A day in your 1200 calorie intake
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The answer to “I can’t eat more than I am already eating†- Coconut oil, butter, eggs, avocado, salmon, olives, nuts, nut butters and full fat yogurt, full fat milk is actually good for you, and a great way to increase your calories without having to eat tons more food in a day. Sugar is NOT a good way to increase your daily calories
Picky eater...hate coconut oil, avocado, salmon, nuts, milk.. lol0 -
1/2 cup silk vanilla soy milk - 50 cal
1 small banana - 90 cal
1 cup special k choc delight cereal- 160 cal
total breakfast- 295 cal
3 oz baby carrots- 35
1 cup strawberries- 44
1 fit and active cheese stick- 50
1 red bull- 110
lunch total- 239 cal
6oz tilapia- 106
2 cup spinach- 14
1 cup pinto bean soup-157
dinner total- 277 cal
1 nature valley oats and honey bar- 190
1 dark choc bar- 142
1 strawberry and banana smoothie- 100
2 starburst- 40
snacks total- 472 cal
water- 9 cups
TOTAL INTAKE: 1, 283 calories!
I felt full and was still able to eat my fave foods, but in moderation
wow this is a bad intake hun, I would seriously look at overhauling your daily foodstuffs...its not necessarily about eating your fave foods but feeding your body nutrients to be healthy also x
Who are you to tell anyone that their diet is "bad"? This site is about encouraging, not judging.
Besides, I think her diet is just fine. At least she is getting fruit, veggies, dairy, and protein. 1200 calories can be sufficient nutrition for some smaller people. I am barely 5'3" and I have a small frame. 1200-1300 calories is plenty of nutrition for me on my rest days.
P.S. - "Foodstuffs" is not a word.0 -
Mine is boring but I never feel like I am 'starving'.
Breakfast:
2 cups of special K red berries cereal with 1/2 cup skim milk
Lunch:
3oz grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 carrot
1 cup green beans
1 teaspoon olive oil
Dinner:
same as lunch
Snack:
1 cup of fruit of my choice
10 glasses of water throughout the day
This is a little under 1200 calories a day and it's been working well for me.0 -
My days vary a TON!
I don't measure in days, but rather, weekly intake. It makes it easier to manage days where I just eat more with friends or something or exercise less.
Some days I eat maybe 600, 700, 800... (Some days I'm just not hungry.)
Then others I will eat 2000+... (And other days I go out to eat. I'm not an obsessive eater, I just like small portion, high calories items on the menu! xD )
Exercise varies just as much
I never really get hungry, though.
(JUST a little info: I typically try to stay in a 7000-8400 calorie intake for the weekly total, and I ALWAYS eat calories I exercise off. ALWAYS, which generally adds 3000-4000 extra calories. I do admit, I do NOT count carbs or proteins. I probably should, though. xD )0 -
Breakfast - Blended together in a smoothie:
Bananas - Raw, 127 g
Pears - Raw, 195 g
Apples - Raw, with skin, 85 g
Celery - Raw, 85 g
Spinach - Raw, 85 g
Lemon juice - Raw, 1 fl oz
Natures Place - All Natural Spring Water, 8 fl. oz. (240mL)
Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 85 g
Seeds - Chia seeds, dried, 15 g
Lunch - Steamed & blended in to a soup:
Broccoli - Flower clusters, raw, 218.29 g
Nuts - Brazilnuts, dried, unblanched, 13 g
Natures Place - All Natural Spring Water, 8 fl. oz. (240mL)
Kale - Raw, 218.29 g
Dinner - Salad followed by beans/rice/salsa bowl:
Annie's Naturals - Fat Free Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette, 1 Tbsp (33g)
Carrots - Raw, 49 g
Celery - Raw, 49 g
Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 85 g
Rice - Brown, long-grain, cooked, 195 g
Beans - Black, cooked, boiled, without salt, 174 g
Green Mountain Gringo - Sauce Salsa Medium, 8 tbsp
Stash - Chai Green Tea, 1 Tea Bag
Your eating plan is fabulously healthy! Your eating plan just motivated me to eat more healthier!0 -
Breakfast:
1 packet Quaker weight Control Oatmeal
1/2 Grapefruit
Lunch:
Chobani Greek Yogurt
6 oz Baby Carrots
100 g Grapes
Dinner:
Salad:
{ 3 Oz Baby Spinach
1 Medium Pear
1/2 Tomato
3 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar }
2 Small soft tacos
{2 (1 - each) Mission carb-balance tortillas
100 g black beans (divided between the two)
28 g Mexican Shredded 4-cheese blend (divided between the two)
Cholula hot sauce - applied liberally }
Total: 1111 cals
fat: 22g
carbs: 172g
fiber: 50g
protein 50g
To this I would add a snack of a piece of fruit, baby carrots, almonds or a protein shake depending on my workout plans for the day.0 -
I dont really eat alot anyways but ive learned how to not let my calorie intake fluctuate dramatically. but looking at the other stories on the site I figure that when I plateau I should move up to more calories.0
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I would starve on only 1200 calories a day!
Ditto
But I also hold a bit of envy for people that can get by on that much...or little should I say.
You get use to 1200 calories eventually and it's pretty easy then.0 -
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Protip on dieting.....
Nutrition is 70%, sleep is 20% and working out is 10%.
So eat more, sleep more then workout.
Find your TDEE and cut 20% off that for your MFP calories daily.
Dont eat back cals unless you are overtraining.
Easy as pie!You get use to 1200 calories eventually and it's pretty easy then.
Your hormones beg to differ.0 -
I would starve on only 1200 calories a day!
Ditto
But I also hold a bit of envy for people that can get by on that much...or little should I say.
You get use to 1200 calories eventually and it's pretty easy then.
Oh!
And perfect height for a 95lb person is 4'10"
dont take any advice from this person plz.
Unless shes 4'10"0 -
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And perfect height for a 95lb person is 4'10"
dont take any advice from this person plz.
Unless shes 4'10"
You cannot generalize about a "perfect height" and weight for an individual without more information, including his or her bone structure.0 -
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And perfect height for a 95lb person is 4'10"
dont take any advice from this person plz.
Unless shes 4'10"
You cannot generalize about a "perfect height" and weight for an individual without more information, including his or her bone structure.
She wants to be 90 something pounds.
Sounds like an ED to me.
How tall are you MF?0 -
1200 calories is my target calories as well, but I want to enjoy food. So I kept eating the way I normally do and just cut down my portions. I'm also a picky eater so all sandwiches I eat dry and salads I just squeeze some lemon juice on. I also started exercises 6x a week for at least 30 min so I can add 100-200 extra calories in. My normal day is
Breakfast
4 oz OJ
1/2 english muffin with butter
Lunch
Oven Roasted Turkey on split top roll
some kind of chips or pretzels (only 1 serving)
Dr. Pepper
Snack
small portion of homemade strawberry shortcake - my slice is only about 130 calories
Dinner
4 oz of either grilled chicken, pork, or steak
small side salad with lemon juice
8 oz cranberry juice0 -
Some really good replies. Thanks0
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I would starve on only 1200 calories a day!0
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