A little bit of a humorous vent...

rockylucas

Okay, I hope this doesn't come across as mean-spirited, but something struck me as funny today... I am continuously seeing posts from people who say they "can't make themselves eat enough," or they "are stuck in starvation mode" and "help what do I do I can't get enough calories!"

Really? Almost all of us are on this website because eating way too many calories was way too easy for us for way too long. Let's not pretend that all of sudden its a "struggle" to make it past the 1,000 calorie mark. Quit glorifying your undereating and acting like you are not hungry... just follow the program as it's laid out for you and it will work.

There, just had to get that off my chest

wbond

Agreed

ItsTerriC

If I could forget to eat, or have trouble eating enough, I'd celebrate by eating, lol.

moniquelessard

I struggle every day to stay under my calorie limit. I have NO PROBLEM getting calories in. LOL

MrsFarrow

Love it! The only time I have issues not making my goal is when I exercise a butt ton or if I'm sick. Other than that, I can ALWAYS find something to balance out my day! You're completely right!

moniquelessard

If I could forget to eat, or have trouble eating enough, I'd celebrate by eating, lol.

BAHAHAHAHA!!!!

klewis81

I completely agree!! Eating enough hasNEVER been an issue.

YVL93

i agree with every word you said. also blows my mind how some people eat only 1000 burn 500 and wonder y they re not losing

JulieSD

If I could forget to eat, or have trouble eating enough, I'd celebrate by eating, lol.

BAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Love it! and I agree with this post fully! Its not hard to eat a few table spoons of peanut butter - for me anyway! probably why I'm here lol!

juliapurpletoes

true story!

Aviendha_RJ

Totally. It's like people are AFRAID to snack. If you're having trouble eating enough... EAT A PEACH. Add a banana to your 1/2 cup of cereal... (who can start a day on a half cup of cereal? Certainly not me. I have a WHOLE cup of cereal, with 1% Milk, NOT skim, yogurt, AND a piece of fruit for breakfast. I can pack 400 calories into ONE meal easily.

And if people can't do that? Have a glass of milk with lunch instead of water. It "does a body good"...:laugh:

letsdothis2010

I agree...I sure didn't get here by under-eating haha. t think a lot of the time if someone says they can't get enough calories, it's because they don't know/have a hard time filling their day with 1200+ HEALTHY calories.

sanura

haha! I have thought this so many times!!!!

Artemis_Acorn

Switching from "junk" to healthy bulky foods like vegetables does leave me feeling very full - and I can see that this could be one scenario. Those situations are easy enough to fix - drizzle some olive oil on the veggies, add a bit of cheese, eat some nuts and you're there.

But don't forget that some of the people on this site are actually dealing with eating disorders - their sense of food is skewed. They may sincerely be struggling with putting the food in their mouths - not as a physical response to the food but as a psychological one. At some level, they don't really WANT to eat all their calories, and saying it's too hard gives them an easy excuse to continue starving themselves.

whatwentwrong

it used to be a struggle for me to get under like 3000 calories, then it became a struggle to get over 800. people who say "WHY CAN'T YOU EAT MORE" are just the same people who say "WHY CAN'T YOU EAT LESS", except coming from the opposite side. people have a hard time with eating well in general, and support is generally better than something like this.

shabydonner

Oh My Word, it is so nice to hear someone say this. I try to be understanding of everybody's struggles because we are all different but after a while, and many nights going to bed feeling hungry but at the top end of my calories, I get so tired of seeing people say they can't eat enough. I mean, there are so many options to add calories that are not that filling, nuts or peanut butter or something like that. Again we are all different and have our different struggles but it is really hard to be hungry and out of calories for the day only to see yet another post about not getting enough.

rhiannonchallans

Oh my, agreed. I see those posts and I can never understand them. Unless your diet is purely lettuce (which I can understand finding it hard to eat over 1,000 calories worth per day) or you're burning off thousands of calories in exercise, which logically should make you hungrier anyway!

bmw4deb

Your wrong!...... I at times have problems eating enough
I try and eat atleast 80% clean I try to burn as close to 1000
cal a day as possible.
Just because people are having trouble eating enough dos'nt
mean we want to grab a coke and a king dong, I eat lots every 2 hrs
check out some of my diary, no im not perfect I have bad choices
but i struggle with getting enough net calories most days.
Everyone is different and there post mean there having trouble with the right choices
to reach there goal not just eating anything

carrie1128

LOL, I completely agree. I cannot relate at all to those posts.

