I am never hungry enough to meet my calorie count
slbean121704
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Weight loss has always been a problem for me. I gained my weight during my three pregnancies, eating for the baby's sake. My calorie intake should be around 1300 a day and I struggle to eat healthy AND eat those calories. Steamed veggies and chicken, yogurt, fruit, turkey any and all the protein I can get but I am never hunggry. I'm a nurse I am not ignorant to a healthy diet, but years of eating breakfast and no time for lunch at work and long days has just became my norm. I am just not hungry! Anyone else struggle with this?
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Add some healthy fats. They will up your calories, and your body needs them.0
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How did you gain/maintain your current weight then?
As the poster above mentioned, eat full fat. Cook your veggies in olive oil. 1300 calories is not very much.0 -
You might find some ideas here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p10
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Nuts. Seeds. Peanut butter. Other nut butters. Nutritious calorie bombs. No need to even sit down to eat them on those days there is no time for lunch.0
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Nuts. Seeds. Peanut butter. Other nut butters. Nutritious calorie bombs. No need to even sit down to eat them on those days there is no time for lunch.Nuts. Seeds. Peanut butter. Other nut butters. Nutritious calorie bombs. No need to even sit down to eat them on those days there is no time for lunch.
I thought you quit posting.
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I am a little confused. Are you trying to lose weight? Have you been at this for awhile?
If you are struggling to eat 1300 cals, and want to add calorie rich foods to up your calorie intake, wouldn't that make you gain more weight?
Are you eating late at night because you aren't eating all day? Is your struggle not eating healthy and going over your limit?
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You are having a yogurt and banana for lunch. how about you have that as a snack and have a larger lunch? That will add more calories to your day.0
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I do believe that if you eat a lot of healthy foods especially vegetables, sometimes it can be hard to to reach your max calorie goal. I agree with the OP some days. Other days it can be hard to stay under but that is a different post.0
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My first piece of advice is to make sure you are logging accurately. There is always the chance that you are accidentally underestimating what you're eating. I suggest using a food scale, if you don't already, and making sure to count everything, especially dressing/oil added to salads and oil used in cooking (this may also be true if you've been at this for a while, are under your calorie count and are not losing).
If after you try that and you are actually under, try adding in high fat foods as suggested above (raw nuts, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil) as they are small in size but are calorie dense! Good luck!0 -
Definitely not trying to gain weight! LOL
I typed my weight and weight loss goals into MFP and it gave me a goal of 1310 calories a day to lose 2lbs a week with a moderately active lifestyle. I eat breakfast, snack,lunch snack and dinner to boost my metabolism. When I don't get close to 1300 calories MFP tells me I am eating too little. If I add and exercise it bumps my calorie count up even more.
I have never used this app before to lose weight and no I haven't been doing this long, only 7 days now.
The way that I maintained my weight or even gained weight was by drinking soda. I have cut that completely out. So no I really don't know yet if it is helping me lose.
Yes I understand I am eating very low fat and a lot of veggies and high protein, but come on why would I eat fattening foods if I am making a lifestyle change?0 -
slbean121704 wrote: »Yes I understand I am eating very low fat and a lot of veggies and high protein, but come on why would I eat fattening foods if I am making a lifestyle change?
They aren't "fattening" they are high in good fats which can help you meet your calorie goals. Avacados and Nuts are two great options and you don't have to eat much of them to get to where you need to be.
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Buy a food scale. Weigh and log everything. No food is "fattening". Eating more calories than your body burns in a day is "fattening." I eat chocolate or ice cream pretty much every day, and I've been losing regularly. I have a budget of 1930 calories per day, lift weights 3X week, a little cardio (1X week), 40 years old, 5'9", full-time job, full-time mom.
Seriously, buy a food scale. Eat what you want, as long as it fits in your daily calories. Give it six weeks. Re-evaluate at that point.
ETA: I would also personally reset my goals to lose 0.5 or 1 pound a week. Slow and steady is more sustainable.0 -
I have added Chashews, I guess I will just keep going by what MFP tells me to do and see if it works. Like I said I haven't been at it long enough. My point was really that I am never hungry enough to eat so much and I wanted to know if anyone else struggled with this but I guess I didn't make that clear enough for anyone to really get what I am saying.
I force myself to eat this often because that is what I am supposed to do to boost my metabolism.
I am backwards, and everyone I talk to has the opposite problem0 -
slbean121704 wrote: »I have added Chashews, I guess I will just keep going by what MFP tells me to do and see if it works. Like I said I haven't been at it long enough. My point was really that I am never hungry enough to eat so much and I wanted to know if anyone else struggled with this but I guess I didn't make that clear enough for anyone to really get what I am saying.
I force myself to eat this often because that is what I am supposed to do to boost my metabolism.
I am backwards, and everyone I talk to has the opposite problem
If you are not using a food scale, how do you know how many calories a day you are consuming?0 -
slbean121704 wrote: »I force myself to eat this often because that is what I am supposed to do to boost my metabolism.
