I still don't understand...sorry. Need help "under calories"

I would have a hard time eating that many calories.. but honestly you need to eat MORE.. you don't have to eat all your exercise calories back but you should eat at least some of them back. try adding some healthy high calories foods.. yogurt, cheese, avocado..grapefruits are pretty low in calories which is a great idea but since you are having a hard time getting all those calories in maybe lean towards higher calorie fruits..eat a banana here and there.

I can attest to losing weight better when eating some of my exercise calories back.

You definately need to eat more. Try snacking between each meal. That would give you a total of 6 times to eat per day. Make it healthy and light. You will see the weight fall off. As for eatting all the workout calories.......Do the best you can but I wouldn't eat all of them. Plus, it's nice to complete your day with "under your calorie goal" note. From the sounds of it, you should probably be eatting around 2000 calories.

Maybe just include some more good fats, like whole yogurt/milk, and nuts, and see where you get to? Then as the calories (and your weight:)) creeps down it'll be easy to make the switches to lower fat versions. You should check what vitamins and minerals you're missing out on at the moment; www.nutriprofile.org is a nice free service that'll tell you. it's all about hocking vitamin pills, but once you know you're deficient in one thing it's easy to work out what to eat to get more.

Having said that, I'm going against the grain here - if after making switches and including a few higher-calorie snacks, and your not undernourished nutritionally, if you're calories are still under but if you don't feel hungry or tired, you'll probably be ok. These rules are just based on averages, and if you say you have a naturally slow metabolism you probably know your own body better than a one size fits all program.

This method has worked for me and last week I lost 3 lbs. Total of 26 lost since November 16th, 2009. So I am living proof and this past week from Monday to Monday (I weigh in on Monday only) I ate 2 fresco beef tacos from taco bell and I had 1 suggested portion of Peppridge Farm Triple layer fudge cake and 1 serving of ice cream with it and still lost the 3 lbs. It is about eating your suggested number of calories so that you are eating enough. According to the Biggest Loser if you cut your calories too low your body will start to store food as fat. I eat about 1570 for my weight 216 and height 5 ft 6 in. Most times I am at the mark or just a few over or under. It is what my body needs to lose weight. Want to know more just ask me. If you look at the suggested number of calories from this site and eat that many or just a little more along with exercise you will do well. Do not do a FAD diet like weight watchers, Jenny Craig, South Beach or Atkins etc. Do a lifestyle change that is really what you need to do. Learn how to eat all kinds of food. You will feel much more full and less likely to binge on the foods you do love. One thing that I can tell you is PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN and less Carbs yes but do not throw out all carbs. I also ate rice and Mac & Cheese. I used to think that those suggested serving sizes on the package or box were for kids but now I realize that eating that much will fill me out. Also use a lot of salad (Spinach more then lettuce) and green veggies and fruits in your meals too. Good Luck. I hope this helps. Too Few calories and you wont lose...Too Many and you wont lose...It is about eating just enough to lose!

Only a banana for breakfast is a bad idea. You need to eat more calories in the day and less as the day goes on. you should have protein protein protein. a much more filling meal is 9 grams of protein or more which will help you stay fuller longer. If you have a carb loaded meal, you will feel full but the fullness will wear off quite quickly and you will be hungry sooner. (Hence why Chinese makes you hungry after 2 hours). That whole thing about Low Fat and eating less does not work. You screw up your Metabolism if you do not eat enough cause then your body goes into survival mode. Good Luck.

Also either do not put in exercise on the site or ignore it and do not eat those calories back or you are just washing out the exercise.

My calories are 1570 and i eat 1400 - 1700 in addition to my exercise mostly around 1500 - 1600 so -70 or +30 regardless of what I exercise. EATING MORE BURNS CALORIES>

so just to clarify....should you eat your exercise calories or not? I have carefully stuck to my menu and have been under on my calorie points all week, but haven't shown any weight loss since Monday??

Having been here for over 2 years and keeping the 38+ pounds OFF for over 1.5............I can tell you you are headed for disaster if you eat way under your calories.

The key to all of this is to lose it and keep it off in a healthy way.

I see the Orig Poster is seeing a doctor and nutritionist. Please show them this site and get their PROFESSIONAL opinion on the subject.

If they have given you a food list and told you to pick 1 from column A and 2 from column B.....they know what they are talking about.
you can then use MFP as a guide and log to keeping track of what works!

OH yeah and your exercise! I am pretty much on maint cals now with deficit coming only from exercise........Oh and BTW I am STILL losing about 1/2 every 2 wks doing this. Meaning I eat 1600-2000 cals a day and lose weight.

Read through the posts.............glean some info and use the experience of 100s of ppl who have lost thousands of pounds here.

and for others...........it is NOT ok to eat 500 calories a day. Period.

Don't stop you're doing grreat the amount of calories they say on this site is bs I typically eat half of what they tel me and then burn a ton n I've been losing

It's great that it's working for you. I would say that what works for one person won't necessarily work for another. The vast majority of posters on this site seem to be losing weight successfully eating at least half of their exercise calories, myself included. If you think what is said on the site is BS I'm a bit confused why you use it.

Also either do not put in exercise on the site or ignore it and do not eat those calories back or you are just washing out the exercise.

As per above quote....do others agree? do not add your exercise calories into your daily menu plan? I find that doing this motivates me to do the exercise because I add in the exercise at the beginning of the day which means I have to do it.

I'd suggest you double check your settings. I honestly can't imagine that MFP would suggest that you would lose weight eating 2400 base calories. From what your profile states, you are a 27 year old female. I don't know what your current weight is, but when I started I was 235lbs (31 yr old female) and looking to lose 100+ lbs. To lose 2lbs per week, MFP suggested I eat 1200 calories per day. You also state you have a "slow metabolism". If that's the case, then your body burns calories slower than normal, which would imply that you would need to eat less to lose weight since your body burns fuel slower than the average person. So please go back and double check your setting to make sure they are accurate.