Anyone else feel like 1200 cals is alot
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And to those of you that asked I'm 5'2 and currently 224lbs.3
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If it won't be triggering for you, get a food scale. That's really the only way to be precise.
Also stop using the quick add function.12 -
Before you think that you are way under 1200 try to get more accurate and ill bet you are over it and just didn't realize it!9
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1200 calories is so little it's torture.7
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It isn't a lot of food if you eat things like full fat dairy, bread, rice pasta, chicken thighs, whole eggs, potatoes, nuts, avocados, peas, beans, salmon, use any form of oil, use condiments, cookies and so on.
If you restrict your diet to small amounts of plain chicken breast or tuna and plain low calorie vegetables, skim milk, fat free everything then you could have a hard time getting 1200 calories.
Eat more of what you used to eat before you decided to diet.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1
You could also be wrong about how many calories you are consuming.5 -
I have 1200 calories and i find it such a struggle sometimes.
As its Easter today, i've treated myself to a small Easter egg...that was near enough 500 cals alone! 700 cals for the rest of the day, woo!9 -
Depends on the day, it really does, and of course also what you eat - some low calorie foods are healthier than others. I hope you continue to eat your allowance and not feel hungry. Good luck to you.3
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Try it for two years in a row. It's not a lot.1
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I usually have 1200 calories in the evening alone6
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1200 is a good amount of calories.. for dinner.8
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Shortie0987 wrote: »And to those of you that asked I'm 5'2 and currently 224lbs.
If these are your stats you are used to eating a lot more than 1200 calories per day (I'm not trying to be mean - I'm being serious - you don't get to be 224lbs by being unable to eat 1200 calories).
as others said, either you aren't logging your food or you have cut out entire food groups - either strategy isn't great.
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1200 was the magic number MFP gave me (older/shorter/sedentary), exercise was my savior. Sticking to this number was terrible, so this is not a lot. Fast forward 5 years, I won't have to diet on 1200 calories again if I keep up my exercise and activity level.
OP if you think this is due to your previous ED, be mindful of this as sinking back into your ED patterns might be a possibility. I see it too often here in MFP that eating 1200 a lot and some are even to hit this target. Tons of threads exist on this. This is due to eating too many volume foods, wanting to lose weight quicker, jumping in feet first thinking dieting faster is better. Based on comments about the logging, you've been eating more, this is good physically, but in your mind you are under eating which is bad mentally. Keep working on this as you created this thread because of concerns. Good Luck.9 -
Are you trying to lose weight? If yes, then how did you gain weight in the first place?13
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I have 1200 calories and i find it such a struggle sometimes.
As its Easter today, i've treated myself to a small Easter egg...that was near enough 500 cals alone! 700 cals for the rest of the day, woo!
Or go for a walk and then eat back your exercise calories. Sticking to 1200 calories total is not necessary unless for someone extremely Sedentary. Are you? Or have you chosen too rapid of a weight loss goal, like 2 lbs/week when you have less than 50 lbs to lose?
You could also consider eating at maintenance today, so that you can enjoy Easter and then get back on a reasonable deficit tomorrow.6 -
Pastaprincess1978 wrote: »
Active job. When I got close to 1500 calories I found it was unsustainable for me.1 -
No. Unless you are under 5 feet tall, 1200 calories is not a lot of food. I tried it for 4 days and I couldn't deal with it. I am "lightly active" and do about 1 hour of working out per day. Maybe if you are just eating fruits and vegetables you can't reach 1200--but anything else, it is not a lot of calories.
ETA: I looked at your diary. There is NO way that is a lot of food. You are eating oatmeal for breakfast, some kind of taco for lunch, and a light dinner. None of this is "A LOT OF FOOD." I was expecting to see 20 lbs of celery or something. I think you should revisit the coping mechanisms you learned to get out of your anorexia or see a therapist. It is just NOT a lot of food if all you are eating is in your diary.7 -
Are you trying to lose weight? If yes, then how did you gain weight in the first place?
Not a wise comment in a thread where the OP has admitted a past of ED.
OP, you really need to talk to your health professional about this. Thinking 1200 is "so much food" could be pointing towards a relapse.11 -
I agree that 1200 is not a lot of food and you should probably be eating more, but without weighing your food it's hard to know how much you are eating now. Your diary has a lot of measurements in cups, "one large", "0.5 potato" etc. I suggest tightening up your logging first.
It also sounds like a good idea to reach out to your treatment team.4 -
Shortie0987 wrote: »Hi all. I am currently on 1200 cal diet and here is my issue. I am having a hard time meeting 1200 a day it seems like a lot of food. Most days I come in 100 to 200 cals under. I am trying to lessen that and only came in about 58 under yesterday. How worried do I need to be about this, I don't want to hinder my weight loss by eating too little but some days it's a lot and I dont want to just fill with empty cals. Like candy and such. Anyone else have this problem and have u still lost weight even if u are abit short some days?
1270 is not enough for me, so I swim hard and a lot so I can eat more food.3
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