I can't eat my "work out" calories back. Help please!!

Almonds pack a lot of calorie punch for their size. But if you simply cannot stomach any more chewable food, what about a nice glass of milk or orange juice?

honestly, i don't believe in eating all of your calories back. i don't agree with mfp on that. there are some days i burn almost 2,000 calories, i can't eat almost 2,000 calories back. you're entitled to eat more after working out, but you really don't have to eat ALL of it back. Try going for eating half back, perhaps that will be easier.

protein shake after your workouts - that's at least about 300 calories and it's a nice cool refreshing drink

I agree... there are days where I can't eat all of them back either! I just try to focus on getting at least 1200 NET calories by the end of the day!

Best of luck!

Eat as much as you can of healthy foods without feeling sick, try some of the calorie dense foods that were mentioned.

I also agree that if you are feeling fine (not tired or worn out) then what you're doing is good. Just do what your body tells you, as long as it doesn't tell you to eat a dozen doughnuts (this is usually what my body tells me to do) haha!

Try to space out your eating into 5-6 meals a day, this way you can eat more without feeling stuffed.

Yep, and keeps your metabolism up up up!

BTW, did you know we crave ahem... donuts because the body doesn't have to do any effort getting calories from them? We have lazy bodies!

Planning is key. If you know you'll be working out, work those cals in throughout the day. Increase each meal/snack by just 25-50 cals. Also, use some things high in good fats. Natural oils (olive/canola), nuts, avocados are all good things to increase cals with little volume.

One of the most important aspects of MFP is that it helps you retrain your body and your mind to recognize healthy eating habits. This includes eating healthy foods and a healthy AMOUNT of food. If you are here, you likely have bad eating habits. Bad eating habits are not simply eating too much. Skipping meals, eating too little, eating irregularly, and eating the wrong ratio of macros (protein/fat/carb) are all habits that will contribute to an unhealthy weight.

MFP is a tool to help your body and mind to recognize how much you should be eating, how often, and what kinds of food. In the beginning, you may feel starving. Or you may not feel hungry at all. You should not necessarily trust either of these feelings. If you have abused your body, it has adapted to your bad habits and no longer gives you cues for a healthy intake. Aim for your daily cal goal, and give your body time to adjust to these changes. It may take days or weeks for your body to adapt to a healthy intake of healthy food. You didn’t learn your bad habits overnight, and you won’t fix them overnight.

It's easy to understand that you shouldn't listen to your body when it tells you to eat too much - it can be just as foolish to listen when it tells you to eat too little. Keep working at it and you'll adjust.

Planning is key. If you know you'll be working out, work those cals in throughout the day. Increase each meal/snack by just 25-50 cals. Also, use some things high in good fats. Natural oils (olive/canola), nuts, avocados are all good things to increase cals with little volume.

One of the most important aspects of MFP is that it helps you retrain your body and your mind to recognize healthy eating habits. This includes eating healthy foods and a healthy AMOUNT of food. If you are here, you likely have bad eating habits. Bad eating habits are not simply eating too much. Skipping meals, eating too little, eating irregularly, and eating the wrong ratio of macros (protein/fat/carb) are all habits that will contribute to an unhealthy weight.

MFP is a tool to help your body and mind to recognize how much you should be eating, how often, and what kinds of food. In the beginning, you may feel starving. Or you may not feel hungry at all. You should not necessarily trust either of these feelings. If you have abused your body, it has adapted to your bad habits and no longer gives you cues for a healthy intake. Aim for your daily cal goal, and give your body time to adjust to these changes. It may take days or weeks for your body to adapt to a healthy intake of healthy food. You didn’t learn your bad habits overnight, and you won’t fix them overnight.

It's easy to understand that you shouldn't listen to your body when it tells you to eat too much - it can be just as foolish to listen when it tells you to eat too little. Keep working at it and you'll adjust.

Yeah, what's funny is that MFP has a bad ratio of macros for starters, so how do you trust that when you know better?

Planning is key. If you know you'll be working out, work those cals in throughout the day. Increase each meal/snack by just 25-50 cals. Also, use some things high in good fats. Natural oils (olive/canola), nuts, avocados are all good things to increase cals with little volume.

One of the most important aspects of MFP is that it helps you retrain your body and your mind to recognize healthy eating habits. This includes eating healthy foods and a healthy AMOUNT of food. If you are here, you likely have bad eating habits. Bad eating habits are not simply eating too much. Skipping meals, eating too little, eating irregularly, and eating the wrong ratio of macros (protein/fat/carb) are all habits that will contribute to an unhealthy weight.

MFP is a tool to help your body and mind to recognize how much you should be eating, how often, and what kinds of food. In the beginning, you may feel starving. Or you may not feel hungry at all. You should not necessarily trust either of these feelings. If you have abused your body, it has adapted to your bad habits and no longer gives you cues for a healthy intake. Aim for your daily cal goal, and give your body time to adjust to these changes. It may take days or weeks for your body to adapt to a healthy intake of healthy food. You didn’t learn your bad habits overnight, and you won’t fix them overnight.

It's easy to understand that you shouldn't listen to your body when it tells you to eat too much - it can be just as foolish to listen when it tells you to eat too little. Keep working at it and you'll adjust.

Yeah, what's funny is that MFP has a bad ratio of macros for starters, so how do you trust that when you know better?

You may prefer a certain ratio of macros - and you have the ability to customize that. Ideal macro ratios are dependent on many things, including a person's lifestyle, food preferences, activity levels and exercise levels. MFP uses a default ratio that is generalized for most people and recommended by health organizations as safe for most people to avoid kidney and liver issues. Some people may need or prefer different ratios - but there is no medical consensus on the "right" ratios. There is, however, medical consensus on the body's limited ability to compensate for large caloric deficits and the risks and effects of such a deficit. MFP cannot be all things to all people. But it promotes a healthy, realistic weight loss that works for the majority.

If you're drinking 4-6 liters of water a day, then no wonder you have no appetite. That's 24 8oz glasses of water a day (!), which is not healthy. Cut that in half and you'll find your appetite.