I don't know what else to eat!!!!

I originally put this list together to help people struggling to reach a minimum of 1200 calories, but once I transitioned into maintenance it helped give me some ideas of what to add to my own diet: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods

Try increasing each meal by 100-200 calories. Bump up your portion sizes. Look for more calorie dense options. Your body and hunger signals will catch up eventually.

Hah. It's funny when people ask that 'cause you always think, well, how did you gain the weight in the first place? But of course it's a legitimate question, 'cause when you switch to maintenance, you don't want to go back to your old unhealthy habits. You want to stick to all the good habits you've picked up during weight loss, and still eat a balanced diet, just at maintenance instead of at a deficit.

You can increase the quantities of some of what you eat. Like, 6oz portions of meat instead of 4oz, or more vegetables or more oils and dairy and stuff.

You can add some whole grains, like pasta or whole wheat bread. A couple of slices of bread can add a few hundred calories to your day.

Finally, it's okay to make a bit more space in your day for snacks, treats or empty calories. Like a glass of wine or a beer with dinner? It's okay. Chocoholic? A bit more is fine. Remember, maintenance is for life, so don't keep depriving yourself.

Chia seeds, hemp hearts, and flax seeds are all things you can throw into pretty much any meal which add a boatload of calories. They barely taste like anything so you don't even know they're there. They offer an awesome boost in protein, fibre, omega's, and other benefits.

And like others said, there's no harm in using a bit more oil, sauce, butter, etc to add flavour AND calories to your meals.

The 1000 calorie thing makes sense if you had your weight loss set to 2 pounds per week -- that's a 1000-calorie deficit per day. If you'd never lowered to 1 pound or .5 pounds, that might explain the sudden jump.

But I'm seconding @diannethegeek's list of higher calorie foods, and all the advice to slowly increase your calories until you find a maintenance number that works for you.

Liquid calories - research has shown that your body doesn't really identify liquid calories for hunger, so adding a cup of milk here and there or even some hot chocolate will help you get there

Eat more calorie foods like bananas, milk, nuts, butter, whole grain, eggs, meat, fish etc.

Yi5hedr3 wrote: »

Don't do it "suddenly".

Doing it suddenly is fine if you understand the processes going on.
If I was that far under every day I would definitely make a large jump in calories rather than keep losing weight I didn't want to lose.