Can 1200 Calories Be Too Much?

don't go under 1200, you're inviting other problems to happen, you need to bump up the exercise not cut down the food

don't go under 1200, you're inviting other problems to happen, you need to bump up the exercise not cut down the food

I totally agree.I noticed I have great success when I bump up my excercise and challenge myself

Also, take a look at this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

I may be the only one, but I don't agree that you have to consume 1200 calories each day. I needed to lose 20 lbs to get back into my normal clothes and also get back into shape. I started with MFP at the beginning of the year and generally consume about 800-1000 calories a day and exercise 3-4 times a week, mostly cardio. I'm also a vegetarian, so my calories tend to be healthy, low fat forms of protein. I've lost 13 lbs so far and am consistently seeing 2 lbs a week drop off. I'm 37, so I don't have the metabolism that I once did, but am on track to have the body I used to I should be at my goal weight well before bathing suit season comes along!

I think MFP provides a guide, but it's not a one size fits all solution, so you need to adjust based on what works best for you.


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1200 calories is the absolute minimum that you should be eating, so don't ever go below 1200. Are you eating your exercise calories? If not you should be, especially since you aren't seeing any results. Is 1200 what MFP came up with after entering all of your information, or did you decide on 1200 on your own? Because depending on your height, weight, age, activity level, etc you may actually need more than 1200.

Finally, 14 pounds is a relatively small amount to have to lose in comparison to 50 to 100 that many of us are here to lose. The less weight your body has to lose, the longer and slower the process. If you're doing everything right in accordance to mine and others suggestions, then I'd say just try to be patient and you will see results eventually. But in the meantime, remember that the scale isn't always everything...try taking your measurements and just pay attention to how you feel and how your clothes fit. The scale isn't the only way to measure success. Good luck!

ok, I don't agree with this, but you need to do what works for you, because your weight loss isn't huge, but none the less just as important to you as 100 pounds is to someone else...don't eat your exercise calories unless you are truly hungry....the whole point of eating healthy is to train our bodies to know when we are full and thus stop eating, sometimes 'i find people are eating their excercise calories as an excuse to eat and not because they are actually hungry...this thought process is just wrong. If you go under 1200 calories, you're actually going to make the process of losing weight longer, because your body starts storing fat, it thinks your starving it, it will eventually start losing the weight because your body will go through it reserves first, then start eating away at muscle and organs, you do yourself no favour here, by expending more energy then calories that you consume will make you lose weight, it's that simple, keep your fats down, eat healthy, it's hard to go over 1200 calories if you eat clean anyhow, I eat on average 1250 cal a day, today I burned 1408, i'm a fitness trainer and in the industry, i'll have a bowl of high fiber cereal because fibre keeps the metabolism going while you sleep and in the process helps to keep you full, I won't go to bed on an empty stomach....if you bump your exercise up and keep your cals on track, you can successfully lose a pound a week, you can also do a water fast, to kick start yourself...hope his helps