Calories at 1,000 to 1,200 for women...

It's also the wrong answer to the wrong question as far as health advice goes. The real question is what form of weightloss yields the longest-lasting results. Most people can succeed in weightloss, but then regain.

exactly.

will you lose on 1200 cal? yes.

will you gain it all back? yes.

will you then have to start over? yes.


Wrong

Will you lose on 1200 cal? yes

will you gain it all back? Maybe

will you then have to start over? Maybe

The chances of successfully staying on a 1200 calorie diet forever are very slim, I would agree with you there. If however, you have 100lbs to lose and you use a VLCD to lose the first 70 then wean off to normal maintenance calories over a period of time then it is not always unreasonable to consider this. The health risks of staying 100lbs overweight may well outweigh any down side of VLCD's, that's why doctors 'prescribe' them.

The abuse of a 1200cal diet in an inappropriate situation is not likely to meet with success but that does not mean that it doesn't work for anyone.

I'm set at 1450, which is approximately my BMR. I am almost at maintenance at this level, especially if I don't exercise. I've recently considered dropping my calorie limit, but am afraid I'll binge due to extreme hunger. I'm 5' tall, so I'm not going to starve to death at 1200. But my mind may think otherwise.

There is no magic number! You have to fine what works for you.

1200 works for me.... And no I am not hungry, and I do not feel deprived!

Do not go by what others do, find your perfect balance and stick with it!

Wishing you success in your journey to a new you!:flowerforyou:

Next question IS will you be able to keep it off?? Just a thought...

Well, as with any 'addition' , you have to take one day at a time.... Yes, I eat less calories, but I eat better foods, and most of the time more volume of food. The foods I no longer eat were not good for me, anyway. So, I hope to stay focused and make good choices...

Oh, and thanks for the vote of confidence!

I wish you great success in your journey! :flowerforyou:

from a government that made pizza an official vegetable - no thanks.

I found that at 1200 calories I was irritable and moody and not my normal self. But at 1450 calories, I'm more then happy.

I think that it makes the implication that a women is not exercising, therefore needs a lower calorie diet. It states that men, a woman over 165 lbs or that exercises regularly would have a higher calorie need.

If I didn't exercise my TDEE-20% would be about 1300. It's just a generalization.

from a government that made pizza an official vegetable - no thanks.

I found that at 1200 calories I was irritable and moody and not my normal self. But at 1450 calories, I'm more then happy.

That is not true. They said the sauce in the pizza can be considered a vegetable. And it's Congress saying that, while the Obama administration is fighting it. The Obama administration wants healthier lunch programs in schools so they were trying to call pizza junk food. In response congress said the sauce on pizza is the same as eating a tomato. With budget constraints, they probably cant change much. So, saying the "government" labels pizza as a vegetable is extremely sloppy in describing the situation. It's just not the case.

Ketchup was classified as a vegetable during the Reagan Administration.

Interesting.

I think I'll stick to my 1800 or so a day.
To each it's own.


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honestly, the US government has no clue when it comes to nutrition or health. this is just wrong.

please don't fall for the appeal to authority bias. do your own research

This. Plus the 1000-1200 assumes the woman is doing zero exercise. You know, because most U.S. citizens don't exercise. Plus it only states they can lose weight safely. Not effectively. Not efficiently. Not enjoyably. Its LCD stuff.

I keep mine well under 1200/day and it's worked for 3 months (30 pounds). If I eat more, I don't lose. But do what works for you. I am glad some of you can eat more and lose! I wish I could!

you will have to eventually. that works for the short term, but not in perpetuity.

Agree totally! Lost about 20 lbs on a 1200 calorie intake exercising 4-6 times weekly. Stayed at 131 for about 4 weeks, increased intake and lost 1.5 lbs in less than a week ( weight stayed 129.5 and under for more than 3 days, i never log that I've lost unless consistent for more than 3 days in case of water weight)

In order to lose weight, I eat around 1000 a day. In order to maintain I can eat around 1400-1500. I have been this way for years. I am also very active. I am a busy mom, teacher and runner. I also help my daughter with ballet so I dance a good bit with her. I eat healthy foods and I feel satisfied. I am also healthy with normal iron levels.

I say all that to say, it makes sense to me that the gov't recommends this. If I eat over 1500 calories for an extended period, I gain weight. For two years, I added back the calories that I burned by running. At that time I was running 4-6 miles every other day. I ate around 1700 calories a day and made sure that these were healthy calories. I did gain a lot of muscle but I also gained weight. I wasn't as thin as I had been and I was not happy with how I looked and felt