BEST 1200cal OPTIONS...BEST/FAVORITE WAYS TO USE UR 1200 ca

Till I started a 6 week challenge at a local gym that involves a Paleo diet my key was oatmeal with half a cup of berries in it. Or a Medium blizzard from Dairy Queen

mmmm blizzard sounds delish! thnx

why 1200 calories? are you old? sedentary? have a thyroid/pcos condition? 1200 is way low for MOST people.

1200 is what mfp projected for me...but yes, i do have thyroid and addison's disease and am on 2 corticosteroids also...

but i see tons of ppl on mfp wth the 1200 cal per day restriction as suggested by mfp..

and unless 32 is old...no lol

a lot of my friends had 1200 as a calorie goal too and they had good results, ... i tried it and i lost some weight AT FIRST then everything slowly came back and actually gained a little .. it made me skip a period and feel icky. good luck to you , dont be afraid to up ur cals though either

thanks ....wonder why mfp has it as my calorie goal if it's so low...i know i cant workout like i did before b/c of my illness...maybe that's it.?

thank u

I sure do, turkey chili:
1 lb of 99% fat free ground turkey cooked and drained

1 can of organic light kidney beans
2 cans of organic black beans
2 cans of stewed tomatoes with zesty chilis
1 green pepper chopped up
1 large or two small onions chopped up
1 pkg of chili mix
Cheyenne pepper (i use a 1/2 a teaspoon)


Put it all in a crock pot and let cook all day on low
Makes 10, one (1) cup servings

214 calories per cup
28 carbs per cup
2 grams of fat
23 grams of protein

and I found these great soft Tortilla - they are from La Tortilla - Smart & Delicious™ Soft Wrap Minis (50 calories each), still somewhat hard to find at the grocery store so if you do find them buy a bunch and freeze them.

you rock! thank u!

I like a lot of variety so I can't say I have a favorite way to use calories, but the best meal I made last week was Chicken Wild Rice Salad. Wild rice blend, diced chicken breast, grape halves, chopped celery, green onion, red bell pepper, dried cherries, and toasted pecans. We left out the pecans this time because we needed to stay under our calories. So delicious. You can also put some on a low carb tortilla. Mmm, I'm so making this again soon.

omg...this sounds scrumptious! do u have the recipe/portions/calorie content?

thanks

and yeah...i see a lot of ppl on the1200 calories/day...i did hit a plateau but it's b/c i was going under my calories

why 1200 calories? are you old? sedentary? have a thyroid/pcos condition? 1200 is way low for MOST people.

1200 is what mfp projected for me...but yes, i do have thyroid and addison's disease and am on 2 corticosteroids also...

but i see tons of ppl on mfp wth the 1200 cal per day restriction as suggested by mfp..

and unless 32 is old...no lol

32 isnt old at all. that's a severe restriction and you can surely lose on more. i'd recommend 1500 for a while, at least until you stop losing and then reassess.

well i cant workout as much b/c of my addison's disease...makes me exhausted 24/7 the steroids have resulted in me gaining 55 lbs of which ive lost 16 and then i plateaud but i think it's b/c i was going under the1200 cals and ths wknd i had 2 days in a row of abt 1500 n i lost a lb...i play 2.5 hrs of tennis on Sundays...and the sterois have effed up my metabolism...plus i'm hypothyroid... was always soooo active and healthy before this...but i nearly died 3 years ago, so i guess this weight gain is a small price to pay for being alive...

ive calculated my bmr and it's not very high...prob because of sendentary so maybe thats why mfp put me at a low cal restriction ??? have to have some deficit from low bmr but doesnt allow for much

Chicken Wild Rice Salad

1 cup cubed cooked chicken breast (the recipe calls for turkey which is also rad)
1/2 cup uncooked wild rice blend (I used Lundberg Wild Blend); cook and cool
1 cup red grapes, halved
1/2 cup diced sweet red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted (optional)
4 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup low-fat raspberry vinaigrette

Combine and refrigerate. I forgot to add the dressing in my first reply. This recipe makes enough for two REALLY BIG bowls, and I think each bowl was around 375 calories or something. In fact, my half actually made two meals' worth for me. Hubby ate his half in one meal and said it was pretty satisfying.

i lve this idea...thank u...i'm getting burned out of the same old things lol...cannot wait to make this!

I usually have a some oatmeal wtih peaches in the AM
Fage for a snack
Sandwich (Today was a turkey bacon BLT) and fruits and veggies for lunch
A lean protien and veggies for dinner

thanks...have never done peaches with the oatmeal but that sounds yummy!