If you eat around 1200 cals/day please share…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1200 calories is too little for anyone. There’s a reason you’re hungry.

This. Just because an app tells you to do something doesn't mean it's safe.

Of course it's safe. That is more than a "safe" amount of calories. It's just unpleasant.

False. It's not "more" than a safe amount of calories. It's the bare minimum, and far below what most people need. Stop promoting anorexia.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have been eating around 1200 calories since May. I have lost about 20 pounds, so not fast, but I am not hungry. Cutting out carbs and eating LOTS of protein instead as well as high fiber low carb vegetables is what has done it. I am amazed at how I am not hungry and can now control myself around things like candy, cakes and sugar

I also chew spicy cinnamon gum instead of eating from boredom. I have also mostly learned not to eat my emotions.

20lbs in less than 12 weeks is fast.

People lose 20 pounds in 12 weeks, say it’s “slow and steady” and wonder why they’ve yo-yod for years

[Anonymous]

I eat 1200 a day usually for half the week and do not feel like I’m going hungry. I’m 5”5 and that maintains my weight (115).

Tea in the morning with a quarter cup of soy milk. 30 cal.
Banana. 100 cal. (Or another fruit, or a low cal yogurt if you’re hungry still with some fruit).
Lunch is usually a small portion of pasta (spaghetti with meatballs or whatever is left over from dinner). (400 cal)
Dinner will be a protein + broccoli or some other veggies / some sort of homemade pasta / rice + protein + veggie etc. About once a week will be a chipotle bowl (as low as 500 cal or less) or sushi.

Could snack with some nuts in the afternoon, but I don’t really get hungry. There were points in time in my life when this was not enough because I was overeating and then my stomach expanded and I wouldn’t feel full unless I consumed more in one sitting than I usually did. Would recommend having just small meals 4 times a day where you feel about 65-75% full. You should find yourself feeling like you don’t need to eat as much to be full. To be fair, I don’t usually work out so if you do, you’ll need to eat more to cover that energy expended. I certainly will have more when I do.

If anyone thinks this is anorexic behavior, I’ve never had any issues at all, it’s just what I eat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pre-pregnancy, when I was losing weight, I did intermittent fasting. No breakfast (black coffee), a salad for lunch, and then whatever for dinner. I found it much more satisfying than eating three “light” meals and was actually full after dinner.

That is not intermittent fasting. That sounds exactly like my old room mate who was anorexic and bulimic.

Are you responding to the correct post? That’s a pretty healthy and unproblematic way of eating. It’s basically skipping breakfast.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP how tall are you? Starting weight? How fast are you trying to lose?

I maintained 1200 for a good while using LoseIt, and gained it all right back when I tried to enter a maintenance phase. I switched to a flexible plan in July where I eat 1500 during the week and 1800 Fri/Sat. It is so much easier and I'm consistently losing .5-1lb/week w/o being hungry.

Thanks, I am 5’6” and currently weigh 150, trying to get back to 140 since 135 is never happening again.

I have done a lot of keto in the past but I need to stay away from too much meat so thought I would try something different, but I still eat very few carbs and I also do IF so I only eat between 12-6pm. Lose It recommended 1200 calories for 1-2 lbs per week. But maybe I do need to bump it up a bit. Once I get to 140 I plan to add more back to help maintain.

Don’t give up on yourself OP! I am 5’6 and dropped from 160 to 130 last year and have maintained it. I do keto, but am vegetarian. I eat a lot of veggies, eggs, nuts, olives, cheese - this works way better for me than calorie tracking which always felt like starvation. But either way, don’t sell yourself short. Your body can do this, it just takes time and willpower to stick to a plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am 5’6” and currently weigh 150, trying to get back to 140 since 135 is never happening again.

This is me exactly. I don't track calories as much as I simply do IF and no sugar / booze / refined carbs. I do eat grains like quinoa, as they are so filling, so I'll have a big bowl of quinoa / veggies / protein for lunch and then a light/ small dinner. It's a continual struggle to maintain 140. If I slip up for 2 week I'm back up to 150. The one thing that seems to keep my weight steady is weights (which I hate and have to force myself to do) so i'll wear a weighted vest while I walk (~ 4-5 mi per day) and i'll stop and do lunges / squats (I squat when the dog squats) and 10 lb barbells for upper body.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre-pregnancy, when I was losing weight, I did intermittent fasting. No breakfast (black coffee), a salad for lunch, and then whatever for dinner. I found it much more satisfying than eating three “light” meals and was actually full after dinner.

That is not intermittent fasting. That sounds exactly like my old room mate who was anorexic and bulimic.

Are you responding to the correct post? That’s a pretty healthy and unproblematic way of eating. It’s basically skipping breakfast.

