Calories...why cant i eat them all?
chel2908
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Hi, I'm new to this and in need of some advice. My daily calorie intake should be 1200 but I struggle to reach that amount. My main problem is I don't eat breakfast...I used to have a cigarette and a coffee for my breakfast (10weeks smoke free!) But I cant seem to eat before 10am...I walk my dogs every morning at 6am for approx 90 minutes at a speed of 3.5mph and haven't seen any changes on the scales
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Are you measuring all your food? You might be taking in more than you think. To increase your calorie intake add high calorie foods, like cream in your coffee and nuts at bedtime. That or a protein shake. You don't want to drop too low on your protein.
OH, and give it time. If you've added more activity it may take a little longer to show on the scale. But my daughter who is about the same age and same physique as you, swears that her morning paper route helped her lose the few pounds she needed.0 -
OP... you ate a surplus of calories to get to your current weight, no?0
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You need to start weighing your food. If you are not losing weight then you are eating more than you think, which means you are not in a calorie deficit. If you were in fact eating less than 1200 calories you would absolutely be losing weight.
If you don't weigh everything you really have no idea how many calories you are eating, and to put it bluntly, none of us got overweight by not being able to eat 1200 calories.0 -
You don't need to eat breakfast if you don't want to. HOWEVER, you DO want to eat at least 1200 cals per day. There are lots of calorie dense foods you can get lots of calories for a small amount. Peanut buttter and Nutella are 100 cals a tbsp. Try cooking with oil or adding butter, oil, or creamy salad dressing to your foods. You'd be surprised how many calories you can get in that way.
ETA: As above,weighing your food is helpful to determine what you're really eating. ALSOALSO congrats on quitting smoking!0 -
Just start off with little things for breakfast like some crackers or a bit of toast or banana, eventually your body will start to feel hungry at that time and expect you to be fed, to start you will just have to even if you really don't feel very hungry0
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Icecream! Nut butter, nuts, cake. There is so many options to just add quickly to up your calories.0
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Eat foods that are higher in calories.0
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Well done for quitting smoking. As others have said, you might be eating more than you think anyway if your not weighing food. I'm assuming your goal is weight loss? Use the extra calories that you have saved up in the day from missing breakfast for treats (A treat could be a chocolate bar, Ice Cream or fruit depending on your tastes/goals etc). It should be relatively easy to hit such a low calorie target if you pad meals out with treats (That is assuming that you are indeed eating under your calorie target).0
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If you are eating too much bulk in low calorie foods, you might be having trouble reaching your calorie goals. That tends to happen when people are changing the foods they eat when trying to lose weight. Eat more calorie dense foods to reach your calorie goals - nut butters, full-fat dairy, less lean cuts of meat, oils, cheeses, etc. The key to losing weight is to eat at a calorie deficit, but you can do that by eating any foods.0
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IsaackGMOON wrote: »OP... you ate a surplus of calories to get to your current weight, no?
I cant make a connection when someone's goal is to lose weight, which implies some a caloric surplus in the past (medical condition excluded), and they post "ohh, I cant eat all my calories". Really? How did you get here?0 -
IsaackGMOON wrote: »OP... you ate a surplus of calories to get to your current weight, no?
I cant make a connection when someone's goal is to lose weight, which implies some a caloric surplus in the past (medical condition excluded), and they post "ohh, I cant eat all my calories". Really? How did you get here?
As I said above, often when people decide to lose weight, they think that they need to stop eating certain foods. When they give up those foods and eat only low calorie foods, like vegetables and lean protein, they often have trouble reaching calorie goals. The key is teaching them that eating any food in smaller portions, or moderation, is perfectly okay. Doing that is usually the better way to handle things. They know how they got overweight.0 -
IsaackGMOON wrote: »OP... you ate a surplus of calories to get to your current weight, no?
I cant make a connection when someone's goal is to lose weight, which implies some a caloric surplus in the past (medical condition excluded), and they post "ohh, I cant eat all my calories". Really? How did you get here?
Changes in appetite after changes in the way one eats is not unusual. However, since this OP is not losing weight, she's probably eating more than she thinks due to common logging errors.
