Too little calorie consumption?

If you open your food diary, we can have a look at what you're eating and suggest where you might be able to fit more calories in.

A quick way to add calories is switching from reduced-fat to full-fat, and also to add 2tbsp of PB to your snack.

Chop up your apple and dip the pieces in PB and/or cream cheese.
Eat full-fat yoghurt instead of "Light".
Have a smoothie (banana, full-fat milk, and something else -- chocolate protein powder? I don't make smoothies) in place of your meal replacement shake.
Drink some juice! :drinker:
Have full-fat milk in place of the skim.

Just a few ideas to help get your started. :flowerforyou: Feel free to add me/send me a message to talk about anything. I know the knowledge, but fail in the implementation.

and is it really that important for me to increase my intake, even if i'm never hungry?

Looking at what you're at, I'd only be concerned that because your diet is so repetitive, there could be some vitamins and stuff that you're missing out on.

Looking at your calorie levels, I would say that you're doing alright, but increasing it probably couldn't really hurt -- adding in those calorie-dense foods like we've mentioned. I also don't see why you *need* to either, but I'm not one of the many "experts" around -- so I really can't say.

There are so many factors at play in how your body is responding. Yes a calorie deficient lifestyle will loose weight. However, there are some important things to understand about nutrition.
1. The first thing is to define your goals very specifically. loose weight-gain muscle- loose weight and gain muscle-pure maintenance. If you just wish to loose weight and eat at an undisciplined caloric deficit you will start to burn muscle. keep in mind the more muscle you have the better your body burns fat so nutrition is very important in preventing that
2. the goal you set determines (partly) what your nutritional needs are. On average you can figure your daily caloric intake at about 8 times your weight so at 210 you should probably consume around 1650 to 1700 kcal a day this should put you between 10 to 20% bellow you BMI/TDEE giving you a healthy deficit resulting in 1 to 2 pound loss a week. (remember everyones body responds differently and it takes time to learn how your body responds to food and excersice) als o keep in mind this is general guide lines.
3. where do the calories come from. fat, protein and carbs make up the calories. you need to understand how each plays a part in your nutrition carbs=energy they break down to sugars that feed necessary processes that keep you functioning day to day if you eat to few you will start to feel tired and listless,however, if you eat to many you flirt with hypoglycemia. If your body has to many sugars from the carb process it will store that sugar as fat in muscle cells as well as other places....fat regardless of it being a nasty word is needed in your diet. for one thing it is required for healthy skin..it is also needed in other various body function to complicated to delve into here....protein...ok this is a subject of much debate but there is some basic undeniable truths about protein...it burns more calories to digest protein that carbs or fat therefore it sort of boosts your metabolism...it is required to build and maintain muscle...everything else about protein is unimportant unless you are a bodybuilder or competition weightlifter.
4. ok so how much of each do you need. The standard most agree on is 50% carb 30% protein 20% fat. remember these are general rules and can vary from person to person. Guidelines only. learn your own body.
5. If you do lots of cardio you will burn calories..many people say too much cardio burns muscle..there are new studies that show this to be incorrect if proper nutrition is maintained...in my opinion for healthy weight loss you need both cardio and strength training (keep in mind the more muscle you have the more fat your body will burn (kind of..it actually burns it more efficiently) and if you strength train then you have got to maintain a proper protein intake (for women a good general rule is .6 to .8 times your body weight in grams s at 210 pounds 126 to 168 grams of protein a day)
6. DRINK WATER>>>DRINK WATER>>>>DRINK WATER....drink at least 8 cups a day...WARNING..DO NOT PUT IT OFF TILL 2 HOURS BEFORE BEDTIME OR YOU WILL PAY THE PIPER AND BECOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR TOILET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

ok so what....can you loose weight with out all of this above? sure, you can loose weight eating nothing but Twinkies if you maintain a caloric deficiency. but is the weight loss healthy? absolutely not.
Bottom line here is that nutrition and not just maintaining a caloric deficit is a key component in healthy weight loss. loosing 8 pounds a week is not healthy (usually unless supervised by a professional) you will burn muscle be weak and yoyo, it is difficult to maintain and sustain weight loss longterm this way (major cause of failure).
one more hint...one of the most effective ways to cut calories is substitution. replace mayonnaise with low fat mayo, replace whole milk with 1% or skim milk, replace that syrup for your pankakes with sugar free syrup, get sugar free jelly or jam, get fat free coffee creamer etc etc. you would be amazed how many calories a week you can cut with nothing other than substitution. in our house we discovered we cut so many calories through substitution (and then the added calorie burn from cardio and strength training) that the amount of food we eat is actually greater than before even maintaining a 10 to 20 % caloric deficit. we even have sugar free icecream sandwiches a few times a week.

nutrition (learn about food)...learn your body...cardio..strength train...drink water=healthy weight loss and a better more energetic you I PROMISE
if you do these things with diligence and patience you will not only loose weight heathily you will form a new lifestyle that will become habit. it will be easier to eat out because you know food and how to budget it...you will form a habit of a healthy lifestyle.

LOL your BMR is 2004!

Why on earth are you eating like that?!

Probably have a TDEE in the 3000s!

I say cut to 2500, 2300 in the least and watch the fat fall off.

If you were a woman id say eat 2100 daily so either way you dont eat properly for your build.

Maybe you should have more fat ( with a plain greek yoghurt, some olive oil or canola oil, plain milk, some olive, fish like salmon ) .

If you are (a) not hungry or weak...and (b) making all of your nutrient goals with the food that you are eating...Why do you feel that you need to eat more/ add more calories? Sad to say...gluttony is the only food disorder that too many people on mfp fail to recognize...DON"T FALL INTO THAT TRAP!