I can't keep my calories low!

I was eating a BUNCH of low cal things all day long....and recently changed to a little higher cal snacks that FILL me most of the day!
Try nuts
cottage cheese & fruit
greek yogurt
protein shakes/almond milk
celery w/ natural peanut butter.
... i also changed up my breakfast- I have been doing Steel Cut Oats w/ a little honey a few chopped almonds and what ever fruit! YUMMY and FILLING!

Feel free to look at my food diary

Cant see your food log, so hard to give ya advice. Try doing more protiens they hold off hunger longer. What kind of exercise are you doing? You say alot but only want to keep calories at 1200. How much is alot of exercise? 1200 calories inst enough to keep hunger away when you exercise alot.

my food diary might be weird to you since i dont eat meat, so mine stays really under the calorie line plus im working with my
doctor to loose weight and am on a rx weight loss drug. he told me to get this book and read that would help me in finding the healthiest food choices. the name of the book is" skinny *****" by rory freeman and kim barnouin. you can find it in your local book store it's under $15 and its a awesome help in know what you should eat and give up and it explains what foods and drinks are bad for you
and the ones that are good for you . after reading this book i have been a total vegan for 4 days but dont eat any white flour,white rice, white pasta,white refined sugar , ice cream,candy,candy bars coffee(reg or decaf) soda has boat loads of sugar in it and diet sodas make you fat .these have lots of bad cards and lots of sugar and will delay you in your weight loss effort. instead eat whole wheat pasta pasta brown ,rice pasta , veggie pasta, whole wheat and whole grain breads and whole wheat ceral, lots of fruit and veggies . feel free to look at my food diary for meal options. i hope this helps .

I've tried losing weight on very reduced calories. I lose a lot more, and feel better while I'm doing it, eating more.

When I didn't know any better and was only eating 700-900 calories a day, thinking "the less you eat, the more you'll lose," at absolute MOST, I lost a half pound a week. Usually less.

Now, I'm pretty much in maintenance, but up until the past week or so, I was only trying to lose a half pound a week, eating about 1500 NET and averaging 1800 total, and ended up losing 4.5 pounds in a month. That's pretty much the same progress as I had at 1200 NET when I first joined the site!

This is the only time I've ever had a successful weight loss attempt. Every other time I tried to lose weight, I ended up not eating enough, felt like poop, and quit because I wasn't getting the results I wanted. This time, I've been eating pretty much what I want as long as it fit in the calories, and never felt hungry, weak or deprived. Because I previously wasn't eating enough.

When you restrict your calories and then start to eat junk food your body will cling on to that food because it may think it is starvation mode. Therefore if you are eating way below your Net but eating junk food your body won't loose the weight. You need to fuel your body and eat small meals all through out your day to keep your metabolism up. Fuel your body before work outs, eat something at least an 90 mins before so that way your body can digest it and fuel you for your workout. That should help with the faintness you are feeling. You need to also eat foods that are high in nutrients such as vegetables, fruits, beans, and lean protiens. The number one mistake a lot of people make is trying to NOT EAT when the best way to loose weight is by eating and eating correctly. Feel free to add me if you would like to look at my food diary. Good luck to you.