Logging for a few weeks, 1200 calories, Help!

I used to love cooking but ever since I started uni and after adopting a healthier diet (I used to love baking but now I really just can't afford to put that stuff into my body lol ): ) I really can't be bothered making actual proper meals ie. using pots and saucers and a million step recipes lol. So I just keep it ridiculously simple.

The meals I 'cook' take 5-15 mins to make, max. You can cut up some veggies and microwave them and be done in 2 minutes. Eggs are a quick option bc they cook really really quickly. You can even hard boil a whole bunch of them at once and keep them in the fridge for other days. Tinned tuna is also good; I like to fry some with egg, tomato and onion. Now that is a super protein-packed meal haha =p These 3 foods are basically staples in my diet. For some complex carbs you can buy wholemeal based wholegrain bread (be careful - just because something says wholegrain doesn't mean it's healthy. Often companies make white bread and chuck a few grains into it; it needs to be wholemeal based) or some ryvita crackers (amazing and only 70 cals for 2 large ones). There's nothing wrong with taking a simple sandwich prepared at home. It takes like 2 minutes to make one.

Chicken is a good protein option; it's high in protein and naturally one of the less fattier meats; provided you avoid the skin... and luncheon meats where they literally shove a bunch of white crap into a square loaf and call it chicken haha.

For exercise, if you have a busy lifestyle, just try walking to where you're going all the time instead of driving/take stairs instead of a lift etc. Incidental exercise can add up. Just try to be as active as you can. Personally for me, I have 27 contact hours for uni and so time is a massive limiting factor. So, I like to get up an hour or so earlier than I need to for uni and squeeze some strength training in and a 4km run (before I stuffed up my knees oops :l).

But yeah tbh it's not hard at all to make healthy choices and 'cook' stuff that's good for you (I honestly have the laziest meals ever) and if losing weight/developing a healthier lifestyle is really an important thing to you, you will find the 'botheredness' to do it, trust me Just gotta get into the habit and learn to love the foods that are good for you (: And you will definitely save a lot of money lol. More for shopping ;D If you need motivation and shiz, feel free to add me (:

But yeah I know that protein gives you energy, but then so does carbs and fat. Some people focus on different areas, but again if I don't use all the protein it just gets coverted into fat anyway.

I've never heard of this. Eating at a surplus is what causes fat, to my understanding. I consume about 100g of protein a day and have sustained weight loss. As far as good protein sources go, I love Greek yogurt, myself. I mix it with fruit and granola for breakfast and that pretty much fills me up until lunch. Good luck on your journey. Make sure if you're using MFP's method, you're eating back some of your exercise calories too.

But yeah I know that protein gives you energy, but then so does carbs and fat. Some people focus on different areas, but again if I don't use all the protein it just gets coverted into fat anyway.

I've never heard of this. Eating at a surplus is what causes fat, to my understanding. I consume about 100g of protein a day and have sustained weight loss. As far as good protein sources go, I love Greek yogurt, myself. I mix it with fruit and granola for breakfast and that pretty much fills me up until lunch. Good luck on your journey. Make sure if you're using MFP's method, you're eating back some of your exercise calories too.

Yeah I did mean that say you are consuming excess protein but your body does not require it, then it will turn to fat. Thanks for the tips. .....eating back calroies from exercise just means that Im exercising to gain the extra calorie intake but then just eating up to that amount anyway?

Yeah it's for fitness and being able to eat more, pretty much, lol.

I have the same problem! I am on a 1200 cal/day as well, 6okg, 173 cm. But I am not losing weight at all, probably because I eating over my calories.

I recently went vegan and have dropped about 300 calories a day. Just a suggestion, but cut out anything that you bought that is processed/packaged. make your meals eat where they make them for you. Also, cutting dairy, no joke, made my lose my butt fat.

Good luck!