Cannot hit 1200kcal most days, help me!

#1 - you're probably not eating enough calories. If you don't eat properly, your body will go into starvation mode and hoard it's fat.
#2 - eat often and clean. 5-6 small meals per day
#3 - protein shakes, protein shakes, protein shakes OR throw a bunch of spinach, banana's, strawberries (feel free to create your own!) throw it into a blender and drink your calories.

#1 is a myth, #2 is optional. Frequency or how you space your meals is largely irrelevant. The "eat small and often to keep your metabolism up" is also a myth.

Oh, really? I've actually done studies on those items above and the first study I did was only eating 1,200 calories per day (non-clean food, basically anything I've wanted) and only ate 3 meals per day - I gained 13 pounds and lost my abs and muscle. When I went back to my routine of eating clean and often,...well, take a look at my profile picture. That was right in the middle of my test.

Your personal anecdote is not more valid than many, many, peer reviewed scientific studies.

#1 - you're probably not eating enough calories. If you don't eat properly, your body will go into starvation mode and hoard it's fat.
#2 - eat often and clean. 5-6 small meals per day
#3 - protein shakes, protein shakes, protein shakes OR throw a bunch of spinach, banana's, strawberries (feel free to create your own!) throw it into a blender and drink your calories.

#1 is a myth, #2 is optional. Frequency or how you space your meals is largely irrelevant. The "eat small and often to keep your metabolism up" is also a myth.

Yes, well said, and protein shakes don't make much sense for someonte who does not exercise.

This is incorrect, protein is good. Using a protein shake while cutting is a very good idea for maintaining muscle mass as long as you are still staying under your calorie goal. This usually means as a meal replacement, depending on the severity of the calorie deficiency.

#1 - you're probably not eating enough calories. If you don't eat properly, your body will go into starvation mode and hoard it's fat.
#2 - eat often and clean. 5-6 small meals per day
#3 - protein shakes, protein shakes, protein shakes OR throw a bunch of spinach, banana's, strawberries (feel free to create your own!) throw it into a blender and drink your calories.

#1 is a myth, #2 is optional. Frequency or how you space your meals is largely irrelevant. The "eat small and often to keep your metabolism up" is also a myth.

Yes, well said, and protein shakes don't make much sense for someonte who does not exercise.

Unless of course they're on the atkins or keto diet.