You don't need to do that; your body won't just shut down from not eating for a few hours.
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You can't boost your metabolism. Unless you have had anorexia or some other extreme, your metabolism is your metabolism. The money-making diet industry has put out so many "studies" and other falsehoods that people actually believe their ideas are truth. They aren't.
Answer this one question. Do you have and faithfully use a food scale? If the answer is no, I strongly, strongly, strongly urge you to buy one and use it. The "magic" answer is eat less calories than you burn in a day.
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slbean121704 wrote: »I have added Chashews, I guess I will just keep going by what MFP tells me to do and see if it works. Like I said I haven't been at it long enough. My point was really that I am never hungry enough to eat so much and I wanted to know if anyone else struggled with this but I guess I didn't make that clear enough for anyone to really get what I am saying.
I force myself to eat this often because that is what I am supposed to do to boost my metabolism.
I am backwards, and everyone I talk to has the opposite problem
Also, my assumption is that you aren't hungry because you are eating more than you think. Hence, the food scale to get a baseline determination.
So many of us have been where you are. We are truly interested in your success and don't want you to have to make the same mistakes we have.0 -
slbean121704 wrote: »I have added Chashews, I guess I will just keep going by what MFP tells me to do and see if it works. Like I said I haven't been at it long enough. My point was really that I am never hungry enough to eat so much and I wanted to know if anyone else struggled with this but I guess I didn't make that clear enough for anyone to really get what I am saying.
I force myself to eat this often because that is what I am supposed to do to boost my metabolism.
I am backwards, and everyone I talk to has the opposite problem
If you are not using a food scale, how do you know how many calories a day you are consuming?
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And if you have trouble eat 1300 cals per day, how did you get to a place where you're needing to lose 45 lbs in the first place?
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I am typing in exactly what food, what brand and going by the serving size. If a serving is 1/2 cup then I eat 1/2 cup or a cup and enter exactly what brand etc, match it to the label to make sure it is the same. I don't need to weigh everything. I'm getting a bit annoyed by this, that's not the point. Forget it0
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slbean121704 wrote: »I am typing in exactly what food, what brand and going by the serving size. If a serving is 1/2 cup then I eat 1/2 cup or a cup and enter exactly what brand etc, match it to the label to make sure it is the same. I don't need to weigh everything. I'm getting a bit annoyed by this, that's not the point. Forget it
But how do you know it is 1/2 cup? Do you measure it out?
I feel bad that you are annoyed, that is truly not my intention.0 -
Yes, I use a measuring cup, but I don't see a need for a scale.
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slbean121704 wrote: »Yes, I use a measuring cup, but I don't see a need for a scale.
When I switched from measuring cups to a scale, I found that I could be off on calories by as much as 20%. I really became successful when I switched to a scale.
BTW, scale are cheap and easy to use after you get them figured out. It's actually easier to use the scales, because I just put my plate on the scale, TARE it out, and start adding food. No measuring cups to clean! Yay! (I hate dishes.
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slbean121704 wrote: »I am typing in exactly what food, what brand and going by the serving size. If a serving is 1/2 cup then I eat 1/2 cup or a cup and enter exactly what brand etc, match it to the label to make sure it is the same. I don't need to weigh everything. I'm getting a bit annoyed by this, that's not the point. Forget it
Measuring cups/spoons are notoriously wrong. Food scale are more accurate, even chefs use them.
OP people are trying to help you, either take the advice and fix it or just give up, it's up to you OP.0 -
prior to starting my diet, 800+ of my daily calories came from my mugs of sugar milk coffee, once i gave them up i had a hard time meeting even the 1200 calories mfp had set since for i too was use to eating mostly once a day beforehand. what i did till i got used to eating more regularly and learned to make different food choices that i could enjoy even when out, is make a daily shake with yogurt, frozen banana, vanilla almond milk, hemp hearts and hershey 100% cocoa powder and a couple drops of ezsweetz. it stays cold in a thermost thingie for hours so you can take it to go and it goes down quickly with a straw so i did not feel like I was forcing myself to eat..depending on how much hemp hearts i used, the shake would average 400-500 calories and it help me make my calorie goal, as well as help me meet my in macro goals such as protein and good fats too..0
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OP, please watch this video. ^^^^BecomingBane wrote: »0 -
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This is a fabulous video that shows what I am trying to convey, much better than I can. Do watch it. Thanks, @BecomingBane0 -
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Thank you every one for your advise, I do appreciate it. I will try a scale.
Thanks everyone
For the one lady that is just downright being rude you don't need to comment at all.0 -
slbean121704 wrote: »Thank you every one for your advise, I do appreciate it. I will try a scale.
Thanks everyone
For the one lady that is just downright being rude you don't need to comment at all.
Awesome! Good luck!0
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