Not hungry!
CassieJones104
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I know it sounds crazy but I'm doing 1,200 calories a day and am having a hard time getting those bc i'm not finding myself hungry! Anyone else have this problem? I'm always at least a hundred calories short of 1200 and try to eat a fruit or veggie or something healthy to make it up even though I don't really want it.
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happens to me all the time... just have to think that it's fuel for my body and not for pleasure anyway. sometimes it's not even fun to eat, but i know my body needs it.5
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You didn’t end up on this forum by being full on less than 1200 calories a day. Are you weighing your food to measure your intake? Eating back exercise calories? If you’re truly having trouble meeting your 1200 a day calorie goal then focus on calorie dense foods like rice, nut butters, red meat, nuts, avocados, and full fat dairy. Going below 1200 a day, while you may feel fine now, is a recipe for disaster as it is not sustainable and you’ll definitely feel the effects eventually.29
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First make sure you are using a food scale to measure your food and that you are accurately measuring your food intake.
How long have you been at 1,200 calories? I was always under my daily calorie goal and I wasn't hungry. As I lost weight and I increased my treadmill workout I still wasn't hungry. Then all of a sudden it kicked in and I wanted to start eating back some of my exercise calories. I think it will kick in for you.3 -
That's when you start eating spoonfuls of peanut butter.10
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Since I started eating keto I've been having this issue, too. All the proteins and fats make me so much more full than the carbs ever did. I'm learning to enjoy some of the "treats" such as heavy whipping cream in my coffee and ooey, gooey cheese on more foods than ever before. I average around 1150 calories most days.1
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I wish I had that problem haha. Dont be scared to eat things that aren’t “healthy”. If you have extra calories, you don’t have to eat vegetables to get to 1200 unless that’s what you want to eat, which I doubt. You’ll get to 1200 calories, probably won’t be as stuffed as you are when you eat hundreds of calories worth of vegetables and you’ll be happy, it’s a win win situation.
I always save some calories for the end of the day so I can have something like ice cream, cookies/crackers or cereal (the good kind, not corn flakes)1 -
Getting to 1200 calories should not be hard, eat some humus or cream cheese with your veggie sticks, add a small handful of nuts to your salad, half an avocado... all of those are about 100 calories.
I lost +75 pounds counting calories and for a while i was not hungry and barelly eating 1000 to 1200 calories. I was feeling great. I didn’t feel great when after months of doing it i realized i still had a terrible relation with food, i was loosing hair, getting nose bleed and very important iron issues. Looking back, eating an extraspoon of pb on my toast in the morning would of helped me avoid of few of those.13 -
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Getting to 1200 calories should not be hard, eat some humus or cream cheese with your veggie sticks, add a small handful of nuts to your salad, half an avocado... all of those are about 100 calories.
I lost +75 pounds counting calories and for a while i was not hungry and barelly eating 1000 to 1200 calories. I was feeling great. I didn’t feel great when after months of doing it i realized i still had a terrible relation with food, i was loosing hair, getting nose bleed and very important iron issues. Looking back, eating an extraspoon of pb on my toast in the morning would of helped me avoid of few of those.
This is important. You'll feel fine. Until you don't. And once you've reached that point, it takes months to recover. Better to properly nourish your body through the entire process.9 -
UncaToddly wrote: »Teabythesea_ wrote: »then focus on calorie dense foods like rice, nut butters, red meat, nuts, avocados, and full fat dairy
Rice? On Keto? Rice is a bit high carb for keto. At least it is for me. I mean, staying at a max of 20-25g of carbs total, even a half cup of cooked rice comes out to that.
One of the big things with keto is the high fat which is the most satiating of the macros so it is not surprizing if she is doing keto and feeling full on less calories. I am doing keto and 20:4 IF and have no problems with satiety and yes, many days I am eating just to eat because I am really not that hungry by the end of my eating window.
Where did OP say she was on keto?6 -
I have that problem and I weigh everything by scale. And I am losing. I eat until I am satisfied and then I don't eat any more. Most days I hit at least a 1,000 calories.11
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UncaToddly wrote: »Teabythesea_ wrote: »then focus on calorie dense foods like rice, nut butters, red meat, nuts, avocados, and full fat dairy
Rice? On Keto? Rice is a bit high carb for keto. At least it is for me. I mean, staying at a max of 20-25g of carbs total, even a half cup of cooked rice comes out to that.
One of the big things with keto is the high fat which is the most satiating of the macros so it is not surprizing if she is doing keto and feeling full on less calories. I am doing keto and 20:4 IF and have no problems with satiety and yes, many days I am eating just to eat because I am really not that hungry by the end of my eating window.
Where did OP say she was on keto?
My apologies. I SWEAR when I first read it that she had said as much.
Looking back it was someone else that said she had the same problem when she started keto and I think I tied that back to the OP. 
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Yes it sounds crazy and it's not a "real" problem.
If you need to lose weight, sure you can eat more.
A few days here and there with less than optimal nutrition, is not going to kill you.
Consistently undereating will lead to malnourishment, and you may not feel the effect until some damage is done.
The more acute risk is rebound overeating, and thus not achiving the desired effect of weightloss and easy weight maintenance.
If you aren't losing weight rapidly, you're eating more than you think. Tighten up your logging.
If you're new and excited, it's easy to ignore feelings of hunger.
Eating low calorie filling foods can kill your appetite for a while.
Trying to game the system, no matter how, always backfires.7 -
CassieJones104 wrote: »I know it sounds crazy but I'm doing 1,200 calories a day and am having a hard time getting those bc i'm not finding myself hungry! Anyone else have this problem? I'm always at least a hundred calories short of 1200 and try to eat a fruit or veggie or something healthy to make it up even though I don't really want it.CassieJones104 wrote: »I know it sounds crazy but I'm doing 1,200 calories a day and am having a hard time getting those bc i'm not finding myself hungry! Anyone else have this problem? I'm always at least a hundred calories short of 1200 and try to eat a fruit or veggie or something healthy to make it up even though I don't really want it.
Yes 1200 calories is sometimes too much for me. My eating habits are different now I only eat when I’m hungry.4 -
There are soooo many ways to add 100 calories without adding any more "food".
if you can't reach your calorie goal, pick foods that are higher in calories (calorie dense). so you don't have to eat "more" food. Almonds (or as is always mentionned, PB) are terrific. 20g of raw almonds is 113 calories and is not a ton of food. You can spread them out over the day. protein and healthy fats that will fuel you.
Add some healthy cooking oils/vinaigrette - these add zero extra "bulk" but round out your day. sprinkle some cheese on your salad (or the nuts as mentioned above). Swap out anything you are using that is "low fat" for 2% fat (milk, yogurt...)2 -
I believe this is normal in what is called the 'honeymoon phase' of dieting. As others said you want this to be sustainable and healthy. It could come to a point where your hunger will level out and catch up with you, and in some cases can lead to a binge. Adding some calorie dense food like fats can help.10
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cold hard fact of the matter is no one got to the point of needing to lose weight by NOT being able to eat 1200 cals a day.
another cold hard fact ... if you think you are eating that little but not logging properly and consistently.... you are probably eating more than you think you are.8 -
a tablespoon of butter has 110 cals and makes veggies taste great when sauteed in it! 1
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