A Success story from someone who eats 1200 calories

FTR, I eat over 3000 cals. Just sayin'. There's more than one way to skin a cat. And one of us will still look like this in two years. Can you guess which one?

you seem a little dueschy

Nothing like a 1200 calorie success story thread to bring out the self-appointed experts.

Congratulations on your weight loss! :flowerforyou:

I don't know about you guys, but for me, maintainance is ~1600. There are about 3500 calories in a pound. To lose 1 pound a week, you'd have to have 500 calories less every day. Which would put me at 1100 calories/day. I try to stick around 1200 net. I almost always eat ~1500 calories a day but net less than 1200 with exercise.

If you are correct in your math then you do not weigh 250 lbs so we're talking about a completely different situation

The correct way to post in a success thread that does not involve hcg, pills or eating disorders, is "good job, you should be very proud of yourself." With an optional :flowerforyou: or :drinker:

Mfp 101, people. Believe it or not, she did not ask for advice, she was sharing her success. Everything is not about you.

Maybe, but she didn't post a simple success thread. By titling her thread the way she did, she created an advertisement for unhealthy eating, a more difficult than needed weightloss strategy, and an unsustainable maintenance plan (which she has not yet attempted).

Look at the number of women that have responded to this thread excited to start their own 1200 calorie journey. We're not here to bash the OP, we're here to tell others that there is a better way. An easier way. A sustainable way.

I don't get why people say 1200 cals is "unhealthy"... it really depends on what you are going for, right? And where you are coming at it from?

like i said, i did 1200 + exercise cals for two years. I got proper micronutrients and macronutrients and managed to go from "obese" to "normal" BMI. ... I'm no longer on 1200 cals. I'm doing something different now. Is what I'm doing now healthier??? It depends on what we consider healthy....

I apologize. Perhaps I shouldn't have used the word unhealthy. You have me at a disadvantage because I know nothing about your situation. My main point is that a 250 lb person can lose without cutting down to 1200. Do you disagree? Is that what you weighed when you successfully ate 1200 for 2 years?

Awesome. My allotment is 1200 as well. Thanks so much for sharing. Definitely encouraging. Keep up the good work. God bless!

FTR, I eat over 3000 cals. Just sayin'. There's more than one way to skin a cat. And one of us will still look like this in two years. Can you guess which one?

I'm guess that you will still look the same in 2 years. I base that only on the fact that you've lost 0 of your 32lb weight loss goal and Fightininggirl has lost 71 lbs so far and losing more and more every week. Definitely feel she will look much different in 2 years. Contrats to you fightininggirl, you are an inspiration.

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Also those on 1200 cals are looking to lose weight not to build muscle..... which is an entirely different concept and requires an entirely different plan!! Try eating 3000cals per day and not working out and lifting weights for hours.... much different result me thinks!!

But there's the thing: you may lose weight, but will you be truly healthy unless you're "not working out and lifting weights for hours"? I spent 1.25 hours in the gym this morning at 0300 am, before work, working out and lifting weights. I've lost a considerable amount of weight, and I'd of never done it on 1200. No way. JMHO.

I've been eating 1200 cal/day for about a year and have lost 42 lbs, so far, with a few more to go. I joined MFP in Nov., so it only shows a 10 lb loss. I am older than many on these boards and find weight loss to be a challenge. I found that I can no longer lose weight (even eating only 1200 a day), without exercise. I go to the Y four to five days a week, plus trying to get my Fitbit steps and stairs in each day. I normally do not eat back my exercise calories. Good luck!

The correct way to post in a success thread that does not involve hcg, pills or eating disorders, is "good job, you should be very proud of yourself." With an optional :flowerforyou: or :drinker:

Mfp 101, people. Believe it or not, she did not ask for advice, she was sharing her success. Everything is not about you.

Maybe, but she didn't post a simple success thread. By titling her thread the way she did, she created an advertisement for unhealthy eating, a more difficult than needed weightloss strategy, and an unsustainable maintenance plan (which she has not yet attempted).

Look at the number of women that have responded to this thread excited to start their own 1200 calorie journey. We're not here to bash the OP, we're here to tell others that there is a better way. An easier way. A sustainable way.

I don't get why people say 1200 cals is "unhealthy"... it really depends on what you are going for, right? And where you are coming at it from?

like i said, i did 1200 + exercise cals for two years. I got proper micronutrients and macronutrients and managed to go from "obese" to "normal" BMI. ... I'm no longer on 1200 cals. I'm doing something different now. Is what I'm doing now healthier??? It depends on what we consider healthy....

I apologize. Perhaps I shouldn't have used the word unhealthy. You have me at a disadvantage because I know nothing about your situation. My main point is that a 250 lb person can lose without cutting down to 1200. Do you disagree? Is that what you weighed when you successfully ate 1200 for 2 years?

I agree that a 250 lbs person can eat more than 1200 cals and still lose weight. In fact, anyone can eat more than that and still lose weight depending on what kind of exercise they are incorporating.

I don't think it is "unhealthy" to eat 1200 calorie diet as long as the person is NETTING 1200 cals, meaning they eat their exercise cals. I also think the "healthiness" of what someone eats has a lot to do with whether or not they are getting proper nutrition, micro and macro nutrients. I was never 250 lbs, but I was obese and I did lose 50 lbs doing 1200 + exercise cals. I don't think it was unhealthy.

But also, as I have said here and elsewhere, when I got to my goal, I wanted to have more lean body mass, which required I up my cals and change my work out routine.

I think it's great that the OP is taking a hold of her life and wanting to change for the better, but I hope she at least considers what people are telling her about the pitfalls of such a low calorie diet and do the necessary learning about the science of nutrition. It is not an I'm right, you're wrong kind of situation. Look at both sides objectively, and use your body as a scientific experiment to find out what works best for you...and I'm not talking a one or two day experiment. Give 1400 calories a try for a couple weeks, and incorporate a few pushups, situps, and lunges a few times a week to help keep your lean muscle mass as intact as possible.

Little steps at a time, for some folks.

The diary says she's under calories, but we really have no way to know for certain. I know a lot of people have trouble with logging everything they've eaten, so maybe she is, and maybe she isn't. My guess is she's more than likely not actually under 1200 but the diary says she is.

Low calorie diets are appropriate for people under medical supervision, there can be reasons she's not exercising, and she says she is supervised so who am I to say?

I only chimed in to say that you can lose on higher cals, not that she had to do what I do.

Not much support on tuesday.
Congrats on your success and hope everybody has a better wednesday.