Cant seem to eat enough calories.

drinking water, protein, fiber, full fat and 7-8hrs of sleep helps me stay full.

Put 1/2 avocado or kidney beans on your salads that helps bring up the calories and will help you stay full. Also you can try protein bars in between meals.

You weigh 356 pounds. You have no problem consuming calories. You shouldn't just be eating salads, just eat what you used to eat but in smaller quantities.

Get a food scale, and weigh all your foods. Try to eat enough protein and balance your Macros. I'm sure you can do this if you try :-)

branh0913 wrote: »

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Food is food. Eat enough. Multiple personal trainers? That sounds impressively extravagant. Now that you have a myfitnesspal user ID, use the food diary to accurately record everything you eat and every calorie you drink. You'll need a digital scale. Use the exercise diary to record your exercises. You may have to ask more questions about getting suitable results from that. If you don't already have a fitness tracker that straps to your chest to record your heart rate during all activities, get one.

This is a long journey. Take it one day at a time, one hour at a time, one minute at a time. You can.

Thanks for the advice. I do have a digital scale, the fitbit aria. Unfortunately I'm beyond the Max weight so it can't weigh me.

Wont be long before you will be getting on that scale. Just eat good nutrient food that fits in your daily calorie count you'll get there!

Those who have a lot to lose can usually be o.k. with not eating all of their calories as long as it is for a relatively short amount of time.
Also, keep in mind that machine estimations of calories burned can be over estimated.
Eat whatever foods help you reach your goals: dried fruit, pasta, meat balls, fried rice, butter, mashed potatoes, ham and cheese, . . .


List of high calorie foods:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10442489/cant-seem-to-eat-enough-calories#latest

avocado
cheese
full fat dairy
Greek yogurt
ice cream
peanut butter (or other nut butters)
dark chocolate
less lean cuts of meat (including beef, pork, sausage, etc.)
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.)
dried fruit (raisins, apricots, plums, dates, etc.)
granola
coconut
salmon
edamame
olives
honey
molasses

branh0913 wrote: »

I'm 6'4 and my latest weigh in was at around 356 lbs. As you can imagine I require a lot of calories a day. I'm also working out, and have personal trainers. I seem to burn close to 1,000 calories just working out. And because of that when I eat my healthy salads, I'm severely under my calorie limit. Sometimes I'm at a deficit of 1500-2000. What can I eat that's healthy but can also give me some needed calories.

Because I'm eating healthier it feels like I'm constantly starving. How can I get rid of this?

The main principle behind this fitness site is the calorie deficit concept. My Fitness Pal uses the info you put in at the beginning to suggest a daily calorie count. As long as you use a bit under this figure, you should lose weight. if you exercise, this increases your total calorie allowance for the day, so you can actually eat a bit more.

There's therefore no need to go on a special diet or resort to salads only. Just simply record all the calories in from food, and the calories out through exercise, and ensure there's always a deficit remaining. The correct plate setting for a meal is half vegetables, quarter meat, quarter starch - so you can see your salad should be on a plate with some other stuff.

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