What would 1200 calories a day FOREVER do to you?

I really didn't mean I was even remotely considering this. Only that, at this point in my weight loss I have started researching how to make the jump to maintenance and just wondered what the long term consequences would be. I do work out... strength, cardio, HIIT, Circuit, Core, and a lotttt of (My favorite) ...Hiking. On the days I work out if I am hungry I will eat more, but if I am not, I am not going to force myself. The same way if I was starving I wouldn't force myself NOT to eat. I listen to my body and I'm getting the results I want to there is no reason to change that. I would like to start weight training more, and that is something I am currently researching as well. I only wondered what would happen with a prolonged 1200 cal a day diet. I know the answer to what would happen with an extreme calorie deficit ( as a teenager I spent months consuming under 500 cals a day, spending around 5 hours on the treadmill a day and not eating any calories back, going on 5-10 day fasts...and i lost hair, nails, period, sanity, the whole nine yards. Of course. I also don't think I lost a pound the entire time.) I only wondered what eating at 1200, which is supposed to be "enough for adequate nutrition", would eventually do. There don't seem to be any scientific studies that I could find. Thanks for the responses though guys!( Except for the "But hey...do whatever" dude. Just a nutrition question. No need for passive aggression. ha)

My other reason, would be an actual scientific question about the long term effects of a low calorie diet that is not medically considered a starvation diet. I apologize for all of those who were somehow offended by the question. I also apologize for somehow worrying people by a question though I have clearly stated using their answer for my...self destruction?...was not my intention. Also, being new to the site and not understanding I was supposed to log my work out calories was ignorant...not "because I have an eating disorder". I have no idea how this thread turned into this. What started as a quick ponder over my barbecue chicken lunch salad....has somehow turned into a "save the mental girl for her fate lurking on ProAna forums whilst eating her sugar free jello in a darkened room". It is interesting that a conversation involving maintenance plans and weight lifting could get so far out of hand. I truly am sorry to have worried faceless internet people...I must have not made myself clear or asked my question in the right way.

I didn't mean to be insensitive to anyone at all. I clearly have had a past with EDs (I have already shared my teen under-eating as an example of the horrible lesson it taught me). Perhaps that is why I am overly sensitive when others jump to that conclusion easily. I felt like I had asked a very interesting question, and was instead, told to seek medical help. That is all. I feel nowadays weight loss has become centered around SOME form of disordered eating with all participants arguing over where to draw the line between "I log every calorie i consume onto an App on my phone but I make it to a magic number every day so i'm fine" and "you need to seek help because you just logged '1 grape' into you MFP". Its an interesting topic. One that I would like to be able to discuss and comment on without looking like im something that i'm not, or worrying other people, or promoting unhealthy dieting. I did not mean to offend.

I agree. I actually just found a very interesting/funny article about it ( a little more geared toward women than men, but still entertaining). http://sophieologie.me/2013/09/26/1200-calories/comment-page-3/

I would be interested to see what research went into the health community deciding on that number.