1200 Calorie Goal?
quolwy
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Hello, my calorie goal on MFP has been set to 1200 calories a day for me, and while I have a few friends on here none of them have similar calorie goals. Most of my friends here aim between 1500-2100 calories a day, and that's closer to what I'll be eating during maintenance, so I was wondering if anyone here has a 1200 calorie goal and would like to be friends.
It would be interesting to see what kind of meals and snacks other lower calorie friends eat, hoping to get some new ideas!
Oh and I have an open diary so whoever else is 1200 calories you can take a look at how I eat for motivation as well!
It would be interesting to see what kind of meals and snacks other lower calorie friends eat, hoping to get some new ideas!
Oh and I have an open diary so whoever else is 1200 calories you can take a look at how I eat for motivation as well!
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Hi,
I am just starting out again - it has been on and off for me with not much luck but I am trying for 1200 calories and would love to see your foods - that is also what I aim for.4 -
Y goal is 1200 without exercise. I would love it if you add me as a friend so to see your meals too! It is hard. I eat too much sometimes, especially because I workout a lot and hard. Then I am soooo hungry. But I always try to keep under my calories with exercise goal. But I need to loose about 10 pounds and it would be easier if I stuck to the 1200 calorie goal. I hate being 5'0"!!!6
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How much do you have to lose, and what did you set your weekly weightloss goal to? That's what determines your calorie target, in addition to height, weight, sex, age and activity level.9
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I don't eat 1200 for an average intake, but I eat around 1200-1400 a few days out of the week (I prefer to calorie cycle). I'm SUPER basic on those low calorie days because I just don't care about eating super palatable foods when I'm busy. Give me my egg whites and spinach Mon-Thursday and a bacon cheeseburger on Saturday.11
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I’m trying so 1200 a day too.i don’t do it everyday I do have bad/cheat days1
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Hello, my calorie goal on MFP has been set to 1200 calories a day for me, and while I have a few friends on here none of them have similar calorie goals. Most of my friends here aim between 1500-2100 calories a day, and that's closer to what I'll be eating during maintenance, so I was wondering if anyone here has a 1200 calorie goal and would like to be friends.
It would be interesting to see what kind of meals and snacks other lower calorie friends eat, hoping to get some new ideas!
Oh and I have an open diary so whoever else is 1200 calories you can take a look at how I eat for motivation as well!
Hi,
A simple 500 calories deficit is enough for good weight loss.
The key to any diet is knowing exactly how many calories you need on a daily basis, and just eating under that number).
First you need to workout how many calories your body needs in a day (Total daily energy expenditure).
Weigh yourself first thing in the morning.
Input your data in this website www.tdeecalculator.net
Choose whichever activity level is closest to yourself.
Then click the cutting calories button (under the macronutrients heading), this will give you your starting calories, and what you need to stick to on a daily basis.
Try to get as close as possible to your cutting calories every day, a little over or under is fine but no more than say 20 - 30 calories either way (stick to this bit).
Don't equate eating under your calories with faster weight loss, this will just lead to failure and probable binge eating.
Foods to eat:
Absolutely anything you want, Just weigh and track everything you eat and drink inc milk in tea & coffee etc. (don't add calories back in when you've exercised, MFP will ask if you want to do this).
Check your TDEE on a weekly or daily basis, because it obviously drops as your weight comes down, and adjust calories accordingly in Myfitnesspal.
If you want quicker weight loss you can obviously add in cardio and or resistance exercises, not only will this help build muscle but it will also create a bigger calorie deficit.
If you were to do this I would recommend just a 30 min incline walk on the treadmill or walk outside at a steady state.
Drink plenty water, at least 2-3 litres a day.
It's important to drink more water whilst dieting, not drinking enough will cause you to retain it, not only that, toxins called persistent organic pollutants, accumulate in fat cells, which get released into the bloodstream when dieting and burning fat.
And that's it, just carry on until you are at the weight you want to be.
