Increasing calories

Im in the same situation myself! I cant figure out what to eat to still stay in the ranges im given for fat and all but still eat enough calories... Sorry i couldnt help but im glad you asked. Hopefully someone can help us both.

nuts usually bring in calories and added protein!!!

Me too, I can't ever seem to be able to eat more than 800 to 900 calories a day! Every night, I add them up and it's just so frustrating. I don't even feel hungry but I know I have to eat more than that.

I had a bout when I was 12 where when I just never got hungry. I got really sick and I'm worried that will happen again. So I'm off, again, to eat before bed so I can at least get to a 1,000 calories. I really wish I could figure out a way to get all the calories without having to do this.

(By the way, I eat oatmeal for breakfast with milk and have a soup for lunch with fruit and a salad for dinner with some vegs. So I am eating healthy food but clearly not enough of it. I even pack granola bars with me to try and get the calories).

BEANS! Beans and legumes are full of fiber and protein and they a good carb (slow burning) as well as great fuel if you work out.
Toss half a cup of black beans on your salad (about 110 calories) or make some yummy veggie chili and use as a snack or with a meal and it will help - no doubt about it. (Lentils are an equally good option if you don't like beans)

I'm needing to up my calories and some days by a bunch since I'm attempting the yoyo thing since I've been stuck. Unless I read something better on here before that point....I'm just gonna eat some peanut butter from the jar.
I LOVE PB!

My first post, hope I am helping not hurting. I lost 51 pounds since Jan. 22nd using exercise, and MFP (after I had lost 16 pounds just listening to my trainer) and a very good trainer who tries to explain nutrition to me. I lost more than my original goal wt. so he is trying to put some back on by increasing lean muscle mass. He recomends protein or complex carbs. Protein for muscle and complex carbs for energy that stays with you longer than the simple carbs before becoming fat. I am eating a gram of protein for every pound of my goal weight. Lean meats, no fat cottage cheese and NuGo protein bars along with quality Protein shakes. Sometimes hard to do and stay within your target calories , but it is doable. Good luck you all look great.

BEANS! Beans and legumes are full of fiber and protein and they a good carb (slow burning) as well as great fuel if you work out.
Toss half a cup of black beans on your salad (about 110 calories) or make some yummy veggie chili and use as a snack or with a meal and it will help - no doubt about it. (Lentils are an equally good option if you don't like beans)

I agree! Adding beans to a salad helps a lot, or putting them in your soup! Other good choices- hummus (made from any "bean") edamame, etc. Avocados and nuts are great too, small servings really pump up the calories with lots of nutrients. Also, some whole grains could help too. I've never had trouble eating enough calories and I'm vegan (and maybe just a big eater ), I'm not sure what lean meats add.

Lots of good suggestions for food, but I want to suggest to you to bump up your fitness profile. Like when I first came on I was sedentary, but I realized after reaching a stall at 40 lbs lost that I had enough lean muscle and daily activity that I was actually lightly active. Bumping up that increased my calories by 200. I haven't seen the scale move yet, but I"m not gaining either and inches are dropping so I know my body is changing.

Add heathy fat into your diet. Coconut or olive oil pack alot of calories and you can put it in many things.