Not reaching calorie goal - what's wrong?

JAVAGIRLSS
JAVAGIRLSS Posts: 18 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm new to the forum but according to this, I'm not eating enough calories (breastfeeding 6 month old and exercising at least 6 days a week). This is only my third day but so far I've been over a 1,000 calories "under". Did this happen to anyone else? How accurate is the calorie counter? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance :)
(p.s. it's hard for me to eat when I feel bloated which is what's happening as I try to increase water)

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  • JAVAGIRLSS
    JAVAGIRLSS Posts: 18 Member
    Thanks for the tips, I'll try to open my food diary. Can you see it now?
    Yes, I'm huge on peanut butter but my baby seems to be sensitive so having to cut it out now :(
  • easjer
    easjer Posts: 219 Member
    You can always try almond or cashew butter (I make my own, and it's delicious - much prefer to peanut butter).

    Easy way to increase calories is proteins and fats. Make protein the central piece of every meal or snack, and build around that. I was having trouble eating up to my BMR at first, and I had to add in some foods I wasn't eating. Look for caloric and nutritionally dense foods (sweet potatoes, squash, avocados). Nuts, olives, nut butters are a good way to increase fat. Cook what you can in clarified butter or oil. Eggs make a great snack as well and can be easily prepped in advance. You may need to eat multiple smaller meals instead of a larger, fewer meals.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Yep, your diary is open now.

    You definitely need to be eating more cals!

    Other calorie dense foods besides the nuts - avocados, full fat dairy (cheese, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese), use coconut and olive oils in cooking and dressings, snack on dried fruits.....

    How much water are you aiming for that's making you feel bloated? I swear my bladder went on vacation while I was breastfeeding - everything went to my milk supply! Haha! :tongue: But if your urine is pale yellow to clear, and your milk supply is good, then you could stand to back off on the water a bit. Eight cups a day isn't a hard and fast rule, so go by what your body is telling you by those signs as to whether you're getting enough.

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