Anyone else feel like 1200 cals is alot

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!

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.

I usually have 1200 calories in the evening alone

1200 is a good amount of calories.. for dinner.

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.

Samib86 wrote: »

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.

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.