Have you lost eating 1200 calories?

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  • JaceyMarieS
    JaceyMarieS Posts: 692 Member
    i eat 1200-1300 calories per day and have lost 116 pounds in a year
  • x_ItNeverEnds_x
    x_ItNeverEnds_x Posts: 134
    i eat 1200-1300 calories per day and have lost 116 pounds in a year


    That's amazing. I guess if everyone else can do it I can too.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    Yes, I have
  • kingkoopaluv
    kingkoopaluv Posts: 147 Member
    DO YOU EXTERCISE ANY LIKE GO TO THE GYM ?:happy:

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    i die!
  • Melo1966
    Melo1966 Posts: 881 Member
    i eat 1200-1300 calories per day and have lost 116 pounds in a year


    That's amazing. I guess if everyone else can do it I can too.

    But it does NOT work for most like this. Sometimes it works for a few months and then the weightloss stops you get tired and no metabolism and you can stop losing even on 1,000-1,200.
  • KazSmith68
    KazSmith68 Posts: 85
    Yes I have stuck to my calorie daily limit since joining, never eating back what I burn and I have lost almost 16kg since September 2012 :flowerforyou:
  • kellie1055
    kellie1055 Posts: 80 Member
    Ive lost 14.5 pounds since 1/1 on 1200 cals.
  • nurse2photog
    nurse2photog Posts: 1
    Just started yesterday, so hard to limit to just 1200! Yesterday I was so hungry I ended up at 1500 but I'm going to do better today (unless I give into making the chocolate chip cookies I'm craving!) I want to loose about 25-30 pounds but I'm a huge foodie and have a hard time resisting good food & eating out!
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    This is not an endorsement, but I was able to lose 140 lbs in 7 months on 1200 -1300 calories a day. There's more to the story, but no surgery or special diets, just calorie counting.
  • maric5
    maric5 Posts: 2
    I lost 2 lbs in 2 weeks on 1200 cals. Just started. Pretty pleased. But - I am a woman, average height, exercise very little and only want to lose 7 lbs. total. As the responses show - how someone's body reacts to a 1200 cal diet depends on a number of things - their gender, age, starting weight, height, metabolism, how much they exercise.
    But maybe - try this if/ when you can -- try eating most of your calories in the daytime - have a light meal at night. For me and others, the weight seems to come off faster that way, even if overall cals. the same.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Wait so most of you actually eat more than 1,200 right? I believe most said they eat back there exercise calories. So your netting 1,200 a day? I can't seem to keep my intake at 1,200 I get so hungry.

    Sweetie, after reading your profile, I strongly urge you to get some professional help. I don't think this site would be good for you. Please talk to someone, your family, or your doctor and tell them what you are feeling and doing to yourself.
  • gabriellejayde
    gabriellejayde Posts: 607 Member
    I eat almost exactly 1200 cals per day. I don't eat back my exercise calories but I will allow myself to go over 1200 if I've been active enough. I've lost 51 lbs in exactly 5 months. my blood pressure is down, my skin is clear, my hair is healthier and I feel great.
  • wvtrap
    wvtrap Posts: 19 Member
    I eat ~1200 calories a day and have lost almost 42lbs since Thanksgiving.

    Holy *kitten*. Way to go!

    Thank you!
  • wvtrap
    wvtrap Posts: 19 Member
    I eat ~1200 calories a day and have lost almost 42lbs since Thanksgiving.

    are you serious?

    Absolutely. I started at 299lbs. I lost 31lbs in the first 30days. It been a pleasant surprise.



    Any tips you can share? I really want to lose the 70 some lbs before June :) but not starving myself

    I try to keep it simple. Thin cut chicken breast with marinade usually between 7 and 9 oz. and I split a bag of the Walmart pre packaged salad with my brother pretty much everyday. That lunch puts me about 500-600 calories. 200 calories for breakfast and 200 for evening. Then I'll have a small snack or two somewhere through the day to get the rest. I think the rest comes from a desire to be healthy. I weigh everything I eat. I don't cheat at all. I gave up soda, alcohol, fast food and caffeine. I use a fitbit one with negative calories enabled and I never eat back any food it says I've gained. So far it's working and it feels completely sustainable so I'm going to keep after it until I need to adjust to maintenance calories.
  • Maridinger
    Maridinger Posts: 74 Member
    I have eaten 1200 calories a day since Sept 1 of 2012. I am now down 56 pounds. I started exerising by doing 3 days on the treadmill just walking. I am now doing circuit training and kickboxing. I want to lose another 45ish. However, I was thinking of upping my calories to 1500 but not sure if thats gonna make me stop losing or gain....
  • lucy529
    lucy529 Posts: 127 Member
    I eat ~1200 calories a day and have lost almost 42lbs since Thanksgiving.

    are you serious?

