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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been doing 1200 cal a day for about 7 months now. I am pretty small (5'2") and needed to lose a LOT of weight.

You can do it if you do a lot of vegetables, berries, not overly caloric fruit/grains and protein like fish and chicken which is lower in calories. Most of the days I don't feel like I am starving; a few days I do. But ultimately, I only recommend it if it's sustainable for you. (For example, I know keto works for a lot of people but I couldn't do it long term, so I never did it.)[/quote]

How much have you lost so far in the 7 months?  (I'm a similar height and also have a fair bit to lost.  I just need to get jump started.)[/quote]

Lost 51lb so far. I was 180 and now am 129.

I want to lose 61lb total so I am almost there but once I hit normal BMI for my height/build, the weight loss slowed down a lot, probably because there is a lot less to lose. (I was losing about 2lb a week but now it's down to 1lb a week on same diet/exercise routine.)

Things that work for me: a LOT of lean protein (fish/chicken/turkey), full fat but no added sugar yogurt with either berries or apple slices, a lot of root vegetables, zucchini and cauliflower instead of pasta, eggs, not too caloric/too sweet fruit (plums, berries, cherries, papaya.) I have to have my meals like clockwork because there is little wiggle room. I basically do 300 cal for breakfast, a snack to get to me 400 before lunch, 300 for lunch, another hundred between lunch and dinner to get me to 800 and then 400 cal dinner. (I mean, the calorie numbers vary but I found that having smaller main meals but snacks in between works better for me than three larger meals and no snacks.) I am also doing low carb but not keto, so refined sugar is out and so are things like potatoes/corn/bread/rice/etc but that's a personal thing, I think 1200cal would work just fine even if you don't do that.[b] I avoid high calorie foods like cheese and nuts because they don't give much bang for your buck,[/b] I don't use oil in cooking (same reason). I prefer my vegetables either roasted or cooked through in part because dressing is very caloric and salad without dressing is not my thing.

So it's doable, and the good thing is when I first started, I was losing weight really fast and it's psychologically very encouraging. So I recommend it :)[/quote]

dp  I think you are making a mistake at avoiding nuts because they do have a lot of nutrients.  For example, nuts are a good source of fat, ( monounsaturated), fiber and protein.  They also have omega 6 and omega 3 and vitamins and minerals including magnesium and vitamin e.  You can overdo it but, if you only eat the serving size or like I do buy the Planters Nutrition packs ( 180 calories) nuts can be a part of your diet.

but don't just take my word about it:  [b]https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/why-nutritionists-are-crazy-about-nuts[/b][/quote]

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