This printable 1200-calorie low-carb meal plan should help you with ideas on what to eat if you are trying to follow a low-calorie, low-carb plan for weight loss!

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Maximize your weight loss by following a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate meal plan. Set at 1,200 calories and under 25 grams of carbs per meal, this plan is considered very low-calorie and moderately low-carbohydrate. It’s important you eat at least 1,200 calories per day in order to support your body’s basic metabolic needs.

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FOLLOWING THE MEAL PLAN

To follow this plan, divide your allotted 1200 calories into three meals of 300 calories each and three snacks of 100 calories each. The steady flow of food keeps you feeling sated throughout the day. The best way to ensure you are adhering to calorie and carb counts is by weighing your food on a kitchen scale or measuring it carefully.

Snacks are important. It is imperative to ensure you never get to a point where you feel starved or shaky. Eating every couple of hours makes you less likely to feel deprived. You may notice this plan does not include alcohol. In order to maximize nutritional intake, the 1200-calorie low-carb meal plan leaves no room for empty calories. Every calorie must have value when you reduce caloric intake to this level.

1,200-Calorie Low-Carb Diet Meal Plan, 2023 Best   Research & Effective Meal Plan
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THE MEAL PLAN

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Each meal and snack includes a few options to give you some variety. For maximum nutritional benefit, try to vary your meal plan each day. Variety helps ensure you do not become bored with your diet, and eating a variety of foods across the spectrum of color will ensure you get all of the vitamins and minerals you need.

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The diet plan is low carb rather than no carb. Carbohydrates are essential for metabolism and many other vital body processes. Because vegetables, particularly leafy greens, are low in both carbohydrates and calories, they figure strongly into these meal plans.

BENEFITS OF THE MEAL PLAN

These meal plans combine the advantage of a low-carb approach with a low-calorie meal plan. These two strategies together can accelerate weight loss, helping you achieve quick results.

A 2011 study showed that eating a low-carb diet can help reduce hunger, which is essential if you follow a very low-calorie plan of 1200 calories per day. If you can see results for your efforts while experiencing minimal hunger, you are more likely to stick to the plan and less likely to stray down paths with foods higher in calories. Motivation is a key factor in any weight control plan.

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CRITERIA

Low-carbohydrate meals are those with less than 25 grams of carbs per meal. In many cases, the meals listed below have lower effective carbohydrate counts because fiber is counted as a carbohydrate as far as nutritional information goes, but it does not affect blood sugar the way other carbohydrates do. The carbohydrates listed are total and not effective carb rates.

Meals are between 250 and 300 calories with snacks totaling the same. Feel free to mix and match for a meal plan that will maintain you at around 1,200 calories per day with low carbohydrate counts.

To use the meals below, select one breakfast, lunch, dinner, and three snacks.

The diet relies on lean protein, berries, and vegetables as well as the use of the cooking spray. A tablespoon of oil or butter contains up to 120 calories, calories you cannot afford to add, if you are sticking to the 1200-calorie plan.

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If you decide to make other substitutes, bear in mind you will need to reduce the portion size of some items because of differences in calorie counts. An online calorie counter and reading food labels can help you make good choices while staying within the calorie limit using low-carb foods.

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WEIGHT CONTROL

Limiting your calorie intake is one effective way to lose weight. Combining low-calorie options with foods low in carbs can help you achieve your weight goals that much quicker.

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