I'm still losing weight but don't want to!

Those are the targets MFP gives you for meeting protein, fats, and carbohydrates. You should consider the protein and fat targets as minimums - your body needs adequate protein and fat for basic functioning.
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I manage all the points, occasionally going over carbs fat and sugars but not proteins as it seems very high and I never seem to make it! Any ideas?x
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If you plan to do any strength workouts, MFP's macro setting for protein can actually be a little low. Things like greek yogurt, chicken, pork, turkey, and cottage cheese have lots of protein for the calories. There are also protein powers available that can be used in baking, shakes, and such.

You could try making some shakes if you have a blender, mixing up oats, milk, peanut butter, banana and such things. That will add some healthy calories. Just a few tbsp of peanut butter is 200 odd calories (you could try cashew butter too). Avocado is great and they are not too expensive, you can get 2 for £1 in Asda or lidl I believe. Definitely you can add more nuts. Calorific but not too filling. Full fat yoghurt, try some cheese, as in regular full fat goats cheese or normal run of the mill cheese. Dark chocolate is considered a healthy snack and just a few squares adds 120-140 calories. I get the 81% from Lidl. If you like/eat bread, get some healthy, bakery wholegrain bread and maybe have that alongside your dinner. Oatmeal is a good bedtime snack if you can fit it in and not too expensive. It is a better breakfast than special K too, in terms of nutrients and slow burning energy. You can mix things like nuts, peanut butter, banana etc into that too.

I would not stress, It may just take a little time for your body to catch up to the increase in calories. Oh, and if you like ice cream, plenty people on here indulge in a bowl of that after dinner.

It is a better breakfast than special K too, in terms of nutrients and slow burning energy. You can mix things like nuts, peanut butter, banana etc into that too.

I would not stress, It may just take a little time for your body to catch up to the increase in calories. Oh, and if you like ice cream, plenty people on here indulge in a bowl of that after dinner.

I have either that, Cheerios or 2 slices of granary or wholemeal toast with marmite or peanut butter or lime marmalade.
All nuts seem high on fat though so wasn't sure if they were a good thing? I do have ice cream sometimes but not often tbh x

Fat is fine. Nuts contain healthy fats. And recent research has been overturning the old thinking on too much fat being detrimental to health.

According to the Harvard Medical School, you need about 15 cal / lb to maintain weight.
http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/HB_web/calorie-counting-made-easy.htm

So being slightly over that would cause you to gain weight.
Add in some healthy treats like nuts, cheese, peanut butter, fatty fish, use a little more oil to cook your foods, have whole milk instead of skim, 4% cottage cheese instead of nonfat, regular yogurt instead of nonfat, avocado, etc.

Any chance you can do dumbbell exercises on your back or sitting up? That would help replace and tone the muscles in your upper body, and having some toned pecs would help make the girls a bit perkier.

I don't have pecs I'm a women

Trust me, you've got pecs -- they're just under your boobs (guess the term "girls" to refer to boobs never made it across the pond).

I think most people would find using "girls" rather infantile and offensive

It's slang, but not offensive like "ta-ta's" or "bazingas" or "hooters" or "tits" or any number of other things I could come up with.







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I have now upped it again and it's now over 2,000 calories! Since I've lost weight I can't eat as much! Should I add in a few more 'naughty' things into the mix?x

Over 2000 calories isn't really loads to be honest... Stop thinking of things as 'naughty' and look to hit your cals and macros and it'll probably be easier.

^^^^^ THIS

A tablespoon of natural DELISH peanut butter is calorie dense with healthy fat - not much volume : )

Resistance Training with focus on body recomposition. I've had a pretty serious knee surgery - March 2011. Since then I've been way more active than I've ever been. So ... you can certainly do quite a LOT post-knee surgery.

Eat more. Focus on whole foods - nutrient dense - calorie dense if you are truly having issues with "volume" of food. Resistance Training. Don't make any food "naughty" or forbidden. Focus on getting in good protein, vegetables & fruit, healthy fats from whole foods (nuts, seeds, natural nut butters, avocado for example), whole "rustic - you gotta cook them to eat them" grains to round it all out. Make sure to include treats within your LIFESTYLE eating plan. Example: you can indeed have your cake and eat it too - just maybe not the WHOLE cake frequently.

Hi, this is my first post so be gentle with me lol! September 9th 2013 I was 17st6, I had to lose weight for a knee op and lost 7st6 to be 10stone and I managed that by the end of May. I managed to maintain it well, lost a little after my op as couldn't keep food down. So then once I could eat again properly I upped my calories and eating more logging everything but I am now at 9st6 and wanna get back to 10 (never thought I'd want I gain lol). My chest area is more boney now and I hate it plus my boobs look horrible (was 38f now 32d). I'm not exercising either as the operation I had was on my knee and I can't do much atm as my nerves are messing about.
Can anyone help or have any suggestions? Thanks, Gemma x

Way to go hope it all evens itself out soon for u

Looks incredibly low protein to me. If you need more cals, that would be the first choice.

I don't really want to make it public & I don't have pecs I'm a women lol!

Trust me, you've got pecs -- they're just under your boobs (guess the term "girls" to refer to boobs never made it across the pond).

Since I'm limited to generalities here, I'd say cut out the diet food (skim milk, "lite" this and that) and take it from there. Or just be patient and wait to get clearance to exercise; I suspect a lot of your recent weight loss is due to muscle wastage from inactivity...no real point in replacing the lost muscle with fat.

Thank you for saying she has pecs... virtually everyone who has arms/shoulders has pecs!!

We all have muscle, some of us just bury it under the blubber :P