I don't eat enough calories

To be honest if you've eaten that low calorie for a long time your maintenance is going to be much lower than what it should be. Your body is used to running off little calorie so even though lets say your maintenance is 1600, but you've only eaten 1,000 calories a day typically... you will gain weight even at let's say 1300.

I don't want to scare you with this, but you're going to have to reverse diet back up and the exercise you've recently added will help keep the fat gain minimal, but you should also be gaining muscle at the same time (if you're weight training) This happens to anyone who consistently eats low calorie for extended periods of time.

You want to gradually walk your calories up. If you're confused on what I'm referring look up "Reverse dieting" and you might be linked to figure / bodybuilders sites and videos because when they're getting ready for shows they eat pretty low calories for a long time and need to reverse diet to get back to normal.

I've seriously been attempting to lose weight since the 16th of January. I only started to log my foods two days ago...

I wasn't eating much already, so what you see in my diary is pretty much the same amount of calories I've been eating before.

I don't think I'm anorexic and I don't feel bad or anything. Do I really need to see a doctor?

How much do you weight? How tall are you? What is your goal?

You are not eating enough w/ only 400 calories not burned.. to low dear!!

Okay I've set my diary to public.

A few more bits of info on me:

I'm lactose intolerant. There's lactose free stuff, but it's more expensive than regular diary.
I've been taking the Women's Ultra Mega Active vitapak from GNC
I've hated peanut butter since childhood. We were poor, so when I wanted a sweet snack, my mom used to give me a heaping spoonful of peanut butter to eat. That - and mayo on bread.

I like avocados, though. Guacamole is good?

If you are lactose intolerant, you may still be able to eat yogurt. I like a good greek yogurt like Fage or Chobani 2% fat, with a tablespoon of Nutella. Nutella is basically hazelnut and chocolate, blended up like peanut butter. Heaven on Earth. This is my go-to snack when I'm under calories and protein at the end of the day.

Avocados are awesome! Home-made guacamole is really healthy, especially if you throw in fresh tomatoes and peppers. I only say home-made because I'm careful about my salt intake. I also like to smash half an avocado into a slice of toasted rye bread. Heck, I'll just eat an avocado with a spoon, by itself.

I can totally relate to the mayo on bread. I don't know how us poor kids hit on this combo, but it is like a universal thing! I'm not going to make assumptions about your life, but I know that being poor/hungry as a kid impacted my relationship with hunger. I can block it out without even realizing it, sometimes for days, but I also have a lifetime of feast and fast cycles that made me fat. First two weeks of the the month we would feast on mountains of mashed potatoes and pork chops and good stuff, and the last two weeks its cheerios and mayo on bread until we ran out. I'm saying this mostly for the inevitable person who will see this thread and accuse you of lying about your intake, lying about not being hungry, or assuming you are intentionally depriving yourself, etc. There are people on here who are viscous about this, so don't let them get to you.


**ETA**
If you aren't super concerned about losing a specific amount of pounds, then don't worry about weighing except to get a feel for how many calories you need. Weighing daily/weekly/monthly effects everyone differently, some it motivates and others it turns all obsessive, and others it feeds into depression. Do what makes you happiest

*sigh* Thank you. I didn't wanna put my life story on here, but you definitely had a similar time.
I was always underweight/malnourished as a child and when I became an adult with money, I realized I could eat more, so I did. Now it's back to the poor life, so I figured I'd save money avoiding the bad foods and eating less. I started this weight loss journey on the 16th like: 'Might as well.'

Well I'd like to say, looking back, it has taken me a decade of being an adult with money to get to the point where I understand my hunger and can have perspective on my food choices. It's good that you are addressing it now, so you can enjoy your 20's more than I did

A good way to handle the fast/feast cycle while still eating consistently healthy, is to cook in bulk and freeze your meals. Pick 3 or 4 recipes you like, ones that freeze well and you can see yourself eating all month. Take a look at the recipes section of the message boards for some ideas that have lots of protein and vegetables. And don't listen to the carb-haters who would have you give up potatoes. They are good for you! Just not mountains and mountains, like I used to have as a teenager. You can poke and microwave a medium or large potato.. Cover it with a damp paper towel to keep it from drying out in the microwave. A sack of potatoes is relatively inexpensive, and will keep for the month.