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

I do! By cutting out all but a few 'good' carbs, I am able to eat enough to stay quite satisfied so I am not hungry. I try to get in a quick walk or a little aerobic dancing when I can, but mostly I'm just being careful about how much of what I eat. I've been losing an average of 1 1/2lbs/wk, without ever feeling hungry. My secret weapons have been starting most days with 2 eggs & 1/2 slice of whole wheat toast for breakfast; Silken Tofu -don't laugh! It has almost no taste of its own, so you can sneak it into all kinds of things to up your protein without adding a lot of calories. I use it to make smoothies, cream sauces, and baked goodies. Veggies! We have a least 2 veggie sides with dinner, look for interesting new recipes (I have discovered all sorts of interesting things to do with squashes of all sorts (and I didn't think I liked squash) so I can load up at dinner). And I keep a bag of Dove dark chocolates in my desk drawer. 1 is only 45 calories and satisfies my need for chocolate and sweets -has really helped me stay on track.

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

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I am and I am constantly full x I have been on MFP for 3 weeks now and I have lost 7lbs ^_^ xx

I'm on 1200 cal a day, but some days I even struggle eating that!! :laugh:

That's great Bill. I eat five whole cows and some magic beans every two hours and I'm losing a stone a day. I tell this to people and they just can't believe it

I am. I have had a lot of success with it. I eat a LOT of veggies during the day for snacks. Mostly because I can have such a satisfying amount of them. I eat a lot of sweet cereals, like lucky charms, mostly when I feel like I am in need of some ice cream or something else that is sweet.( A much lower calorie option) And I eat plenty of protein, mostly in the form of chicken breasts or turkey jerky.

I'm losing about a pound a week on average, sometimes a little more sometimes a little less. But about a pound a week on average. Which is pretty good considering I am so close to my goal!

Oh really Kk_140? Is that why you are a member of this new group? http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/19662-anorexia

Is there a way to report pro-ana groups on here? I find it funny that someone who claims to eat 1200 actually is in a group that admits to starving themselves to lose weight.

My net goal is 1290 at the moment. I started higher than that, but now that I am closer to my goal, its been dropping lower. I do eat more on days when I exercise, but between the bitter cold where I live and repeatedly getting sick, I haven't been doing much of that lately.

While I agree with the multiple posters on here saying that 1200 isn't sustainable or a good idea for many people, you have to take height and weight into account. I am a shorty at 5'1.5 and weigh 155, and am admittedly losing rather aggressively at 1 lb/week. I plan to back off to around 0.5/lb per week once I hit 140 (20lbs away from my goal weight), but my calories certainly aren't going to go up that much higher (a quick calculation puts me at 1340 calories to lose 0.5 at 140 lbs).

To answer OP's original question, I don't really snack much, as I prefer to eat a full 400-500 calorie meal rather to eat a tiny meal and snack in-between. When trying to hit such a low calorie goal, you really have to either pick a grazing type diet or a no snacking policy. I am not super strict, I have days where i will have that little snack and go over my calories, and days where I will even just eat at maintenance to take a break from the deficit.

I also exercise. Weight lifting and a little cardio as well as yoga on 5 days a week and I d.o eat the calories back but only half of what MFP indicates