Anyone else with 1300 calorie limit?

Jackie, I started recently and was given 1200. I asked around and was told it WAS basically too low. I lost 3 lbs during the first four days. I'm trying 0.5 a week now.

I'm guessing if you got that little, you're probably not all that big to begin with, so it won't matter too much if you lose slowly. True?

I'm trying to lose 10 lbs that I put on over the course of 4 years, so losing the minimum is fine with me. I just need to stop gaining.

And you know that that is 1300 without exercise, so if you burn 200 calories a day working out that will put you at 1500 calories.

I have 1650 intake.

It really depends what your will power is like. If 1300 is too hard at the moment, I would suggest upping it by a little bit. Maybe got to 1400/1500.

Eating vegetables is the way to go to making sure you stay at your caloric deficit. They have very few calories and help to make you stay full. Stay away from carbs as they can contain a lot of calories. Eating chicken breast is best or better yet, turkey breast.

But if you are new to this, take it slowly, the first 3 days is the hardest as you do feel hungry.

If you stick with 1300, make sure you are eating back enough exercise calories that you net at LEAST 1200 after accounting for exercise.

If it feels like it's not enough calories for you to stick with that goal...YES, lower your weekly weight loss goal. a plan that's easier to stick with will yield more success.

I am at 1300 and I eat 1300 because I don't exercise hardly at all (I know, I know, I really should). Even without exercise, I still lose 2-3lbs a week at 1300, but I also have quite a significant amount of weight left to lose so I'm not too worried about it. Once I get closer to my goal I will definitely up my calories if I'm still losing weight at such a rapid pace. If you exercise, definitely eat your calories back, but make sure that you are accurately counting your calories. Don't go by what the machines at the gym say- they can be off by a ridiculous amount. I thought I was burning 700 calories an hour on the elliptical at my gym, once I got my HRM it turned out I was only burning a little over 300.

My diary is open and my calorie intake is 1333. I lost 53 lbs from march-august, and gained 18 back since then. I got back on track after the 1st of the year and am down 8 lbs so far, I would still like to lose 40 more! I just started the Insanity workout but before then I was just walking 5 or so days a week! On the weekends my meals are a little different because I work 7a-7p! But feel free to look at mine!

I'm on 1200/day. At first it's a little shocking how little it is, but it can be done! The weight is really coming off. Although if you look at my diaries, I always tend to go a bit over.