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I'm at 1200 cals.. and sometimes eat my exercise cals (I know.. it's bad).
How is eating exercise cals back bad?! O_o eating at 1200 cals is already bad enough (unless you're really short, thin and/or have a health issue).. NOT eating them back is bad!
As long as you eat above BMR (1200 cals is usually under BMR for most people) and below TDEE you will lose weight. No need to go to drastic measures. That default 1200 cal MFP setting is really crap.
Calculate BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Calculate TDEE: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
I'm not gonna beat the the dead horse on the 1200 cal topic, you guys do what you want (and you will anyway).. but don't beat yourself up for eating back those cals! That is how MFP is supposed to work. Your net keeps it to where you don't eat over. Just be aware that MFP likes to over estimate calories burned.. so setting your cals to TDEE and trying to eat that or a little under usually works better.
If anyone is struggling with the 1200 cal thing and to really wanting to do it because you are cranky, headachy etc I suggest you check out these threads because there are better ways.
In Place of a Road Map: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
TDEE & BMR: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them0 -
Hi there, I'm starting back again. My goal of 1200 cals a day helped when i first started and it was only on non exercise days. I had lost 12lbs in 4 months which included intertval walk/run and biking (this was during during summer months). I was over or underon some days but I didn't beat myself down over it. I'm back at out again, recently had tailbone injury, so need to watch my weight so I don't slip to far back. Have maintained my weight for a year, but it does seem like its a plateau that I can't seem to go over. Hopefully in a couple weeks, I'll be able to go back to the weights, which I've just got started on in january. I'm 5' 3, so its not unreasonable i don't think to aim for 120.
Have fun, keep positive and enjoy your foods
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I'm in the same situation, so feel free to add me! 0
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Stop restricting and read the post I just made about transitioning to the high carb low fat eating plan. I eat WAAY more than I ever used to and have been dropping the weight effortlessly. Also, my energy and health are at a level I have never experienced. I feel so excited about my progress since starting the program I need to tell anyone who is still restricting. Read about it and give it a try for a week. It focuses on fresh, ripe whole foods but there is the option of cooked foods as well (which is what I practice). You can seriously eat a lot of food and maintain your weight effortlessly.0
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Hi! I'm aiming to eat 1,240 (I'm 5ft2, weigh 113lb aiming for around 108lb...or whatever looks good when I get there! I started measuring waist recently so that may be a better guide)
I keep going over my cals (mostly thanks to enjoying beer/wine) so could do with some friends on here for accountability! So anyone feel free to ad me 0 -
I'm at 1200 cals.. and sometimes eat my exercise cals (I know.. it's bad).
How is eating exercise cals back bad?! O_o eating at 1200 cals is already bad enough (unless you're really short, thin and/or have a health issue).. NOT eating them back is bad!
As long as you eat above BMR (1200 cals is usually under BMR for most people) and below TDEE you will lose weight. No need to go to drastic measures. That default 1200 cal MFP setting is really crap.
Calculate BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Calculate TDEE: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
I'm not gonna beat the the dead horse on the 1200 cal topic, you guys do what you want (and you will anyway).. but don't beat yourself up for eating back those cals! That is how MFP is supposed to work. Your net keeps it to where you don't eat over. Just be aware that MFP likes to over estimate calories burned.. so setting your cals to TDEE and trying to eat that or a little under usually works better.
If anyone is struggling with the 1200 cal thing and to really wanting to do it because you are cranky, headachy etc I suggest you check out these threads because there are better ways.
In Place of a Road Map: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
TDEE & BMR: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them
I just spent an hour reading and looking through all the sites he linked. So, my BMR (I'm at 193, goal weight 140) is 2000 and my TDEE is 2350. So, now I'm going to sound a little slow here, as long as I eat at least 2000 and always less than 2350 I WILL lose weight? I've lost 5 pounds pretty quickly on 1200 with weekly cheat days (another thing that blows my mind, my CHEAT days are still UNDER my BMR) but I have been worried about whats going to happen when I plateau. Should I continue at 1200 until it stops working and then switch? Or switch now?0 -
I'm about the same goals. Please feel free to add me! 0
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I too try to stick to 1200 calories on non-exercise days, eating around 1400 calories on other days. I eat a lower carb style, staying under 70 carbs a day. Cannot live without apples....therefore I am not restricting myself to 30 carbs or less. I am always open to new "friends." Feel free to add me!!0
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I'm at 1200 cals.. and sometimes eat my exercise cals (I know.. it's bad).
How is eating exercise cals back bad?! O_o eating at 1200 cals is already bad enough (unless you're really short, thin and/or have a health issue).. NOT eating them back is bad!