ThePhoenixRose

I've never eaten a lot, I just ate the wrong things. I'm not severely overweight, in fact, my starting weight is some's goal weight. I'd like to lose about 20 more pounds though. Now that I'm eating healthfully, I can eat a lot more, but I don't always meet my calorie goal, as set by MFP. Especially when I exercise. I'm not glorifying undereating, or pretending not to be hungry. I eat until I feel full, and sometimes I'm still under.

I try to eat more. Today, I'm not feeling well, so it's an exception to the general rule. I have to have low cholesterol, as I have a stent in my artery, so that limits my choices some. But I do try.

Let the hating commence...

babyblake11

i agree to an extent, most of these peoples problems is they start getting food anxiety and get kind of scared of eating more than 1000 cals a day or something. its happened to me before, but i made myself increase my calories.
some people even feel slightly accomplished for coming under 1000 calories or something, even though it is unhealthy

B_L_A_Z_I_A_N

I've had trouble meeting caloric goals when I eat non-processed foods.
Even if you eat large portions, the food may be high in nutrients but low in calories.

-shrugz-

kr3851

I've cut back on exercising on days when I'm not hungry. I often go over though, so would love to have the problem of not being able to eat enough!!!

Riverofbeauty

Hmm, I don't know.

When I first started this calorie thing, I was usually under and finding it hard to get more, because I started to eat mostly clean foods - which are usually less in calories.

Basically, you can eat more of those foods,a nd feel fuller - so I definitely understand where those people are coming from.

But like other people say - just drizzle some olive oil/eat nuts/peanut butter as a snack/avocado and it's much easier without having to eat processed/"bad" foods etc.

IsMollyReallyHungry

I always wish I had the problem myself. I totally do not believe in starvation mode anyways unless you are eating under 800 to 1000 calories and excessivly exercising.

Kate6868

Well, I'm sure there is a reason for it, but it has always struck me as odd.

withchaco

The thing is, healthy foods tend to fill you up much more than junk food does. I can scarf down a Big Mac and large french fries and still eat more, but I can't do the same with 200g grilled chicken breast and 150g home roasted potatoes + broccoli.

I usually don't have any problems eating close to my calorie limit, but I can see how some people have difficulties. Plus, keep in mind that not everyone is here to lose weight... they may be here to get fitter/ healthier without dropping the pounds, or even to gain healthy weight.

I do wonder, though, if some of those "I have 1500 calories left, what to do?" people are measuring their portions correctly.

pleasepleaseno

LMAO.
I get so annoyed at that.
Like it sure used to be easy for you, how'd it get so tough haha.

LemonPoppySeedMuffin

I do see this a lot. I have anorexia & as I've lost my hunger cues, I do forget to eat. It makes us who REALLY DO suffer with anorexia look bad. I understand how those who haven't been through it don't understand, however there's no need to be ignorant about it.
I developed anorexia through series of trauma. I've never even been 'normal' weight, I've always been underweight. I don't do it out of vanity, I do it out of trying to make the pain go away.

glypta

If I could forget to eat, or have trouble eating enough, I'd celebrate by eating, lol.

Me too! Gues that's why I'm/we're here! Chin, chin! :drinker:

glypta

Sorry, my post looks really insensitive after yours Lemonpoppyseed. As one who has a tendency to binge, I'm at the other end of the scale, so while I do sound flippant, I'm really not. Food is my pleasure-giver and also gives me pain when I get frustrated/annoyed/whatever I can't stop!