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My goal is 1200 a day without excerising. I usually do a mile run a day to add an extra 100.2
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Hello,
Im also eating 1200 calories a day. Feel free to add me as a friend.0 -
I'm around 1300 cals a day w/o exercise. Always on the hunt for low-cal, filling foods.0
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I'm on around 1300, feel free to add me
My meal sizes are all over the place though...1 -
Im doing 1200 calories...feel free to add me
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i'm doing 1200 a day too.. feel free to add me 0
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Feel free to add me I do 1200 cal count but I also am a low carb eater as well so I don’t know if you would like that.1
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I am too, let’s add each other 1
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I'm 1200 calories a day too. Lost 20 pounds a far and just 10 to go. Add me.1
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I am on 1200 calories too, I eat a bit more depending on exercise and how hungry I feel. I have an open diary, feel free to add me. I'm losing weight slowly, for me the low goal is due to my height0
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At around 1200 too. Feel free to add me y'all.2
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I'm also at 1200 calories without exercise. I'd say I average about 1400 per day, though. And if I know I'll be splurging on a particular day, I'll try to keep it at 1200 for the rest of the days that week0
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I'm doing 1200-1400 cal per day...i've been using MFP for years but have never gotten into it enough to use the message boards until now. I dont have any friends here yet but would like to have some so I can have support and get some recipe ideas. If anyone wants to friend me, I'll friend them back. 1
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I'm just wondering how many of you including the OP actually need to be eating as little as 1200 cals a day. Usually it's only applicable to those who are very petite/ older...
It's about sustainability. If you can't consistently eat those few calories then how will you stick to it? And thus begins the yo yo dieting cycle - proved by all the returning posters who are back for the nth time here to tackle their weight loss.
Btw I am petite, lost 20lbs+ eating 1700-1800 cals a day/ 0.5 lb a week. And the best thing :- I haven't regained, this is year 5 at maintenance for me.23 -
When I started, I had about 90 lbs to lose, so I set my loss to 2lbs/week, and I was given 1200 calories. That was painful. I'm 5'5 and I was 215, so I upped it to 1450 and I still lost around 2lbs/week. Those extra 250 calories made a HUGE difference for me. I'm almost 40 lbs down and my recalculated goal for 1lb/week is I think 1200 calories. It is still painful and I won't do it yet. I'm at 1350 and those extra 150 calories makes a big difference.
So if you're eating 1200 and it feels really restrictive, play around with a few extra for a little while. This shouldn't be a painful process, it should be something you are able to sustain.7 -
Homemade popcorn is great snack on 1200 calories8
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I also have a goal of 1200, which is for me probably on the high side because my actual calorie needs have been measured as 1200 a few years ago, around my current weight. Snacks I eat just everything, but I log them in the morning before eating any and if I see I'm getting into trouble with the meals, I don't eat them at all and get them out. Is 1m62 considered "petite"? I'm not that tall, but there are smaller women than me.1
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »I'm just wondering how many of you including the OP actually need to be eating as little as 1200 cals a day. Usually it's only applicable to those who are very petite/ older...
It's about sustainability. If you can't consistently eat those few calories then how will you stick to it? And thus begins the yo yo dieting cycle - proved by all the returning posters who are back for the nth time here to tackle their weight loss.
Btw I am petite, lost 20lbs+ eating 1700-1800 cals a day/ 0.5 lb a week. And the best thing :- I haven't regained, this is year 5 at maintenance for me.
How are your maintenance calories that high being petite?2 -
LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »I'm just wondering how many of you including the OP actually need to be eating as little as 1200 cals a day. Usually it's only applicable to those who are very petite/ older...
It's about sustainability. If you can't consistently eat those few calories then how will you stick to it? And thus begins the yo yo dieting cycle - proved by all the returning posters who are back for the nth time here to tackle their weight loss.
Btw I am petite, lost 20lbs+ eating 1700-1800 cals a day/ 0.5 lb a week. And the best thing :- I haven't regained, this is year 5 at maintenance for me.
HUmmmm
I'm 5'6 and started at 300lb so def not petite.
My cal goal is 1200 cuz im lazy as all get out and very morbidly obese.
Just saying there seams to be many variables to take into consideration when calculating your calories.3 -
Hello, my calorie goal on MFP has been set to 1200 calories a day for me, and while I have a few friends on here none of them have similar calorie goals. Most of my friends here aim between 1500-2100 calories a day, and that's closer to what I'll be eating during maintenance, so I was wondering if anyone here has a 1200 calorie goal and would like to be friends.
It would be interesting to see what kind of meals and snacks other lower calorie friends eat, hoping to get some new ideas!