Skipping meals is not healthy or unproblematic. We need most energy, including brain energy early in the day. If you skip meals you're starving your brain as well as your body. You will also find your body then clings to fats and sugars and the weight around those when you eat them later on in the day. When you sleep you're not burning calories.

Its healthy to eat 3-5 small meals during the day 7am-7pm. If you do intermittent fasting that means having 1-2 days per week where you only consume 400 calories in each of those given days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre-pregnancy, when I was losing weight, I did intermittent fasting. No breakfast (black coffee), a salad for lunch, and then whatever for dinner. I found it much more satisfying than eating three “light” meals and was actually full after dinner.

That is not intermittent fasting. That sounds exactly like my old room mate who was anorexic and bulimic.

Are you responding to the correct post? That’s a pretty healthy and unproblematic way of eating. It’s basically skipping breakfast.

Skipping meals is not healthy or unproblematic. We need most energy, including brain energy early in the day. If you skip meals you're starving your brain as well as your body. You will also find your body then clings to fats and sugars and the weight around those when you eat them later on in the day. When you sleep you're not burning calories.

Its healthy to eat 3-5 small meals during the day 7am-7pm. If you do intermittent fasting that means having 1-2 days per week where you only consume 400 calories in each of those given days.

While I agree that intermittent fasting is almost always a cover for ED some people do not do well eating multiple small meals. I have insulin resistance. The more often I eat, the more often my insulin skyrockets, and the more fat my body wants to store and hold onto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre-pregnancy, when I was losing weight, I did intermittent fasting. No breakfast (black coffee), a salad for lunch, and then whatever for dinner. I found it much more satisfying than eating three “light” meals and was actually full after dinner.

That is not intermittent fasting. That sounds exactly like my old room mate who was anorexic and bulimic.

Are you responding to the correct post? That’s a pretty healthy and unproblematic way of eating. It’s basically skipping breakfast.

Skipping meals is not healthy or unproblematic. We need most energy, including brain energy early in the day. If you skip meals you're starving your brain as well as your body. You will also find your body then clings to fats and sugars and the weight around those when you eat them later on in the day. When you sleep you're not burning calories.

Its healthy to eat 3-5 small meals during the day 7am-7pm. If you do intermittent fasting that means having 1-2 days per week where you only consume 400 calories in each of those given days.

While I agree that intermittent fasting is almost always a cover for ED some people do not do well eating multiple small meals. I have insulin resistance. The more often I eat, the more often my insulin skyrockets, and the more fat my body wants to store and hold onto.

That is why I said THREE TO FIVE. Most people manage 3, some people do better on 5.

[Anonymous]

Breakfast - Siggi's Yogurt, a handful of blueberries
Lunch - Small salad or Wegman's "Just Turkey" with a thin slide of cheese on Wegman's 6 seed bread (I am also eating low sodium due to high PB), grapes, carrot sticks
Dinner - Fish of some kind, roasted veggie, side salad

I really try not to snack but if I get super hungry between meals I will eat a crunchy veggie or a piece of fruit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre-pregnancy, when I was losing weight, I did intermittent fasting. No breakfast (black coffee), a salad for lunch, and then whatever for dinner. I found it much more satisfying than eating three “light” meals and was actually full after dinner.

That is not intermittent fasting. That sounds exactly like my old room mate who was anorexic and bulimic.

Are you responding to the correct post? That’s a pretty healthy and unproblematic way of eating. It’s basically skipping breakfast.

Skipping meals is not healthy or unproblematic. We need most energy, including brain energy early in the day. If you skip meals you're starving your brain as well as your body. You will also find your body then clings to fats and sugars and the weight around those when you eat them later on in the day. When you sleep you're not burning calories.

Its healthy to eat 3-5 small meals during the day 7am-7pm. If you do intermittent fasting that means having 1-2 days per week where you only consume 400 calories in each of those given days.

While I agree that intermittent fasting is almost always a cover for ED some people do not do well eating multiple small meals. I have insulin resistance. The more often I eat, the more often my insulin skyrockets, and the more fat my body wants to store and hold onto.

For insulin resistance - multiple small meals are better assuming you eat right meal. My labs improved, I feel much better (no blood sugar wings) when I eat 5-6 times a day during 9 am - 6 pm window

[Anonymous]

breakfast: 3/4c nonfat vanilla greek yogurt, 1 c strawberries, trader joes high fiber cereal: 300 cal

Lunch: homemade turkey chili with 2 tbsp cheddar cheese: 345 cal

snack: 1/2 c cottage cheese with 1oz pretzel slims:200 cal

dinner: salad (lettuce, cucumber, red onion, red bell pepper) grilled chicken, boathous ranch dressing (4 tbsp): 350 cal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre-pregnancy, when I was losing weight, I did intermittent fasting. No breakfast (black coffee), a salad for lunch, and then whatever for dinner. I found it much more satisfying than eating three “light” meals and was actually full after dinner.

