Atkins, no hunger, can't hit calorie goal

Depending on how far into doing Atkins you are, I would suggest just listening to your body. If you've been eating like this for weeks on end, I might say to atleast get closer to 1,000-1,200 but just like @VintageFeline said, I also think at some point, you may wake up and feel like you have insatiable hunger, and then it may feel incredibly hard to stay within your calories. But if you genuinely do not have a desire to eat, I think you should just listen to those feelings, just be aware, there may come a day (or a few days in a row) where you feel very very hungry and will have to be mentally strong to stay within a couple hundred of your calorie goal.

BigAnnieG wrote: »

Thanks for replying so quickly!

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I think that can be a problem. That can lead you to start having eating issues, convincing yourself that you need to eat less in order to stay on track. If that comes into play when deciding if you're hungry or not, that's not listening to your body. If you feel hungry, but then decide, nah I'm not thatttttt hungry and I'm doing so well I just shouldn't eat anymore, that's not good.

even if you're not hungry, try something like a spoonful of peanut butter or something like that. Or try oil on your veggies as a way to add more fats and calories without seeming like you're eating more?

At 450 cals that is pretty low to not feel any hunger but I wonder have you properly calculated your cals? If that is not it then I am with the majority to add high fats and protein they are usually high in cals but healthy such as nuts, hard boiled eggs, cheese

BigAnnieG, I was in the same boat as you last week (low cal, no hunger on a keto diet). I'm still doing a keto diet, but have leveled out a bit by going to six small meals a day. It's a tad tedious, especially if you're looking to get enough protein so you don't lose muscle, but I've found that I'm functioning even better!

Then again, perhaps it won't be as tedious for you, if you don't have food allergies yourself or in your household! (Mine has tree nut (me+daughter)/coconut (daughter) issues, which adds a lot of complication.

The meals/snacks should be somewhat consistent (I was eating a big breakfast in the morning, and this was causing some of my troubles). I'm aiming for 1500 calories a day, and am trying to be in the range of 200-350 for the first five "meals" and going a bit smaller on the last one. I've only been somewhat successful (I've found I'm still having 400-450 calorie meals here and there), but it's a lot closer than I was.

Also, for extra calories, something that's been recommended to me (but I haven't tried because I don't like one of the ingredients and I don't keep one of the others in the house due to my daughter's allergies) is "bulletproof coffee." I've been told that it's a good way to get a "meal" in for the breakfast spot but keep your body in "full keto mode." I'm not overly familiar with the intricacies of the whole deal, but figured it's "food for thought."

Also, if you're interested in learning more about macronutrient percentages for keto diets, here's a pretty great page that was recommended to me: https://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

Listen to your body. After a few days you'll probably be hungry again, don't worry about it unless the issue persists more than a few days.

If you are doing keto because you want it to kill hunger, I think you have to accept that it might and eat for the sake of getting in the calories and nutrition (and not just fat bombs, which aren't really nutritious).

If you feel like you don't need to, that's the keto effect talking, it's still not good to eat 450 calories per day (unless you are fasting and have a scheduled low day).

If you can't possibly fit in more food, something problematic is going on, talk to a doctor.