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    1200 Calorie

    Posts: 20 Member
    edited November 2024 in Getting Started
    Started a 1200 calorie diet January 1. Looking for food ideas. Anyone got ideas?

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    • Posts: 9,003 Member
      Eat more food. :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 6,573 Member
      Eat more food. :flowerforyou:

      +1
    • Posts: 21
      Talk to your doctor and get a number that is focused on you, your health and what you need. It may be 1,200 as I know nothing about you and will not judge like others will. However, it could be more, especially if you are active.
    • Posts: 5
      half a banana with a tbsp of pb is good about 140 cal
    • Posts: 4,078 Member
      Increasing your calories is a good idea.
    • Posts: 19,251 Member
      Before jumping on the eat more food bandwagon, I see you're 46 and female. How tall are you, and if you don't mind, what's your weight? Or, conversely, calculate your TDEE/BMR at one of the online sites and then folks will suggest foods. if you use iifym.com they'll tell you how much of each macro to eat based on what you tell them (standard, low carb etc...) and from there we can better advise you.

      Please do know your BMR. You may find you have better long term success if you eat above it. Given your age, it's possible your BMR is less than 1200.

      Also, how much do you want to lose, and how aggressively did you tell MFP you want to lose it?

      Sorry, just felt given the "eat more" posts, it would be best to have more info about you.

      signed: 48 5'6", 136 and bmr is 1333. :smile:
    • Posts: 1,248 Member
      Apples, bell peppers & hummus, string cheese, chicken breast, nonfat plain greek yogurt...
    • Posts: 8,063 Member
      Look at my diary for yeaterday, which was less than 1000 calories. I had a migraine and could only eat a little at a time. Or look at today and skip the peanuts or the peanut butter.
    • Posts: 2,384 Member
      Eat more food. :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 88
      eat more and work out more... i eat about 600 just for dinner and am starving before bed ( i have a decent snack)... with luch and breakfast around 400 each. I add snack but also work out a lot so i guess it balances out..

      I snack on almonds, peanuts, peanut butter, that seems to fill me up. Also lattes do the trick when i get hungry....
    • Posts: 1,633 Member
      show previous quotes

      +1

      +9000
    • Posts: 2,005 Member
      http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

      use this to calculate the amount of calories that you should actually eat. 1200 calories is almost always too low for most people. Using such a low number is only going to set you up for failure.
    • Posts: 36 Member
      Oh lordy here we go again...........
    • Posts: 10 Member
      My doctor put me on 1200 cal per day. I have been doing it for three months now. Find foods that are low cal, but filling. Protein is a must. Chicken with lots of veggies is a good choice. Fruit smoothies with protein powder is good too. Make sure you talk to your doctor so you remain healthy.
    • Posts: 36 Member
      Eat more food. :flowerforyou:

      OHHHHH Yes.....MANGA!!!!!!

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    • Posts: 46
      I know 1200 kcal is really unpopular here and honestly I can't do it. I've tried and I'm starving. But that is where MFP has set my net calories. I'm 5'2" 114 lbs. GW: 110. I set it for 1/2 lb. loss per weak bc I know anything more than that at my size is not reasonable. I exercise frequently so I eat 1400-1500 per day and one cheat meal per week.

      Anyone know why MFP set my calories so low? I'm still hungry most days.
    • Posts: 250 Member
      Why do people have to be so hard on someone they know nothing about? You don't know anything to be doing that to her.. how rude! people come here for support. My god look at my diary you all will probably go into cardiac arrest!
      I had people come at me with their daggers when I first started here too.. Don't mind them any attention. Listen to the ones that actually want to help you and ask the questions, and truly care.. The other ones that say eat more without saying anything, they are what I call TROLLS.

      Btw. I am a lap band patient and am under a dr's care, and ordered to keep it 6-800 calories...
    • Posts: 22 Member
      If you're exercising you're going to want to increase it...but if you're determined to stay there then definitely eat big salads and plenty of fruit through the day. Don't forget your protein as well! Good luck!
    • Posts: 1,254 Member
      Before jumping on the eat more food bandwagon, I see you're 46 and female. How tall are you, and if you don't mind, what's your weight? Or, conversely, calculate your TDEE/BMR at one of the online sites and then folks will suggest foods. if you use iifym.com they'll tell you how much of each macro to eat based on what you tell them (standard, low carb etc...) and from there we can better advise you.

