Too Full --- Need more Calories
AprylMunro
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I have this problem that I can't get over. I have 10 more pounds to lose, and I'm trying to eat 1350 cals a day and I'm burning around 300-500 calories in workouts daily. The trouble is, once I get to 1100 cals, I'm full. I don't want to eat anymore and I'm forcing myself to.
Any advice?
Any advice?
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Including some more calorie dense foods would be an easy way to boost your calories by a few hundred calories. These are foods that have a lot of calories but don't add a lot of volume to the food you're already eating.
This is a generic list and doesn't account for your personal routine, but anything here can be included in a balanced diet (as long as there are no allergies, medical conditions, obviously):
avocado
cheese
full fat diary
Greek yogurt
ice cream
peanut butter
dark chocolate
less lean cuts of meat
seeds (chia, flax, sunflower, etc.)
nuts
olive oil
coconut oil
butter
beans and lentils
protein shakes, bars, and smoothies
hummus
beef jerky
cornbread
tuna
full calorie condiments
full calorie sauces & dressings
sour cream
guacamole
whole grain pasta
rice
bacon
whole eggs
quinoa
fruit and fruit juices
pretzels
bananas
scones
muffins (bran, blueberry, banana nut, etc.)
potatoes (sweet, red, gold, purple, white, etc.)
granola
coconut
salmon
edamame
honey
molasses0 -
Eat more calorie dense foods. Low calorie =/= healthy.0
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If you're doing low fat products swap them out for full fat.0
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I'm eating avocado (homemade guacamole), protein shakes with berries and spinach, fruit, veggies. Lean meat like chicken and fish. I don't eat anything that is reduced fat, just eat full fat items in moderation.
Thanks for your input!0 -
ice cream- there is always room for ice cream.0
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chips and dip MMMMM! I'm thinking sour cream and onion ruffles and french onion dip that's a winning combo0
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tigersword wrote: »Eat more calorie dense foods. Low calorie =/= healthy.
Peanut butter, ice cream, cheeeeese and wiiiiiine please.
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Healthy, clean food! haha.0
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No one food is healthy or unhealthy. If you became overweight and needed to lose weight, eat some of those foods that you ate to add some calories...0
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AprylMunro wrote: »I have this problem that I can't get over. I have 10 more pounds to lose, and I'm trying to eat 1350 cals a day and I'm burning around 300-500 calories in workouts daily. The trouble is, once I get to 1100 cals, I'm full. I don't want to eat anymore and I'm forcing myself to.
Any advice?
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Hi
Just eat less calories if you feel full0 -
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Thanks everyone. I'm trying not to go under 1350 calories while lifting weights and doing cardio. I need to be healthy and that's why I'm struggling right now with that. It's a weird phase I've never experienced before.
If anyone could check out my food diary and offer a critique, that would be awesome. I guess, just keep eating?0 -
Some suggestions that might help.
Steak instead of chicken
Two or three slices of bread instead of one
Salmon or tuna instead of Haddock
More guacamole instead of 2 Tables spoons
Larger portions of meatloaf.
One whole banana or two instead of one half.
Chicken dark meat instead of chicken breast.
Regular crackers instead of reduced fat crackers.
Full fat/regular margarine instead of low fat.
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Awesome RodaRose! Thanks. I'll still lose weight? Right?0
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Weight loss is about the amount of calories you consume. What it is has little to no effect.0
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AprylMunro wrote: »Awesome RodaRose! Thanks. I'll still lose weight? Right?
I'm only 5'1'' and physically eating 1600-1900 calories a day and losing weight while strength training with some cardio.
Use Scooby calculator to work out your total calorie needs based on your activity level and reduce by 10-15% for a healthy sustainable loss. If you choose sedentary, you should be eating back exercise calories too.
With regards to exercise calories, I only eat back about 50-70% due to MFP overestimating cardio.0 -
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