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Thank youAre you measuring all your food? You might be taking in more than you think. To increase your calorie intake add high calorie foods, like cream in your coffee and nuts at bedtime. That or a protein shake. You don't want to drop too low on your protein.
OH, and give it time. If you've added more activity it may take a little longer to show on the scale. But my daughter who is about the same age and same physique as you, swears that her morning paper route helped her lose the few pounds she needed.0 -
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IsaackGMOON wrote: »OP... you ate a surplus of calories to get to your current weight, no?
I cant make a connection when someone's goal is to lose weight, which implies some a caloric surplus in the past (medical condition excluded), and they post "ohh, I cant eat all my calories". Really? How did you get here?
As I said above, often when people decide to lose weight, they think that they need to stop eating certain foods. When they give up those foods and eat only low calorie foods, like vegetables and lean protein, they often have trouble reaching calorie goals. The key is teaching them that eating any food in smaller portions, or moderation, is perfectly okay. Doing that is usually the better way to handle things. They know how they got overweight.IsaackGMOON wrote: »OP... you ate a surplus of calories to get to your current weight, no?
I cant make a connection when someone's goal is to lose weight, which implies some a caloric surplus in the past (medical condition excluded), and they post "ohh, I cant eat all my calories". Really? How did you get here?
Sorry, I should have been clearer....I can't seem to meet my calories now I've changed my diet to a healthier one...I used to eat little but foods that were very high in calories (chocolates,takeaways etc) my job involves me sitting at a computer most of the time to don't get that much exercise during the working day, now I eat more veg, look at calories on everything and scan the bar codes to log on mfp...
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!?!?Of course I ate more....that's how I became overweight and wound up here, looking for some support and advice to make sure I was doing things right....Mccindy72- thank you for your supportive reply... You are right, this is exactly what I've done! So, if I go back to eating normally, smaller portions and more exercise I should lose weight?IsaackGMOON wrote: »OP... you ate a surplus of calories to get to your current weight, no?
I cant make a connection when someone's goal is to lose weight, which implies some a caloric surplus in the past (medical condition excluded), and they post "ohh, I cant eat all my calories". Really? How did you get here?
As I said above, often when people decide to lose weight, they think that they need to stop eating certain foods. When they give up those foods and eat only low calorie foods, like vegetables and lean protein, they often have trouble reaching calorie goals. The key is teaching them that eating any food in smaller portions, or moderation, is perfectly okay. Doing that is usually the better way to handle things. They know how they got overweight.0 -
Yep, as mccindy72 said, just eat normally (whatever you like) within your calorie limit.
Deprivation diets are unsustainable and lead to bingeing and yoyoing.0 -
Chel, don't worry about eating breakfast. I don't like breakfast either, never have. I do eat a half protein bar and an orange with my coffee now, but that is about as much as I can get down me.
You probably do need a food scale. 1200 isn't much so you can't afford errors in your logging.
MasterVal, I gained 30 lb in 5 years. That is why I am here. I gained at half a pound a month; lost at half a pound a week (ave). Some of us are here even though we didn't drastically over eat. Sometimes I truly can't eat all my calories, and that isn't a simpering bleat.
Sorry for my little rant at you, but it is just the thought that you are painting all posters with the same brush that annoys me. Less than 50 cal a day is a negligible surplus, albeit a surplus.
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It is o.k. not to eat breakfast.
Eat your first meal of the day at whatever time feels right for you. 0 -
!?!?Of course I ate more....that's how I became overweight and wound up here, looking for some support and advice to make sure I was doing things right....Mccindy72- thank you for your supportive reply... You are right, this is exactly what I've done! So, if I go back to eating normally, smaller portions and more exercise I should lose weight?IsaackGMOON wrote: »OP... you ate a surplus of calories to get to your current weight, no?
I cant make a connection when someone's goal is to lose weight, which implies some a caloric surplus in the past (medical condition excluded), and they post "ohh, I cant eat all my calories". Really? How did you get here?
As I said above, often when people decide to lose weight, they think that they need to stop eating certain foods. When they give up those foods and eat only low calorie foods, like vegetables and lean protein, they often have trouble reaching calorie goals. The key is teaching them that eating any food in smaller portions, or moderation, is perfectly okay. Doing that is usually the better way to handle things. They know how they got overweight.
Yep, exactly.0
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