what does RDI have to do with a 1200cal diet? not a damn thing...
how does changing her workout become less counter productive? again we have no idea what she is like or doing, however the term "CARDIO" which gets thrown around in here is completely opposite to a workout targeting "FAT LOSS"
go do some research and learn to diferentiate between the two and come back to me because they are not the same thing in any sense hence why i said change the workout.