusted my calories to lose 1lb a week instead of 2 and started eating 1,700 calories a day...and my exercise calories and have lost weight in a far more efficient and enjoyable way.

serious, don't go down the 1,200 calorie route.

I am 49, 5'6" and started here at the end of Aug at 228. I have stayed around 1200, and don't eat back my exercise cals. I lost around 2 pounds a week for the first 3 months or so, then around 1- 1.5 pounds a week after then. 31 pounds so far, with 42 left to go.

I am about 80 lbs. down shooting for around 1200ish -- 56 of that since I really started applying myself and exercising back in May 2012 -- generally around 200-400 calories in a day, more during the summer when I could get out more. And it's coming off in healthy small increments so not worried about the naysayers who say I can't do this. Sometimes a little more, sometimes less. My BMR is only 1290 and I am a writer so fairly sedentary so if I stuck to the 1200 "gospel" magic number, I wouldn't be getting the deficit I need for weight loss. I do what I've found works for me sustainably and I'm sticking with it.

When I first started, MFP said I should eat only 1200 and I lost weight. Then it plateaued. For 6 weeks. As I did more research, both here on the boards and other exercise sites, I found a calculator that was more accurate and helpful in losing weight based upon my TDEE and goals set and realized I needed to eat more to lose. Since then I'm losing again...slower than before, but that's because I'm only 7lbs from my goal weight. Long term, I don't recommend a 1200 calorie diet.

Do you have a link? I wanna know!

I TRY to do 1,200, but it feels like I am starving myself, I learned that it's okay to go a little over though. )

Lost 30lbs just by switching to better choices...then found MFP app (2011)and sat on 1200 because thankfully wasn't aware of all the BS on forums (not that it's wrong it's just the attitude)...learnt portion control, read a tonne about nutrition, ate cleaner, discovered I had an allergy to wheat, discovered at 43 my body different to an 18 yo, discovered I could predominately live without stopping at a drive thru, learnt that I could survive hunger long enough to get home and eat a decent sustaining, substantial meal, understood that when I get off MFP that the only exercise I'll sustain is walking cos I enjoy it as well as training with my PT cos she keeps it interesting, I learnt I can have high days and survive and get back on track, understood that key to success is being organised, learnt that I prefered to look at calorie level over a week rather than day to day, I eat only when I'm hungry and that can mean I go into the red somedays but I don't care cos I know I have leeway and yes this means now that I'm closer to goal I am eating more most days but not stressed about it. Things chop and change sometimes. I have lost 86lbs in total...50 something on MFP. 9 months of that was pregnancy and no I didn't do that on 1200 cals, ate for nutrition and with the support of trainer and doctors who showed me research on BMI and pregnancy..I had best pregnancy out of five and gained apporpriately for the health of baby but lost pregnancy weight within days and I hadn't started counting cals then either.

Find a way to make whatever you do work for you..plenty of options on here but key too is to educate yourself. Read everything you can so you don't just blindly follow something..you understand why it works for u on every level. How can u set yourself up to sustain it for life?

I'm suppose to eat 1200 a day. I eat more like 1500-1600 because I exercise and eat back the calories. I don't log my whole exercise time because I know MFP over calculates calories burned. While I have seen myself tone up, I haven't lost any weight.