Is it okay to eat 1200 calories?

[GiniViv]

Will I lose weight eating 1200 calories and not working out? I just walk a lot.

[obiwansmistress]

You need to eat enough food, healthy food. You can't just eat a bunch of bad food and say "but I stayed in the calorie limit" because it'll still ruin your body. You also need to work out, you could lose weight by just dieting, but then you'll have loose skin from any weight loss. Picking up weights will NOT make you bulky, it will actually help slim you down and tone you up so much quicker.

One hour is only 4% of your day, so don't tell me you can't find an hour in a day to work out at least 3 days a week.

[GiniViv]

Hi, thanks so much for your reply. Im not scared of weights but unfortunately I don't have a gym membership... but I guess i could tone from walking and doing some body weight exercise.

[Paris13]

Yes, Definitely 1200 Calories and Walking, for I am an Avid walker for years, will help in shedding some unwanted weight.
Walking is considered "Exercise" and yes, you can lose with no snooze with even taking 15-20 minute walks twice a day, 7 days a week.
Just remember to Eat healthy as you are dropping and putting yourself on a Multivitamin with Iron wouldn't hurt as well.
Good luck. xx

[Theguyoverthere]

I'd suggest trying one of those apps like myfitnesspal and tracking it based on you as an individual.

Also you can tone up with bodyweight exercises like push ups, pull ups and bodyweight squats with good depth. Try doing them back to back with little/no rest for 10-15 mins a day maybe. Just a suggestion as it would be a nice mix of cardio and toning and you wouldn't need a gym membership.

[GiniViv]

thanks for your reply. Would walking be enough for cardio? Ok cool... I will try doing those kind of exercises for 15min per day. I always feel like i won't get any results without a gym membership and working out for an hr. But I walk a lot and if I do body weight ex. i hope I will get good results. :-)

[Theguyoverthere]

Low intensity forms of cardio are fine if you want. I personally think more results come from short bursts of high intensity stuff. Plus it frees up your day more. The back to back exercises could be your cardio if you do them really fast.

[slimcharles]

Yes, your daily requirement as an adult is around 2000 give or take. 1200 is far less than that so it will cause weight loss. The weight will be lost due to your body's attempt to maintain a constant body temperature.

[pr3ttybr0wn]

you will get skinny fat. your body needs more calories than that just to sustain itself if you aren't sedentary or on bedrest. and why wouldn't you want to get toned if you're worried about losing weight? eat healthy and exercise that's the only way you will look hot

[ShaeNielson]

Thats not what skinny fat means. Skinny fat, is when the fat, is stored around the internal organs.

[GiniViv]

So I will just eat healthy and walk and I'm sure i will lose some weight. I can't do a lot of cardio atm so my only option is to walk. So I just hope i won't look skinny fat... or i do some body weight exercises. Thanks for your answer

[itsme_goodsamaritan]

I would advice you not to look at the calorie count (unless your doctor advised it) and eat only according to ur hunger. Avoid high-fat high-carb foods in general, eat a balanced meal. Indulging urself once in a while is okay. Also, working out should be more fun than like a chore. And yes, walking is a great activity to stay healthy. Keep walking :)

[dartmaul15]

No it is not. It's a very bad idea. Why? because dieting doesn't work, simple as that. When the body gets very little nutrition, it starts storing more and more of it as fat because it prepares you for hard times! So you'll just end up gaining weight faster when you stop dieting!
instead you should eat enough, and eat healthy. That plus getting proper excercise and BURN the fat you got.

[ShaeNielson]

It's 80% diet and only 20% exercise.

[dartmaul15]

They say that because generally people eat too unhealthy nowadays. Eating properly and managing those 80% is a lot easier. And by the way, you can't manage them by blindly cutting calories! That'll trigger the effect I described.

[JulieXO]

Depends on your height and weight. You should never eat less than your basal. https://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator

[myspacemybroke]

You have to calculate by your age, gender, height, and starting weight to amount of calories you need. Take that base amount, and subtract 500 calories to loose weight, or add 500 to gain weight.

[myspacemybroke]

Also, your daily activity

[rjroy3]

Unless you are exceptionally tiny that is unhealthy. You will lose weight, but you will be extremely irratable, starving and mess up your digestive system.

[bubbletrouble]

Yes that could work. You could take in less. However, the only diet I have ever known where someone could take in 600-1200 and the weight won't come back would be the Atkins diet but the side effects are way too unpleasant.

[Anonymous]

Yes. 1200 kcal a day, is a good calorie amount for dieting :)

[shenholds09]

Yeah it's fine but I prefer 0-300

[internet_guy]

You need to exercise too