Having hard time eating calorie intake

Evelyn_Gorfram

Demander2015 wrote: »

Hey, if you weigh 300 lbs, Considering an average 5 ft 10 inches, 20 something years female, 2200 is your BMR. (BMR means the calories your body burns even if you do absolutely nothing throughout the day). You have to eat less than that or burn some calories to lose weight.

avskk wrote: »

^^ No. You do not need to eat below your BMR to lose weight. You need to eat a deficit from your TDEE, which is a different number, and you need to do it accurately by weighing and logging your food. Please don't attempt to consistently eat less than your BMR.

This. Eating very much less than your BMR on any regular basis is not a healthy idea.

We're similar: I'm 5'9", weigh 310 lbs, and my BMR is 2061. I've been aiming for 2100 calories/day, and averaging 2075 (although I do have a significant advantage regarding calorie density in that I still eat meat).

Looking at your example daily menu, I wonder if you're getting enough fat. There are vitamins that your body needs to function that can only be absorbed through fat, and fat also plays an important role in neurological (i.e. brain) health. I find that I need about 3 servings/45 grams/405 calories worth of fat per day; or I start to feel sick, hungry, and extremely irritable. Maybe a deficiency of fat (or some other nutrient) could be depressing your appetite somehow?

imxnianne

Same boat. I'm struggling to eat 1000! I'm losing appetite even though I'm hungry. It sucks!