I can't seem to eat 1200 calories!

I ate 800 calories most days and it didn't hurt me any. In fact I felt great!!!! I tried the 1200 many many years of dieting and I actually am less hungry eating 800 a day. then on the week ends I make up for the deficit by eating 1400 each week end day. This way I never feel deprived.

Same here. Seems to be going around. Of course I could easily eat 1200 and then another 3000 right now if I gave in to my fast food and sweet craving, but since I'm not going to, guess I'll be under calories today.

unless you have diabetes, sugar doesn't matter if you are eating well in a caloric deficit. I promise.

And the OP did not say they had diabetes? So prove me wrong?

If you are going to give advice and support then you need to give it correctly?

Eating too much fruit/smoothies/sugar will not help you to lose weight. It will give you a high after you have eaten it/if you do not burn it then it will store as fat. (short version again)

you seem to like short versions. so short version:

sugar =/= fat. (nearly 90 percent of your body fat is made up of fatty acids, not sugar.)
sugar = glycogen. (you know what your muscles use for fuel? glycogen. you know what your brain uses for fuel? I'll give you a hint. it rhymes with mycogen.)

you seem stuck on the storage issue, too. and you are right, in that excess is stored. it get stored in your liver and in your muscles. but not as fat. it is stored as glycogen, the storaged version of glucose. but then it must turn into fat, right? not so much. it sits there, on your internal shelf, until you need some extra energy. like, say, when you go to the gym. that's when you burn your glycogen supply, turning it into energy to move.

by the way, if you are scared of sugar, you should stay away from anything with carbs. because you know what carbs are broken down into when ingested?

add more protein, that usually has more calories and protein that we need.

what were you eating when you put on all the weight?

Some think eating ANYTHING prevents weight lose.
None of these folks seem to have problems eating a lot more than 1200 calories before deciding to lose weight.
People go from one extreme to the other...then they wonder why they fail.
Duh!

Hi, I am really not being rude and I hope you won't mind me asking but I am curious to know how you gained weight in the first place if you can't even eat 1200 calories per day?

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I understand your advice but it is wrong for this lady. Fruits against veg are full of sugar. too much sugar if not burnt as energy simplex carbs will turn to fat. So veg is a better option.

(short version)

um ... no.

um yes

ah. so you are in the 'sugar is the devil' brigade. gotcha.

I have to agree f you are not getting 1200 cals you should not be cramming cals by eating fruit. It's about controlling insulin levels to burn fat. No one says cut sugar out and it's the devil

No. Insulin has absolutely nothing to do with it. Your body burns fat 24/7, insulin doesn't stop it. Your body does down regulate fat burning while you are digesting food, and insulin is the signal for that to happen, but it really has nothing to do with overall 24 hour fat burning totals.

I think this is a common/honest question for new people starting out on a lifestyle change. I was there and I struggled with getting to 1200 calories and to be honest, I still struggle with it. You go into it thinking you have to eat low cal, low fat, low whatever...

I love the question, "how did you get fat in the first place?" Well, sure, I could go out and get a double cheeseburger, fries and a coke and meet my calories, but is that seriously healthy?

I also hate the standard answer of upping your calories "peanut butter, nuts, and protein powder". Not hating on those things because they are good for you, but for some people (a lot of people) are allergic to nuts and protein powder just sounds ick to me. I'd rather just eat a nice, big, juicy piece of chicken.

The best advice I can give is to incorporate some higher calorie foods.

but why does it have to be either double bacon cheeseburgers and fries OR a cup of celery and carrots? :laugh:

i think the people who have trouble with this issue are just unwilling to break out of their comfort zone so they go from one extreme to another and forget that there's a whole range of possibilities in the middle.

and if you dont like other protein except beef then eat beef. i just find it shocking that if this person was so into cheeseburgers and french enough to get fat from, they honestly can't grasp that there are zillion other healthy and nutritious ways to cook and eat beef and potatoes.

I think this is a common/honest question for new people starting out on a lifestyle change. I was there and I struggled with getting to 1200 calories and to be honest, I still struggle with it. You go into it thinking you have to eat low cal, low fat, low whatever...

I love the question, "how did you get fat in the first place?" Well, sure, I could go out and get a double cheeseburger, fries and a coke and meet my calories, but is that seriously healthy?

I also hate the standard answer of upping your calories "peanut butter, nuts, and protein powder". Not hating on those things because they are good for you, but for some people (a lot of people) are allergic to nuts and protein powder just sounds ick to me. I'd rather just eat a nice, big, juicy piece of chicken.

