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1200 calorie meal plan for road trip?
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Get a different husband.. jk0
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Turning_Hopes_to_Habits wrote: »1200 calories is not too low for everyone.
That is true. If OP was 4' tall and weighed 100 lbs, that would be a good goal.0 -
0somuchbetter0 wrote: »Actually not really. I don't know who this person is or what her circumstances are, but I'm 5'3" and 175 lbs and 49 years old and to lose just 1 lb a week I have to net around 1300. And that's at a high weight. If (when!) I get down to say, 150, still 20 lbs from my goal weight, I'll have to net 1200.
Unless you have thyroid problems or some other similar condition that affects your metabolism, your BMR should be around 1400-1500 kcal / day, and even if you did nothing more than slept for 8 hours and then sat and watched TV for 16 hours before going back to bed again you'd burn around 2000 kcal / day.
1300 kcal sounds low to me. I'd bump it up to at least 1500 and see what happens.
For the OP, 1200 kcal is ridiculous. You could eat almost twice that and still lose weight unless you are completely sedentary 24/7.
I didn't pick these numbers out of the blue. I've been doing this for awhile and this is what works for me. I've already lost about 75 lbs without starving myself so I think I'm doing it right. No thyroid problems -- my only problem is 20 years of obesity plus middle age. I have a desk job so I'm considered sedentary. I get up at 5am every day to exercise so I can eat a little more. In order to lose weight I have to net about 1300. I'm currently allowing myself about 1600 cals through the holidays. I have unbelievable amounts of stress in my life right now and I wanted to give myself "permission" to eat a little more without the guilt. After the new year it's back to 1300. It's ok. I'm not complaining. I'm just addressing what the previous poster said about 1200 being too low for just about everybody. It's really not too low for many people -- my stats aren't that special.0 -
0somuchbetter0 wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »Just out of curiosity, why do people keep recommending McDonald's?
I mean, sure, eat it occasionally if you like it. But if you don't like fast food, why not just pack food in the car?
Because a big mac meal is like 1150 calories, nails the 1200 calories per day requirement super simple.
Yeah but she'd be hungry for most of the day if one Big Mac meal is all she could have. Better to space out the 1200 calories over the course of the day. IMO
It's too few calories for almost everyone - especially a 22yo female. Unless she's like 4'9" or in a wheelchair.
Actually not really. I don't know who this person is or what her circumstances are, but I'm 5'3" and 175 lbs and 49 years old and to lose just 1 lb a week I have to net around 1300. And that's at a high weight. If (when!) I get down to say, 150, still 20 lbs from my goal weight, I'll have to net 1200.
Lap band
Not as a slight, but the reality is that you are altered, and now have different nutritional rules than the rest of us. What works for you may not work for others.
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0somuchbetter0 wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »Just out of curiosity, why do people keep recommending McDonald's?
I mean, sure, eat it occasionally if you like it. But if you don't like fast food, why not just pack food in the car?
Because a big mac meal is like 1150 calories, nails the 1200 calories per day requirement super simple.
Yeah but she'd be hungry for most of the day if one Big Mac meal is all she could have. Better to space out the 1200 calories over the course of the day. IMO
It's too few calories for almost everyone - especially a 22yo female. Unless she's like 4'9" or in a wheelchair.
Actually not really. I don't know who this person is or what her circumstances are, but I'm 5'3" and 175 lbs and 49 years old and to lose just 1 lb a week I have to net around 1300. And that's at a high weight. If (when!) I get down to say, 150, still 20 lbs from my goal weight, I'll have to net 1200.
Lap band
Not as a slight, but the reality is that you are altered, and now have different nutritional rules than the rest of us. What works for you may not work for others.
Nope. Lap band is not the same as bariatric. My digestive system has not been altered in any way. I still absorb every nutrient and every calorie the way I did before. Don't take my word for it -- look it up.0 -
Lap band surgery is a bariatric procedure.
You are altered. You have a medical device that was surgically placed inside you, that is restricting what you can intake. Due to this device, you have different nutritional rules than the rest of us. What work for you may not work others who are not altered.0 -
0somuchbetter0 wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »Just out of curiosity, why do people keep recommending McDonald's?
I mean, sure, eat it occasionally if you like it. But if you don't like fast food, why not just pack food in the car?
Because a big mac meal is like 1150 calories, nails the 1200 calories per day requirement super simple.
Yeah but she'd be hungry for most of the day if one Big Mac meal is all she could have. Better to space out the 1200 calories over the course of the day. IMO
It's too few calories for almost everyone - especially a 22yo female. Unless she's like 4'9" or in a wheelchair.
Actually not really. I don't know who this person is or what her circumstances are, but I'm 5'3" and 175 lbs and 49 years old and to lose just 1 lb a week I have to net around 1300. And that's at a high weight. If (when!) I get down to say, 150, still 20 lbs from my goal weight, I'll have to net 1200.
Actually really.0 -
There's lots of Subway 6" subs that are 2-300 cals. They're my goto fast food.0
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Lap band surgery is a bariatric procedure.
You are altered. You have a medical device that was surgically placed inside you, that is restricting what you can intake. Due to this device, you have different nutritional rules than the rest of us. What work for you may not work others who are not altered.
