Friends with 1200-1500 calorie diets

Feel free to check out my diary for some ideas!

Mfp puts me at 1340 daily. Feel free to add me I have an open diary. I'm not promising to have the cleanest eating plan but I try to stay at my calories and am making better choices with my food for the most part. It's all moderation for me! Oh and I have about 15 lbs to lose.

I usually eat 1300-1400 calories/day and my most successful method has been shaving off calories from meals. Instead of eating a sandwich with bread, I use a sandwich thin, which saves about 100 calories. I also add less lunch meat and more veggies. I eat an egg almost every morning, but I don't put in cheese anymore (I fill it with green peppers and onions instead). A also eat a ton of baby carrots with lunch because they're low in calories and take forever to eat.
Most people will say that you should snack less, but I love snacks and think they're important, as long as you don't go too crazy. Basically I just eat more veggies and drink a ton of water.

I am in that range as well. I find that having protein does help keep me from getting hungry between meals. An egg, slice of ham and an orange keeps me full longer than a toasted bagel.

Days that I bike or take long walks are easier because I have extra exercise calories as well.

Feel free to add me. MFP sets me at 1200. I exercise a lot and it's just not enough. I set my cals at 1300 with my macros at 40 30 30.
I am struggling because I think my weighing and measuring are not that accurate. Especially with meals I make. It's like I am on maintenance.
On days I try to stay at 1200 I am too hungry. Hence the 1300.

I'm 1200 I'm up and down, still trying to perfect it but getting there

I tend to eat way more fruit and vegetables than any thing else, Im losing weight steadily, and feel healthy, skins good etc. I find t hard to get the 1200 in!!The fruit and veg keep me feeling full, and the protein I have tends to come from fsh such as salmon, eggs, chicken and some nuts/seeds, but those Princess meals are really good at around 250 calories a pop.

MFP put me at 1420. My secret? EXERCISE! Burn fat, build muscle, and you get to fuel your body a bit more! With my exercise, I can have up to 1800 calories, I feel full, and I wake up starving because my metabolism is on FIRE.

I also eat, like all day. 200 calories, wait like an hour, 100 calories, etc... And I have a protein bar at like 3:00, it keeps me full until dinner at 6.

Feel free to add me, I'm in that range or slightly more if I work out harder.

Feel free to add me. My goal is 1200 + some exercise calories

Feel free to add me. I aim for 1450 max and will gradually reduce that.

Pretty sure my diary is open, I generally eat around that range. I find it's easier for me to eat a light breakfast and lunch around 200 calories each (I have to eat breakfast as I have bad acid reflux and get sick if I skip, but some people just eliminate that meal altogether with some success), and have a larger dinner, or have a smaller dinner and several snacks throughout the afternoon/evening. I also plan out my meals the day before, so even if I end up subbing things out, it's easier to know how to pace myself throughout the day so I don't run out of calories too early!

I'm in that range! I shoot for 1200-1300 but eat back some of my exercise calories too. I've only come back to logging in the last week or so but years ago I was an MFP addict so I have become quite good at counting and making calories stretch haha! :drinker:

I'm in that range as well and I invite anyone to add me:)

What is helping me quite a bit is pre-planning my food the day before, so I know that if dinner is going to be larger, I cut back on lunch and breakfast calories etc. I am also feeling up with loads of water, and at lease one (sometimes both) of lunch and/or supper is a big *kitten* salad with five cups of greens as a base. I top the salad with yummy creamy/chewy/crunchy flavors and textures and make sure to get some good protein in there too. The salad ends up being a pretty large volume of food, so I feel like I'm getting a nice big meal.

I like these exercise tips - I want to add more activity into my routine but hadn't thought about how awesome it must be to be able to add the calories (or most of them at least) to daily food intake. I would have LOVED a little side dish to my lunch quesadilla today and I could have done so if I got a walk in. Something to think about!