I can't eat all these calories

I find it incredibly hard to believe that 92 calories worth of Salmon FILLS YOU UP???? Are you weighing your proteins becuase 4oz of Salmon is roughly 200 calories so you are telling us that 2 oz of Salmon is filling!!!!!! I think you need to take an honest look at the foods you eat and your relationship with food. I have no problem hitting 1400 calories in a day and its never in a way I feel stuffed.

yeah...I was pretty much going to say this...and two egg whites? Really having a hard time with two egg whites being so filling. By the by, just eat two whole eggs and boom...150 calories or so.

Also, if you're doing low fat/no fat everything then knock it off. Dietary fat doesn't make you fat and is essential to your health. Dietary fat helps regulate your hormones and is essential to proper brain function and nervous system function among other things. 20-30% of your calorie intake should be coming from dietary fat for proper nutrition.

My TDEE tells me I should be eating 1,800 calories per day to maintain my weight and below that, but not under 1,400 calories, to lose weight. I'm 5"3 and 51 kgs and Im trying to lose body fat (sort of a skinny fat situation here), but I find it hard to eat that many calories per day. For example, the I eat 92calories worth of salmon that really fills me up, or 34 calories (2 egg whites) or green tea (no calories) or a seafood salad (175-275 calories, depends). All these foods really fill me up.. but they don't really reach 1,400 or even 1,200 (which is the standard requirement for women) calories per day. I dont know what to do - eat beyond my hunger or continue to eat these foods + exercise...?

you didn't get extra fat on your body by not eating enough calories, so I'm pretty sure this wasn't the problem before. You don't have to eat "healthy"and "clean" all the time, everyone's definition is different. So have a slice of pizza, some avocado, cheese, nuts, anything.

Also 98cals worth of salmon is 47grams of salmon, not even 2oz, that's a portion the size of half a dollar bill. You sure this is your portion size?

My TDEE tells me I should be eating 1,800 calories per day to maintain my weight and below that, but not under 1,400 calories, to lose weight. I'm 5"3 and 51 kgs and Im trying to lose body fat (sort of a skinny fat situation here), but I find it hard to eat that many calories per day. For example, the I eat 92calories worth of salmon that really fills me up, or 34 calories (2 egg whites) or green tea (no calories) or a seafood salad (175-275 calories, depends). All these foods really fill me up.. but they don't really reach 1,400 or even 1,200 (which is the standard requirement for women) calories per day. I dont know what to do - eat beyond my hunger or continue to eat these foods + exercise...?

you didn't get extra fat on your body by not eating enough calories, so I'm pretty sure this wasn't the problem before. You don't have to eat "healthy"and "clean" all the time, everyone's definition is different. So have a slice of pizza, some avocado, cheese, nuts, anything.

Also 98cals worth of salmon is 47grams of salmon, not even 2oz, that's a portion the size of half a dollar bill. You sure this is your portion size?

I wanna do that but Im scared eating unhealthy will adversely affect the entire process and I wont lose or Ill put on more weight.
No, it's a bigger size than that for sure, its like 2 dollar bills, but the packaging says its that many calories... and its a good quality company so i doubt theyd lie

Like AmyRebeccah above me said, their number can be referring to a complete different size than one fillet in there. Do you own a digital kitchen scale? If not then buy one, they are like $20 and it will help you estimate correctly not only meat, but veggies, sauces etc. Big difference. 2 dollar bills worth of salmon could be anything from 6-10oz. And suddenly you're off by a lot.

Once you have the scale you may find out you are already eating the appropriate amount of calories, and that may be why you feel fill up

As for working out, I also second the protein recommendation, for your height and weight about 90g minimum is good. This is to help you with the muscle. However if you want to look leaner, you may find you will need to eventually start eating at or above maintenance, so that you can build some muscle. this is what makes you look lean. Don't worry, as a girl it will be impossible to get bulky. But even though you may eventually weigh more, you will look slimer. 1 pound of fat has bigger mass than 1 pound of muscle, so you see what I mean.

Good luck!

P.S. having pizza or anything else within your calories and while hitting your 90g goal of protein is not unhealthy and will not make you gain weight or get fat. It may increase your weight for the next day or 2 as the sodium in it will cause you to hold on to water, but that's about all.

I find it incredibly hard to believe that 92 calories worth of Salmon FILLS YOU UP???? Are you weighing your proteins becuase 4oz of Salmon is roughly 200 calories so you are telling us that 2 oz of Salmon is filling!!!!!! I think you need to take an honest look at the foods you eat and your relationship with food. I have no problem hitting 1400 calories in a day and its never in a way I feel stuffed.

Are you looking at the serving size of this package as well? That is one of the key things of reading labels...even things that seem like they are packaged for a single serving are often marked as "servings per container: 2" or 3 or more. Always check this part of your label.

I know how the OP feels. I was looking at my Net Calories report and I'm way behind. I am way more than satisfied.

The only time I seem to gt close is if I go out to eat and have a beer.

I find it incredibly hard to believe that 92 calories worth of Salmon FILLS YOU UP???? Are you weighing your proteins becuase 4oz of Salmon is roughly 200 calories so you are telling us that 2 oz of Salmon is filling!!!!!! I think you need to take an honest look at the foods you eat and your relationship with food. I have no problem hitting 1400 calories in a day and its never in a way I feel stuffed.

Same here. I always find these threads hard to believe but it might be just me, who has been a big eater all my life...

I used to be a big eater but over the past year, I eat a lot less than what I used to. The main thing I gave up was snacking - chocolates, crisps, cakes etc. and combining it with exercise. I don't even remember how I used to eat before but glad I stopped.

Anyway I'm also increasing my calories and it has been taking a bit of toll on my body (feel lethargic after a meal). Gradually increase it will be my advice, instead of adding two snacks straight away, add one snack after a meal each day then add another the next week to boost your calories a bit. There's a lot of ideas I recently got peanut butter, crackers, jam, peanuts, fruit...