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Originally Posted by LaraT
I don't see 1200 cals/day as "crash dieting". For people who are smaller to beign with, work a desk job and workout even as much as 5-6 days a week with good intensity that might just be a 30% deficit.
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Originally Posted by MRMom
You're right in that it definitely depends on your starting point. (I'm 5'10" so my perspective is that 1200 is definitely low.) However, even for a 5' 1" female who only weighs 100lbs - her BMR would be around 1200 with no activity. Although of course there are definitely some who would fit that description! :-)
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Not anywhere near as low as 100lbs (and taller) and that *almost* is my description.