Do you force yourself to finish meals to meet calorie goals?

Cbestinme

Thanks for the explanations why the bare minimum should be 1200 calories it does make plenty of sense. As I am losing weight for the first time ever my body is changing in new ways (even understanding hunger which seems to change. I am now able to eat all my calories again &have never felt a need to force feed).

I hope OP will follow the advice (example: smaller frequent meals) and also consult her doctors to make sure she is well taken care of medically (especially with eating disorder history - to avoid relapse or just to be safer)

lilac_bunny

I had this when i started and I had cut out sugary foods and buying fat free versions of things. I have now mostly gone back to full fat and eating calorie dense foods. I needed to try and keep my calories up because of struggling to have enough energy for exercise. I think from the forums here it is quite a common problem.

DisruptedMatrix

I'd say that eating smaller but more often meals prevents binging.

lorrpb

If it does lead to binging, then change back before damage is done.