Trouble eating enough

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KParrott1348
KParrott1348 Posts: 14 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi! I follow a low carb, high protein and fat diet. I don't use this diet long term, but while using it I've always found it difficult to actually EAT ENOUGH to fill my daily calorie needs so I don't compromise lean body mass. I'm not actually to lose weight, just burn fat while preserving and possibly building a little muscle.
I work nights, so during the day when I'm normally hungry, I'm sleeping. And sometimes when I'm working at night, I'm too busy to eat anything other than finger foods I can carry in my car with me.
Anyone have any advice or have a similar issue?

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  • Scamd83
    Scamd83 Posts: 808 Member
    edited May 2016
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    Generally on a high fat diet it should be easier to eat plenty because fat is more than double the calories per gram than carbs and protein. Drizzling olive oil onto food, cooking stuff in butter, adding unsweetened cocoa and double cream to coffee, enjoying some dark chocolate with peanut butter and adding cheese to omelettes are nice ways of upping calories.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    try eating calorie dense food
    see this list
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
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    Peanut butter.
  • KParrott1348
    KParrott1348 Posts: 14 Member
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    moyer566 wrote: »
    try eating calorie dense food
    see this list

    Those foods soundboard great, unfortunately many of them are just too high in carbs. I only consume roughly 20 grams of carbs per day.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    What is your calorie goal?
  • KParrott1348
    KParrott1348 Posts: 14 Member
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    jemhh wrote: »
    What is your calorie goal?

    At least 1600 per day. More in days I work out.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Eat the fat: butter, bacon, mayo, cheese, egg yolks, full fat dairy, dark meat chicken, steak, coconut oil, cream or half and half in your coffee, avocados, hummus. <3
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
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    Do you have some medical reason for keeping your carbs so low? If not, I'd stop! I go for 25% protein and pay little attention to fat and carbs, and I've been very successful in losing fat and not only maintaining but gaining muscle. Barring some medical issue, your body needs all the macros!
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
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    Go on a diet vacation? Stop tracking for a while if you feel you are not eating enough.
    Don't track if you are trying to gain.

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