As long as you eat above BMR (1200 cals is usually under BMR for most people) and below TDEE you will lose weight. No need to go to drastic measures. That default 1200 cal MFP setting is really crap.
Calculate BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Calculate TDEE: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
I'm not gonna beat the the dead horse on the 1200 cal topic, you guys do what you want (and you will anyway).. but don't beat yourself up for eating back those cals! That is how MFP is supposed to work. Your net keeps it to where you don't eat over. Just be aware that MFP likes to over estimate calories burned.. so setting your cals to TDEE and trying to eat that or a little under usually works better.
If anyone is struggling with the 1200 cal thing and to really wanting to do it because you are cranky, headachy etc I suggest you check out these threads because there are better ways.
In Place of a Road Map: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
TDEE & BMR: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them
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I'm at 1200 cals.. and sometimes eat my exercise cals (I know.. it's bad).
How is eating exercise cals back bad?! O_o eating at 1200 cals is already bad enough (unless you're really short, thin and/or have a health issue).. NOT eating them back is bad!
As long as you eat above BMR (1200 cals is usually under BMR for most people) and below TDEE you will lose weight. No need to go to drastic measures. That default 1200 cal MFP setting is really crap.
Calculate BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Calculate TDEE: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
I'm not gonna beat the the dead horse on the 1200 cal topic, you guys do what you want (and you will anyway).. but don't beat yourself up for eating back those cals! That is how MFP is supposed to work. Your net keeps it to where you don't eat over. Just be aware that MFP likes to over estimate calories burned.. so setting your cals to TDEE and trying to eat that or a little under usually works better.
If anyone is struggling with the 1200 cal thing and to really wanting to do it because you are cranky, headachy etc I suggest you check out these threads because there are better ways.
In Place of a Road Map: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
TDEE & BMR: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them
The reason it is default is because people who aren't meant to have 2lbs/week as a goal want to do it anyway, and 1200 is the bare minimum "allowed" by the CDC and FDA when it comes to diet suggestions not being medically managed. They cannot endorse calorie goals that are considered under starving level.
It is, afterall, just a computer crunching numbers, and so it is just the minimum limit. If you make your goals more appropriate, that's not the default at all. My MFP calculated food intake is just under 2k.0 -
I'm at 1200 cals.. and sometimes eat my exercise cals (I know.. it's bad).
How is eating exercise cals back bad?! O_o eating at 1200 cals is already bad enough (unless you're really short, thin and/or have a health issue).. NOT eating them back is bad!
As long as you eat above BMR (1200 cals is usually under BMR for most people) and below TDEE you will lose weight. No need to go to drastic measures. That default 1200 cal MFP setting is really crap.
Calculate BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Calculate TDEE: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
I'm not gonna beat the the dead horse on the 1200 cal topic, you guys do what you want (and you will anyway).. but don't beat yourself up for eating back those cals! That is how MFP is supposed to work. Your net keeps it to where you don't eat over. Just be aware that MFP likes to over estimate calories burned.. so setting your cals to TDEE and trying to eat that or a little under usually works better.
If anyone is struggling with the 1200 cal thing and to really wanting to do it because you are cranky, headachy etc I suggest you check out these threads because there are better ways.
In Place of a Road Map: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
TDEE & BMR: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them
I just spent an hour reading and looking through all the sites he linked. So, my BMR (I'm at 193, goal weight 140) is 2000 and my TDEE is 2350. So, now I'm going to sound a little slow here, as long as I eat at least 2000 and always less than 2350 I WILL lose weight? I've lost 5 pounds pretty quickly on 1200 with weekly cheat days (another thing that blows my mind, my CHEAT days are still UNDER my BMR) but I have been worried about whats going to happen when I plateau. Should I continue at 1200 until it stops working and then switch? Or switch now?
Honestly? I would readjust your goals. Most people have a wider different between BMR and TDEE, so either the math wasn't done correctly, or you are very sedentary...Or, I guess, you could be tiny? But I'm guessing not tiny because of the 2k+ numbers.
1200 calories is not a sustainable goal for average-sized people. It is considered the bare minimum caloric intake recommended for non-medically monitored individuals with normal body functions. If you go from eating whatever to watching what you eat and restricting calories, you will lose fast, but it won't stay that way. The first 1-2 weeks can be high loss due to water weight and such being released (this is also dependent on the diet you had prior to starting) and then tapers to 2lbs or less a week, if you are doing it correctly.
Highly restrictive diets that are goal oriented well below the individual needs are very likely to cause rebound weight gain.
