Having some issues meeting Calories...

I understand issues for diabetics are different than most but opting for things like multi grain breads (eat within reason), wild rice, beans, eggs, protein, etc should help you up your calories - I don't understand the dairy? does that have sugar? I need to go check that. Nuts are good - you can have carbs try to eat complex carbs not your overprocessed white breads and pastas. Smaller portions also will help - I can actually be satisfied with 1/4 cup of cooked rice when it's paired with a good protein and lots of veg.

Try this site out - it doesn't seem there are a lot of sugars in dairy >>> http://nutritiondata.self.com/

im having this same issue ! cant pass 800

sure you can or you wouldn't be trying to lose almost 50lbs.

I mean people come on...I understand a pre diabetic avoiding sugars etc but there are many other options out there like butter on popcorn...cooking with olive oil along with lots of other suggestions.

As one poster said stop eating diet food...are you going to live the rest of your life on salads and non fat this and non fat that...no so don't lose weight that way.

the only time I resort to it (because I don't have issues hitting my 1600) is when I want to save calories for my chocolate later...

Such as non fat greek yogurt or low fat cheese or skim milk..but that's about it.

Eat more fats and protein. When I first started it was a struggle to get to 1500 because I felt like I was constantly shoving food in me. You may need to start eating more often to hit the calorie goals. After a few weeks hitting the right amounts, you should have a better understanding of what to add here and there. If you need to avoid certain carbs for health reasons, don't skimp on the other macro nutrients. Coconut oil is great to add to a veggie stir fry and there are lots of ways to get extra protein in.

Excellent advice. I will add that MFP breaks the macros down with a big bias towards carbs. I early eat more than 100g of carb per day, the bulk of my intake is good protein and good fat. I am never hungry; no insulin spikes.
Diabetic chocolate and any other diabetic labels foods should be shoved up the moron that thought of the concept. Food is food. Change your macro balance away from carbs and you will be fine. I train six days per week for about 90 minutes per session with a 100g carb maximum, I don't eat any wheat and certainly no pasta. Pasta will only give you calories, much better food out there with some nutrients in it. Carbs from, veg, some fruit, potatoes, some oats and some rice.