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This 1200 calorie thing....

mysweetjenna
mysweetjenna Posts: 52 Member
edited February 2 in Health and Weight Loss
Alright. It's 10:18 pm and I've eaten under 1200 calories. I mean, it's one day and I'm not hungry. Is this really that big a deal? I worked late. That's why I'm typing now. It just seems like it may be a little silly to continue find tuff the eat this late just so I can hit 1200. I'm not even hungry. What are your thoughts?

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  • DatMurse
    DatMurse Posts: 1,501 Member
    I wouldnt worry.
  • mysweetjenna
    mysweetjenna Posts: 52 Member
    Oh, and I generally do eat enough. I just didn't notice I picked low calorie meals and snacks today.
  • devils44
    devils44 Posts: 43 Member
    I'm no expert but 1,200 calories seems pretty low. It may be sustainable for a while but you may be in for a big crash later. Be warned, be careful
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    search function would be useful as this is the millionth thread on this topic...sadly, you won't win anything...
  • itsjustdawn
    itsjustdawn Posts: 1,073 Member
    search function would be useful as this is the millionth thread on this topic...sadly, you won't win anything...

    LOL
  • PunkinSpice79
    PunkinSpice79 Posts: 309 Member
    No worries. I have days like that too. :)
  • murrayhambrick
    murrayhambrick Posts: 9
    My nutritionist has me on a 1200 calories a day target but I move up or down from that by 200. My cap is 1400. As I get closer to my target I will slowly up my calories by increments of 100 until I get to my maintain level. In my case I am on a low carb diet, generally around 160 carbs a day as I am pre-diabetic and so far this approach has worked very well for me. My doctor's visit last week was an enjoyable session actually..
  • mysweetjenna
    mysweetjenna Posts: 52 Member
    They seem to pertain to those that do this on a regular basis. It's one day. I think it's best to just go to bed like I normally would and make sure I eat enough tomorrow.
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