1200 calories?

Simple answer - you really should eat 1200 calories a day unless you are an extremely petite person because it is difficult to get adequate nutrition on less than 1200 calories. Your diary isn't public so I don't know exactly where you can work on it, but I was having similar problems when I first started eating healthy.

My solution was snacking between meals - adding nuts in particular helped get my calorie intake (and protein) up for the day. Eat an apple with a little peanut butter, a few almonds and an orange, something like that.

My food diary is public so you are welcome to look at it - I am not a vegetarian but I am allergic to milk, which cuts out cottage cheese and yogurt as potential fillers for me (those are two other things you might consider between meals).

Here's a few suggestions after looking through your diary (which does look pretty good):

Add a piece of fruit to your breakfast - bananas are high calorie fruit that also have a lot of really great nutrients that will fuel your body for the day. Have an extra string cheese or yogurt (one between breakfast/lunch, one between lunch/dinner) or eat a piece of fruit in addition to the snacks you're already eating.

Also, some unsolicited advide:
This won't add much to your calorie count, but you really should try to eat at least 3 servings of vegetables every day. Some days you go above that, but a lot of days you don't have many veggies at all.

The thing that I've heard about starvation mode is that once your body thinks it isn't going to get enough energy (aka calories) for the day it will start hording what it already has. This means that it will be harder for you to lose weight because your body thinks you're in a situation where you can't eat to provide fuel. The poster above has the key to getting to your 1200 calories in a healthy vegetarian way. Any kind of nut (almonds, walnuts..) or seeds (sunflower or pumpkin) have lots of calories for a small amount of food and are full of the "good fats".

Good luck finding that balance and happy calorie counting!!! :drinker:

I noticed the energy drinks as well, and they seem to be quite frequent. When you flood your system with energy alternates you won't be as hungry because even if they are filled with sugar substitutes, it tricks your body into believing that it's getting a lot more than it actually is.

Also, I spend a majority of the year each year as a full-fledged vegetarian, and after looking at the food you're eating, I'm concerned that you aren't ingesting any complete proteins. You're getting protein yes, but this site doesn't track what kinds you're getting. Talk to your doctor or do some research into alternatives for cp's. The best alternative to meat is substances with tofu in the ingredient list (tofu is the only 100% complete non-meat protein commonly available). The lack of these can have other effects on your body and well being, but especially if it's exacerbated by low caloric intake and minimal other proteins in the diet. Whenever you go to a primarily or full vegetarian diet, you have to be super careful and tedious about tracking nutrients, not just basic intake values like calories, carbs, and fat. An imbalance in the nutrients you aren't tracking could account for the lack of appetite, likewise another condition mental or physical could account for lack of want.