What does your 1200 calorie day look like?

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JCFan3
JCFan3 Posts: 146 Member
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Hi, I am looking for others who have open food diaries. Trying you see what 1200 calories can look like. I have eaten high fat, high calorie for so long and I am wanting to see that you can still enjoy food and lose weight at the same time. I have around 75 more pounds to go!

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  • seekingbetterme
    seekingbetterme Posts: 39 Member
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    Mine obviously varies, but an average day is:

    Breakfast: (185 calories)
    1 slice Sara Lee bread (45 calories)
    1 large egg (70 calories)
    I put the egg on the toasted bread with a tiny bit of light mayo (10 calories)
    Red seedless grapes (60 calories)

    Snack:
    Small gala Apple (60 calories)

    Lunch: (325 calories)
    2 slices Sara Lee bread (90 calories)
    1 slice salami (30 calories)
    1 slice thin cut Colby jack cheese (30 calories)
    2 TSP light mayo (15 calories)
    1 oz Lay's baked BBQ chips (160)
    Sandwich with chips!

    Snack: (65 calories)
    Carrots (35 calories)
    Hummus (30 calories)

    Dinner: (360 calories)
    3 oz Tyson grilled strips (100 calories)
    1/2 cup brown rice (160 calories)
    3 tbsp light sour cream (60 calories)
    Shredded cheese (40 calories)
    Taco sauce (0 calories)
    This makes a giant burrito bowl!

    That totals to 995 calories, I like to plan my meals to leave me with a couple hundred to play around with. Sometimes I use it for dessert, or I'll split it up over snacks. Sometimes I'll use it to put extra cheese on my dinner.
  • laur357
    laur357 Posts: 896 Member
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    Diary isn't open, but:

    Black Coffee - 0 calories
    High Fiber English Muffin w/ Wholey Guacamole & salsa - 200ish

    Wrap (Fiber one shell, 3 oz roasted chicken breast, 2 slices of thin sliced provolone, asparagus, radish, spinach) - 350ish
    Bowl of fresh strawberries and raspberries - 60ish calories

    Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Square - 50 calories

    Pack of ramen (sometimes avoiding the flavor packet and adding miso) - 350 calories
    2 soft boiled eggs - 150 calories
    Spinach or kale, chopped broccoli, sliced mushrooms, scallions, grated ginger, sriracha - maybe 40-50ish calories

    Around 1200. I usually only eat 2 times per day with no snacks though, so I sometimes have a much higher calorie dinner and no breakfast - especially when I have exercise calories to eat!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    Eat back exercise calories...
  • JCFan3
    JCFan3 Posts: 146 Member
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    Thanks so much ladies for sharing your examples and giving advice. Best wishes to all of you
  • Thom_Kat
    Thom_Kat Posts: 17 Member
    edited June 2016
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    Breakfast: Egg whites w/ mushrooms & sriracha: 130 calories
    10AM: Frigo cheese stick, 75 grams each carrots, cucumber, cherry tomatoes...any veggies really. 100 calories
    12:30: Homemade cabbage soup or garden salad w/Light Kraft dressing and 1 packet of Tuna Creations. 200 calories
    2:30: 100 grams frozen grapes, 1 cup of Light n Fit greek yogurt. 150 calories
    5 pm: Rice cake, Laughing Cow cheese wedge. 75 calories
    7pm: Any dinner I make has lots of lean meat, veggies, and spices w/ minimal sauce. Spaghetti squash, stirfry, and salads are staples. As are quinoa, farro, brown rice, couscous, & lower calorie riced cauliflower for "filler". Usually with 4 oz of chicken, ground turkey, cut up veggie burger (I like to go low meat at times), 350-500 calories
    Dessert: Quest Bar if it allows or greek yogurt w/ a little bit of sugar free pudding mixed in
    Depending on how my macros and calories are looking or how hard I work out, I'll add in more meat for protein, Silk soy milk for calcium, Quest Bars for protein/fiber. My goal is to always hit at least 100 grams of protein and 100% of my calcium. My fat intake tends to be too low so I do try to add healthy fat here and there. I do not like to eat a lot at one time and have found that this works well for me. Exercise days require more nutrition which usually means another carb heavy snack and bigger dinner.

  • AlyssaPetsDogs
    AlyssaPetsDogs Posts: 421 Member
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    My diary is open to friends! Add me if you would like. My day typically consists of breakfast and coffee of about 250 calories total (either protein pancakes or a meal replacement shake because I'm always in a rush), then lunch of about 300-400 calories (this week it is shredded chicken taco meat with fajita veggies and cheese), dinner of about 400-600 calories (a big salad and maybe more taco meat or whatever my family is making) and then fruit and veggies for the remaining calories.
    It's really not too bad. I tend to save more calories for dinner and night time as I'm hungrier.
  • sthoma13
    sthoma13 Posts: 63 Member
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    My diary is open! My diet varies from day to day and I use recipes from My Slender Kitchen and Skinnytaste all the time. Mostly lean protein and veggies at every single meal. I always save some calories for a snack or dessert. Add me if you'd like!
  • ericatoday
    ericatoday Posts: 454 Member
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    Today i did

    Breakfast
    1/4 cup cottage cheese
    1 slice whole wheat toast
    2 sliced strawberries
    A drizzle of honey

    Lunch
    2 soft boiled eggs
    1 nectarine
    1 glass of v8 veggie juice (low sodium)

    Dinner
    Baked chicken breast
    Roasted veggies (potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, green onions, pearl onions, shallots and garlic)
    Rice a roni chicken and mushroom flavor

    Snacks
    Fiber drink
    Mini drumstick ice cream
    Hot cheetoh puffcorns

    My goal os 1260 cal a day i came in at 1233 i think.

    Im usually right on target and my diary is open if you would like to add me

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