1200 calories on rest days? How is it possible?

Eat 4 - 300 calories meals throughout the day with lots of water.
Or 3 - 300 calories meals with 3 - 100 calorie snacks if you want to spread it out.

ETA: Low cal yogurt, Chicken, veggies, fruit, nuts

I have never eaten that low and only had a bit to lose. I lost on 1400.

You only have 4lbs left to lose so why not start walking up your calories to make the transition to maintenance easier?

This is very good, Zenia, I'm taking notes of what you said.

I couldn't do it, even on my rest days I can burn 2000+ calories according to my fitbit. That includes a little walking but nothing I'd call exercise. On an 100% rest day (never getting off the coach) I still burn over 1400 calories. On September 4th 2013 I had 527 steps but burnt 1568.

I could never imagine having a plain chicken breast with veg for dinner, how boring does that sound. I'd have to have at least something on the chicken.

I don't eat very 'healthy' though. I've got a thing for wraps at present

my 2 cents

your intakes of 600 are way too large

you should eat smaller meals but more often
aim for 300-cal meals, 4-5 times a day

If you are only over by 150 on your rest days just try to make sure on your workout days you are burning well over those and you should be allgood.

Breaking up your food throughout the day really helps. I have about 150 calories (egg white and spinach omelet and strawberries on the side) first thing in the morning, but then another 100 (chobani simply 100 yogurt) two hours later. For Lunch I have sound some great low-calorie options like tuna salad packs (they come with tuna, crackers, mayo, and relish) that are only 200 calories! But filling up on veggies is definitely the way to go. Everyday I pack a whole sandwich bag full of cherry tomatoes, baby carrots, sugar snap peas, and sweet peppers. They are delicious, adorable, AND filling Nuts also keep me full as a quick (and small) snack. You can buy low-calorie bread (sarah lee makes a bread that is 45 calories per slice), meat (I have found a ham that is 60 calories for 4 slices-wow!) and cheese (sargento makes a 40 calorie cheese), to make a 200 calorie sandwich. Pair that with a ton of cute veggies and you'll be full! Progresso also makes a really yummy veggie soup (labeled "vegetable soup"), which is one of my go-to meals, because it is only 140 for the entire can!

I buy those cello boxes of vegetables ready to eat- (cauliflower, brocolli, mini carrots) and keep them on hand ALWAYS. Also cherry tomatoes, because they are juicy. I like to have snap peas too. I also buy sweet peppers - red, yellow, and orange...clean them up..cut them up...and keep them in another container.. also English cucumbers. So for lunch, I take a few of each of the above, add a handful of almonds (or some kind of protein), drink a glass of almond milk (the 40 cal kind)....and I am stuffed. You would not believe how much raw cauliflower and brocolli fills you up (and you will develop a real taste for this). An added advantage, eating like this will remove cravings.

This routine leaves me quite a few calories for supper, but I try not to overdo it. Stay away from pasta, and rice, or if you do have any makes it less than half a cup (cooked). Have some roasted veggies, or anything you really like...but watch the portions. Also be scrupulous in how you record in your diary.

Speedy741,
Listen to this woman. This is exactly how I managed to lose weight. Also...you must, must , must pay attention to serving sizes. I used to overestimate my serving sizes of everything, but MFP is a great tool for keeping track of that. Also...I am also trying to maintain a 1,200 cal diet, and 600 cal lunch and dinner is way too high. take it down to around 425 or 450 and add healthy snacks between meals. This helps keep your metabolism high.
good luck.

I don't necessarily think 1200 is a good caloric goal for most folks. I know this isn't very scientific, but I once heard that you should take your goal weight and multiply by 10 to get your "deficit" calorie goal... so, for me, my goal weight is 135, so my goal is 1350 per day. Then, add in only HALF of your exercise calories on days you exercise. I know this is not what works for everyone - and I am no nutritionist or doctor... but it seems to be working for me.

1200 may not be good for most, but this logic actually proves what I have been saying about smaller sizes for awhile!

My goal is 115 ( and according to many charts that is a very moderate goal for my height and frame. Many put my goal at 104-109.)

So for me: 115x10 = 1150. On rest days. So I try to exercise every day. My rest day is a recovery walk!

But, OP, sometimes we can't even get a walk in, right? Those days are HARD!

I keep my breakfast under 200 (egg whites and 1 slice of low cal toast), my lunch under 300 (low cal bread with turkey or chicken, or maybe a frozen diet entree). That leaves 700 calories for a moderate dinner, and a healthy snack, like a piece of fruit or some veggies.

Easy? Absolutely not. Sometimes I am just hungry!

So I try to make sure I get in a walk on rest days. Also, if I look ahead several days, I will sometimes "save" calories from an earlier day in the week. I also look at weekly goals.

Hang in there. It is not easy.