What happens if I don't eat up to the cal

How did you do it when you gained your weight?

Nothing bad will happen. You won't starve or go into the mythical "starvation mode".

What happens if I don't eat up to the calories I have to eat? Mine is 1500 but how am I to eat 1500 when about 1200-1300 I'm already extremely full.

i have the same probably but always end up managing about 1300. i think its because of the change in my diet. i eat things that are more filling as opposed to junk food or sugary snacks that i used to eat. chicken and eggs in particular i find to be very filling.

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Nothing bad will happen. You won't starve or go into the mythical "starvation mode".

Nothing bad will happen...in the short term. Long term, you will start to see repercussions. Your metabolism will slow as your body becomes used to the lessened intake. When you begin eating again at the higher level of calories (what was your original TDEE), you'll gain weight.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2495396/pdf/postmedj00315-0056.pdf

What happens if I don't eat up to the calories I have to eat? Mine is 1500 but how am I to eat 1500 when about 1200-1300 I'm already extremely full.

what are you eating? I suggest increasing your healthy fat intake. 1500 is NOT a lot by any means.

Have a look at this -

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

It will take 10 minutes to read but It honest and scientifically based advice that you should listen to

Nothing bad will happen. You won't starve or go into the mythical "starvation mode".

AGREED! There's a great article here on MFP about the starvation myth. I wish I knew the link. But basically it says that even IF you go into "starvation mode" it doesn't mean that you aren't losing weight, it just means your metabolism slows.

Personally, I've learned to "use" them for a treat. I like a glass of wine but I've also learned that wine could be the cause of my headaches so I just started gluten free beer. One a night if I have a few calories left and I WANT it - a treat of sorts, for not going OVER. But it's OK not to eat all your calories. Especially one or two days.

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depending on how many meals you eat, you could try having smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day. instead of three 500 kcal meals, try six 300 calorie meals

I eat a lot of snacks but when I eat "big meals" it would be around 200-400 calories.

that's your problem--quite simply 200 calories is a large snack NOT a small meal.

3 eggs = 210 calories, 1 oz cheese = 100 calories, 1 slice toast = 70 w/ 1/2 tbsp butter=50 calories. TOTAL: 430 calories

1 oz pasta = 180, 1 oz olive oil = 120, 1 cup veggies = 30, 4oz chicken/shrimp = 120. TOTAL: 450 calories

1 cup yogurt =120 calories, 1 serving whole grian cereal = 100 calories, 1 cup berries = 75 calories (ish), 1 oz nuts = 160 TOTAL: 455 calories

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Nothing bad will happen. You won't starve or go into the mythical "starvation mode".

AGREED! There's a great article here on MFP about the starvation myth. I wish I knew the link. But basically it says that even IF you go into "starvation mode" it doesn't mean that you aren't losing weight, it just means your metabolism slows.

Personally, I've learned to "use" them for a treat. I like a glass of wine but I've also learned that wine could be the cause of my headaches so I just started gluten free beer. One a night if I have a few calories left and I WANT it - a treat of sorts, for not going OVER. But it's OK not to eat all your calories. Especially one or two days.

but why would you want to do something which you know will slow your metabolism, make you sluggish and slow your progress when you can eat more, have more energy and loose the same amount of weight ?

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Nothing bad will happen. You won't starve or go into the mythical "starvation mode".

AGREED! There's a great article here on MFP about the starvation myth. I wish I knew the link. But basically it says that even IF you go into "starvation mode" it doesn't mean that you aren't losing weight, it just means your metabolism slows.

Personally, I've learned to "use" them for a treat. I like a glass of wine but I've also learned that wine could be the cause of my headaches so I just started gluten free beer. One a night if I have a few calories left and I WANT it - a treat of sorts, for not going OVER. But it's OK not to eat all your calories. Especially one or two days.

but why would you want to do something which you know will slow your metabolism, make you sluggish and slow your progress when you can eat more, have more energy and loose the same amount of weight ?

Well the link explains it much better than I can, but there are studies to prove you won't go into starvation mode for one or two days of not eating all your calories. Anyone know where I got that article?

Forget starvation mode in the short run. But you should eat enough to keep functioning well. Easy ways to add calories:

Milk and cheese
butter, olive oil, oil
rice, bread, quiona
beans, lentils
figs, dates, nuts

Anything that forms the basis of some culture's diet has lots of calories in it

Toast, butter, and orange juice is a few hundred calories

So you gained weight eating under 1500 cal? Wow interesting.