What's your calorie limit

Mine is 1200....sometimes I bike on a stationary bike for about 45 mins but other than that I don't have to do much to exercise. I have my diary open to public and have been tracking for about 25-30 days...so far I have lost 6 pounds! You CAN do it, you need to give your stomach time to shrink! All those hunger pains are your stomach shrinking. stick to it for about a week and you should notice yourself being more full and satisfied.

I lowered mine to 1200 too because I figure I am going to over probably everyday and the lower I shoot for, the lower I will consume. It stinks at first but you will get used to it. Hang in there.

My calories limit is 1500, occasionally i eat back my workout cals. But not usually

It took me a while to get up to 1200 calories and I was surprised I was under. But I find that by eating 4 times a day and having about 15 g of protein in each meal...plus getting that water in is key. i have lemon in my water first thing to get my metabolism started. I also make sure I have at least one water with electrolytes (smart water is what I use) and I have this in afternoon or right after a workout. Finally I am eating 5 servings of fruit and veggies making sure I get plenty of fiber. When hungry I first have a glass of water then I have some carrots if it is between my 4 meals. Definitely with these changes I can feel my metabolism has improved and that is the key to weight loss. Finally by distributing my food throughout the day more evenly has curbed much of my hunger.

I've been doing it for almost a month. Just hungry at the moment and kind of tired of feeling this way a lot of the time.

Hang in there...My limit is 1200, and at first I was really hungry and would go over a little, but lately the hunger craving is happening less often.

I started at 1200 but raised it a few months later to 1500 and i love it. I dont feel like i am on a diet. i dont eat back my calories and i am still losing a lb a week. at 1200 i had stopped losing for 1 and 1/2 months.

Usually people who think their goal is 1200 just set their goals wrong. 1200 is too low for almost everyone --- and less than 1200 will not make you lose weight faster in the long run.

If you're hungry, your best best is to up your protein and lower your carbs. Carbs make you hungry quicker -- protein keeps you full. You also burn more calories when you're protein over burning carbs.

Setting your goals based on weight you need to lose:

75lbs or more: Choose to lose 2lbs/week
40-75 pounds: Choose to lose 1.5lbs/week
25-40 pounds: Choose to lose 1lb/week
15-20 pounds: Choose either 1/2lb or 1lb
Less than 15/20 pounds: choose 1/2 lb/week

Your daily goals when set correctly already reflect a deficit to lose weight -- so if you exercise, you should eat them back -- or at least half of them. I usually aim for at least half -- to account for errors in the food database and potentially tracking incorrect calories burned (i wear an hrm though)

Hi Lisa,

Maybe have a think about what you're eating as well as how many calories it has. You could eat 1200 in one meal then be very hungry for the rest of the day! Focus on lean protein and masses of veges and some fruit and whole grains. Drink lots of water. And spread snacks thoroughout the day - I have three snacks a day as well as three meals.

Even 15 - 30 min gentle walking helps your calories for the day and also helps you be fitter and healthier.

Good luck on your journey!

Mine is 1200. I have gained alot in the last six months since we moved, and both hubby and I stopped excersising. I had a baby last June, and was really sick last year this time. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks and lost 30 lbs in that time. After I healed from my surgery, I was working at just toning, and cardio for endurance. I had wanted to start running, motivating me to quit smoking. So, when I stopped working out, I gained back that 30 lbs + some more. So, I havent changed much of the way I was eating at all, I just started getting moving. I do an hour of Yoga every morning. About every other day, when hubby gets home from work, I do it again with him. We walk over 4 miles a day around a lake in our nieghborhood, and 4 days a week we lift free weights. ( Chest, back, shoulders, then lower body) We jumped back into our swing last week, and this is day two of me using this app. Im having the reverse problem than most, I cant meet my calorie goals everyday. Yesterday I was over 500 under, today I did better, and was only 250 under... but I had chips and dip, and a peanut butter sandwhich (junk) today. I found there is a Sunday Farmers market near our new apartment, and hopefully after we visit there, I will be able to find decent produce to graze on all day and help fill that deficit.


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I didn't set the calories, the thing did. I think I'm only doing a pound a week, too. No matter what change I make, the stupid thing still only wants me to have 1200 calories. I think my mother-in-law is behind this somehow.

Ha ha ha! That is funny!

Seriously though, 1 lb/week would NOT set you at 1200, unless . . . you're about 4 feet tall.

Lisa, have you tried Yoga? An hour of Yoga will burn over 130 calories. If you try it (Brighthouse has videos on the On Demand Channels) and you like it, you can try the Am/PM yoga... and do the Am in the evening before you start getting ready for work, the Pm when you get home, before bed. I hadnt MOVED in years before I tried it, and after a week or two, after yo see how much more flexible, how more toned, and how GREAT you feel, it will maybe motivate you to try other activities??? Also, make sure you document even "cleaning" and walking at work, etc. That will also give you some more munchie- wiggle room

Mine's 1200. I am finding it very difficult to stay under the mark and I'm sorry, but I'm not about to exercise three hours a day to do it. I can usually get a couple hundred more back from exercise. I'm hungry and a little depressed and wondering what other people are doing.

Eating at 1200 calories did not work for me. Mine is set at 1380 but with exercise I am at 1500-1600 calories. I truthfully feel 1200 calories is too low for many people.