struggling to meet calorie goal

Blaked22
Blaked22 Posts: 18 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey, so I have been on here about a week now! I am trying to change my eating habits, so far I have been doing a great job (minus a few "relapses"). MFP has set my caloric intake goal at just under 2500 a day. Before I started eating healthy, I would go to dq and other fast food and would go way over this goal. However, now that I am eating healthier, I am dealing full and nourished well under That number. Yesterday I had 3 filing and healthy meals and ended at about 1,000 calories under.
I have been doing pretty intense work outs everyday(for my fitness level/weight) and have been making sure to get at least 30g protein a day.

My question is, will it be detrimental
To be that much under the recommended calories? Because right now I am
Having a hard time actually eating that much.
On a side note, I looked up my normal meal at DQ and it was over 2,000 calories (WOW)!!!!!!!!! No more of that crap.
I have received amazing feedback and support since I've started here and really appreciate it!

David

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    More calorie dense foods: Nut butters, nuts, avocados, cheese.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    David,

    Welcome. I love your profile picture!

    What Lifting4lis said, and don't forget about things like ice cream and other snack foods. They add calories and can be eaten in moderation as well.
  • eahanna719
    eahanna719 Posts: 2 Member
    Is your main goal only to lose weight? I had similar issue couple years back but I wanted to tone up as well. Without enough calories and protein my body wasn't able to repair itself and build the muscle so I ended up still having thunder thighs but really skinny up top.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Blaked22 wrote: »
    Hey, so I have been on here about a week now! I am trying to change my eating habits, so far I have been doing a great job (minus a few "relapses"). MFP has set my caloric intake goal at just under 2500 a day. Before I started eating healthy, I would go to dq and other fast food and would go way over this goal. However, now that I am eating healthier, I am dealing full and nourished well under That number. Yesterday I had 3 filing and healthy meals and ended at about 1,000 calories under.
    I have been doing pretty intense work outs everyday(for my fitness level/weight) and have been making sure to get at least 30g protein a day.

    My question is, will it be detrimental
    To be that much under the recommended calories? Because right now I am
    Having a hard time actually eating that much.
    On a side note, I looked up my normal meal at DQ and it was over 2,000 calories (WOW)!!!!!!!!! No more of that crap.
    I have received amazing feedback and support since I've started here and really appreciate it!

    David

    Probably you are eating more that 30 grams a protein and that was a typo.
    Here is a list of calorie dense foods: :)
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1
  • Blaked22
    Blaked22 Posts: 18 Member
    Thank you all for the replies!
    First off, Yeah, I am eating much more than 30 g protein a day. It is closer to 70-100g of protein a day.

    My goal is to lose weight, I am already a big guy and have plenty of muscle underneath all this fat. However, I am still doing a fair amount of strength training. I would like to be able to enlist/have the ability (it be an option to enlist) in the army when I graduate college; I should graduate in just about a year. So, I would like to tone up and eventually balance my cardio and lifting.
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    More calorie dense foods: Nut butters, nuts, avocados, cheese.
    It looks like the general idea is that I should do my best to eat more and meet that calorie goal? However, I thought was suppose to stay away from cheese, is that not necessarily true?

    And
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    David,

    Welcome. I love your profile picture!
    Thanks, that picture is of my niece and I.

    David
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