Calories

Pretty sure you already know you shouldn't be sticking to 800 calories. I would eat the full 1963. I've done insanity (and p90x and nrolfw and all the other trendy workouts), and you really do need the calories. You might lose on 800 but it's not sustainable and you will gain it back.. I guarantee it. I can make a protein shake be 600+ calories. If you aren't hungry try drinking a shake instead.

You stated in a previous post you are recovering from an ed. Now you state you want to eat too few calories for anyone to adequately get nutrition and do a crazy insane exercise regimine.

I think you already know, or should know, the answers you are going to get. You are setting yourself up to be attacked.

My two cents: Please don't do this to yourself. You deserve a healthy lifestyle.

Its not that i cant find food that is higher in calories to eat, i cant eat a 550 calorie cheeseburger. its more that i eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snake, dinner, and sometimes dessert, but all my meals are on the healthier end, and low in calories, and i dont know what else TO eat that's healthy.

and im not trying to eat below 800 on purpose thats just how it ends up working out most days

How on earth can you eat 3 full meals, dessert and 2 snacks and be under 800 calories? Healthier foods to eat that have some decent calories in them- eggs, avocado, nuts, fruit, protein bars, peanut butter. Try making food in coconut oil/olive oil or butter for extra calories too.

Perhaps you could look at macros instead of calories. Try to get 120g+ of protein, 40g+ of fats, and say 230g+ of carbs. Get about 1760 calories using those as baseline. Shrugs.

Eat nuts. They are very high in calories but still healthy.

If you lack time, how about a peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread, or a pita, for breakfast on the run? Almost 400 calories and portable food. Add something to that salad - grilled chicken, boiled eggs, sliced nuts, or even a healthy fat like olive oil. For dinner, I'd toss in a quick veggie with that fish. Something easy to grill but full of good fats and nutrients.

You probably won't go from 800 to 1,900 in a day, but work at adding a few changes each week, and you'll hit the goals you set!

you can prepare meals ahead of time. Or get meal replacement bars to help too.

You should do your best to eat the recommended amount or there is a very good chance that you won't see the results you are looking for. Insanity is an intense workout and you need those calories to keep going.

i never have time for a "full" breakfast, so thats normally a yogurt, followed by some nuts like almonds for a snack, or maybe some kind of bar. lunch is a small salad, and i work through "lunch time" so i normally have my lunch during a "snack time" and dinner is normally just grilled fish or something. and dessert is rare. and i workout a lot, and have a physical job so most of my calories end up getting burned off, and thats my MFP always says im under my calorie goal. i may eat over 800 but burn off more then i can eat back by the end of the night

You really should try to follow the Insanity nutrition guide then. The meals are very quick to make and are great for someone who eats through their lunch time (coming from someone who does the same thing). Even if you can't eat the recommended 5 meals a day (which IS the healthiest way to eat), just make the meals you do eat 500 calorie ones and you would at least be better off than you are now

Generally when people put "not enough" when asking for help, they really don't want help.

Good luck OP

I always like to combine foods to make meals and snacks more satisfying. For example, if breakfast is a yogurt, add fruit. Instead of almonds as a snack, enjoy an apple with almond butter or trail mix including various nuts, dried fruits, and maybe dark chocolate chips. Make sure your salad for lunch includes plenty of protein, from chicken, fish, nuts, hard-boiled egg, etc. For dinner, have your fish with vegetables and brown rice. I've also been following the Flat-Belly Diet recently, derived from the Mediterranean diet, so I try to incorporate a source of healthy fats into every meal. And don't be afraid to drink your calories, particularly if you're busy working and exercising. There are plenty of healthy smoothies to be made from fruits, juices, milks, yogurts, and nut butters!

If you didn't "know" how to eat more then you wouldn't need to lose weight in the first place.
Eat more and treat your body right.
It's better to be losing weight slower and healthier than to expect
Everything to fall off at once and torture your body and develop an e.d.
Please be smart.
800 calories is stupid...you're not stupid! So eat smart,and be healthy...please.

You stated in a previous post you are recovering from an ed. Now you state you want to eat too few calories for anyone to adequately get nutrition and do a crazy insane exercise regimine.

I think you already know, or should know, the answers you are going to get. You are setting yourself up to be attacked.

My two cents: Please don't do this to yourself. You deserve a healthy lifestyle.

i am recovering. and im not TRYING to eat too few calories, its not like i work at it, thats just how it ends up happening most days, if i go over i dont flip out, i can just never seem to get that many calories.
and if people want to attack me for trying to get some advice on not only how many calories i may need to eat while on insanity and also if anyone could be super helpful by through some food ideas my way that would be nice to, then they can attack me. i feel that show small minded people, if you dont have something nice to say dont say it, i dont need to hear your negative comments

I actually wasn't trying to attack you, so I appologize if it came across that way. I was trying to warn you that others might because of your post and I see it happen here a lot. You did however put in your original post that '800 was your calorie goal', not that you had a higher goal but were having trouble meeting it. I just honestly don't think 800 as a calorie goal is ever healthy for anyone. But I mean you no negative thoughts, so again, I'm sorry.

Best wishes.

An easy way to get more calories in is to eat more fat. Fat has more calories per gram than carbs and protein. Eating full fat foods, rather than low fat can be a good way to get more calories in.