so close to just giving up!

@divinenanny my goal is actually 1600. I know I'm not even getting close to that. But what do I do when I'm stuffed and really do not want more food? I do tend to skip meals on the weekend just cause breakfast and lunch are usually the same meal. And if I go out, I miss supper. *sighs*. Eating when I'm not hungry just sounds counter productive

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Your ticker says you're trying to drop 160lbs. You're capable of eating more than 600+ calories in a day (truthfully, anyone is capable of eating more than 600 calories a day).

You don't have to eat all of your calories at once. Eat them spread throughout the day. Eat a meal. Eat a snack. Eat another meal a few hours later. You can absolutely take how many calories you should eat in a day, divide them out into several meals, and eat them without having to feel overstuffed at any specific time.

Also, accurately count what you're eating. Make sure your volumes and weights accurately reflect what you're eating. It's really easy to underestimate how much we're eating. (For instance what are those meals cooked in? It's easy to skip the oils used for cooking or in salad dressings). Everything counts. Being careful with your logging can make a great deal of difference in how many calories show up in your diary.

Ultimately starving yourself will only sabotage your long term diet goals (and whether you 'feel' it or not, having days where you're eating less than 700 calories is starving your body).

Consistency and accuracy will help the most and think in long term goals rather than going for a low calorie count for a single day.

Okay, if you focus on getting regular exercise, log your calorie intake to ensure you continue to not go *over* your allowance, and obsess less about your actual weight, you will get there.

Healthy choices with food, eat little and often (good nutritionally valuable foods, not empty calories), and continued exercise will make you FEEL better in the long run.

Pay attention to how you feel. Don't focus too much on the scale. There will be many weeks when the scale tells you nothing but your sense of health and well being will confirm you are making the right choices.

Don't get down hearted. It feels like so much work till it 'clicks' then you'll see you have got it right.

@LAW_714 Where did I say I wasn't able to eat 600 calories in a day? Did I do a typo somewhere?

As far as starving myself, that is the thing! I do not FEEL hungry. I'm not consciously trying to stay under 700 or whatever. It's just that I get full and don't wanna eat more.

You have days logged in with less than 700 calories. So whether or not it's your 'goal,' that's what your diary is listing, so there are two problematic issues: you aren't losing weight and you are listing a very low calorie intake.

If you are eating 700 calories and not losing weight there is a problem somewhere. There may be a metabolic issue at play. Perhaps you should see a doctor.

If you are not hungry enough to eat more than 700 calories in a day, there's a problem. There may be a medical issue. Perhaps you should see a doctor.

If there is no physical or metabolic problem involved, then are you sure that calories are accurately logged? (There was a girl on here a few weeks ago complaining about eating 700 calories and not losing weight until someone showed her that she had to log the actual grams, cups, and/or oz or what she was eating. When she did that, she saw that her calories were not 700 calories).

If there is no physical problem and your log is accurate, then you have to investigate whether you're eating enough for your body and exercise goals, in which case -- eat more. Yes, you're capable of eating more than 700 calories. Anyone is. 2tbs of organic peanut butter is 210 calories. 2 Tbs of almond butter is over 200 calories as well. That's a lot of calories in very small package, even 'not hungry' you can eat that. A single Panera Bread Cobb Salad for dinner is 580 calories or one small orange smoothie at Smoothie King is 460 calories. You can find options to meet your calorie needs... unless you are happy eating only 700 calories.

If you are content eating 700 calories, then by all means continue to do so. Your body needs more, but you appear to resist suggestions that you could eat more. Unless there's some metabolic issue, that level of intake will cause weight loss eventually. It has to. It's less than your body needs to function. Although, since you started the thread talking about giving up, I'm asking what exactly does that entail? I'm guessing that it would entail eating more, in which case, give yourself a break, that's what everyone is saying to do (only without giving up) -- eat more.

To the OP- HOW are you watching your calories? I ask this because I came to a huge realization yesterday: I wasn't measuring/weighing a damn thing, and i was waaaaaaayyyyyyy off. For example, i'd take a tablespoon of cream cheese...i weighed it today, and my spoons must be oversized, cause i was taking at least 3 tbsps.

Keep on going and try not to give up. Weighing weekly got too discouraging for me...perhaps weighing only every 4 weeks would be a consideration? I see a drop in weight anyway at that interval. Good luck and you can do it.

I think the actual calories burned from Tae Bo may be lower then what you have in your exercise diary.