      Please do know your BMR. You may find you have better long term success if you eat above it. Given your age, it's possible your BMR is less than 1200.

      Also, how much do you want to lose, and how aggressively did you tell MFP you want to lose it?

      Sorry, just felt given the "eat more" posts, it would be best to have more info about you.

      signed: 48 5'6", 136 and bmr is 1333. :smile:

      Your posts are so sensible and helpful.
    • Posts: 91 Member
      if your exercising then you can eat more. Give it a go for a little longer as you are, maybe that weight is just unobtainable to be healthy!
    • Posts: 5,214 Member
      Before jumping on the eat more food bandwagon, I see you're 46 and female. How tall are you, and if you don't mind, what's your weight? Or, conversely, calculate your TDEE/BMR at one of the online sites and then folks will suggest foods. if you use iifym.com they'll tell you how much of each macro to eat based on what you tell them (standard, low carb etc...) and from there we can better advise you.

      Please do know your BMR. You may find you have better long term success if you eat above it. Given your age, it's possible your BMR is less than 1200.

      Also, how much do you want to lose, and how aggressively did you tell MFP you want to lose it?

      Sorry, just felt given the "eat more" posts, it would be best to have more info about you.

      signed: 48 5'6", 136 and bmr is 1333. :smile:

      Which means you should at least be eating 1,333. MOAR THAN 1,200.
    • Posts: 250 Member
      show previous quotes

      OHHHHH Yes.....MANGA!!!!!!

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      really is this called for?
    • Posts: 2,005 Member
      Why do people have to be so hard on someone they know nothing about? You don't know anything to be doing that to her.. how rude! people come here for support. My god look at my diary you all will probably go into cardiac arrest!
      I had people come at me with their daggers when I first started here too.. Don't mind them any attention. Listen to the ones that actually want to help you and ask the questions, and truly care.. The other ones that say eat more without saying anything, they are what I call TROLLS.

      Anxiously awaiting a "people are meanies" thread from you...
    • Posts: 5,214 Member
      Why do people have to be so hard on someone they know nothing about? You don't know anything to be doing that to her.. how rude! people come here for support. My god look at my diary you all will probably go into cardiac arrest!
      I had people come at me with their daggers when I first started here too.. Don't mind them any attention. Listen to the ones that actually want to help you and ask the questions, and truly care.. The other ones that say eat more without saying anything, they are what I call TROLLS.

      Btw. I am a lap band patient and am under a dr's care, and ordered to keep it 6-800 calories...

      You are a lap band patient, which is one of the cases a VLC diet is advisable. In most others, more than 1,200 calories will lead to long term success because it's more sustainable.
    • Posts: 250 Member
      you will be waiting a very long time, I see a thread say something and leave, because I don't care about the drama... have a great time!
    • Posts: 36 Member
      show previous quotes

      really is this called for?

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    • Posts: 9,003 Member
      you will be waiting a very long time, I see a thread say something and leave, because I don't care about the drama... have a great time!

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    • Posts: 41 Member
      I eat 5-6 small meals a day and I feel great at the end of the day. If lifting I eat a small amount of almond butter and apple before the gym and a protein powder shake when I get home with 1/2 a scoop of powder, 1/2 banana, and 1/2 cup almond milk and water and ice. At 8 AM I eat oatmeal (1/2 cup cooked) with a cup of berries and 3-4 egg whites scrambled. Every three hours or so I eat a 3 oz portion of protein (turkey, chicken, or egg whites) or 6 oz. of Greek yogurt, or 1/2 cup nonfat cottage cheese with basically as much greens as I want and 1/2 cup of brown rice or 3/4 baked yam. I do this the rest of the day and eat my last meal around 6 PM. I rarely need to eat after dinner in my life (43 years old) as it never became a habit. I would eat Greek yogurt if I needed to if hungry.

      Everyone is different and I am very aware of what I need to eat to maintain the weight that I want. I am never hungry and I have a stressful, very physically and emotionally demanding job.

      Eat healthy food and eat what you need to feel your best!
    • Posts: 36 Member
      LET'S GET IT ON!!!!!!

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    • Posts: 839 Member
      I love eating grilled chicken, dried apricots and drinking orange juice too. That much pretty much fills me up for the whole day. I usually end up going a bit over the 1200 mark.
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