curious...whos doing 1200 cal a day??

I'm on 1200 cal goal...loosely. Snacks I frequent: Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Fiber One 90 Calorie Bars, Outshine Fruit Bars, Light popcorn, pretzels, hot cocoa, skinny cow chocolates, yogurt...yeah, that about covers it.

Feel free to check out my food diary. I try to walk on my treadmill 30 mins 6 days a week. I did 30DS for 7 days, but was pretty difficult to do that and still get my 30 min walk in, and I was getting satisfactory results with just the walking so I went back to just that.

I did that about a year ago(when I first joined MFP and didn't know better). I dropped a few pounds, and quickly. And my hair began falling out. And I had zero energy for anything besides my daily workout. And my skin looked horrible. The dark circles under my eyes (genetic) got a lot worse, and I was breaking out like a teenager. And my weight loss stalled. I was stuck at the same weight for six months.

I increased my calories, and began lifting. I'm losing fat, and gaining muscle. I have a lot more energy, and the other problems are gone. Oh, and I'm not hangry all the time. There are days when I burn almost 1200 calories.

Eating enough food to fuel your body is awesome.

My aim is for 1200kcal/day, however, as I do a lot of exercise, I amend this as I need too. My partner and I sit down at the start of each week and plan out our meals and snacks, and stick to it as much as possible.

Since starting MFP, I have gone over my caloric intake on only 3 occasions, and all were due to consumption of alcohol (you can't go to Day on the Green and not have wine, cheese and salami - surely!).

Some days, especially on those when I know that we are having a meal that will be higher in calories, I will pre-enter my meals to see how many calories, if any, that I will have net. I will modify my physical training sessions to ensure that my input is counteracted by my output to bring me under.

Due to the amount of exercise I do (ranging between 800 - 1200 cals / day), I need to be sensible to ensure my body is getting all the nutrients and sustenance it requires; enough calories that I don't go into starvation mode and store this stuff I want so badly to lose.

I'm stoked with my progress - I've now lost 4.3kgs in 4 weeks, which I think is healthy. And I feel great.

When my partner David and I started this, we both wanted to lose around 9kgs each by the start of April. We're both halfway there, and have another 8 weeks to go.

So - in a very long winded way, I guess I am saying just to continuously monitor your input vs output, and regardless of what calorie intake you choose, you will make progress.

I did it most for over 8 months until I got to my goal. I'm only 5'0" though and 53 so my BMR and TDEE aren't that high. I usually didn't eat back my exercise deliberately. Best weight loss and least hunger was when I ate more complex carbs and almost no "white" starch (pasta, rice, white potato) or sweets -- so it was a lower carb diet. I didn't really plateau except when I ate more white carbs.

Wow 1000 not good for your health

Well im at 1000 Cal per day and i've been on that for the past 2 month and im doing okey , a 1000 Cal is really good or even 1200 if you pick up what you eat carefully , if anyone need any more info you can simply massage me

Nobody wants to massage you

1000 calories a day. Enjoy burning your lean muscle tissue and fibers.

I am, at first it seemed like way too little food, but I found once I cut out drinking calories and upped my protein and fat it was actually quite a lot of food.

I cut out juice, sugared coffee, pop and empty calories of no nutritional value like candy, chips and cookies (though I will occasionally cheat if I have enough calories left). I cut way back on carbs and sugars and upped my protein and fat intake a ton. Now instead of carbs I'll have vegetables with my protein at lunch and dinner, and I try to snack on things like fruit, yogurt, cheese and almonds the rest of the time. I don't drink any calories except for unsweetened almond milk which is only 30 calories a cup.

It's hard for me on some days to even reach 1200 kcal! I eat LOTS of veggies that are low cal but high-nutrient and high-water content. I eat lean meats, only eat 3-4 oz per meal (yes, I take the time to weigh and measure my foods, one serving barely the size of your palm). I stick with three main meals, maybe a mid-afternoon snack after my workout if I am real hungry. (And sometimes a banana or yogurt after my nightly circuit on occasion if necessary.) I try to avoid calorie-dense foods, often grains, because veggies contain many of the same ingredients, without the kcal. Bare bones, plain for many people, but I can taste all the subtleties when you lay off the sauces and use spices; when you skip unnecessary salts, fats, and sugars; and when you eat eat till you're full.