1200 calorie meal plans

DebbieLaviolette
DebbieLaviolette Posts: 89 Member
edited September 25 in Food and Nutrition
My plan calls for 1200 calories a day. I'm looking for meal plans that won't deplete my energy levels.

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  • kgillikin
    kgillikin Posts: 191 Member
    Cant wait to see what people post.
  • tandroes
    tandroes Posts: 163 Member
    when i first started using this site, i did the supermarket diet that i found on goodhousekeeping.com and i really liked it. it was really easy and good food... i changed a couple things that i don't like, but for the most part it was a really good kick start. its a meal plan you are supposed to use for 2 weeks.
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    Check out South Beach. Super healthy food. I manage to hover around 1,200 cals most days. Also, work out. Exercise calories help a lot with the limitations that strictly sticking to 1,200 cals would impose.
  • angelalein
    angelalein Posts: 13
    Try dietbites.com. They have meal plan sample for different calorie plans
  • stephaniekendrick
    stephaniekendrick Posts: 87 Member
    Me too! I am on a 1200 calorie plan and I find that I go over every day I do not exercise! I do Zumba three to four times a week and then life has to take over eventually and we have a lot going on....it's a task to keep my sessions each week with our busy schedules. That's why I'm such a stinker and track cleaning house calories burned and laundry calories burned! LOL
  • Chiquita_Banana
    Chiquita_Banana Posts: 500
    i was at 1200 before now at 1260, but i usually have a slice of bread n cheese for breakfast, a fruit a couple hours later, then lunch is steamed veggies n chicken about 3 oz, then another fruit like banana, and a 100 cal snack or something, then dinner is normally fish or chicken veggies and a carb, potatos or something, and i drink water or crystal light constantly, n keep 100 cal bags of snacks around just in case
  • lutzsher
    lutzsher Posts: 1,153 Member
    I am pretty good at sticking to 1200 to 1300.

    For example, my food plan today is:
    1/4 c. oatmeal with cinnamon
    1 sm grapefruit

    12 almonds

    2 1/2 c. homemade salad
    2 oz sliced chicken breast
    1 hard boiled egg
    2 tbsp sweet raspberry dressing

    1 gala apple

    2 small dempsters tortillas
    2 tbsp salsa
    4 oz ground turkey (spiced with 1 tsp of garlic pwdr, paprika, chili pwdr, cumin, ground pepper. add 3/4 c. water and simmer off)
    1/4 c. avacado slices
    1/2 c lettuce
    1/2 c. cucumber
    1/2 c. peppers
    fresh cilantro

    The above should work out to right around my calorie allotment for the day. I build weekly plans in Excel including every meal and snack and post it on the fridge. This builds my shopping list and makes it really easy for us to grab lunches for work and to remember what to take out for dinner.

    The more unprocessed, fresh and healthy items you eat the more you can eat!
  • emilysebastian
    emilysebastian Posts: 245 Member
    Check out this link--not only does it have meal ideas, but pictures (if you're visual like me!): http://www.diet-blog.com/07/what_do_300_calorie_meals_look_like.php

    Also, if you like fish, that's always a good meal idea... I usually sprinkle my tilapia with dill and a squeeze of lemon, chop some veggies (zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper) and put it together in a big piece of parchment paper (foil works fine, too). Less than 300 cals altogether! Higher-protein meals usually help me stay full and have energy, if you want to give that a try.
  • smiley01x
    smiley01x Posts: 93 Member
    bump
  • DebbieLaviolette
    DebbieLaviolette Posts: 89 Member
    Thanks for all the feedback!!!! I LOVE fish and that will definitely be on my daily menu! I too find it easier stick when I'm working out it's so much a cyclical thought process..when I workout I don't want to cheat and when I cheat I don't want to work out :-(
  • CaraRadz
    CaraRadz Posts: 169 Member
    I'm on 1,200 calories, and my diary is open. Feel free to check it out for ideas. I work out six days a week, though, and I eat back most of my exercise calories, so I usually intake more than 1,200. Wednesday tends to be my day off from the gym, so I do only intake the 1,200 on those days.
  • Lizzgeorge77
    Lizzgeorge77 Posts: 52 Member
    The key is to have a hearty breakfast - and you have to add produce to pretty much every meal for fiber and nutrients or else you'll be hungry and/or end up overdosing on higher calorie foods. Here are some examples of my meals:

    200 Calorie Breakfast
    Whole wheat toast with 1 tbsp peanut butter
    Greek yogurt or cottage cheese with fruit
    2 eggs plus half a whole grain English muffin
    Cereal & milk

    400 Calorie Lunch
    A salmon sushi tray
    Arugula salad with blue cheese, walnuts and pears
    Ham and cheese on whole rye

    100 Calorie Snack
    raw veggies and 2-4 tbsp hummus
    string cheese


    500 Calorie Dinner
    Brown rice, grilled chicken, veggies, olive oil (stir fry)
    Whole wheat spaghetti, ground buffalo meat, tomato sauce plus a sprinke of parmesan
    Pork tenderloin, butternut squash, grilled asparagus
    Grilled steak, rosemary potatoes, marinated mushrooms
  • BettyBeth14
    BettyBeth14 Posts: 171 Member
    Hi, i, like a few others found the 1200 really hard to stick to on days I could nt exercise cos real life takes over. so I switched it up to 1300 whci i find I dont stress so much over :-)

    Typical day, I have cereal, with semi skimmed milk and a glass of juice
    Grapes or an apple for a snack around 11.30
    Hamsandwich on brown bread with salad and "light" crisps for lunch
    again grapes or and apple depending on the morning snack aroun half 3-4ish
    then chick/fish with rice and either salad or lots of vegies, stirfry is also a fave in my plan cos you cna load it up with veggies to save your cals.

    With this I tend to styay under my 1300 on days i dont exercise.

    My diary is open if you wish to take a look

    I agree my diary may be bnoring for some cos I tend to eat the same thing every week, but it keeps me in line :-) xx
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