The best advice I can give is to incorporate some higher calorie foods.

but why does it have to be either double bacon cheeseburgers and fries OR a cup of celery and carrots? :laugh:

i think the people who have trouble with this issue are just unwilling to break out of their comfort zone so they go from one extreme to another and forget that there's a whole range of possibilities in the middle.

and if you dont like other protein except beef then eat beef. i just find it shocking that if this person was so into cheeseburgers and french enough to get fat from, they honestly can't grasp that there are zillion other healthy and nutritious ways to cook and eat beef and potatoes.

I didn't say they had to eat a double cheeseburger OR a cup of celery and carrots. Maybe, I need to be more clear. I can't stand when people ask the question, "How did you get fat in the first place?" Answer: I ate fast food every day twice a day. Literally. Honestly. You are right in a way. The thing is people do have a problem with going from one extreme to another. That is a common problem. It's finding the balance. I am one of those people attempting to find the balance. It's not a hard idea to grasp.

Your other comments aren't worth my reply.

I'm bad. Knowing that I'm trying, very hard and faithfully,to lose this weight, I just can't let myself get anywhere near 1200 calories, since I started, I have consistently been 600 or less. I know I know, everyone says eat more, but if it's true, that calories in versus calories out.....I am burning between 1400-1800 calories a day, so even if my body wants to "think" starvation and hold it, at some point it has to let go.

I think this is a common/honest question for new people starting out on a lifestyle change. I was there and I struggled with getting to 1200 calories and to be honest, I still struggle with it. You go into it thinking you have to eat low cal, low fat, low whatever...

I love the question, "how did you get fat in the first place?" Well, sure, I could go out and get a double cheeseburger, fries and a coke and meet my calories, but is that seriously healthy?

I also hate the standard answer of upping your calories "peanut butter, nuts, and protein powder". Not hating on those things because they are good for you, but for some people (a lot of people) are allergic to nuts and protein powder just sounds ick to me. I'd rather just eat a nice, big, juicy piece of chicken.

The best advice I can give is to incorporate some higher calorie foods.

but why does it have to be either double bacon cheeseburgers and fries OR a cup of celery and carrots? :laugh:

i think the people who have trouble with this issue are just unwilling to break out of their comfort zone so they go from one extreme to another and forget that there's a whole range of possibilities in the middle.

and if you dont like other protein except beef then eat beef. i just find it shocking that if this person was so into cheeseburgers and french enough to get fat from, they honestly can't grasp that there are zillion other healthy and nutritious ways to cook and eat beef and potatoes.

I didn't say they had to eat a double cheeseburger OR a cup of celery and carrots. Maybe, I need to be more clear. I can't stand when people ask the question, "How did you get fat in the first place?" Answer: I ate fast food every day twice a day. Literally. Honestly. You are right in a way. The thing is people do have a problem with going from one extreme to another. That is a common problem. It's finding the balance. I am one of those people attempting to find the balance. It's not a hard idea to grasp.

Your other comments aren't worth my reply.

ok so you like beef and potatoes, there's a zillion other ways to eat beef and potatoes, that was my point. people try to make something so simple in rocket science and time traveling robots when it doesnt need to be.

i got fat by eating take out 3 meals a day for years . i ate a lot of fried stuff, thai takeout, korean bbq, etc when i decided to lose weight i simply looked at it like i know i already like chicken and turkey, so let me find new and healthier ways to eat chicken and turkey. it just seems a lot of people are unnecessarily completely cutting stuff out of their diet without thinking about it logically. so even though i couldnt eat fried chicken, i didnt take that to mean i could no longer eat chicken, i just wouldnt be eating it fried.

there are a zillion ways to cook things so that you're still eating the same foods but different ways. i think that's what most people mean when they ask "how did you get fat in the first place?" at least that's what i mean by it. if people want to get offended by that question then that's on them

So many unbelievably ignorant people on these boards. That's the internet for you I guess.

If you are going to give advice and support then you need to give it correctly?

Eating too much fruit/smoothies/sugar will not help you to lose weight. It will give you a high after you have eaten it/if you do not burn it then it will store as fat. (short version again)

I am super supportive and motivational to my friends and always like to support new people, but I don`t want people to read stuff that is not correct, even if it has the best intentions.

... hypocrisy at its best.

I'm bad. Knowing that I'm trying, very hard and faithfully,to lose this weight, I just can't let myself get anywhere near 1200 calories, since I started, I have consistently been 600 or less. I know I know, everyone says eat more, but if it's true, that calories in versus calories out.....I am burning between 1400-1800 calories a day, so even if my body wants to "think" starvation and hold it, at some point it has to let go.

That's called anorexia.

Cheese. Cheese has a lot of calories in a small amount. Since I couldn't stand the thought of eggs again for dinner last night or breakfast today, I broke out the cheese to get some more calories in.

Still way under, though. But I don't feel sick or starved. Just bored of my food choices.