With all due respect, unless you're a bariatric surgeon, I think I know the difference between my nutritional and caloric needs as a lap band patient versus those of a gastric bypass patient or gastric sleeve patient, etc. better than you do. I researched the different procedures for a year before I made my decision. The only restriction I have is physical - my physiology is no different than before the surgery. I'm not going to discuss this further.
Back to my point: regardless of whether someone has had lap band surgery or not, 1200 calories is not too low for many many people.0 -
1200 isn't too low for me! In fact, it's right about maintenance. 5'2" 260 pounds, 44yrs old woman. Log, weigh everything, wear a FitBit and keep track of it all. Some people are just slower burners than others.0
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0somuchbetter0 wrote: »Just out of curiosity, why do people keep recommending McDonald's?
I mean, sure, eat it occasionally if you like it. But if you don't like fast food, why not just pack food in the car?
Because a big mac meal is like 1150 calories, nails the 1200 calories per day requirement super simple.
Yeah but she'd be hungry for most of the day if one Big Mac meal is all she could have. Better to space out the 1200 calories over the course of the day. IMO
sounds boring ..
better to get it all in, in one shot …
just like the song "hit me with your best shot…"0 -
0somuchbetter0 wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »0somuchbetter0 wrote: »Just out of curiosity, why do people keep recommending McDonald's?
I mean, sure, eat it occasionally if you like it. But if you don't like fast food, why not just pack food in the car?
Because a big mac meal is like 1150 calories, nails the 1200 calories per day requirement super simple.
Yeah but she'd be hungry for most of the day if one Big Mac meal is all she could have. Better to space out the 1200 calories over the course of the day. IMO
It's too few calories for almost everyone - especially a 22yo female. Unless she's like 4'9" or in a wheelchair.
Actually not really. I don't know who this person is or what her circumstances are, but I'm 5'3" and 175 lbs and 49 years old and to lose just 1 lb a week I have to net around 1300. And that's at a high weight. If (when!) I get down to say, 150, still 20 lbs from my goal weight, I'll have to net 1200.
Lap band
And you don't think (aside from the age difference) that THAT was a vital piece of info to include or at least one that should have made you realize the difference in your nutritional needs?
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hard boiled eggs, protein shakes, chicken and rice (yes, cold), fruit, and raw veggies, granola, protein bars. It's not too hard. When you're sitting down all day long, you really don't need a ton of calories. I usually only burn 2K the days I'm sitting all day on our roadtrips.0
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angelamb1970 wrote: »1200 isn't too low for me! In fact, it's right about maintenance. 5'2" 260 pounds, 44yrs old woman. Log, weigh everything, wear a FitBit and keep track of it all. Some people are just slower burners than others.
I am 5'2, 45 yrs old and 115 pounds, I lose weight eating between 1600-1900 calories depending on exercises. Now maintaining eating 2300-2600 calories.-1 -
angelamb1970 wrote: »1200 isn't too low for me! In fact, it's right about maintenance. 5'2" 260 pounds, 44yrs old woman. Log, weigh everything, wear a FitBit and keep track of it all. Some people are just slower burners than others.
I am 5'2, 45 yrs old and 115 pounds, I lose weight eating between 1600-1900 calories depending on exercises. Now maintaining eating 2300-2600 calories.
Thank you for sharing that with all of us who have to eat less. It is so helpful.
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angelamb1970 wrote: »1200 isn't too low for me! In fact, it's right about maintenance. 5'2" 260 pounds, 44yrs old woman. Log, weigh everything, wear a FitBit and keep track of it all. Some people are just slower burners than others.
I am 5'2, 45 yrs old and 115 pounds, I lose weight eating between 1600-1900 calories depending on exercises. Now maintaining eating 2300-2600 calories.
Thank you for sharing that with all of us who have to eat less. It is so helpful.
Ummm...it provides perspective, especially seeing as the OP is a 22 year old with not much to lose so yes, it is pretty helpful. Hopefully people won't get oversensitive about it.
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1200 isn't too low for losing, thats what is recommended I thought?0
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angelamb1970 wrote: »1200 isn't too low for me! In fact, it's right about maintenance. 5'2" 260 pounds, 44yrs old woman. Log, weigh everything, wear a FitBit and keep track of it all. Some people are just slower burners than others.
I am 5'2, 45 yrs old and 115 pounds, I lose weight eating between 1600-1900 calories depending on exercises. Now maintaining eating 2300-2600 calories.
Everyone is different. Congrats on your achievements and continued success!
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snowbunny711 wrote: »1200 isn't too low for losing, thats what is recommended I thought?
According to your profile, you have 5lbs to go. What did you set the loss per week at and what did you put your activity level at?
Are you also eating back exercise calories?
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snowbunny711 wrote: »I'm about to go on a 20 hour road trip and was wondering what I can eat during that 20 hours. Fast food or gas stations are the only stops we will be making my husband made that very clear lol any suggestions? Meal plans?
What we do for those long road trips? We get out the good old fashioned ice chest, plan what meals and snacks we will take, and we take them. We also go out for about one meal a day, which is generally lunch or dinner.
Why will you eat only 1200 calories on a 20 hour road trip? It's less than a day.0
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