A day in your 1200 calorie intake

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  • banannie127
    banannie127 Posts: 11
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    bump!
  • yuliyax
    yuliyax Posts: 288
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    The answer to “I can’t eat more than I am already eating” - Coconut oil, butter, eggs, avocado, salmon, olives, nuts, nut butters and full fat yogurt, full fat milk is actually good for you, and a great way to increase your calories without having to eat tons more food in a day. Sugar is NOT a good way to increase your daily calories
  • Oplesandbanonos
    Oplesandbanonos Posts: 99 Member
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    breakfast:
    2 eggs
    2 slices of bacon

    lunch:
    low carb tortilla
    2% cheese slice
    1 can of either tuna or chicken
    1 tblsp mayo
    salt and pepper

    Dinner:
    2 chicken breast baked at 450 in a tin foil packet with:
    3 tbsp rotel or diced tomatoes
    3/4 cup of fresh broccoli
    2 tbsp butter

    and if i haven't made my calories or my fats by then, i will have a cup of hot tea with heavy whipping cream in it (50g fat per tbsp, so however many i'm off, thats how many i'll have) and a packet of stevia
  • estelle74uk
    estelle74uk Posts: 465 Member
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    bumping for ideas :)
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
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    I would starve on only 1200 calories a day!

    Ditto

    But I also hold a bit of envy for people that can get by on that much...or little should I say.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
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    I would starve on only 1200 calories a day!

    Ditto. And I did for a while.
  • kbnax
    kbnax Posts: 5 Member
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    Good thread! I needed some ideas myself.
  • mixedfeelings
    mixedfeelings Posts: 904 Member
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    My goal is 1380 although most days I eat more as I exercise 6 days a week, sometimes 7. Tomorrow is supposed to be a rest day so food is already planned out;

    Breakfast
    Generic - Granny Smith Apple, Medium (138g), 1 medium
    Waitrose Love Life - Peach & Nectarine Probiotic Yoghurt, 1 pot
    Weetabix - Crunchy Bran, 25 g Serving
    Cravendale - Skimmed Milk, 75 ml
    Total cals: 274 carbs: 33 Fat: 1

    Lunch
    Egg - Free Range - Medium, 1 egg
    Warburton's - Seeded Batch 800g Five Seeds, 1 SLICE
    Yeo Valley Organic - Butter, 0.5 g
    Waitrose - Garden Side Salad (Exc Sour Cream Dip), 1 Pack exc Sour Cream & Chive Dressing
    Waitrose - Soured Cream and Chive Dip, 10 g
    Total cals: 294 Carbs: 23 Fat: 16

    Tea
    Napolina - Penne Rigate, Bronze Die Pasta, 75 g
    Essential Waitrose - British Creme Fraiche Half Fat, 60 ml
    Generic - Portobello Mushroom, 84 g
    Waitrose - Brocolli (Florets Steam Cooked), 80 g
    Essential Waitrose - Petits Pois - Frozen, 80 g
    Gia - Garlic Puree, 10 g
    Total cals: 496 Carbs: 71 Fat: 15

    Snacks
    Krispy Kreme - Classic Glazed Ring Doughnut, 52 g
    Total cals: 220 Carbs: 22 Fat :13


    Totals 1,284 (cals) 149 (carbs) 45 (fat)

    Sometimes I change things around, add more fruit but I leave it until the day to just see how I feel.
  • patricia909
    patricia909 Posts: 205 Member
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  • Lisseth03
    Lisseth03 Posts: 518 Member
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    I would starve on only 1200 calories a day!

    ditto.
  • lucylou9701
    lucylou9701 Posts: 194
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  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,312 Member
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    The answer to “I can’t eat more than I am already eating” - Coconut oil, butter, eggs, avocado, salmon, olives, nuts, nut butters and full fat yogurt, full fat milk is actually good for you, and a great way to increase your calories without having to eat tons more food in a day. Sugar is NOT a good way to increase your daily calories

    Picky eater...hate coconut oil, avocado, salmon, nuts, milk.. lol
  • angelashay42
    angelashay42 Posts: 286
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    1/2 cup silk vanilla soy milk - 50 cal
    1 small banana - 90 cal
    1 cup special k choc delight cereal- 160 cal
    total breakfast- 295 cal

    3 oz baby carrots- 35
    1 cup strawberries- 44
    1 fit and active cheese stick- 50
    1 red bull- 110
    lunch total- 239 cal

    6oz tilapia- 106
    2 cup spinach- 14
    1 cup pinto bean soup-157
    dinner total- 277 cal

    1 nature valley oats and honey bar- 190
    1 dark choc bar- 142
    1 strawberry and banana smoothie- 100
    2 starburst- 40
    snacks total- 472 cal

    water- 9 cups

    TOTAL INTAKE: 1, 283 calories!
    I felt full and was still able to eat my fave foods, but in moderation :)


    wow this is a bad intake hun, I would seriously look at overhauling your daily foodstuffs...its not necessarily about eating your fave foods but feeding your body nutrients to be healthy also x

    Who are you to tell anyone that their diet is "bad"? This site is about encouraging, not judging.
    Besides, I think her diet is just fine. At least she is getting fruit, veggies, dairy, and protein. 1200 calories can be sufficient nutrition for some smaller people. I am barely 5'3" and I have a small frame. 1200-1300 calories is plenty of nutrition for me on my rest days.

