Hello,

I'm starting tomorrow as well. If 1200 calories seems to
low, just stick with the recommendations from MyFitnessPal.
Good luck!

Hi! I did 2 and 1/2 months of jillian while eating ONLY 1200 calories and not eating back some of the exercise calories and, honestly, I looked great but started to feel like garbage. JMBR is an excellent program but I think she needs to address the issues of adding calories while exercising at that pace. I love this program , however, just learned about what my BMR is, my TDEE is and that I should be eating around 1500 calories a day just to survive. At 1200 PLUS all the workouts, my hair was thinning, my skin looked crappy and I was cranky, hungry and exhausted. Now, Jillians recipes are awesome! Delicious and wholesome and healthy. Just make sure you don't do the 1200 for too long. I lost around 12 lbs and then stalled. Now, put on 5 while increased my calories but i can actually feel my body coming back to life and starting to lose again. whatever you do: DO NOT CUT OUT THE COMPLEX CARBS THAT JILLIAN HAS IN THIS PROGRAM.. They are there for a reason. Do this program..its a good one, just be smart about the 1200 calorie thing and just do that for a short period of time to jumpstart your weight loss.

Hi! I did 2 and 1/2 months of jillian while eating ONLY 1200 calories and not eating back some of the exercise calories and, honestly, I looked great but started to feel like garbage. JMBR is an excellent program but I think she needs to address the issues of adding calories while exercising at that pace. I love this program , however, just learned about what my BMR is, my TDEE is and that I should be eating around 1500 calories a day just to survive. At 1200 PLUS all the workouts, my hair was thinning, my skin looked crappy and I was cranky, hungry and exhausted. Now, Jillians recipes are awesome! Delicious and wholesome and healthy. Just make sure you don't do the 1200 for too long. I lost around 12 lbs and then stalled. Now, put on 5 while increased my calories but i can actually feel my body coming back to life and starting to lose again. whatever you do: DO NOT CUT OUT THE COMPLEX CARBS THAT JILLIAN HAS IN THIS PROGRAM.. They are there for a reason. Do this program..its a good one, just be smart about the 1200 calorie thing and just do that for a short period of time to jumpstart your weight loss.

OMG this was exactly my experience. I was losing well, but I started to have no energy to workout, I was cranky and dragging myself around. I am going to started up another round soon, and I will likely be doing 1400-1500 calories. I am in the last ten pounds range, and even Jillian had admitted that your body will fight you at that stage, and too few cals will work against you.

Hi guys,

i am stating phase 2 on monday. I started with 1200 cal, but after a week i was so tired, only thing i did was sleep and i didnt want to do anything. so i found my bmr and tdee and since then i am eating 1500 cal. i lost 10 cm total on the last measuring (a week ago), but again i am in a healthy range and i dont have too much to lose.

I do not follow her meal plan but I follow MVP's recommendation of netting 1200 calories for 1.5 lb a week lose and do eat back my calories (I try to go at least 50 under in case I am off on something). I feel fine and starting week 4 today with a 5.4 lbs weight loss. I have also had a day or two a week where I go over. I could not imagine staying at 1200. Sunday's are rough because I usually take off and stick to the 1200.

Where can I find my TDEE? And what is that exactly?

thank you