We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!
I have a hard time eating enough calories
ks4e
Posts: 374 Member
My weight loss has been painfully slow, and since joining MFP, I think I've finally figured out why. I'm just not eating enough. I mean, I don't feel hungry at all and with the -500 calories deducted from EBF, I can be at 1200 calories a day or below. I drink nursing tea to make sure my supply doesn't suffer too much, which has helped, but I just don't feel hungry and have a hard time eating sometimes.
I work out of the home full time and rush home to tend to 2 children while my husband works nights. I try to exercise because it allows me to clear my head and I feel better doing it, but eating back those calories can be super hard for me because I'm so tired!
My 5 month old reverse cycles, so she will only drink about 4-8 oz of expressed milk and then she wants to be nursed almost constantly when I am home. I eat things that are easy to put together and easy to devour one handed.
My breakfasts and lunches are usually around 400 calories or so each. When I get home, I snack a lot because I can't seem to fit in a real meal. When I do get a real meal, most of the time it doesn't net 600 calories.
Anyone else like this? What can you recommend? I am trying to aim for healthier, fattier foods like avocado and such, but it can still be difficult, especially when I'm just not hungry.
I work out of the home full time and rush home to tend to 2 children while my husband works nights. I try to exercise because it allows me to clear my head and I feel better doing it, but eating back those calories can be super hard for me because I'm so tired!
My 5 month old reverse cycles, so she will only drink about 4-8 oz of expressed milk and then she wants to be nursed almost constantly when I am home. I eat things that are easy to put together and easy to devour one handed.
My breakfasts and lunches are usually around 400 calories or so each. When I get home, I snack a lot because I can't seem to fit in a real meal. When I do get a real meal, most of the time it doesn't net 600 calories.
Anyone else like this? What can you recommend? I am trying to aim for healthier, fattier foods like avocado and such, but it can still be difficult, especially when I'm just not hungry.
0
Replies
-
I added a snack at work while I was pumping twice a day. The extra 150 calories each pump also seemed to help my milk supply.0
-
Snacks like the pp suggested are great ideas. I buy nutragrain bars as I can eat that one handed. Almonds would be a good thing... Me? I eat cookies. I can't help it, it's my weakness. Drinking calories seems to be how a lot of people consume them easily. Is there a juice you like if you want to be healthy? I like soda (but have been soda free for 23 days now!), some people love coffee. My husband and I like hot chocolate in the morning.
I have no problem with eating too much, if I have left over calories in the evening I eat ice cream or cookies after dinner, terrible, I know.0 -
I start my day off with an iced coffee with cream and sugar. I do most of the snacking at night but I'm too tired to actually eat enough calories, so I think adding snacks during the day will be the best for me. I don't do too well with lots of dairy or sugar, so I can only have about 1 cookie before I start feeling ill. I'll aim for more snacks during the day while I pump. Right now I do Greek yogurt during my first pumping session, lunch during the second, and nothing during the 3rd.
I was actually consuming 3 protein bars a day last week in an attempt to get in more calories! They were 240 calories each, and I was still below my rec. intake.
Thanks for the ideas!0
This discussion has been closed.