    P.S. - "Foodstuffs" is not a word.
  • Amy_Lee_2012
    Amy_Lee_2012 Posts: 156 Member
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    Mine is boring but I never feel like I am 'starving'.

    Breakfast:

    2 cups of special K red berries cereal with 1/2 cup skim milk

    Lunch:

    3oz grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast
    1 carrot
    1 cup green beans
    1 teaspoon olive oil

    Dinner:

    same as lunch

    Snack:

    1 cup of fruit of my choice

    10 glasses of water throughout the day

    This is a little under 1200 calories a day and it's been working well for me.
  • Captian_Dathon
    Captian_Dathon Posts: 73
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    My days vary a TON!
    I don't measure in days, but rather, weekly intake. It makes it easier to manage days where I just eat more with friends or something or exercise less.
    Some days I eat maybe 600, 700, 800... (Some days I'm just not hungry.)
    Then others I will eat 2000+... (And other days I go out to eat. I'm not an obsessive eater, I just like small portion, high calories items on the menu! xD )
    Exercise varies just as much
    I never really get hungry, though.

    (JUST a little info: I typically try to stay in a 7000-8400 calorie intake for the weekly total, and I ALWAYS eat calories I exercise off. ALWAYS, which generally adds 3000-4000 extra calories. I do admit, I do NOT count carbs or proteins. I probably should, though. xD )
  • stargazer008
    stargazer008 Posts: 531
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    Breakfast - Blended together in a smoothie:
    Bananas - Raw, 127 g
    Pears - Raw, 195 g
    Apples - Raw, with skin, 85 g
    Celery - Raw, 85 g
    Spinach - Raw, 85 g
    Lemon juice - Raw, 1 fl oz
    Natures Place - All Natural Spring Water, 8 fl. oz. (240mL)
    Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 85 g
    Seeds - Chia seeds, dried, 15 g

    Lunch - Steamed & blended in to a soup:
    Broccoli - Flower clusters, raw, 218.29 g
    Nuts - Brazilnuts, dried, unblanched, 13 g
    Natures Place - All Natural Spring Water, 8 fl. oz. (240mL)
    Kale - Raw, 218.29 g

    Dinner - Salad followed by beans/rice/salsa bowl:
    Annie's Naturals - Fat Free Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette, 1 Tbsp (33g)
    Carrots - Raw, 49 g
    Celery - Raw, 49 g
    Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 85 g
    Rice - Brown, long-grain, cooked, 195 g
    Beans - Black, cooked, boiled, without salt, 174 g
    Green Mountain Gringo - Sauce Salsa Medium, 8 tbsp
    Stash - Chai Green Tea, 1 Tea Bag

    Your eating plan is fabulously healthy! Your eating plan just motivated me to eat more healthier!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    Breakfast:
    1 packet Quaker weight Control Oatmeal
    1/2 Grapefruit

    Lunch:
    Chobani Greek Yogurt
    6 oz Baby Carrots
    100 g Grapes

    Dinner:
    Salad:
    { 3 Oz Baby Spinach
    1 Medium Pear
    1/2 Tomato
    3 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar }
    2 Small soft tacos
    {2 (1 - each) Mission carb-balance tortillas
    100 g black beans (divided between the two)
    28 g Mexican Shredded 4-cheese blend (divided between the two)
    Cholula hot sauce - applied liberally }


    Total: 1111 cals
    fat: 22g
    carbs: 172g
    fiber: 50g
    protein 50g

    To this I would add a snack of a piece of fruit, baby carrots, almonds or a protein shake depending on my workout plans for the day.
  • EpicRosie
    EpicRosie Posts: 30 Member
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    I dont really eat alot anyways but ive learned how to not let my calorie intake fluctuate dramatically. but looking at the other stories on the site I figure that when I plateau I should move up to more calories.
  • stargazer008
    stargazer008 Posts: 531
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    I would starve on only 1200 calories a day!

    Ditto

    But I also hold a bit of envy for people that can get by on that much...or little should I say.

    You get use to 1200 calories eventually and it's pretty easy then.
  • torri106
    torri106 Posts: 17
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    bumping for ideas

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