1200 calorie successes?

I've just started 1200 a day. I've been inspired by the subreddit /r/1200isplenty. They are an amazing group of people and so insightful. 1200 is def enough!

Yeah I started on 1200 a day I do spinning 2 x a week for 20 minutes a time and 2 x a week circuit training (HIIT training) 10-15 minutes works really well and the exercise is really enjoyable! Slow and steady wins the race!

I switched from eating like crap, to going completely whole food plant based in a matter of a few days. Its almost been 30 days. I'm 5ft3 and 177lbs. I am small in my chest and shoulders, belly area, but have BIG hips and a big *kitten*...big calves...big thighs lol

When I was 125lbs I didn't look normal cause you could see my chest bones. I started from 215 so I'm getting better... Am thinking I would like to be 130-140

On 1200 calories currently and love it, I am down 13.8 lbs and have totally revamped my eating habits..more healthy, less processed!

Calorie restricted between 1200-1500 per day. Coupled with cardio/circuit Lost 34 ibs in 4 months. Open diary, feel free to add me. Like them posts and comments!

AMC110 wrote: »

amfmmama wrote: »

1200 is not the default for all women. I have put in to lose 2 lb a week. My starting weight was 227 and I am far from sedentary. My goal is 1310. I have lost pretty steadily since starting back up.

Exactly, I know factors such as height have an effect but it confuses me when someone says they started out at 1200 when they weighed about 260 lbs. I was given a calorie goal of 1360 when I joined and weighed close to 260 lbs. It only reduced to 1200 when I had gotten down to 228 lbs.

when I started at 209 lbs it gave me 2000 calories to eat. Im 5'6 1/2 and 43 yrs old(I was 37 almost 38 at that time). I was sedentary at that time too. I also have a metabolic disorder and still lost weight. Im down to 174 and eating a little over 1400 for a 1lb a week.I still have like 30+ lbs. if and when I get to 150 I will reevaluate where I want to be.

sytchequeen wrote: »

GlorianasTears wrote: »

sometimes your body will hold onto your fat more if it thinks you are starving the body is smart.

well, no, not exactly that. If you are eating at deficit you will lose fat (although you may not be healthy depending on how big a deficit and the nutrition content of the food)

what will happen if you diet long term and suddenly stop and return to normal the body will start to store more fat in case you go into another "famine" (your body doesn't know you cut your calories on purpose). So its regain that is the problem. You can avoid this by not going back to "normal" quickly, but easing into a regime that is eventually "normal". This will probably include slowly increasing calories and exercise, and concentrating on maintenance.

no your body will not hold onto fat in a deficit of calories in case of the next famine. thats an old myth. if you are on a deficit too long your body goes into adaptive thermogenesis. if your body held onto fat people who are starving or anorexic and so on would not continue to lose weight. most people who think they are eating 1200 and not losing often times are eating more than they think and they are eating maintenance calories(if its not a health issue). the only way to tell is by using a food scale. if someone is not losing eating 1200 calories either they arent logging/weighing properly, using wrong entries,been eating too little for too long(which eating more can help with hormones and the adaptive thermogenesis) ,theres a health issue or they dont have a lot left to lose so it has slowed way down. which happens with everyone.

blackcatfitness wrote: »

I am 5ft 4 (almost lol) and my app says for me to eat 1600 a day.

I simply can't. I can sometimes hit 1100.
I am a whole food plant based eater, and with all the exercise I do...sometimes it'll go up to 2k a day. Its hard for me to intake so many calories when I do not eat meat dairy or sugar

You need to eat those 1600 cals so add calorie dense items ie more oil when cooking, nut butters, nuts etc

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

no your body will not hold onto fat in a deficit of calories in case of the next famine. thats an old myth. if you are on a deficit too long your body goes into adaptive thermogenesis. if your body held onto fat people who are starving or anorexic and so on would not continue to lose weight. most people who think they are eating 1200 and not losing often times are eating more than they think and they are eating maintenance calories(if its not a health issue). the only way to tell is by using a food scale. if someone is not losing eating 1200 calories either they arent logging/weighing properly, using wrong entries,been eating too little for too long(which eating more can help with hormones and the adaptive thermogenesis) ,theres a health issue or they dont have a lot left to lose so it has slowed way down. which happens with everyone.

^2ND THIS!