Just starting out struggling with calories

Make some friends too to help you on your way x

I struggled at first, ended up eating bags of crisps and other naughty stuff to meet my goal, but if you keep at it you'll get used to it. Now I love planning my healthy meals and working out what's the most I can eat for the calories I have

Other than suggested, go to town in a peanut butter jar. If you are active, you will probably need and additional 500 on top of that 1200 calorie number. You dont have much to lose so you should be aiming for 1/2 - 1 lb per week max and aiming to eat 50% of your exercise calories if mfp is estimating them. Also, try to incorporate high calorie protein shakes in your routine, like a muscle milk.

I would add more meats to your diet. There are plenty of higher calorie healthy lean meat options that will add value such as bison, duck, lean steaks, lamb or ground meats under 7% fat. More fish can help too. Adding tuna fish into your diet can help.

Not sure why you are eating 1200...

I did your TDEE calculations and even at Sedentary your TDEE isn't 1200. Your BMR, if you wanted to know, is 1407.

At Lightly Active and to get to your goal weight of 117, your TDEE is 1826. You'd want to eat at -20% and so I would set your calorie goals around 1450.

To double check the #s - check out this link by MFPer Heliotsdan - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

It'll give you a detailed walkthrough (with pictures even) on finding your TDEE and calculating what you should be eating.

Also, if you are worried about the calorie intake, I also suggest you read this thread that has numerous people who met their goals and are maintaining. Some for years and they also provide their calorie intake and how often they work out.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/816542-let-s-hear-it-for-maintainenance



For more information about fitness and nutrition, I highly suggest checking out and joining this group:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress

Read all the stickies. It's great information to know.

Don't concentrate on the number or times of meals so much. If you need structure fine, but you will feel full for eating for 20 minutes, so maybe you should break up meals more.

and as Joylia said, eat more. 1200 is for chumps and tiny people if your over 4' you are more than likely going to eat over 1200.

**just looked at your diary. You need to eat more. Maybe switch out some of that juice for a protiene shake. I am just kind of at a loss of how you can possibly eat what your eating and not binge.

Hi everyone. I'm 26 female and about 5'1. I'm weighing in at 9 stone 8 or 135lbs.

I have been logging for the past 3 days and seem to be struggling to eats recommended 1200 calories a day though I'm bottoo far away! The problem is I'm just so full lol! I'm unable to exercise due to an illness I have but wondering if I will still lose weight? I have an office job so I'm pretty sedentary really .

Focusing on eating 2 meals a day which is a challenge in itself! I just don't do breakfast lol! Lots of salad and veggies and fruit and just tea and water to drink

Any advice would be fab!

Thankyou xxx

Start eating breakfast even if it is a glass of milk or pot of yoghurt working up slowly to a smoothie, you can't get all the calories nutrients your body needs for health in two meals. An absolutely massive plate of salad leaves is one serving, so you have to eat a truly ridiculous amount to get much calories/ hit your nine servings a day, have you weighed what you eat? Are you eating all the recommended servings of reduced fat dairy, lean protein, oily fish, other healthy fats and so on? If you refuse to eat breakfast eat five other meals spaced out through the day.