How do I eat all my calories?

Mastication is the best route.

peanut butter I wouldn't ever be near my goal without it

I never thought I'd have this problem but I can't seem to eat my calorie goal for the day without eating too much sugar... What foods can I eat that don't have a lot of sugar but push up my calorie intake?

Thanks!

Ignore sugar unless you have a medical reason to do so.

Just track your overall carbohydrate intake.

What types of food are you eating?

After 3 weeks at 1200 calories I have gradually upped to 500 and will gradually up to 2000 as I near my GW.

I think planning is key - what do you plan to eat for the rest of the day - I already know I will be having a chicken cous cous lunch which is around 280 cals and a lasagne this eve filled with veggies so I can have a nice sized portion at around 550 cals. I even had a grilled bacon and plum tomato sandwich on wholegrain this morning which is less calories (and sugar) than the cereals I would usually have.

I have learnt that during the day if I need a quick fix to snack on seeds, dried fruit and normal fruit and my sugar craving (or rather chocolate fix) is starting starting to wane. I had some chocolate mothers day (Sunday in the UK) nothing monday, yesterday eve I had a handful of chocolate peanuts.

With all that I still have a little over 300 calories to consume, so will most likely snack on fruit / seeds at some point during the day.

If your just getting used to MyFitnessPal you will learn over time to exchange your foods for alternatives that are healthier and will therefore help you lose weight and feel better completely!

I tried looking at your diary to see what you are eating but was unable to do so - perhaps review your foods and snacks and research what better options are out there - remember less calories doesn't always mean better in the long run - those diet ready meals are a prime example and will leave you craving something later!

I have lost approx 8lbs since using MFP

If by some chance you're trying to avoid sugar, you could eat stuff like avocados, nuts, nut butters, oils (I love coconut oil), butter, BACON, full fat dairy, etc. Look for healthy fats if you're limiting carbs.

Otherwise eat whatever you fancy that fits your macros/calorie goals.

Sugar doesn't matter, please follow below 8 step program to fulfill your calorie needs.

Step 1) go to freezer section
Step 2) select your favourite Ben and jerrys
Step 3) go to breakfast section
Step 4) buy pop tarts
Step 5) pay
Step 6) take home
Step 7) make a sandwich with aforementioned ingredients
Step 8) consume

where's the rolling eyes smiley?

OP - I'm always over sugar, and it comes from fruits. It really doesn't matter as long as it's good sugar IMO.

Glad you posted this. I was just about to ask the same thing. Glad to hear it doesn't matter unless for medical reasons. I always seem to be under my calorie intake just fine but sodium and sugar were a problem. So this morning I decided to map out my day to get it under control. Sodium is in check but still having a problem with sugar and only had half of my calorie counted for. But I'm going to add some nuts to bump it up.

MFP doesn't differentiate between sugars. Fruit sugars, sugars from milk, and plain old white sugar all count towards your sugar goal. I've seen a couple technical support posts asking MFP to separate it out. Probably because we all go over.

I am having a similar problem and was about to post a new topic about it until I just found this thread. My issue is that I am under my calorie goal every day, and I keep getting the message warning me that my body could go into starvation mode. Until I started tracking my daily intakes, I never realized that I was undereating. I am trying very hard to remedy this, but even when I eat more than I feel like I need (or want) I am STILL under my calorie goals.

I have stopped tracking my sugars, I am not concerned about them because they are mostly from fresh fruit and low fat yogurt. What I AM concerned about is my fat intake. I want to up my calories, up my protein, but still stay within my fat limits. All the high calorie foods that I have seen suggested here (peanut butter, nuts, avocados) are very high in fat. If I turn to those to up my calories, I am going to blow my fat goals (my suggested levels from MFP) for the day. Any suggestions?

How do you edit your daily tracking? I am 117 5"4 and someone told me I should be eating more protien fiber and calories than this MFP suggests? it suggests 1200 cals. 45 protein 14 fiber 165 carb 40 fat, I cant figure how to edit it.

Just switch off sugar tracking in your diary settings.

Job done.

What ratio are you using?

If you are asking me, I am just going by what MFP calculated for me when I set my initial stats and goals. My daily food calculator tells me that I am aiming for 1520 calories a day, 209 carbs, 51 fat and 57 protein. Yesterday I was 355 low on calories, 54 low on carbs and 20 low on protein. The day before that I was 387 low on calories, 53 low on carbs and 23 low on protein. I have been pretty on target for my fat goals, so I don't want to start eating foods that are going to put me over in that area.

Sugar doesn't matter, please follow below 8 step program to fulfill your calorie needs.

Step 1) go to freezer section
Step 2) select your favourite Ben and jerrys
Step 3) go to breakfast section
Step 4) buy pop tarts
Step 5) pay
Step 6) take home
Step 7) make a sandwich with aforementioned ingredients
Step 8) consume

My hero :-)

I find I exceed the recommended sugar but like others, most of it comes from fruit and even vegetables (I really like to munch on carrots instead of a candy bar or bag of chips for a snack).