Anyone else finding it difficult to make their daily calorie goals?

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Brittspady
Brittspady Posts: 16 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My goal is to make 1600 and I struggle to even get 1300 and sometimes struggle with 1200(aka today). Part of it has to do that I have always had the mentality​ that you have to eat 1200 cals in order to lose weight but I always feel weak when I do that so I did some research and am trying to aim for 1600 but am often times just not hungry. Check out my diary, open to suggestions plus I may peak at yours.

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,750 Member
    So change your mentality. Losing on more calories is more beneficial than losing on less calories.

    Eat more calorie dense food.
  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    I am the opposite and can't stick to my cals for the day,grr
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,355 Member
    Okay, just saying that eating cereal for lunch and dinner isn't really a meal IMO. You could do much better.

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  • Brittspady
    Brittspady Posts: 16 Member
    edited March 2017
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    So change your mentality. Losing on more calories is more beneficial than losing on less calories.

    Eat more calorie dense food.


    Aka why I upped my calorie count to 1600...Trying to change my mentalilty​.

    Examples of calorie dense foods? Or ways to make my foods more dense?
  • Brittspady
    Brittspady Posts: 16 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Okay, just saying that eating cereal for lunch and dinner isn't really a meal IMO. You could do much better.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    Today was just one of those days
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Did you close your diary? I can't seem to view it.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    Your diary is closed so it is hard to help.

    You were eating 1200, upped it to 1600, how many does MFP give you?
    How much are you wanting to lose per week?
    What are your stats and goals?
    Are you eating back exercise calories?

    If you can't manage to reach your calorie goal, and are restricting foods as well as calories, look at foods you ate before you started losing weight and add them back in in the appropriate portion sizes.

    Cheers, h.
  • crb426
    crb426 Posts: 666 Member
    Diem78 wrote: »
    Snack: Chocolate rice cake, mashed banana on top w/ 1T of mini semi-sweet choc chips.

    That actually sounds really yummy. I need to go to the store! :smiley:
  • crooked_left_hook
    crooked_left_hook Posts: 364 Member
    Just based on the last couple of days in your diary...you can definitely have more than 1 egg for breakfast, so maybe have 2 or add a couple whites. Add a Greek yogurt and some nuts (or pumpkin seeds if you have a nut allergy) to lunch or as a mid-afternoon snack. If you can afford the calories why limit yourself to only 1/3 cup of mashed potatoes? That's just sad :( If I could afford more than 1/2 cup of rice, you better believe I'd eat it. I love rice. Add some avocado at breakfast or lunch and make sure you have some protein at lunch every day. Have a small scoop of ice-cream if you still have calories at the end of the day.

    The easiest way for me to stay on plan is to put all my meals and snacks into MFP on Sunday, use this plan to shop, and prep a few things ahead of time. I'm a fan of overnight oats, chilis, and casseroles because I can cook once and feed me and the BF for three days. Pre-planning works to help you meet your goal as well, as to stay at or below goal. Your welcome to look at my diary. (Full disclosure: I just started transitioning to maintenance yesterday. I bumped my calories up by 200 in case things look a little wonky. I also eat about 100 of my exercise points each day). Most of the recipes are my own creations but I am happy to share.
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