cant eat enough

I got the same message and I only had 20 calories that I didn't eat. I don't think I'm eating enough calories because I'm losing weight to fast.

Here's my two cents:
Don't make yourself eat if your body isn't hungry, but possibly try and eat more calorie dense foods, like nuts and nut butters, beans, seeds, lean meat, and dairy. You don't have to eat junk to add enough calories, but I also understand that sometimes it's hard to eat above 1200 calories when most of what you're eating is fruit and veggies, or if you're just used to eating a lot less. Some people will preach all day about not going under 1200 calories a day because your body will go into "startvation mode" even if you eat less than the number of calories your body would use to function in a state of total rest (BMR/Basil Metabolic Rate). I am eating under my BMR every day for my current weight, but I have a lot to lose (More than 100 lbs). I keep my calorie goal set at 1650, but the past couple weeks I often eat around 1400-1500 and net less than that with exercise.

I'm a fan of toast with hummus and sliced tomatoes or popcorn popped in canola oil. It fills me up and adds some extra calories.

It doesn't matter what you eat!! If you have the calories left eat a cookie, have some chocolate, a piece of cake...whatever. You do not have to live a life of deprevation to lose fat.

so I logged my food and it is saying that I am not eating enough calories. what am I going to do? I am not always hungry. I know they say to eat more to loose weight. Dang I am not going to loose weight then. does anyone have any ideas how to eat enough calories at a healthy pace?

I looked at your profile you are 29yo?

So you are a grown up...and you are able to make choices for yourself as to what to eat??

I don`t want to sound mean but you (like most of us) got where we were by over eating and making(wrong) choices so take this as a learning curve to educate yourself/

Your diary is not public so no body knows what you ate or did not eat?

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You don't have to necessarily eat "more", but you can eat smarter. there are foods that are high in calories that are still good for you. Foods like peanut butter, olive oil, eggs, butter (not the substitutes), avocado oil, protein powders, granola bars (like Nature Valley), protein bars, oatmeal, potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, breads, pastas, rice, cheese, milk, meats, no low calorie condiments/snacks, etc. Maybe include some ice cream

so I logged my food and it is saying that I am not eating enough calories. what am I going to do? I am not always hungry. I know they say to eat more to loose weight. Dang I am not going to loose weight then. does anyone have any ideas how to eat enough calories at a healthy pace?

I looked at your profile you are 29yo?

So you are a grown up...and you are able to make choices for yourself as to what to eat??

I don`t want to sound mean but you (like most of us) got where we were by over eating and making(wrong) choices so take this as a learning curve to educate yourself/

Your diary is not public so no body knows what you ate or did not eat?

Asking questions IS how people learn. I don't think the OP is asking for anything insane. For a lot of people losing weight becomes this huge time of reassessing what you've been eating and how you've been eating. Not knowing what to eat doesn't make someone less of a grown up.

I mean hell, I'm a grown up too and much of my adult life has involved eating in really bad ways. So I don't know if the grown-up choices I made for myself were always the best.

While it would help if OP's diary was open for more constructive advice, OP IS trying to educate herself by being a part of this community and asking this question. There's no reason to be snarky about it. A lot of people don't just know how to eat right.



OP - Eat cheese, nuts, have some chocolate

I find it hard to eat healthy and get as many calories as I need for the day.
So if I come across a day where I don't hit at least 1,200, I'll cheat and eat a sweet. That's all you really need to hit to keep that message away, it'll get easier soon

How is the following not healthy?
peanut butter, olive oil, eggs, butter (not the substitutes), avocado oil, protein powders, granola bars (like Nature Valley), protein bars, oatmeal, potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, breads, pastas, rice, cheese, milk, meats, no low calorie condiments/snacks, oatmeal, etc. Maybe include some ice cream

I'm just wondering because I eat 1600-1800 cals/a day and I don't have any trouble meeting that #. As I said in my post..it's about eating smarter. You can more than meet your calorie goals with "healthy" food and not feel gorged.

Thank you, thank you. lol. I don't eat all of my calories. I'm eating 2007 cals a day based on my TDEE and I'm losing so far. I'm having a problem eating so many calories right now, but don't be afraid to eat. You may come short, but don't worry about it, just get your protein and fiber in is what I think is most important. Sodium is a killer for swelling, so if you're going way over your sodium levels, you're gonna look bloated, and trust me, I HAVE THAT PROBLEM. lol. But drinks lots of water and it'll come down. You CAN eat healthy and still fill your calories and if you find yourself coming up short at the end of the day and are even the slightest bit hungry, eat something small. Like jello or something. I eat sugar free jello.

I find it hard to eat healthy and get as many calories as I need for the day.
So if I come across a day where I don't hit at least 1,200, I'll cheat and eat a sweet. That's all you really need to hit to keep that message away, it'll get easier soon

How is the following not healthy?
peanut butter, olive oil, eggs, butter (not the substitutes), avocado oil, protein powders, granola bars (like Nature Valley), protein bars, oatmeal, potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, breads, pastas, rice, cheese, milk, meats, no low calorie condiments/snacks, oatmeal, etc. Maybe include some ice cream

I'm just wondering because I eat 1600-1800 cals/a day and I don't have any trouble meeting that #. As I said in my post..it's about eating smarter. You can more than meet your calorie goals with "healthy" food and not feel gorged.

I hear this all the time, and I think it's a bunch of baloney. You got fat by eating way more than 1200. It's real frickin easy. A slice of pizza, a cup of fro yo, a peanut butter sandwich, etc. think back to the days that you used to eat 3000 calories a day and eat some of that. I think people are afraid of gaining so they convince themselves that they can't eat enough. It's symptomatic of an eating disorder. Get over it and have a granola bar for christs sake.

This. I see this kind of post so often on here that I've decided it must be some desperate cry for attention (apart from the very rare case when it is posted by someone trying to put on weight). I just can't seriously believe anyone became overweight without knowing how to eat more than 1200 calories.

I thought that at first too Xiaolongbao - and the question is posted with incredible frequency.

But then I read a few more posts and realised that many people used to eat 3000 or so caloires a day eating pizza, fries, donuts etc - and now they are eating raw vegies ,fruit, lean meat, boiled eggs and it can be a shock to realise how much you can eat and still be under the calorie limit when eating such different foods.

Now I know they could just eat a bucket of fries and solve the problem - but I get that they are trying to avoid eating junk and slipping back to bad habits so they dont want to do that, they want a healthy alternative - hence the peanut butter, cheese, avocado, nuts options people suggest.

Also, no need for the snarky posts - yes this question is asked often - but this site does attract lots of new users and many seem to have this problem initially whislt they adjust to their new way of life.

This thread is new and exciting.