You have to remember. Setting a 1200 calorie goal means you will be training your body to work on 1200 calories. It may not get all its nutrients. It also means that you will have to maintain 1200 calories or do a monitored refeeding schedule in order to increase the calories without experiencing significant weight gains.0 -
I'm eating 1,200.
Oh, you mean for a whole day rather than breakfast? I'm out.0 -
I eat close to 1200 calories a day. I try to eat right up to it and within 50 calories of it every day. Feel free to add me!0
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I'm at 1200 cals.. and sometimes eat my exercise cals (I know.. it's bad).
How is eating exercise cals back bad?! O_o eating at 1200 cals is already bad enough (unless you're really short, thin and/or have a health issue).. NOT eating them back is bad!
As long as you eat above BMR (1200 cals is usually under BMR for most people) and below TDEE you will lose weight. No need to go to drastic measures. That default 1200 cal MFP setting is really crap.
Calculate BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Calculate TDEE: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
I'm not gonna beat the the dead horse on the 1200 cal topic, you guys do what you want (and you will anyway).. but don't beat yourself up for eating back those cals! That is how MFP is supposed to work. Your net keeps it to where you don't eat over. Just be aware that MFP likes to over estimate calories burned.. so setting your cals to TDEE and trying to eat that or a little under usually works better.
If anyone is struggling with the 1200 cal thing and to really wanting to do it because you are cranky, headachy etc I suggest you check out these threads because there are better ways.
In Place of a Road Map: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
TDEE & BMR: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them
I just spent an hour reading and looking through all the sites he linked. So, my BMR (I'm at 193, goal weight 140) is 2000 and my TDEE is 2350. So, now I'm going to sound a little slow here, as long as I eat at least 2000 and always less than 2350 I WILL lose weight? I've lost 5 pounds pretty quickly on 1200 with weekly cheat days (another thing that blows my mind, my CHEAT days are still UNDER my BMR) but I have been worried about whats going to happen when I plateau. Should I continue at 1200 until it stops working and then switch? Or switch now?
Honestly? I would readjust your goals. Most people have a wider different between BMR and TDEE, so either the math wasn't done correctly, or you are very sedentary...Or, I guess, you could be tiny? But I'm guessing not tiny because of the 2k+ numbers.
1200 calories is not a sustainable goal for average-sized people. It is considered the bare minimum caloric intake recommended for non-medically monitored individuals with normal body functions. If you go from eating whatever to watching what you eat and restricting calories, you will lose fast, but it won't stay that way. The first 1-2 weeks can be high loss due to water weight and such being released (this is also dependent on the diet you had prior to starting) and then tapers to 2lbs or less a week, if you are doing it correctly.
Highly restrictive diets that are goal oriented well below the individual needs are very likely to cause rebound weight gain.
You have to remember. Setting a 1200 calorie goal means you will be training your body to work on 1200 calories. It may not get all its nutrients. It also means that you will have to maintain 1200 calories or do a monitored refeeding schedule in order to increase the calories without experiencing significant weight gains.
You're completely right. I put something in wrong. My BMR is 1700. And I have been wondering what I was going to do once I hit my goal. Knowing me I would celebrate with waaay too much cake and be halfway back to where I started within a week. This 1200 thing isn't going to work. I put that I'm lightly active, my job has me on my feet and lifting things most of the time but I don't actually work out (but I'm gonna change that). And I'm not tiny, I'm 5ft 6 in and 193.0 right now. Should I have a lower goal weight? I really liked the way my body looked at 140 though because I did have a bit of muscle and just enough squish to fill out my butt/hips/boobs so I was pretty curvy without having much of a tummy. Anyways, Today I set my cals to 1700, and my Macros to Carbs:40, Fat: 30, Protein: 30. Am I getting on the right track or am I missing something? I feel like 1700 is way too high but I know to re calculate for every five pounds I lose and adjust accordingly.0 -
This is similar to what I am doing. I would love to join with you.0
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Hi, I just started an account and would love the support.0
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Hi! I'm doing 1200 now, feel free to add me, I'd love to see how other people are doing 0
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I pretty much do this except I weigh on Fridays ( gives me a better weekend or keeps me in line) add me if you would like.:flowerforyou:0
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My goal is also 1200 as well, and I tend to do a relatively intensive workout every second day (6ft3, weigh 157lb aiming for around 150lb. Weighing first thing every morning works very well for me.
A loss makes me want to keep the run going towards my target and a gain makes me even more determined to cut down.0 -
I'm doing 1200 and would love some friends on here. Just started this 3 days ago. So I'm new and trying to learn how it all works. Thanks0
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