Broke my plateau!

I had milk or yogurt kind of as a snack. I would have a banana and a cup of whole milk for breakfast sometimes if I didnt have time to wait for oatmeal. And I would have a yogurt before I had lunch and before dinner sometimes when I knew I was low on my calories. I chose oatmeal ( instant oats, not the sugary fruit stuff) because it was low calorie, low in sugar, had protein, and is high fiber. You need more fiber so your body can get rid of the fat too. After my hard work outs or lifting weights I have a protein shake. You can get Whey protein at any GNC or at Walmart in the vitamin isle. It comes in a huge container. I have 1 scoop in water right after I get home from a work out. If you need more calories you can mix it in milk also.

It does seem odd to increase calories to loose weight. But you need to keep the same activity level when you do increase, don't slack off or you will just stay the same weight still. It's more just experimenting. My recommended calories just to live is 1800, and i was like that is WAY too high so I started out with 1500 just to try it and it worked! It's pretty easy to start eating more calories. Add in a glass of milk, peanut butter toast, yogurt, nuts, granola bars. Say you add a cup of 2% milk to every meal 3x a day, that is 300 calories right there and you are done!