Does a very low calorie intake matter on the odd occasion?

ghgs13
ghgs13 Posts: 27
in Food and Nutrition
Hi, I'm new to MFP and being trying to lose a bit of weight for about a month (I've got large breasts which hurt my back) but I'm really struggling to reach the 1200 calories mark on a daily basis, unless I eat utter rubbish. I'm just too full. I'm eating enough in mass, but in calories it is very low. I also would like to be more capable in exercise so I've upped the amount of exercise I'm doing, and thought eating healthy food would only help this goal. Today I net about 400 calories, I think this is probably higher in reality (I guess some quantities) but it's still scarily low.

I think I need some weights in my routine, but only have 1.5kg dumbells available. I don't have access to a gym and am limited in my money (student!), so whilst I'll do this when I'm at uni, that's not until October. What should I do in the meanwhile, as I really don't want to force myself to eat when I'm full, or junk food, but I want this weight off in a healthy way and don't want to postpone it. I am very aware of the damage this could to do to my body over time, I just would like some help on alternatives. :(

Thank you!

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    You could come closer to 1200 by eating more calorie dense healthy foods, such as avocados, nuts, & nut butters. Small amounts have a lot of healthy calories, so you don't have to stuff yourself with a huge portion to get them. No reason to eat rubbish. :smile:
  • Spanaval
    Spanaval Posts: 1,200 Member
    Could you open up your diary so we can see what you're eating?

    Often, you can substitute higher fat/calorie options for low fat ones, like drinking whole milk instead of skim. Good calorie dense foods include nuts, nut butters, avocado, fruits like banana and mango, and of course, meat, poultry and fish. You can always add good oils like olive oil to your foods to improve your calorie intake.
  • ghgs13
    ghgs13 Posts: 27
    I've opened it up now. I think I do most of that, I could probably eat more nuts. I don't fry many things at all so olive oil is low on the list of things I eat/use to cook with. Thank you for your responses!
  • Spanaval
    Spanaval Posts: 1,200 Member
    Overall, I think you are doing reasonably well. Easy substitution for you would be to swap out whole milk for the skim in your breakfast. To your veggies, add something like avocado. You can also lightly stir fry your vegetables and add olive oil to that, bumping up the calories. Some nut butters or cheese with your bread can help on the calorie front.

    Be careful with the proteins. You do have some pretty low days.
  • emg9
    emg9 Posts: 112
    have a look at my food diary i eat around 1200 a day and everythings easy, yummy & healthy. also i ordered some 3kg weights off of amazon and they seem to be a perfect weight. in addition to that ive bought a few work out dvd's and those combined with the weights are working really well for me, so give it a try if you can. her'es a link to the weights i got, cheapest i could find. good luck :)
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000N3T19U/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00

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