Im 232 lbs and need to lose weight,im trying to eat only 1200 calories a day.Is that the best way ?help?

Answer 1

1200 is the bare minimum that you should consume.....It's definitely going to help you drop pounds. But make sure you're eating enough if you're doing alot of exercise...if you do alot, you might want to up the caloric intake a bit. Go online and find a BMR calculator.....there you can figure out for your weight/height how many calories you need to consume a day and how many to consume in order to lose weight in a healthy manner....At first you might drop a high number of pounds but as the weeks progress a healthy weight loss for anyone is 2 pounds per week. Remember that it takes 3500 extra calories a week over your needs to gain 1 pound of fat! So if you eat 1750 calories under your weekly needs for keeping your weight where its at now and also exercise to burn 1750 calories a week, you can count on a 2 pound weight loss each week :) Also, drink water....everyone says it and its the truth. Water helps flush toxins out of your body and keeps your muscles fed. My biggest piece of advice is for you to lose weight for YOU....set yourself small goals.....like 5 pound increments or pant sizes (because you can't always tell from the scale...some weeks you may not lose, but you could still be losing inches due to toning up!) so that you can celebrate your accomplishments along the way to your victory! Stay on track doing this the healthy way....the slower you take it off, the better chances you'll keep it off because you won't be fad dieting, you'll be living an all-around healthy lifestyle. Good luck to you...You can do it!!!

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Answer 3

I've recently lost 55 pound. It took six months which may seem like a long time, but that averages to about 2 pound per week which is the rate that most experts recommend if you want to loose weight in a healthy way with the best chance of keeping the weight off. Do not try to loose weight at the same rate as the folks on The Biggest Loser. For them being on a diet is a full time job and even though we don't see it on TV you can be sure they are under the constant supervision of medical professionals and being fed spa meals by chefs and nutritionists. What they achieve is not reasonable for someone who cannot step out of their lives for six months and probably really hard to sustain once you get back into your life.
I used Weight Watchers. I didn't go to meetings because it is not my style. I just signed up online and did the points program myself. I also made sure to exercise 3 or 4 times each week. A really good thing about the program is there are no sanctioned foods. You can eat whatever you want as long as you don't eat more that the points you are given. Glycemic Index diets (which are really modified low carb diets) are impossible for most people to maintain long term because there are just too many sanctioned foods on these plans. I know this will seem hard to believe, but losing the weight with Weight Watchers was easy. I never felt hungry or deprived. Keep in mind, whatever plan or method you choose, the faster you loose the weight, the more likely you are to have problems due to poor nutrition and to ultimately gain the weight back. To really loose and maintain that loss long term you must find a way of eating that you can sustain indefinately. 1200 calories a day will most likely not suit you for the rest of your life. I'd rethink my approach if I were you.

Answer 4

Congrats on trying to lose weight!! That's Great!
I know that on the Biggest Loser TV show, the women eat between 1200-1500 Calories a day, and they are fruits, veggies and lean protein like turkey and chicken. Also exercise is a big factor, aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise 5-6 days a week. Good Luck!

Answer 5

The best way to lose weight is this. #1 a low glycemic diet (like the one the popular weight loss company uses) #2 brisk walking for 30 minutes 5x a week and #3 high quality supplements. The reasoning behind this approach is this. Your body breaks down sugars different ways and just because the caloric intake is less than normal it does not mean you will automatically lose weight, after all, it took years to gain it! A low glycemic approach is best because the food energy is released slower into the body resulting in lower insulin spikes. Next walking briskly just gives you a little boost on the path to weight loss. Thirdly the nutritionals. Theses are very key because you need to give your body the nutrients it needs to escort the fat out of you. Will you lose weight without them? Yes, but studies show that with theses three ingredients you cannot fail it will just melt off.

Answer 6

1200 calories is bare minimum. Why don't you try something a little more livable, like 1500.

My wife and I are on Jenny Craig. She's on a 1,500 calorie a day diet. It's not too bad. Below is a rough equivalent of Jenny Craig.

Eat small low cal entres like Lean Cuisines for lunch and dinner. Maybe a muffin or breakfast sandwich or cereal for breakfast. Be sure to add 2 pieces of fruit a day and 3 cups of non-fat milk or equivalent, like cheese or yogurt. Also add all the non-starch veggies you can stand to your lunch and dinner entres. That really helps with the hunger. We eat a boatload of steamed or stir-fried veggies every dinner and I have a big salad (with low cal dressing) at lunch.

You want to structure this so you have a healthy snack or two or three between meals. Allow yourself to have maybe some pretzels or something else low fat and fairly low calorie as one of those snacks.

Answer 7

Your BMI is 25.8 (a healthy BMI is betweetn 18.5 and 24) so you aren't hugely overweight but you are in the overweight catogory. Your goal weight of 145 gives a BMI of 23.4 which is in the healthy weight and BMI range for your height so that's a good, achievable goal. You should aim to eat between 1,500 and 2,000 calories per day - do not go under 1,500 calories because your body needs that amount to function each day, and you burn about half of it off doing daily acitivities so don't feel as though you have to burn the whole amount off. Do not go over 2,000 calories as you will end up gaining weight/not losing weight. So try to stay in between 1,500 and 2,000 each day (you don't have to obsessively count the calories you consume each day, just planning your 3 meals the day before will help you feel more organised and in control). For your diet, stick to a balanced diet with 3 healthy, portion controlled meals per day. Try to cut down on processed foods such as cookies, ice cream, chips, donuts, cake etc, as these will turn straight into body fat and it will be a lot harder to shift. Have your meals atleast every 4 hours apart (but only eat your meals when you are actually hungry, not just because it's time to have a meal). Remember to drink atleast 2litres of water a day, more when you are exercising (take a bottle or two when you go running). Depending on what time you are going to run (whether it be in the morning or afternoon), it's best if you try and not eat atleast an hour before going running, best time to do it is in the morning so you get your metabolism working quicker and you will have more energy throughout the day. Try to have around 500-600 calories per meal, as long as it is filling, healthy and balanced.

Answer 8

no dont go through the carbs think it does not work. limit your self down to 3 meals a day and one seveing of 3 things ( meat, veges and a LITTLE bite of dessert).
And only have one small snack a day. Drink lots of water walk on a tredmill alot. And finally go to the bth room as much as you can most of you weight is un-need waste

good luck

P.S. I was 235 lbs and I did this and now i'm 115
and DO NOT reefre as it as a diet

Answer 9

1200 calories is definitely a small amount, but you need to first make sure that they are quality calories. I would say that 2000 good calories (lots of fruits & veggies, especially) and lots of excercise is your best bet. 232 lbs. is not so large that you need to take drastic measures, just try to steadily improve your overall lifestyle.

Answer 10

You will get lots of good advice I'm sure so I will limit to a few things.
First I would get a series of colonics and do body cleansing things(like organ cleanse and stuff to rid your system of toxins)
Find an excersise regimen that you can stick with(start out slow)try to look way down the road(give yourself at least a year before you are looking more like you want to)
Eat healthy and live healthy(cut down on TV/computer)
find an active hobby(swimming is great all-around activity, bike riding ,golf,etc...)
GOOD LUCK!