Calorie Tracking

Texmom_2003
Texmom_2003 Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
My fitness pal helped me track my calories..I could not stick to 1200 cals but I tried as much as I could and ended up eating 1500 Cals. Amazing calories add up very fast.

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  • JessieArt
    JessieArt Posts: 275 Member
    Yea, it's crazy how many calories are in some things. I plan my day out the night before. That way I can make sure I stay in my calorie range and that my food is balanced.

    Good luck!
  • canadianprairiegal
    canadianprairiegal Posts: 1 Member
    i can barely get in 800 a day ????
  • xElineeee
    xElineeee Posts: 29 Member
    It's indeed hard to eat around 1200 kcal a day! It's soooo easy to eat 1500-2000. You can do it though! :)
  • DistilledVixen
    DistilledVixen Posts: 93 Member
    If I want to eat something higher in calories and I know will bring me over, I excercise for it. Go for a little run, or even calisthenics at home, that always helps me stay in range. Happy Fitness!
  • ZyheeMoongazer
    ZyheeMoongazer Posts: 343 Member
    1200 is far too low and will result in too much muscle loss.

    There are many many posts on these forums and others on the internet that will explain why. To sum it up, your body will try to protect it self. Burning muscle instead of fat for energy if you are not consuming enough calories to feed your basic functions.

    Use one of the many calculators you can find online to determine your BMR and TDEE. Do not regularly eat below your BMR, every once in a while is ok.

    As for the comment on not being able to eat even 1200 calories. There are many high calorie and healthy foods you can add to your diet that will boost your intake. Peanut Butter, Olive Oil, Avocados, full fat dairy products, to name a few.
  • sherim71
    sherim71 Posts: 130 Member
    Why do you WANT to stay at 1200??
  • Texmom_2003
    Texmom_2003 Posts: 72 Member
    That's what is being suggested to loose weight instantaneously
  • Texmom_2003
    Texmom_2003 Posts: 72 Member
    I was not like this but I am really frustrated..inpite of trying hard I am not loosing any weight..so got to this level!!
  • Texmom_2003
    Texmom_2003 Posts: 72 Member
    Thanks Buddies!! for throwing your views..
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    My fitness pal helped me track my calories..I could not stick to 1200 cals but I tried as much as I could and ended up eating 1500 Cals. Amazing calories add up very fast.

    They do add up fast ... but that's a good thing. Sometimes I think we forget that calories are the energy that our body needs to keep up alive as well as being healthy and full of energy. Unless you are very very small or have a lot of weight to lose, 1500 is probably a good amount. You have to find something that works for your body and that is sustainable for the long term.
    I lost over 40 pounds eating around 1450 - 1650 net calories a day (net cals means that I eat that many calories plus the calories I burn through exercise).
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