Not eating enough calories but I'm super full

Calorie dense foods................

Instead of diet foods, instead of high volume low calorie (often low nutrition) foods make different choices.

1,000 calories (especially for an adult male) is a recipe for lean muscle, and hair loss. This isn't healthy.

Nuts, nut butters, olive oil, avocado or even ice cream. Small portions; big calories.

Will you be giving up "unhealthy foods" (what ever your definition is) forever? If not, allow yourself a treat now and then. Learn portion control for all foods, not just diet foods.

saintyagos wrote: »

I am a 258lb 5'8 male trying to lose weight who recently changed my diet and started tracking my calorie intake, I noticed that I am feeling too full throughout the day and I am not able to reach my goal of 1500 calories, i feel like I have to force feed myself at night just to get to 1000 calories. What can i do to not feel so full, I dont want to eat unhealthy calorie filled foods any more but by eating healthy I cant seem to reach my caloric goal. Any advice?

Food that prevents you eating an adequate amount isn't "healthy." If you need to eat some "calorie-filled" foods to be able to get an adequate amount of energy in your diet, that food isn't "unhealthy."

Seeing that, it's easy -- in the morning eat full fat cottage cheese, and more of it. Why 30g of avocado? Half an avocado is close to 80 g, IME, and a whole one is 160 g. Eat the whole thing.

Get higher cal whole grain bread. Or put butter or nut butter on the bread.

Maybe add an egg or two to breakfast.

For dinner, eat chicken with skin on (also recall you can eat lots of other meats). Eat more cottage cheese. Add something else you like. Is this a salad? Add some nuts, add some more veg. Make a dressing with olive oil or a buy a full fat dressing and add more, especially if it allows you to eat more greens and other veg.

saintyagos wrote: »

For breakfast I had.

Cottage cheese 0.5 cups 100 calories
Tomatoes 50grams 9 calories
Avocado 30 grams 50 calories
647 Wheat bread 1 slice 40 calories
With salt black pepper and a splash of fresh squeezed lime,

For lunch I had a protein shake 340 calories

And for dinner I had
Skinless Chicken drumstick 5 oz 255 cal
spinach 1.5. Cups 10 cal
lettuce 1.5 cups 20 cal
cottage cheese 0.5 cups 100 cal
chipotle ranch dressing 1 tbsp 85 cal

Before worrying about not eating enough I'd be concerned with the inaccuracy of your logging. Using a kitchen scale rather than cup measurements for solids will be a game changer and would most likely show you that you are eating more calories than you think you are.

Invest in a food scale. (@ $20 USD on Amazon). Only then will you be more accurate on what you actually *are* eating. Log everything. This will give you the data required to make changes where needed.

jessandreia92 wrote: »

saintyagos wrote: »

I used to drink a lot of juices, sugary drinks and eat a lot of starchy vegetables like rice and potatoes instead of leafy greens and non starchy vegetables. My doctor suggested I eat low carb to help me bring down my weight as I am now almost 100 lbs overweight. I sit for most of my day so she also recommended that I reduce my caloric intake.

You don't need low carb to bring down your weight. Just a caloric deficit.
The reason people lose weight on low carb is because people will often substitute their pasta portion, for example, which was 300 plus calories, with some veggies that are 30 calories, thus reducing calorie intake.
If you still wish to do low carb that is up to you, but you don't need to for weight loss (just the reduced calorie intake).

This^

Doctors by in large don't receive a lot of education in nutrition. See a registered dietician if you can.

Pasta, rice, and potatoes aren't the reason most people are fat. Portion sizes for these foods are. Plus you add a rich sauce, or deep fry in fat (potatoes) you're going to add quite a few more calories. You can eat these foods....just measure the portions so you know the calorie content.

Instead of a low carb diet, I do a moderate carb one. Example - for dinner I wouldn't have a burger (on a bun) and a side of fries (starchy side). Who needs 2 servings of starchy carbs in one meal? I would have the burger (on a bun) with a green salad or a grilled chicken breast with potato salad.

Ditching the sugary drinks is going to be really helpful for you.