A day in your 1200 calorie intake

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  • lucylou9701
    lucylou9701 Posts: 194
    bump
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    bumping for ideas
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Protip on dieting.....

    Nutrition is 70%, sleep is 20% and working out is 10%.

    So eat more, sleep more then workout.

    Find your TDEE and cut 20% off that for your MFP calories daily.
    Dont eat back cals unless you are overtraining.
    Easy as pie!

    You get use to 1200 calories eventually and it's pretty easy then.

    Your hormones beg to differ.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    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.

    Oh!
    And perfect height for a 95lb person is 4'10"

    dont take any advice from this person plz.
    Unless shes 4'10"
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member

    Oh!
    And perfect height for a 95lb person is 4'10"

    dont take any advice from this person plz.
    Unless shes 4'10"

    You cannot generalize about a "perfect height" and weight for an individual without more information, including his or her bone structure.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member

    Oh!
    And perfect height for a 95lb person is 4'10"

    dont take any advice from this person plz.
    Unless shes 4'10"

    You cannot generalize about a "perfect height" and weight for an individual without more information, including his or her bone structure.

    She wants to be 90 something pounds.
    Sounds like an ED to me.

    How tall are you MF?
  • luvjaa
    luvjaa Posts: 3 Member
    1200 calories is my target calories as well, but I want to enjoy food. So I kept eating the way I normally do and just cut down my portions. I'm also a picky eater so all sandwiches I eat dry and salads I just squeeze some lemon juice on. I also started exercises 6x a week for at least 30 min so I can add 100-200 extra calories in. My normal day is

    Breakfast
    4 oz OJ
    1/2 english muffin with butter

    Lunch
    Oven Roasted Turkey on split top roll
    some kind of chips or pretzels (only 1 serving)
    Dr. Pepper

    Snack
    small portion of homemade strawberry shortcake - my slice is only about 130 calories

    Dinner
    4 oz of either grilled chicken, pork, or steak
    small side salad with lemon juice
    8 oz cranberry juice
  • Bodhizephyr
    Bodhizephyr Posts: 48
    Some really good replies. Thanks
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    I would starve on only 1200 calories a day!

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