calories

Addictedtodamon

ok is it good or not good to reach your calorie intake? I have to reach about 1100 to 1200 calorie intake I always get it under it. I say about 800 calories is what I eat. I can't eat anything else.

Ready2Rock206

You should never net below 1200. 800 is seriously unhealthy.

trogalicious

you're doing it wrong, OP.

Eat.

micheleb15

You're not logging. How are you calculating 800?

awtume9

Good god....

TeaBea

ok is it good or not good to reach your calorie intake? I have to reach about 1100 to 1200 calorie intake I always get it under it. I say about 800 calories is what I eat. I can't eat anything else.

Calorie dense foods..................nuts, nut butters, olive oil, avocado, cheese, eggs


Honestly 1200 (net) is too low for most adult women. Net means you eat more if you exercise. Losing weight quickly will result in fat+muscle loss.....only the scale looks good.

Hornsby

If you can't eat more than 800 calories, how did you get overweight in the first place?

likitisplit

MFP isn't about trying to eat the fewest possible number of calories. It's about learning to eat at a healthy level for your body - not too much and not too little.

So you do need to eat all of your base calories and at least half of your exercise calories. Here are some ideas for adding healthy calories:

Chicken with the skin
Steak
Cheese
Whole eggs (including deviled eggs, egg salad)
Full fat dairy (including cottage cheese, yogurt)
Fruit
Peanut butter or other nut butters
Nuts
Avocado
Dried fruit (raisins, apricots, apples)
Dark chocolate
Salmon
Add Chia seeds to salads or yogurt
Olive oil
Smoothies
Granola/sports nutrition bars
Whole grains or whole grain products (like brown rice, Quinoa, oatmeal)
Beans and legumes

d2footballJRC

I say about 800 calories is what I eat.

deksgrl

I... Can't.... Even.

trogalicious

hold up, hold up...

OP. You aren't logging accurately to start with. That's your first problem.

how many grams are in "1 large sweet potato" anyway? I've seen some big-*kitten* sweet potatoes in my day. A few hundred grams. Easily. The difference between your "1 large" and my "203 g" of sweet potato is accuracy.

You can't live off of special k bites, generic diary entries, and oatmeal. It doesn't work that way.

Oh yeah, you've logged two days since april? Yeah, doesn't work that way either.

So. Get your logging accurate first, then yeah, eat more... because right now, you're just guessing. Guessing does NO ONE any good. Especially if you come here to ask... because you're wasting your time, and that of anyone else that responds.

d2footballJRC

If you can't eat more than 800 calories, how did you get overweight in the first place?

madhatter2013

If you can't eat more than 800 calories, how did you get overweight in the first place?

This...all day every day!!!

Mia_RagazzaTosta

On the bright side, you're probably underestimating your intake so you're not really eating only 800 calories/day.

diannethegeek

It is very hard to get enough vitamins and nutrients at 800 calories a day. You are very likely to be deficient in something, which can cause problems later in life.

You don't have to add a lot of extra food in order to increase your calories. Take the advice above about adding in more calorie dense foods. Roast your veggies in olive oil. Replace any "diet" foods with the full-calorie versions. Use full fat milk and cheese. Use sauces or gravy on your meals. Cook with butter, coconut oil, or olive oil. Have a handful of nuts. There are a lot of ways to boost your calories by a few hundred calories per meal without adding a lot of extra volume to your food.

MinnieInMaine

nevermind, you guys covered it

tmpecus78

:huh: I ate 800 calories for lunch. :drinker:

1princesswarrior

hold up, hold up...

OP. You aren't logging accurately to start with. That's your first problem.

how many grams are in "1 large sweet potato" anyway? I've seen some big-*kitten* sweet potatoes in my day. A few hundred grams. Easily. The difference between your "1 large" and my "203 g" of sweet potato is accuracy.

You can't live off of special k bites, generic diary entries, and oatmeal. It doesn't work that way.

Oh yeah, you've logged two days since april? Yeah, doesn't work that way either.

So. Get your logging accurate first, then yeah, eat more... because right now, you're just guessing. Guessing does NO ONE any good. Especially if you come here to ask... because you're wasting your time, and that of anyone else that responds.

Bowing to Trog

Addictedtodamon

wow I did see a difference in my scale. I'm losing too fast. I just ate a hotdog for lunch. with a few chips. and a ice tea. it is too hard to shop on what you need when you don't really have any money. One of you said that how did I gain weight in the first place? I over ate because I was depressed about not having work I don't have money and I wasn't having a social life with no one. Stood home most of the day. I am going to write everything down that everyone is telling me about certain foods. I love olive oil. I will cook with that more often. I was counting my calories on here. adding what I ate morning noon and night. But I guess it wasn't enough

trogalicious

I was counting my calories on here. adding what I ate morning noon and night. But I guess it wasn't enough

your public food diary begs to differ.

suremeansyes

ok is it good or not good to reach your calorie intake? I have to reach about 1100 to 1200 calorie intake I always get it under it. I say about 800 calories is what I eat. I won't eat anything else.

Fixed.