It doesn’t take much for many of us to let a lot of hard work and discipline go out the window because we have one small slip up while we’re trying to diet. This is particularly true when you are trying to stick to something like a 1200 calorie diet plan. I often wonder if a small slip up is just an excuse to go all out and binge.
To me, there is a built in problem with diets such as a 1200 calorie diet plan or any diet that puts an upper limit of the number of calories that can be consumed in a day. With such a low upper limit, it’s extremely easy to cheat. In addition, because it’s such a low number to start with, even the smallest slip can seem huge.
Perhaps it would make more sense for many of us to stay away from such limiting diets and plan something that is more sensible to each individual. For an active person, 1200 calories may be burned up quickly. To lose weight, perhaps it would be better to go slower and simply eat sensibly.