12lol00 calories

half_moon
half_moon Posts: 807 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I think it’s funny how if you tell people you are eating 1200 calories a day, they react “O MAY GAWD UR GONNA STURVE AND DIE EAT WOMAN EAT” but if you eat 1300 calories a day they’re like “oh, man! Great! Healthy! WTG! Gonna be fit!!”

…… Seriously? That’s half a luna bar’s difference. What is that seriously going to do? That’s half a piece of white bread. Will that make a difference? What is this focus on numbers?

Just my random thought for the day.

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  • KatieLouiseIzzard
    KatieLouiseIzzard Posts: 8 Member
    I agree with this. I've seen loads of people criticising others for eating 1200 cals, but as a 5'2'' 121lbs female I find it hard to even get all of those because I'm just so full. And I dont starve myself either, I have three solid meals a day.
  • mjsunshine16
    mjsunshine16 Posts: 251 Member
    I think some people are afraid of the "starvation mode" and want everyone to be healthy. I have decided to blow it off and if I eat all my body wants for the day and my numbers are under then so be it.
  • Josie_lifting_cats
    Josie_lifting_cats Posts: 949 Member
    People tend to get caught up in what worked for them and forget that just because it did work for them doesn't mean it will work for everyone. I know that at 1,200 calories for months on end I didn't lose a pound. Increased to 1,400, magically it started falling off.

    And it all depends on your goals, too. I'm not lifting and looking to be ripped, so I set my goals around that.

    People always think they are right. But only you know you. :smile:
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    Usually the people here balking at 1200 are one of the below:

    Men
    People half my age
    People not in weight loss mode
    People doing extreme exercise or workouts designed to build
    Or people twice my size

    Or all five.
  • half_moon
    half_moon Posts: 807 Member
    Usually the people here balking at 1200 are one of the below:

    Men
    People half my age
    People not in weight loss mode
    People doing extreme exercise or workouts designed to build
    Or people twice my size

    Or all five.

    Yes yes yes yes yes yes and yes.

    Or people over 5'6".
  • Ziggyzambo
    Ziggyzambo Posts: 46 Member
    Usually the people here balking at 1200 are one of the below:

    Men
    People half my age
    People not in weight loss mode
    People doing extreme exercise or workouts designed to build
    Or people twice my size

    Or all five.

    Well of course they are - probably 80% of the people on the site fall into at least one of those categories.
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    Yes, but we don't balk at their calorie levels. :laugh:
  • wayned22
    wayned22 Posts: 10
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  • smileybooliz
    smileybooliz Posts: 193 Member
    I'm fine with women eating 1200 calories. Not a big deal. I usually struggle eating only that much unless I'm really smart with my food choices so I feel full and satisfied. It's when I see people below 1200 calories I worry. Especially when they do it day after day. That is so not healthy. :ohwell:

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