Should I cut my calories down to 1200?

rita27ny
rita27ny Posts: 820 Member
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
I use eat before 2200 calories do you think If I cut into 1800 calories a day it would be lost or should i just go to 1200 calories?

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  • natachan
    natachan Posts: 149
    Ohdeargodno.

    Part of losing weight and becoming healthy is creating a sustainable eating habit. You WILL NOT be able to sustain a sudden loss of 1000 calories. Going from 2200 to 1800 seems more reasonable and doable.
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    I use eat before 2200 calories do you think If I cut into 1800 calories a day it would be lost or should i just go to 1200 calories?

    ell no. Go to 1800. Heck go to 2000 and see waht happens - then drop to 1800 after 3 weeks if you dont' see results.

    I'm serious - huge deficits over long terms will actually slow your metabolism down. don't do it.
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    I use eat before 2200 calories do you think If I cut into 1800 calories a day it would be lost or should i just go to 1200 calories?

    ell no. Go to 1800. Heck go to 2000 and see waht happens - then drop to 1800 after 3 weeks if you dont' see results.

    I'm serious - huge deficits over long terms will actually slow your metabolism down. don't do it.

    I second this.
    Your body needs significantly more that 1200 just to do things like respiration and pump blood!
  • rita27ny
    rita27ny Posts: 820 Member
    I have been trying to go to 1200 calories and its really difficult for me. The site says I need to drop to 1200 I'll do 1800 calories I can do that.
  • cheetahcub2010
    cheetahcub2010 Posts: 62 Member
    I agree with what everyone else said. I would also add that many people on MFP have lost weight more weight faster at 1400 and 1500 rather than 1200 when they were loosing nothing (myself included in that)

    Good luck with your weight los!
  • fastbelly
    fastbelly Posts: 727 Member
    I have been trying to go to 1200 calories and its really difficult for me. The site says I need to drop to 1200 I'll do 1800 calories I can do that.

    You're likely to have set a goal weight loss per week too high for your build.
    If you're close to your ideal weight and you select 2lbs/week loss it is likely that the app will set you at 1200 calories. When you're too close to your ideal weight you should look into 1lb or even 0.5lbs per week of loss rather then a quick fix.
  • kandrews24
    kandrews24 Posts: 610 Member
    You must have your setting on losing 2 lbs a week. Just change your setting to losing 1 lbs a week or something else. Eventually you'll need to further reduce to keep losing. That's where exercise comes in. Exercise and then you can eat more.
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