Can't seem to make my goal

whierd

Protein itself does not equal cholesterol. And not all cholesterol is bad. But I digress.

If you have a lot of carbs left over, definitely go for the ice cream. It is a great end of day snack.

Yes. Or those dirty, dirty pop tarts

Oh yes, just wanna spank those naughty poptarts!

Zumaria1

Pumpkin seeds, almonds, etc are high in calories and can help you meet your goal without the full feeling of veggies. Also, like some mentioned, avocado is also great if you like it, peanut butter is also great. Some squares of dark chocolate are also good for you, a treat, and will give you about 200 calories.

CrankMeUp

it puts the butter on it's veggies...

I don't eat butter.

Achrya

What is your macro breakdown? If you are low on fats, that is an easy way to add in some calorie density.

I'm doing 40/30/30. I try to hit fat and protein, and usually do, and just kinda let carbs end up wherever.

% based macros can be a good start but things like protein and fat are probably better set up based on either BW or LBM.

I kind of did that/kinda fudged it a little. I weigh 150 and I'm unsure of lean body mass, so I played with the slider until it got me to 137, which I figure is a good in between point for 1g/BW and 1g/LBM. The same with fat (.35g/BW) and tweaked til I got to 61g. And then carbs are the rest.

jdallas69

Keep tryin

Achrya

Protein itself does not equal cholesterol. And not all cholesterol is bad. But I digress.

If you have a lot of carbs left over, definitely go for the ice cream. It is a great end of day snack.

Yes. Or those dirty, dirty pop tarts

Ice cream I could see, but pop tarts? That just seems like a bad precedent.

delicious_cocktail

I totally know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I think it's good advice, so please just stick with me.

You're talking about 1825 and having problems hitting your cals when you eat vegg. I'm NOT going to advocate that you cut out the vegg because that stuff has all the micronutrients that your body requires to function properly.

But the way MFP is set up is that you're supposed to eat back your exercise calories. You're probably finding problems because you've been doing all this weightlifting and other stuff. If you don't do the exercise MFP won't keep raising your calorie goal. No one ever got fat from eating too little am I right LOL?

So just think about scaling back your exercise, keep eating everything you're currently eating, and then eat a few vegetables. That, plus not exercising, and I think you'll really start seeing results of some kind.

magerum

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FitnessBeverlyHills

Tons of suggestions here, I would add in any of these that sounds best for you. But if you are trying to lose weight, and your body doesn't feel hungry, there is no need to force feed yourself. Others maybe disagree and say you are absolutely required to hit a certain calorie goal, but when I am trying to lose weight I typically listen to my body and if I'm satisfied I let it be. I figure once the weekend rolls around I'll probably make up for it by enjoying myself when I'm going out to eat.

The reason I asked if she was trying to gain weight is because when a lot of body builders and clients focused on gaining weight and gaining muscle, they have to eat more and sometimes even force themselves to eat when they are not hungry.

Achrya

it puts the butter on it's veggies...

I don't eat butter.

It raises my sodium and when I have too much sodium I don't lose weight for weeks! I don't think you know what you're talking about.

Factory_Reset

it puts the butter on it's veggies...

I don't eat butter.

Have you tried bacon grease?

YUM

shutupandlift13

Protein itself does not equal cholesterol. And not all cholesterol is bad. But I digress.

If you have a lot of carbs left over, definitely go for the ice cream. It is a great end of day snack.

Yes. Or those dirty, dirty pop tarts

Ice cream I could see, but pop tarts? That just seems like a bad precedent.

It's kind of just a long running joke around here.

CrankMeUp

Tons of suggestions here, I would add in any of these that sounds best for you. But if you are trying to lose weight, and your body doesn't feel hungry, there is no need to force feed yourself. Others maybe disagree and say you are absolutely required to hit a certain calorie goal, but when I am trying to lose weight I typically listen to my body and if I'm satisfied I let it be. I figure once the weekend rolls around I'll probably make up for it by enjoying myself when I'm going out to eat.

The reason I asked if she was trying to gain weight is because when a lot of body builders and clients focused on gaining weight and gaining muscle, they have to eat more and sometimes even force themselves to eat when they are not hungry.

1800 calories is hardly force feeding, particularly when lifting! She will still be in a calorie deficit.

Achrya

I totally know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I think it's good advice, so please just stick with me.

You're talking about 1825 and having problems hitting your cals when you eat vegg. I'm NOT going to advocate that you cut out the vegg because that stuff has all the micronutrients that your body requires to function properly.

But the way MFP is set up is that you're supposed to eat back your exercise calories. You're probably finding problems because you've been doing all this weightlifting and other stuff. If you don't do the exercise MFP won't keep raising your calorie goal. No one ever got fat from eating too little am I right LOL?

So just think about scaling back your exercise, keep eating everything you're currently eating, and then eat a few vegetables. That, plus not exercising, and I think you'll really start seeing results of some kind.

Hmm. I guess this kind of makes sense. I workout, it raises the goal. If I don't work out, the goal stays the same.

CrankMeUp

it puts the butter on it's veggies...

I don't eat butter.

It raises my sodium and when I have too much sodium I don't lose weight for weeks! I don't think you know what you're talking about.

ohrlllllllly?

shutupandlift13

I totally know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I think it's good advice, so please just stick with me.

You're talking about 1825 and having problems hitting your cals when you eat vegg. I'm NOT going to advocate that you cut out the vegg because that stuff has all the micronutrients that your body requires to function properly.

But the way MFP is set up is that you're supposed to eat back your exercise calories. You're probably finding problems because you've been doing all this weightlifting and other stuff. If you don't do the exercise MFP won't keep raising your calorie goal. No one ever got fat from eating too little am I right LOL?

So just think about scaling back your exercise, keep eating everything you're currently eating, and then eat a few vegetables. That, plus not exercising, and I think you'll really start seeing results of some kind.

Hmm. I guess this kind of makes sense. I workout, it raises the goal. If I don't work out, the goal stays the same.

No. No. No.

The point of exercise especially weight lifting, contrary to popular MFP belief, is NOT to lose weight or be able to eat more. There are so many health benefits of working out vs. simply just eating less.

This suggestion is just... absurd.

delicious_cocktail

Tons of suggestions here, I would add in any of these that sounds best for you. But if you are trying to lose weight, and your body doesn't feel hungry, there is no need to force feed yourself. Others maybe disagree and say you are absolutely required to hit a certain calorie goal, but when I am trying to lose weight I typically listen to my body and if I'm satisfied I let it be. I figure once the weekend rolls around I'll probably make up for it by enjoying myself when I'm going out to eat.

I would listen to anything and everything your body has to say.

CrankMeUp

Tons of suggestions here, I would add in any of these that sounds best for you. But if you are trying to lose weight, and your body doesn't feel hungry, there is no need to force feed yourself. Others maybe disagree and say you are absolutely required to hit a certain calorie goal, but when I am trying to lose weight I typically listen to my body and if I'm satisfied I let it be. I figure once the weekend rolls around I'll probably make up for it by enjoying myself when I'm going out to eat.

I would listen to anything and everything your body has to say.

and what is your body saying?

Achrya

it puts the butter on it's veggies...

I don't eat butter.

It raises my sodium and when I have too much sodium I don't lose weight for weeks! I don't think you know what you're talking about.

ohrlllllllly?

Yes really. What kind of people say eat more butter?

AmyRhubarb

Try unsalted butter?

I love butter.