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If you are under for a day here and there it does not matter . . . but don't do this consistently, it is very unhealthy.

Make sure you are getting in at least 1200 calories per day!

Try to incorporate a few calorie dense items to get to your daily target, a handful of nuts, some avacado on your salad, some natural peanut butter. Another alternative is to switch to 1% milk instead of skim.

Basically you need to eat more for sure!

I'm getting hungry now actually
I'll be going to bed in around 2 hours, should I eat something?

If so what should I eat, I was thinking yoghurt, but the only yoghurt I have has wholegrains in it and I was told not to eat carbs at night?

Calories are calories before bed - they impact you the same way, unless they upset your stomach, which can make sleep difficult.

Whoa! That is a lot of snacking! haha it isn't a bad thing, I just don't eat a lot. Maybe you should try foods that are high in calories! A light breakfast and lunch is fine because i do the same, most of my calories go to dinner! For example. In the morning when I'm at school, my breakfast is usually something light, such as cereal or my Ensure! For lunch i either have a salad if i'm REALLY hungry, if im not hungry then i just skip it (I have classes to deal with anyway)..that's why i carry around water with me. For dinner, i can have rice, chicken, mashed potatoes, or something else, you know?

You can even mixed them around, you can have a heavy breakfast but a light dinner and like that. : )

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It sounds like what you are eating is right on track. You do need to up your calorie intake to a minimum of 1200 though, when you go below that too often your body goes into starvation mode, making it harder to lose weight in the long run because it slows down your metabolism.

As for a few of your other questions, if you snack within the 2 hours before bed, a protien is usually best, because it takes the longest to metabolize, meaning it will keep your body satisfied for longer while you sleep. This is what is recommeded for backpakers, and mountain climbers, to help keep their bodies warm and well functioning while they sleep in less than ideal conditions.

And I noticed another person comment that you have a lot of snacks, don't worry about what they said. Lots of snack are a good thing. It is better to eat 6 times a day then 3, and the one thing to really avoid is consuming all your calories at dinner time - that is hardest on your metabolism.

Someone once described a human metabloism like a campfire. If you take one large log and plunk it on a campfire, what happens to the campfire? It goes out, it can't burn it all at once. What happens to a campfire if you add little peices at regular intervals? It can last forever.... And this is what our metabolisms are like, they function much better with smaller pieces more often, then they do with one big chunk per day.

Hope this info helps

I know I've heard a lot of debate as to whether or not you should eat your exercise calories. Some say yes, some say no. Personally, I use them as flex calories, if I am hungry the extra calories mean I can eat a little more without feeling guilty. However, if I'm not hungry I don't eat my extra calories because it will mean more weight loss. I think you should eat them sometimes, but don't have to all the time. It comes back to the concept of not going below the 1200 for starvation reasons, if you are below occasionally its ok, but too often and your body will start to starve. Listen to your body, it wil tell you what it needs, you just have to know to listen and learn to interpret what it means.
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