Under 1200 calories one day?

I am a 5'6" 225 lb female (high was 235). I'm aiming for 1500 calories per day. I have been reading on these forums about how important it is to eat at least 1200 calories. Saturday I only managed about 1150 (not intentionally), so Sunday I ate about 1650 and I'll probably eat a little extra today too. Is one day under 1200 going to damage my metabolism? I don't plan on going under 1200 again, just hoping that I haven't screwed anything up too bad with that one day.

You are totally fine as long as you don't make a habit out of it.  One day of being (barely) under a healthy minimum won't hurt you any more than a day of splurging, and goodness knows we all do that!  Good job for getting back on your healthy eating plan the next day and forming good eating habits!!

Thanks pumpkin!  I don't plan on making a habit of it.

someone told me to eat a handful of nuts when im under they dont bloat you if your full, they have loads of protein.

Original Post by im_a_cc:

someone told me to eat a handful of nuts when im under they dont bloat you if your full, they have loads of protein.

They have loads more fat than protein, although it tends to be healthy fats. If you are looking to add calories, they are a wonderful addition to a plan.

One day won't hurt you.  I find that if I don't log on weekends, I end up really low too.  That's when I go have a bit of that thing I've been craving.  Cheesecake, or a cookie or a Cherry Coke or what ever it is.  That gets my calories up, kills my craving, and helps me stay on track without feeling deprived. 

So does anybody know how many days it takes to hurt you?  I think I'm being broken up with and it's just really hard to eat right now.  I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and can't exercise much so I only burn about 1350 to 1500, and I've been managing to eat 1000-1100 the last 2 days.