Calorie Intake - Low

VickiL4872

Is anyone else having trouble getting enough calories? I am set to have 1200 per day but I am only getting around 900-1000. The problem is that I am full! I can't eat anymore. I eat oatmeal, yougurt, organic rice cakes, organic peanut butter, chicken, veggies. I am not starving that is for sure! Any suggestions? Should I just go with it?

erocks308

Put butter on something.

queenliz99

VickiL4872 wrote: »

Is anyone else having trouble getting enough calories? I am set to have 1200 per day but I am only getting around 900-1000. The problem is that I am full! I can't eat anymore. I eat oatmeal, yougurt, organic rice cakes, organic peanut butter, chicken, veggies. I am not starving that is for sure! Any suggestions? Should I just go with it?

Don't eat rice cakes, put butter on your veggies and eat full fat yogurt.

KarenJanine

If you are eating fat free yoghurt, switch to full fat. Put another teaspoon of peanut butter on your rice cakes, cook your veggies and chicken in butter/oil. You'll soon make up those extra 200-300 calories without adding extra bulk to your food intake.

Just because you do not feel hungry does not mean that your body doesn't need more food - eating a very low calorie diet can mess with hunger signals.

cbhubbybubble

No, not a problem for me at all anymore

My 2 cents on this problem that comes up the forums routinely...you'll get a lot of comments asking how you got overweight in the first place if you can't eat 1200 calories......sometimes it's because people are logging wrong and are actually eating more, but in a lot of cases it's the change in what you're eating. Many people can get overweight by eating lots of calories, but not lots of volume....if past eating habits contained a lot of high calorie fast food, etc it's easy to overeat calories without a lot of volume. Switch up a diet to higher volume, lower calorie foods and people can feel really full on a lot less calories.

In my experience, over time, you adjust to that change and are able to eat more of the high volume, lower calorie things without feeling so full. Your system will adjust to all the veggies and fiber you weren't getting before.

Without seeing your diary or knowing how you used to eat, I have no idea if any of the above applies to you. Just general thoughts on the issue that comes up a lot.

That said, add some calorie dense foods to bring up your calorie count...think full fat yogourt if you're eating reduced fat, nuts, seeds, more protein, but first make sure you're weighing and logging everything correctly.

VickiL4872

Thank you for the comments. I have been very particular to ensure I have logged everything in correctly. In the past I did not eat fast food, Yuck! However, I would eat a baked potato with cheddar cheese and broccoli with extra sour cream or bread, or just heavy foods which wasn't alot of volume just high fats and calories. Now I am low calories high volume. As far as yogurt, I eat Dannon Greek Yogurt. I guess I will just continue what I'm doing and see how my body adjusts to it. I am only on my 2nd week of changing my eating habits.

sweetdixie92

erocks308 wrote: »

Put butter on something.

I agree with adding some more fats. Olive oil, butter, coconut oil. Nuts and seeds are also a good way to add calories without stuffing yourself.

wkwebby

Avacado is another healthy fat source. Maybe eat that in a salad here and there.