Under 1000 calories?

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Here it is: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1
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  • Fitnessgirl0913
    Fitnessgirl0913 Posts: 481 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    Here it is: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1

    Sorry for totally spelling your name wrong! :/
  • dibbenandrew1325
    dibbenandrew1325 Posts: 6 Member
    hey guys sorry for late response I think I just need to eat more calories it isn't a logging issue and im about 6' 240lbs roughly but even when I feel full I havnt even got to half of my goal. yesterday I managed to log 1000 but today im on track for 1300 and have began running 2 miles a day


    thank you for your help everyone!
  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
    Have you opened your diary?
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    purpleannex wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    purpleannex wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    Log more accurately and more honestly.

    Why do you assume they're not logging correctly?

    ...but if you're only eating small amounts there's less chance of error in calorie counting than if you're eating a lot. If you're claiming 800 calories it would be difficult to be out by even 50%, not counting the exercise calories, and 1200 kcals would still be a low figure.

    My original comment was intended to question why it was thought that the op might be mis counting, as if its somehow impossible to eat a small number of calories per day, when clearly it isnt.

    Because OP is a grown man who said he was eating 800 calories and burning 750 calories. And his post made it sound like this is for more than one day. In a later post he now says he's 6' and 240 lbs. His body would need over 2000 cals just to exist, and he says he's giving it 50 calories and feels fine. Either those numbers are not correct or his body is epically malfunctioning. The more likely scenario is logging, though it is probably an issue of logging errors and adjusting to a new diet. When you hear hoof prints, assume a horse, not a zebra. Regardless, going over the basics of proper logging is never wasted effort, and I say that as someone who has probably looked at hundreds if not thousands of diaries over my years here. Logging errors can easily cause missing up to 500 calories a day. And I could believe he's eating more like 1300 cals while his body is adjusting to his new diet.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    How are you burning the 600?

    (And yes, opening the diary would be helpful.)

    When did this difficulty eating even 1000 calories begin? Clearly you used to eat more, and having such a limited appetite you can't manage 1000 (or even 1300) for a man of your size who is exercise is NOT a good thing, if it went on more than a few days I'd say it's a medical issue or some kind of mental block/fear of food.
  • dibbenandrew1325
    dibbenandrew1325 Posts: 6 Member
    yes I have also I have been eating much more protein as well
  • dibbenandrew1325
    dibbenandrew1325 Posts: 6 Member
    I am now more close to 1300 my problem was eating foods that were to low in calorie intake!:) I had a slight issue with logging but it has been solved. thank you everyone!
  • dibbenandrew1325
    dibbenandrew1325 Posts: 6 Member
    id rather not (personal reasons) but I have got it figured out thank you everyone
  • dibbenandrew1325
    dibbenandrew1325 Posts: 6 Member
    I meant currently I am at 1300 I still have dinner tonight as well
  • Redordeadhead
    Redordeadhead Posts: 1,188 Member
    How are you measuring to calculate the 1300? Weighing solid food on a scale? Measuring with cups and spoons? Scanning packages?
  • lucerorojo
    lucerorojo Posts: 790 Member
    edited January 2018
    purpleannex wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    purpleannex wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    Log more accurately and more honestly.

    Why do you assume they're not logging correctly?

    ...but if you're only eating small amounts there's less chance of error in calorie counting than if you're eating a lot. If you're claiming 800 calories it would be difficult to be out by even 50%, not counting the exercise calories, and 1200 kcals would still be a low figure.

    My original comment was intended to question why it was thought that the op might be mis counting, as if its somehow impossible to eat a small number of calories per day, when clearly it isnt.

    Fruit is definitely a way to miscount. Vegetables have very little calories, so even if you eat 1 cup of spinach istead of 1/2 cup it's not going to make a big difference. However, fruit is another story. Sometimes I am lazy and just take whatever calorie count is in there for an "apple." Several weeks ago I had some BIG honeycrisp apples and I decided to weigh them because they were bigger than normal. As opposed to the 80 calories in the database for an apple, these apples were over 150 calories each. If you eat an apple a day, and assuming it is only 80 calories, you have erred 70 calories per day, that adds up to 490 calories per week, which could make a difference. If you erred on the apples, you could also err on the bananas, the pasta, the rice, the bread, the beans, the chicken, etc.
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