Eating enough

sandyc2023
sandyc2023 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have the problem where I never seem to eat enough, I should eat 1500cal per day and am lucky if I eat 1000. Now that I am spending 30 to 40 minutes a day on the treadmill it's just gotten worse. Is there any foods that are higher in calories that might help? I don't eat very big portions of anything.

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  • kbrown1527
    kbrown1527 Posts: 65 Member
    If I don’t think I’m going to get enough calories I eat something with peanut butter.. or just peanut butter on a spoon, maybe with a banana or something. Depending if you count macros or need to pay attention to fat/carbs that’s a great way to get more calories in.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,281 Member
    OP can you give your current stats and how much weight have you lost and over what time frame?
  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,205 Member
    edited January 6
    are you losing weight too rapidly? if not, then you may be underestimating calories consumed. what is your current weight and goal weight, and when did you start counting calories? how much have you lost?
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,203 Member
    If you're losing weight fast, yes, eat more. (It's your actual weight loss rate that matters, averaged over 4-6 weeks, or over whole menstrual cycles if you have those.)

    Some calorie dense foods are nuts, nut butters, avocados, full-fat dairy foods (cheese, full-fat yogurt, sour cream, etc.), seeds. You can also use more or richer salad dressings, use more oil or butter in cooking or on foods, etc. If it helps you get adequate calories, consider eating more often (more times per day) if that helps overcome limited appetite.
  • flburn
    flburn Posts: 4 Member
    I am wondering what your goal is...lose weight? Gain? I never have an issue of eating too little.

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