End of the day : under 1200 calories but not hungry....

peanut butter, nuts, avocado, granola, ice cream, chocolate...

Salad with some nuts, avocado, full fat dressing, cheese? Nuts especially add a good amount of calories for a small amount of food.

This is what helps me.

When people have difficulty achieving a measly 1200 calories per day, it is usually because they've basically cut fat from their diet...fat free this and that...low fat this and that. Your body needs fat...fat doesn't make you fat...eat more fat. Look to things like nuts, nut butters, avocado, cooking with some olive oil or coconut oil or peanut oil...basically stop cutting all the fat, the '80s are over and I'd like to leave the no fat nonsense where it belongs.

Hello everyone,
So, it's 6:37 in the evening, and I'm not hungry (at all, I feel super full from lunch actually) but I'm under 1200 calories.
Seeing as it happens to me quite frequently, I would like to know if you know anything that I could eat that is light on the stomach, preferrably healthy, and enough calories so that I don't go into starvation mode....

What are you eating throughout the day? Your diary isn't open but that might help us to guide you in some better choices earlier in the day to add calories but not make you feel overstuffed. I was struggling getting enough calories for a while so I added whole grains and some lowfat dairy with most meals and snacks and it helps add calories without making me feel too full. Nuts are another good option - a lot of calories in 1/4 c, so not overfilling but really good for you.

This happens to me, I have been trying to eat a little more at breakfast or have a morning snack to up the calories.

Maybe try eating more calorically dense food in the morning?

Yeah, I was going to suggest this too. If, generally speaking, you already know you'll be on the low side perhaps you can plan for a bigger breakfast, lunch or a couple of snacks rather than forcing yourself to eat more in the evening.

Can anyone recommend some healthy snacks? I had my first day back at work today since starting MFP and I realised that my lunch was filling, but I needed snacks at 10:30 (break) since I had my breakfast at 6am and wouldn't be having lunch til 12:30 - and grabbed some breakfast biscuits - not sure if this was the healthiest option! I'm down on calories today too - but I'm so happy because this evening I'm allowing myself a snack of chocolate!

I can never understand when people say this. No offense intended but most people who are here are trying to lose weight because they have gained it at some point... obviously eating way more than 1200 calories, and well above maintenance calories... so how is is anyone here can be struggling to eat 1200?? Workout, eat real foods with good fats and you will have no problem eating your calories

I know, it sounds crazy to me too. But for me, I was eating an enormously high carb diet previously ~ and that left me oh so hungry all day and nite (and even while I slept!). Now that I'm eating more protein (and fat, I use olive oil, butter, mayo, cheese, etc, daily), I am sincerely not hungry (well not in that same *starving* sorta way I used to be on probably 3000+ daily calories mostly carbs).

I like the suggestion of adding nuts to my foods. If anyone wants to check out my diary to see if I'm doing something 'wrong', feel welcome!

I can never understand when people say this. No offense intended but most people who are here are trying to lose weight because they have gained it at some point... obviously eating way more than 1200 calories, and well above maintenance calories... so how is is anyone here can be struggling to eat 1200?? Workout, eat real foods with good fats and you will have no problem eating your calories

QFT. I wish I had this problem. Just like everything else though, everyone is different. I have friends who are taller/more muscular than me who are like "how can you STILL be hungry?!". A couple have suggested that I try competitive eating (yeah right). Even if I wanted to gorge myself like that - and I DO NOT - those folks are in a different class altogether.

When people have difficulty achieving a measly 1200 calories per day, it is usually because they've basically cut fat from their diet...fat free this and that...low fat this and that. Your body needs fat...fat doesn't make you fat...eat more fat. Look to things like nuts, nut butters, avocado, cooking with some olive oil or coconut oil or peanut oil...basically stop cutting all the fat, the '80s are over and I'd like to leave the no fat nonsense where it belongs.

other causes are eating less meat (i'm semi-veg) so sometimes I cant make 1200 calories without trying,
I try to focus on making my meals add up to 400 calories... I'm a breakfast eater. I'm grumpy without food, I need it before ANYTHING else, so I want a nice filling breakfast... if my breakfast is falling short of calories I add something like a slice of ham, some cheese, but usually almond butter or hemp hearts - it takes nothing to crank it up another 100 calories
Lunches I will add cheese or avocado to ramp it up.
I never have trouble getting my dinner to add up to 400 calories, so no help there!
If you are not a breakfast eater you can divide it more like 200, 400, 600... this always leaves room for a 100-250 calorie snack, but you don't HAVE to have it

I'm just suggesting you plan your eating around not being under 1200 by the end of the day.

The trick is to find balance. You can't DIET everything all the time... you need to find ways to manage eating forever
this will include snacking at times... it will include beer at time (my extra calories last night went to two beers, and they were gooood) That's why I work for my core meals to be 1200, with wiggle room for seconds or a treat.

Being under 1200 calories once in a while won't hurt you at all, just don't make it a daily habit. I tend to look more at my weekly picture rather than each day. Being under on one or two days can offset being over a day or two.

I don't see the point in forcing yourself to eat if you're just not hungry. There's a few days I've been under and don't eat non-fat/low fat stuff. Then again, I also have those days where I over indulge and go over. It all balances out in the end though.