1200 Calorie Diet???? Seriously???

Why does MFP set my calorie intake to 1200 then?

I don't know your stats but it's for one of 2 reasons. Either you are very short, like around 5' or less. Or you set your goal too aggressively. Was your loss goal set at greater than one lb. per week? Usually if you set it at 2 lbs per week you will drop to the lowest calories goal on the site which is 1200 calories.

New dude arrives and has all the solutions starting with lemon water and low fat dairy?
In for the lolz.

Lowfat cheese is the saddest thing in the world.
Give me real cheese.

Yeah, I'm sticking with my high fat cheese...I don't buy low fat anything and have been having great results.

I can't help but wonder..... If that profile picture is really you, why are you even here? You obviously don't need help losing weight.

If you bother doing your research, the recommended minimum for women is 1200 calories. Shorter women that weigh less don't need as many calories as you must.
I am 5'3". 115lb. I maintain at 1450 before exercise.

Because he is here to just sell Beachbody stuff...and give p*ss poor advice.

He really lost me at you don't have to eat a calorie deficit to lose weight. Oh Really??? Please tell me more!

I, for one, am still waiting to hear this secret plan to lose weight in a calorie surplus.

thanks for your insight, but perhaps your advice would be better received if you didn't seem like such a know it all

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I can't help but wonder..... If that profile picture is really you, why are you even here? You obviously don't need help losing weight.

If you bother doing your research, the recommended minimum for women is 1200 calories. Shorter women that weigh less don't need as many calories as you must.
I am 5'3". 115lb. I maintain at 1450 before exercise.

Because he is here to just sell Beachbody stuff...and give p*ss poor advice.

He really lost me at you don't have to eat a calorie deficit to lose weight. Oh Really??? Please tell me more!

I, for one, am still waiting to hear this secret plan to lose weight in a calorie surplus.

Me too...maybe its the lemon water lol

I would love to hear the answer also. It sounds fascinating... I am on the edge of my seat!

Good question.


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Thank you! I am 4"8 and there is NO WAY I can go over about 1300 a day. I hardly get in 1200. I either don't have the opportunity to eat that much that often, or I just can't. I get full quickly and refuse to keep eating when I am not hungry.

I really dont mean to sound condescending but how does someone who has trouble eating 1300 calories a day end up needing to lose 87 lbs?
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I'm a 5'2 female. 1200 calories is just fine for me. i obviously eat more when i work out. Thanks for your two cents though.

1200 calories is not starving, by any means. Different bodies need different amounts to sustain themselves. To say that a 1200 cal diet is starving is irresponsible.

9 times out of 10 when you see someone claiming that MFP has them on a 1200 calorie diet, it's because they are already close to being within the healthy weight range and incorrectly put 2 lb per week weight loss as their goal. Only someone who is overweight to the point of being obese (or close to it) can safely and consistently maintain the kind of deficit needed to see that kind of loss.

I am not "claiming" that MFP put me on a 1200 calorie goal... I am stating that it did. I have a 30 pound weight loss goal and for my height and whatever factors MFP took into account, I was suggested a 1200 Calorie/day plan. I love how you just assume people are either lying or they are too stupid to enter the correct data. Well done.

This is true - it doesn't matter what 'weight loss goal' I enter, whether it be 2lbs a week or 0.5lbs a week - MFP gives me 1200 or 1250cals a day. I exercise pretty much every day and I eat back a portion of those calories and aim to hit 1200 NET a day. I don't find myself starving ever and get 3 good meals and snacks for that allowance and am losing a steady 1lb a week. When I started I had 37lbs to lose, I have lost 10.5lbs so far.

Same here! I have changed my activity level, the amount I want to lose, etc. I have 50-60 pounds to lose and MFP always sets my goal at 1200. I adjust to 1400 and eat back some of my exercise calories. It works when I am diligent!

I couldnt get through a workout on 1200.
I drink a gallon of water a day with no problems!
I am a suger addict so try to avoid it or I binge on sweets.
Let's see. What did I miss?
Oh yes! Love full fat dairy and mayo.
Pork chops are my FAVE protein followed by steak. Love bratwurst, chicken and turkey too.
I want to eat clean but.....
Love my veggies and fruit whole, canned, frozen, home grown. Makes no difference to me
Lift 3 x a week and should do cardio 2x but that rarely happens (for all the cardio vs lifting arguers )

OP - welcome to MFP. Hope you stick around to get past the drama. There are some cool people on here who offer great advice when asked (that's the key)

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