I cannot eat all my calories....could this be causing my wei

lynn1982

If you don't eat nuts (you said you're allergic to almonds, so I'm not sure about other nuts) or dairy, then avocados and olive oil are great ways to add extra healthy calories and fats to your diet. Hummus is also great - 2 tablespoons is 50 calories. You can dip some veggies in that as a snack or even add it to a salad at dinner.

I know people on here swear by eating at least 1200 calories per day. I'm very short, so I eat that or less, but I rarely ever eat the same amount of calories each day. Some people zigzag their calories. I do that, but not on purpose - some days I eat less and some days I eat more. It just depends on my schedule, but so far it seems to be working. You seem to be off by about 100 calories or so. I wouldn't worry too much if some days you don't net your calorie goal.

Run4UrHealth

Non Dairy Snacks

Celery sticks with Peanut Butter
Graham Crackers with Peanut Butter
Apple with Peanut Butter
Slice of Turkey (or any lunch meat) rolled in lettuce
Hummus with Veggies

I really like these suggestions...they are all foods I like...Thanks!

Run4UrHealth

What do you eat your cereal with if you dont take milk? Would soy milk or yoghurt be an alternative?

Is it just almonds, or all nuts that you don't eat?

There's a lot of processed ready-meals in there - could you try to introduce more home made meals at all?

I eat dry cereal...I actually like it that way.

ashlielinn

I have the same problem! I feel like I've been programmed to eat as few calories as possible. Last night, I even had wings, a few cheese fries, and a light beer and was still 200 calories under my goal without exercising at all! (It was my day off from the gym.) People always tell me to eat more, but I'm just not hungry. It's tough!

ljmgam

Not eating 1,200 calories per day could be causing weight gain because your body metabolism may sense that you are in a starvation mode and not utilizing the food you are eating for energy, but rather slowing down to ward off lack of food in the future. So eating an unusual big meal (such as your anniversary meal) would make you feel uncomfortable and could not be metabolized properly causin a temporary weight gain. The other problem with eating less than 1200 cal per day is lack of the proper nutrients your body needs for metabolizing your food. I like the suggests to eating small healthy snacks such as fiber rich protein bars, or fresh fruit in between meals AND make sure you ARE starting out the day with a good breakfast to get the metabolism going right away.

stephyy4632

I have the same problem most days

some things I have done to up my cals are

cooking in Extra virgin olive oil
snacking on celary with peanutbutter and rasins or dried cranberries
5 hint of salt ritz crackers and a laughing cow garlic and herb wedge (so good one of my favorite snacks)

Run4UrHealth

I have the same problem most days

some things I have done to up my cals are

cooking in Extra virgin olive oil
snacking on celary with peanutbutter and rasins or dried cranberries
5 hint of salt ritz crackers and a laughing cow garlic and herb wedge (so good one of my favorite snacks)

I do love the laughing cow garlic and herb wedge cheese....I need to start cooking in virgin olive oil.

fitacct

I'm having the same problem. When I complete my meal chart for the day, I'm almost always in "starvation mode" and have to eat more to hit that 1200 mark. I started incorporating more snacks into my day but then I worry I'll go over 1200. I gained back two of the four pounds I've lost and I wonder if it's the whole starvation mode kicking in (my body storing fat). I'm still exercising almost every day so that's not the problem. I've read a lot of good advice in this thread...hopefully, some of it will work for you and me, too!
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