That is not intermittent fasting. That sounds exactly like my old room mate who was anorexic and bulimic.

Are you responding to the correct post? That’s a pretty healthy and unproblematic way of eating. It’s basically skipping breakfast.

Skipping meals is not healthy or unproblematic. We need most energy, including brain energy early in the day. If you skip meals you're starving your brain as well as your body. You will also find your body then clings to fats and sugars and the weight around those when you eat them later on in the day. When you sleep you're not burning calories.

Its healthy to eat 3-5 small meals during the day 7am-7pm. If you do intermittent fasting that means having 1-2 days per week where you only consume 400 calories in each of those given days.

While I agree that intermittent fasting is almost always a cover for ED some people do not do well eating multiple small meals. I have insulin resistance. The more often I eat, the more often my insulin skyrockets, and the more fat my body wants to store and hold onto.

For insulin resistance - multiple small meals are better assuming you eat right meal. My labs improved, I feel much better (no blood sugar wings) when I eat 5-6 times a day during 9 am - 6 pm window

Sorry, but this is just not good advice for someone truly trying to lose weight who is struggling with insulin resistance. They need to heal their insulin sensitivity, and being constantly flooded with insulin all day by constant eating doesn’t help. 2 meals is better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre-pregnancy, when I was losing weight, I did intermittent fasting. No breakfast (black coffee), a salad for lunch, and then whatever for dinner. I found it much more satisfying than eating three “light” meals and was actually full after dinner.

That is not intermittent fasting. That sounds exactly like my old room mate who was anorexic and bulimic.

Are you responding to the correct post? That’s a pretty healthy and unproblematic way of eating. It’s basically skipping breakfast.

Skipping meals is not healthy or unproblematic. We need most energy, including brain energy early in the day. If you skip meals you're starving your brain as well as your body. You will also find your body then clings to fats and sugars and the weight around those when you eat them later on in the day. When you sleep you're not burning calories.

Its healthy to eat 3-5 small meals during the day 7am-7pm. If you do intermittent fasting that means having 1-2 days per week where you only consume 400 calories in each of those given days.

While I agree that intermittent fasting is almost always a cover for ED some people do not do well eating multiple small meals. I have insulin resistance. The more often I eat, the more often my insulin skyrockets, and the more fat my body wants to store and hold onto.

For insulin resistance - multiple small meals are better assuming you eat right meal. My labs improved, I feel much better (no blood sugar wings) when I eat 5-6 times a day during 9 am - 6 pm window

Sorry, but this is just not good advice for someone truly trying to lose weight who is struggling with insulin resistance. They need to heal their insulin sensitivity, and being constantly flooded with insulin all day by constant eating doesn’t help. 2 meals is better.

As someone who done it - lost 40 lb and got my A1C back to normal from pre-diabetic numbers - I respectfully disagree.
Regular, protein and fiber-reach meals with 14-16 fast window works for most people.
2 meals per day - I had hand tremor and uncontrollable hunger due to blood sugar dips (common after spikes, you know).Thank you, but no, thank you. I'll keep my small, non-sugary meals every 2-3 hours, when I'm not really hungry, and therefore won't overeat, and still can keep my calories intake within 1500-1600.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I eat 1200 a day usually for half the week and do not feel like I’m going hungry. I’m 5”5 and that maintains my weight (115).

Tea in the morning with a quarter cup of soy milk. 30 cal.
Banana. 100 cal. (Or another fruit, or a low cal yogurt if you’re hungry still with some fruit).
Lunch is usually a small portion of pasta (spaghetti with meatballs or whatever is left over from dinner). (400 cal)
Dinner will be a protein + broccoli or some other veggies / some sort of homemade pasta / rice + protein + veggie etc. About once a week will be a chipotle bowl (as low as 500 cal or less) or sushi.

Could snack with some nuts in the afternoon, but I don’t really get hungry. There were points in time in my life when this was not enough because I was overeating and then my stomach expanded and I wouldn’t feel full unless I consumed more in one sitting than I usually did. Would recommend having just small meals 4 times a day where you feel about 65-75% full. You should find yourself feeling like you don’t need to eat as much to be full. To be fair, I don’t usually work out so if you do, you’ll need to eat more to cover that energy expended. I certainly will have more when I do.

If anyone thinks this is anorexic behavior, I’ve never had any issues at all, it’s just what I eat.

This is similar to what I eat when I feel my best, and my ideal weight is also 115, although right now I'm over and just don't feel great when I run or bike.

Breakfast: Latte
Lunch: Salad with protein
Dinner: Ideally, grilled meat and veggies, but often this takes a back seat to my kids' preferences (pasta, homemade pizza, tacos)
Snack: Popcorn