Oh and I have an open diary so whoever else is 1200 calories you can take a look at how I eat for motivation as well!
Im on 1200 a day as well been doing it on here for 44days
My dairy is not open cuz my diet is shocking! lol
I don't eat a varied diet I just stick to what I like and whats easy.
Feel free to add me if you want2 -
LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »I'm just wondering how many of you including the OP actually need to be eating as little as 1200 cals a day. Usually it's only applicable to those who are very petite/ older...
It's about sustainability. If you can't consistently eat those few calories then how will you stick to it? And thus begins the yo yo dieting cycle - proved by all the returning posters who are back for the nth time here to tackle their weight loss.
Btw I am petite, lost 20lbs+ eating 1700-1800 cals a day/ 0.5 lb a week. And the best thing :- I haven't regained, this is year 5 at maintenance for me.
I realise 1200 calories isn't something I can sustain-- but I'm not trying to eat 1200 calories for the rest of my life, just for loss and then I'll add in denser calorie foods slowly once I reach my goal.
Myfitnesspal recommended 1200 calories a day for me so that's what I aim for, and the way I use my calories leaves me full all day long, not feeling hungry or tired or deprived of anything. So while I see you could feel concerned because in your experience more calories worked for you, I want to meet other people who also feel full and happy while on a "diet" of around 1200 calories daily.
Good work keeping maintenance though! 12 -
LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »I'm just wondering how many of you including the OP actually need to be eating as little as 1200 cals a day. Usually it's only applicable to those who are very petite/ older...
It's about sustainability. If you can't consistently eat those few calories then how will you stick to it? And thus begins the yo yo dieting cycle - proved by all the returning posters who are back for the nth time here to tackle their weight loss.
Btw I am petite, lost 20lbs+ eating 1700-1800 cals a day/ 0.5 lb a week. And the best thing :- I haven't regained, this is year 5 at maintenance for me.
I realise 1200 calories isn't something I can sustain-- but I'm not trying to eat 1200 calories for the rest of my life, just for loss and then I'll add in denser calorie foods slowly once I reach my goal.
Myfitnesspal recommended 1200 calories a day for me so that's what I aim for, and the way I use my calories leaves me full all day long, not feeling hungry or tired or deprived of anything. So while I see you could feel concerned because in your experience more calories worked for you, I want to meet other people who also feel full and happy while on a "diet" of around 1200 calories daily.
Good work keeping maintenance though!
Well that's good to know, thanks for replying. how long you've been doing 1200 and do you eat exercise cals back?1 -
LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »I'm just wondering how many of you including the OP actually need to be eating as little as 1200 cals a day. Usually it's only applicable to those who are very petite/ older...
It's about sustainability. If you can't consistently eat those few calories then how will you stick to it? And thus begins the yo yo dieting cycle - proved by all the returning posters who are back for the nth time here to tackle their weight loss.
Btw I am petite, lost 20lbs+ eating 1700-1800 cals a day/ 0.5 lb a week. And the best thing :- I haven't regained, this is year 5 at maintenance for me.
I realise 1200 calories isn't something I can sustain-- but I'm not trying to eat 1200 calories for the rest of my life, just for loss and then I'll add in denser calorie foods slowly once I reach my goal.
Myfitnesspal recommended 1200 calories a day for me so that's what I aim for, and the way I use my calories leaves me full all day long, not feeling hungry or tired or deprived of anything. So while I see you could feel concerned because in your experience more calories worked for you, I want to meet other people who also feel full and happy while on a "diet" of around 1200 calories daily.
Good work keeping maintenance though!
Well that's good to know, thanks for replying. how long you've been doing 1200 and do you eat exercise cals back?
I've been doing 1200 for just like 40 days or something so far? I'll probably go up to around like 1800 calories a day for maintenance once I've reached my goal, and no I don't eat them back but it's because I don't exercise haha. The only exercise I do for now is just walking to and from work, which I already accounted for when I set my activity level in the beginning of the app, so I just disregard those unless I do more activity than normal. In which case I'll usually have an extra snack but I find myself so full throughout the day with the way I eat anyways, I don't have an appetite for any more food.0 -
I’m at 1200 and have been for the last 45 days. I have lost 18lbs in that time. I like to mix up my food because I get bored but stick with the sand breakfast except on Saturdays. If you need any Neal ideas lmk1
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