HOW THE HECK do I eat 1600 calories!?

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  • LongIsland27itl
    LongIsland27itl Posts: 365 Member
    Eat some nuts. Or peanut butter on bread,x2, 400 calories is so easy to consume its not funny
  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
    One mouthful at a time.
  • CorvusCorax77
    CorvusCorax77 Posts: 2,536 Member
    i don't eat "diet" foods... so I have no problem.

    in fact, I think most of my "weight loss journey" were days I ate chocolate and pizza and clocked in at about 1600 calories. I just also worked out a lot. I don't think I ever really just ate 1200 and left it at that.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    I can smell 1600 calories.

    I wish/pray/dream about having problems eating up to my calorie limit.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    A handful of almonds is 200 calories right there. Doesn't take up a lot of space in the tummy, but gives you a little calorie boost. I wish I had some right now.
  • KatrinaWilke
    KatrinaWilke Posts: 372 Member
    I can smell 1600 calories.

    I wish/pray/dream about having problems eating up to my calorie limit.

    I KNOW!! I never understand these posts. If I am not careful, I could eat my calorie limit in one meal!
  • Cese27
    Cese27 Posts: 626 Member
    Eat a handful of nuts. Done lol
    I'm so childish but that made me lol
  • HealthyNurseK
    HealthyNurseK Posts: 38 Member
    While you transition, just take it slow to get up to your new calorie goal if you feel like it's a big jump to get to the right amount. It took me a few weeks to figure out how to eat more and not just fill up on anything just to reach my calorie quota.
    Great ideas here to incorporate more protein - full-fat or low-fat dairy, eggs, olive oil, nut butters, avocado, etc. If you find it helps to add a few healthy snacks in there rather than just add to the size of your meals, that can help too.

    Great job reaching maintenance! It's an exciting and transitional stage and you'll do great if you just keep listening to your body and trying to make the most healthy changes and choices.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I easily hit 1800-1900+ every day - diary is open. Hafta say I was on vacation a few weeks ago, and had family stuff last week, so there's a lot of dinners out and such...and over abundance of some things, but go further back and you'll see healthier stuff. :tongue:

    As others have said, eat more calorie dense foods - nuts, nut butters, avocados, use olive and coconut oils in dressings and cooking, whole eggs, full fat dairy, etc. I have raw almonds around all the time - great snack and they add up quick. Slice an apple or banana and dip it in a tablespoon of peanut butter. Or do the same with a few squares of super dark chocolate. If you really wanna have fun, swirl a tbs each of peanut butter and Nutella, and then dip the apples. Speaking of Nutella - stir a spoonful of it into a half cup of plain Greek yogurt - heaven!

    Keep tracking, checking other examples - it's a learning process. It has taken me some time to learn new eating habits to cut back on the junk, and then even longer to fine tune things to get the proper amount of cals and aim to hit my macros. But it's worth it.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Ive always found the open mouth-insert food-swallow method works best. I can eat serious amounts of food...even when watching my diet.

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