Is there anyone that eats more than 1200 calories a day??
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LOL YES- ME!
I usually eat around 2000 on my workout days. I, personally, couldnt survive on 1200 calories even if I slept all day (per my dr)0 -
From Oct 2011 to 2 weeks ago I had been doing 1200/day and not eating my exercise calories and that was fine with me and I wasn't hungry. But all of a sudden I stopped losing 2 weeks ago and I was always so huungry so I took some other MFP members' advice and increased to 1400/day without eating my exercise calories and I'm back to losing. But I think I had to make the change b/c I'm now only 5.6lbs away from goal. It all depends on the person and your starting weight I think.
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I don't think I could survive on 1200. I am set with no exercise at around 1500.....And I starve on my rest day! LOL
I normally rack up an additional 1000-1400 calories and eat at LEAST half -3/4 of them back.
Enjoy your food and don't deprive yourself.0 -
I eat 1530 + at least have of calories burned. I'm currently loosing weight...so i'm good atm.0
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just upped mine from 1200 to 1400 today, with the plan to go to 1500 next week.
I am 5'1" and with my increase, i do not intend to eat back exercise cals, at least for awhile. I currently only workout 3x week and have a sedentary desk job, which is why MFP set me so low. My TDEE is just over 2000 or so, so for a 500cal deficit 1500 should work well for me.0 -
There is NO WAY I could do 1200 calories a day. My profile is set at 1430 to lose 1lb a week, but I can't even keep to that comfortably. So I exercise I lot in order to eat back some exercise calories - I normally eat 1600-2000 a day, but with my exercise I am still in a defecit and losing regularly.0
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My goal is 1750/day to maintain a weight of 120. More when I've exercised that morning. I'm 5'6".
I don't know that 1200 calories/day would a good idea unless you're very short and not exercising at all.0 -
Yeah, I did the 1200 calorie diet for a while until I realized that I was starving myself and the weight that I lost was muscle mass. In fact, my body fat increased. That's what a starving body will do though. I am eating 1650 on a non-workout day now, sometimes a little more. Feeling great!0
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i have just upped my cals from 1200 to 1700 a day and lost 3.2lb this week0
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Started at 1200 calories--also ate back MOST of my exercise calories and lost 10 pounds. Then I adjusted my calories to 1350, still eat back most of my exercise calories most days and I have hit brick wall. I just started 30 DS 3 days ago and I am actually up a pound now (hopefully muscle). Not sure whether to go back down to 1200 or up to 1550 (my BMR).0
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I easily lose weight while eating in the 2100-2200 NET range. I easily maintain while eating in the 2300-2500 (I can go as high as 2700 or 2800 net and not gain) range.
I would be starving to death if I were only eating 1200 calories a day.0 -
I'm netting at about 1600 right now. Not really losing at this point, but not gaining. I'm hoping to fix up my broken metabolism. :P0
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I'm at 1650 but I eat back my exercise calories so I average about 1900-2000 :-)0
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I started at 1350 per day and it worked for me. I found that 1200 just wasn't enough. Now I have my settings set to 1300 per day. I usually eat more than that though because I eat some of my exercise calories. It is hard continuously staying around 1200 calories every day. If I can I will. Some days I do better than others. Some days I actually eat less but it's very hard.0
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1700ish on days i don't go to the gym, 2000ish on the days that i do.0
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I eat a little over 1300 calories a day and I'm close to the end of my journey.
Just note: The calories are determined based on your height and current weight. I agree that MFP puts it a little low. When I held to their original 1240, I was starving and dropping weight much faster than the .5 lbs a week I wanted. I just slowly beefed it up to the point I was still losing but not chewing on my arm by the end of the day...0 -
I want to weigh about 140lb so my nutritionist has me eating 1400 kcal/day. I'm usually pretty good but the past few days ive been around 1550. thank god for working out!0
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i am on the primal diet, 1700-2000 calories a day with less than 75 g carbs
losing an average of 1 - 2 pounds a week if i stay under carbs
gotta feed your body!!0 -
on a healthy day, i eat on average 1400-1600 a day...on a bad day, its fast food and i end up eating up to about 2500 calories a day.
Tracking calories can be very beneficial. It can also be very dangerous if not done right. Like the HCG diet thats out there telling people to only eat 500 calories a day and take their drops..........anyone eating 500 calories a day would lose weight...dont be silly!
i did one of those online things that figured out how many calories i should eat and it told be something around 1100....I would die if I did that! Its all about eating healthy foods and the proper portion sizes!
congrats on your weight loss so far!! keep up the GREAT work!0
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