1200 cal a day?

1200 is a little low for a lot of people. Why did you drop it? Higher is easier although it takes longer...

In my opinion it depends on how quickly you want to loose and whether you're prepared to exercise. Mine is set at around 1200 and it convinces me to exercise.

I'm only 5' 3" and honestly can't do 1200 a day. Not only am I hungry, I feel bad. Light headed, etc. Decided if it takes longer, it takes longer and upped my calories. I also couldn't get anywhere near a healthy diet at that level.

According to my nutritionist, 1200 calories is really what you need to get your day started. If you are working out, you definetly need to eat more calories. I would keep your calories at the 1400 mark to ensure you are getting enough protein and other nutrients. You do not want your body to go into starvation mode. You may not even lose any weight and another thing to remember is when it starts coming off really fast, then it will be very easy to gain. Stick with what you had before and if possible consult with your doctor or if you go to a gym, ask them to assess how many calories you should intake a day.

I agree with you....more calories the better...do not starve your body. ( speaking to the 1500 calories a day per nutritionist)

I am on 1200 a day set by MFP. Am 5`4" started at 175lbs wanted 1.0lbsweight loss each week.

so it depends on what you weigh, height and weight loss projection?

I have mine set to 1200, i eat around 1500 calories a day. It makes me go to the gym so i can have more calories (as i dont like the red number0 this way i eat 1500, dot go in the red and loose weight. I would only recommend 1200 if your planning on going to the gym as it is a very low amount. I always go over on my exercise free days

Agree on this one! Lol

no offense but Im not sure why you keep posting. I've seen posts from you asking about soup and garlic toast. You're entering it in your mfp and you're still under your calorie goals. It's your body and your food..

Maybe you should look at the OP's profile...

I am personally struggling with a diet of only 1200 calories a day. I have an obsessive personality and I wanted to lose weight fast. I'm suffering for it now.
I started at 244lbs and I'm now floating around about 214-218 as I've put my body into starvation mode. I never meant to but everytime I would finish the day I would want that number to be lower and lower and I pushed harder and harder. Although I'm still losing weight it's all muscle and I soon had a wake up call.
I play lots of sport, cycle, run and exercise quite a lot and for me 1200 was far too low. I've now been advised to make sure I definitely eat my calorie allowance every single day and also eat back all of my exercise calories. This does mean that I am sometimes eating over 3,500 calories a day but in the long run I'd rather lose 2lbs a week than waste away my body.
I've learned the hard way, please don't fall into the same trap I did. I wouldn't wish this upon anyone. I've had to stop doing a lot of exercise until I've regained control of my body and restored my metabolism.
Of course this is just my experience and not everyone works the same way, but be aware it can happen to even those with the best of intentions.

I would go with as many calories as you can while still losing weight. I don't know about you, but I *hate* being hungry and if I am, I just give up and eat everything in sight!

In my opinion, it doesn't matter if it takes a bit longer to lose the weight, so long as it comes off in the end. :happy:

I would go with as many calories as you can while still losing weight. I don't know about you, but I *hate* being hungry and if I am, I just give up and eat everything in sight!

In my opinion, it doesn't matter if it takes a bit longer to lose the weight, so long as it comes off in the end. :happy:

This is me exactly.