Can't Eat Enough Calories - Suggestions?

paymentm

So since re-starting my weight loss that's been put on hold since last summer I am having no trouble staying under my calorie goal (1,500). Eating tons of fruit & veg, two proteins a day and staying away from carbs is what my nutrition goals have been. However, since getting back to these food that fill me up more I don't feel hungry for snacks. Some days by 8 pm I'm under 1000 cals so I eat something like toast or cheese later at night so I at least reach 1000.

I feel like this is not the most efficient eating and so my question is for any tips for more calories even when not hungry. Or is my concern of reaching a minimum irrelevant? Thanks! I appreciate any constructive criticism.

Edit: house is nut free including peanuts, seeds are fine and I am lactose intolerant. Yogurt is fine and I have lactose free cheese.

juggernaut1974

Re-incorporate a serving or two of more calorie-dense food.

Cheese, ice cream, peanut butter, nuts, etc.

A day or two once in a while under your minimum won't be too detrimental, but you do still need to fuel your body enough to function properly - even when losing weight. So it's important to hit your minimum the vast majority of the time.

strong_curves

Meal planning in advance would help. Sometimes we tend to cut too much but like @ceoverturf said you need to fuel your body properly so that means food & hitting your goal as much as you can.

lishie_rebooted

Ice cream, PB, avocado, nuts, cook your veggies in oil or butter
Drink them

jemhh

ceoverturf wrote: »

Re-incorporate a serving or two of more calorie-dense food.

Cheese, ice cream, peanut butter, nuts, etc.

A day or two once in a while under your minimum won't be too detrimental, but you do still need to fuel your body enough to function properly - even when losing weight. So it's important to hit your minimum the vast majority of the time.

^^^ Agreed.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that you must eat as little as possible to lose weight and don't fall into the trap of thinking you must eat all "healthy" or "clean" or low carb. You need food for energy so that your body functions properly even when you are losing weight.

diannethegeek

You might find some useful ideas here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods

cwolfman13

dietary fat is essential to proper nutrition...eat more of it. there is more to proper nutrition than just fruit and veg

JJakubowski4

I agree with ceoverturl mostly... i would stay away from the ice-cream but thats me.... also you can add sunflower kernels and chia seeds to your salads or smoothies

paymentm

Wow that was really fast response time, thank you everyone for the advice! My house is completely nut free and I'm lactose intolerant (I have lactose free cheese) so that's why I don't get a lot of good fats. Sorry I should of mentioned that earlier!

jemhh

paymentm wrote: »

Wow that was really fast response time, thank you everyone for the advice! My house is completely nut free and I'm lactose intolerant (I have lactose free cheese) so that's why I don't get a lot of good fats. Sorry I should of mentioned that earlier!

Can you eat yogurt? I'm LI as well but eat yogurt w/out a pill and cottage cheese w/lactase pills.

JJakubowski4

if you are looking for good fats also eat avocados or avocado oil, coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil. make sure you pay attention to how they are pressed and processed because companies like to cheapen things up as much as they can for them

kshama2001

Although peanuts are a legume, I am going to assume "nut-free" includes peanuts, and so I am voting for avocados as well.

Does "nut-free" include seeds?

kshama2001

paymentm wrote: »

Wow that was really fast response time, thank you everyone for the advice! My house is completely nut free and I'm lactose intolerant (I have lactose free cheese) so that's why I don't get a lot of good fats. Sorry I should of mentioned that earlier!

You can edit your post for up to an hour. Might want to do that, or you are going to get a lot of suggestions for nuts

meganvliet

Also, keep in mind that if you aren't hungry - you don't need to force yourself to eat. I look at calories more on a weekly level than a daily level. Your body doesn't magically reset daily. If I eat 1,200 one day being 400 short of my goal I'll budget 400 calories for my cheat meal sometime during the week. Being in a deficit one day isn't going to make you store fat and get suddenly skinny- as we all know. So if you're not hungry don't FORCE yourself to eat. Try eating seeds - sunflower, pumpkin, etc since they aren't nuts. Peanuts are also not nuts so not sure if you're allergic or you're just choosing to not eat nuts but they're actually legumes. Beans, salad with an olive oil dressing on it (lemon, EVOO, balsamic is great), maybe some more protein rather than just 2 a day, dried fruit if you really need to get there - many more calories and you're likely to eat more. etc etc.
hope that helps

JJakubowski4

i disagree. eat if you aren't hungry if you know you are under your calories. if you dont keep your caloric intake up your body will start storing fat after too much time

elphie754

JJakubowski4 wrote: »

i disagree. eat if you aren't hungry if you know you are under your calories. if you dont keep your caloric intake up your body will start storing fat after too much time

No. Your body will not start magically storing fat while you are in a deficit.

JJakubowski4

ok

maxit

Olive oil or other fat in cooking and drizzled on salads; aforementioned avocados (1 a day - your skin will love you and vice versa); ground flax seed, chia seed mixed in with whatever; quinoa, amaranth (small amounts but it adds up)

SezxyStef

chocolate