1760 calories/day and I usually eat my exercise calories back because I always have a protein smoothie after I workout. I try not to eat other foods just because I exercised. With a 1200 calorie diet I would recommend eating back your exercise calories in some form because your body could very well be under fed.

My daily calorie goal is 1200 but i eat around 1300 - 1500 a day. I dont eat all my exercise calories I eat some of them back.

looks like I'm between 1200 to 1500.

Today I started an extreme diet . the goal is 20 Lbs in 14 days Diet. I thought some of you may want to try it. I have done this diet three times in my life. each time I lost 17 to 22 Lbs.Yes this is a diet that will be loosing water-weight. It stayed off a while and is a great kick start for me. I have more than 20 to loose before Christmas.

1. 4 to 5 meals a day – Each meal has a protein and a vegetable

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mix and match protein and veggies from the list. .serving size will be different for each individual and their Unlimited greens steamed in microwave or raw. I can’t remember how to calculate how much protein to eat for your goal weight but when I did this in the past I always just eat about a med chicken breast size of meat and that worked.

2. You must drink at least 1 gal of water each day, you may use crystal light in your water to help you drink it.

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cut water in half the last 3 days

3. You must get 60 to 90 min fast walk, jog or other intense cardio each day.

4. Every 2nd day add a small carb 1/3 to 1/2 cup brown rice small sweet potato. I’m going to exchange one Zone perfect bar or quest bar for my breakfast meal. Every two days.

5. Coffee is ok but no dairy or nondairy creamer.


If its on on the list you cant eat it. This is a Body Builder pre-competition 20 Lbs in 14 days Diet.

Protein – Lean meat – none processed
• Chicken ½ a breast baked or sautéed in pam – Publix roasted chicken breast no skin is ok.
• Turkey fresh not sliced lunch meat. About 6 oz
• Egg whites about 6 or egg beaters are is full of salt and should not be used in last few days.
• Fish – tuna is. ok Can Tuna is full of salt and should not be used in last few days.

Green Vegetable – fresh no added sauce
• String beans
• Spinach
• Kale
• Lettuce

Allowable Condiments
• No salt, salt substitute
• Splenda
• Herbs and spices
• Tomato paste sparingly
• Mustard
• Vinegar
• Small bit of Pam spray for cooking


If you want to read more about low carb see this article that was posted in here by another person it was a good article. : http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/keto.htm

1940 Yeah, I get to eat a bit more because I'm a fairly tall guy and I'm trying to lose weight slowly. I have most been using Strava to track my bike rides which is my major exercise. Strava's calorie calculation for biking is about half of the MFP estimate. Most days I eat the exercise calories back, but sometimes I don't bother.

Sooner or later, I'm probably going to have to try putting on muscle weight while losing the fat. At that point, I will probably look at my limits and change them.

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I do not normay eat back my exercise calories. I will sometimes but I try not to

I'm 5'1" and currently 135 lbs -- I eat approximately 1200 calories a day..somtimes more & sometimes less. I eat a diet of high protein low carbs and I try to keep fat lower too which is hard to do when you cut carbs.

Mine is 1200 a day, and granted it's not like I'm experienced at this (having just joined here and started tracking this month), but I will say that a 1200-a-day limit is a heck of an incentive to exercise.

And also not to eat crap. Yesterday I got some Oreos for my teenager, who is sick with a cold and miserable and so naturally needs Oreos (do not take this as medical advice), and I thought, "Mmmm, Oreos! Wonder how many calories those are?" The answer being, 45 a cookie. And who ever eats a single Oreo? So, well ... I am not going to spend my hard-earned exercise calories on some dumb Oreos! Although it's nice to know I CAN.

I'm finding that at the end of the day I'm sufficiently thrilled with being "under" (after exercise and after eating some but not all back) that I don't eat back all of them. But having the option is a good incentive for exercise and also a psychological plus point ... it's important to feel like you have choices, and not just be locked into ... well, 1200 calories a day!!! (Eegads.).

Mine is set to 1800, since my BMR is like 1760~ and I eat back all of my exercise calories. Most days I average out to a net of 2000. Basically because my college so so freaking huge and hilly I know that I am burning way more than what is listed as exercise running back and forth between classes and up and downstairs, so until the point that I stop losing weight for an extended period of time, I'll keep doing what I'm doing.

Mine is set 1900. My BMR is 1720. I don't eat back exercise calories and I'm usually ok on hunger. Thinking about lowering it to 1800, not sure yet.

I am on a 1300 calorie limit, and I do not eat back my exercise calories. As it is, my lbs. loss is sloooooow. I am losing more inches than lbs. I have been counting seriously since very end of July 2014.

My limit is 1250. I'm F503 and currently 146 lbs. I do not eat back my exercise calories, unless it's an extra training session in advance of a special occasion. If I know I'm going out for dinner will pop an extra training session in.

Jo Jo you comment hit me in the head lie a brick. Thanks...

That's what I have been doing for so long. I keep trying to eat the same foods and all I do is gain weight and struggle. Our food today is easy and bad for us. If I want to change my weight I have to change my mind. Eating whole foods. Natural real food doesn't make me fat. natural in it's original form. Fish, chicken, meat and veggies are natural. Processed food does make me fat. Sauces and Cheese are not really natural. Bread and Pasta are also processed food. When I eat that stuff I get fat.

I think I may be on to something. I'm changing my mind and what I eat. I just never thought of bread and cheese as processed but it is.

My daily cal goal is 1200 kcal. I do not exercise other than 1hr walks 5 times a week. As I have a very sedentary lifestyle (Uni and desk job) I do not eat any calories back. It has been working well so far for me in a form of steady weight loss so for the moment I am not changing anything. In December after my semester at Uni finishes I will add some more exercises - weight lifting most likely.

I eat 1660 a day. I eat half of my cardio burn back but I do not eat my strength training back

My calorie goal is 1200, but I work out almost every day, and usually burn between 600 and 1000 calories every workout. If I wasn't eating some of those back, I think I'd collapse in a heap by the end of the week.

I do try not to eat them all back though, to give myself some wiggle room. It's working so far!