    Absolutely. I started at 299lbs. I lost 31lbs in the first 30days. It been a pleasant surprise.



    Any tips you can share? I really want to lose the 70 some lbs before June :) but not starving myself

    I try to keep it simple. Thin cut chicken breast with marinade usually between 7 and 9 oz. and I split a bag of the Walmart pre packaged salad with my brother pretty much everyday. That lunch puts me about 500-600 calories. 200 calories for breakfast and 200 for evening. Then I'll have a small snack or two somewhere through the day to get the rest. I think the rest comes from a desire to be healthy. I weigh everything I eat. I don't cheat at all. I gave up soda, alcohol, fast food and caffeine. I use a fitbit one with negative calories enabled and I never eat back any food it says I've gained. So far it's working and it feels completely sustainable so I'm going to keep after it until I need to adjust to maintenance calories.

    Thanks so much i do the half chocken breast with steamed veggies and a salad for lunch and then two protein shakes and some snacks then i work out in the morning to get my day going.
  • mdigiac
    mdigiac Posts: 34
    I love that most of you have uped your calories if on a plateau. That is so cool, the way bodies work.
  • fitsonia24
    fitsonia24 Posts: 10 Member
    I think men lose weight faster than women also.
  • summergirl212
    summergirl212 Posts: 91 Member
    I have eaten 1200 calories a day since Sept 1 of 2012. I am now down 56 pounds. I started exerising by doing 3 days on the treadmill just walking. I am now doing circuit training and kickboxing. I want to lose another 45ish. However, I was thinking of upping my calories to 1500 but not sure if thats gonna make me stop losing or gain....

    i highly doubt that going to 1500 will make you gain. 300 calories isn't much, especially if you are working out. you might lose a little slower or on the other hand you might feel more energized at your workouts. :]
  • Zdesh
    Zdesh Posts: 16 Member
    I have lost weight really well in the past on 1200 calories. But this time around it seems harder. I have about 12 lbs to lose now and I'm eating about 1200 and eating about 1/3 of my exercise calories back because I was afraid of going into starvation mode. But the scale isn't moving. So I'm thinking I need to stick to a hard 1200 for a while until the scale starts moving.
  • nylphia
    nylphia Posts: 16
    I eat 1200 and have lost about a pound a wek. Started 12/26, but I eat back all my excercise calories. Think I would lose more if I stopped or not eat them back eveyr day I excercise. Sunday I did not work out, Monday I did and did not eat back my calories. By tuesday I lost a full pound. In two days. Usually it happens in a week.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    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!!!!

    I would definitely lose my mind if I tried. :laugh:
  • ld462
    ld462 Posts: 2
    I have lost 2 pounds eating 1,200 calories. I started Jan. 9 on this site. I don't exercise.
  • RandiLandCHANGED
    RandiLandCHANGED Posts: 630 Member
    I did lose but I felt like a sack of crap so I eat 1800-2300 and maintain instead.
  • mkookies
    mkookies Posts: 67 Member
    I have my days set to 1,200 calories, however I also exercise and eat back those calories, so it's usually more like 1,500 to 1,600 calories per day. The only exception is that one day a week, I double those calories - so around 2,400. I heard that switching it up once in awhile keeps your body on its toes. :P

    It seems to be working so far - I usually lose about 1 to 1.5 pounds per week since I started.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I lost all my weight, 25 % of my body weight, on 1200 calories. But I am small and my BMR is 950, according to the MFP calculator. That's what I get for being old, short and now at my goal weight. That said, I make sure that those calories are packed with nutrition.
  • MemFox
    MemFox Posts: 35 Member
    It's taken me 12 months to lose 12kgs..
    I gained 18 kgs whilst pregnant with my second son( born nov 2011) I lost 8 kgs after having him then started My fitness Pal in mid Jan 2012..
    That said, I've hardly done any exercise- and there has been months where I bumped my cals up to 1300 cause I wasn't coping on 1200... I could have lost a lot faster if I had added the exercise in, but this has worked for me and I'm happy.. I'm only 4 kgs off goal!!!
    So I've actually lost 20kgs in total- but only 12 of that since joining mfp :)

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