1200 Calorie a day diet-- Need some insight :)

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  • Lisa_PA
    Lisa_PA Posts: 2
    I started my diet on January 1, 2013, but I was all over the place as far as what I ate. I ended up combining every type of weight loss plan there is and I didn't lose any weight at all, but I certainly was stressed out over what to eat.

    I started here on February 1st, and I went with the 1200 calories a day. I have Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Cardiac Arrythmmia, Insomnia with Sleep Apnea, and a few other things to go along with it. I can't exercise at this point, I can hardly walk or make it up or down stairs without a lot of pain. I tried exercise and end up in bed for days, plus I feel like any energy I can muster needs to be spent taking care of my daughter and trying to keep my house clean. I didn't see anywhere here to count calories burned for household chores and shopping, so I count zero for exercise. I've gained 60 pounds over the past three years, from lack of exercise and eating to comfort myself. I just recently accepted the fact that if I can't move around very well the only way to lose is to restrict my calories and it very well may be forever. I'm hoping that if I'm not dragging around those extra pounds I will be able to move more easily and my other health issues may improve, but I don't know that yet. I haven't had trouble keeping to the 1200 calories, at least so far.
  • RLRRGJ
    RLRRGJ Posts: 4 Member
    Hi...I'm new here as well and just now branching out to the blog. I've been doing the 1200 calories for 4 weeks. I've lost 7 lbs in that time. 4 was the first week! Then..I'm to a snails pace. I will lose 4 oz, gain 8. I'm up and down even though I'm exercising and eating consistently. I stopped counting my exercise because I thought they over estimated the calories burned. So my 1200 is my 1200 with or without a workout. I was hoping to be down 10 lbs by now! I've thought of going more of the South Beach approach, while counting calories. Trying to stay motivated....
  • blend7J
    blend7J Posts: 1
    Yes the 1200 calories diet is working for me. You just try to exercise as much as you can, you should be good.
  • ZombieEarhart
    ZombieEarhart Posts: 320 Member
    Change your goal to one pound a week, eat a a moderate deficit, and incorporate foods you like into your diet. As you get closer to goal, you'll want to drop down to .5 pounds a week. It will take some time, but you'll feel great and look great :)

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