Can't keep up with all the food!

I keep almonds and protein bars for when I'm in this range.

I'm right there with ya sister!! :flowerforyou:

I upped my calories to 1650 and eat back my burn calories most days but 3 days a week I'm under by 600-800 calories even after dinner due to a late yoga class and I force myself to eat something. On those days I try really hard to eat alot thru out the day to make up for it but I can only eat so much. I don't like eating when I'm not hungry - that's what got me here in the first place.

I'm interested to see what people have to say and how they deal with it.

What are you doing for exercise? How about doing less of it so you have less of a deficit to try to make up? I'd focus on strength training over cardio.

I sometimes fall short by about 200-400 calories, too. My newest addition is any of the trailmixes from Trader Joes. A serving has about 200 calories and is 1/4 cup, so it is bearable when you aren't hungry. Hope that helps!

Almonds have become my best friend for problems like this

Just plan to eat more tomorrow.

Start by eating a big breakfast, and add in unsalted nuts during the day. Nuts are a sure way to get in the cals because they are very high in cals but not very filling.

That sounds like a happy problem to have! Perhaps I'm way out there with this one, but isn't hunger your body's way of saying, "I need fuel, feed me now"? If you aren't hungry, then perhaps you don't need to eat?

Aside from that though, is it possible you might be drinking too much water? I know this sounds absurd and we all need at least 8 glasses a day, but here's where I'm coming from... Most of the time, when I think I'm hungry, I'm really just thirsty, so if I drink water, then I don't feel hungry. On the other hand, if you are utterly floating in water, your stomach will feel full but not have any nutrition. So you won't think about eating because your body thinks it has a lot of fuel to get through.

Otherwise, try adding quality calories to every meal... Trail mixes, nuts, etc are great options for snacks. I've also added things like a handful of grapes and a cheese stick or 1 scrambled egg and a piece of whole grain bread to make a sammie. Just a few more ideas to throw into the mix. Hope this was ok (it's my first post )

I do this everyday. So I usually end with a spoon of peanut butter. It is not really that filling so it doesn't bother me to eat it. A lot of times if I am falling short I eat the peanut butter while making dinner.

I think its about finding the balance between exercise and food - if you can't eat enough to sustain your exercise then you need to exercise less.
If you don't want to do this, look at more calorie dense foods, so you aren't increasing the volume so much but are getting more healthy cals. Avocado, olive oil, nuts and cheese come to mind.

Time to look at what you eat - and incorporate some of the things back in that you would have eliminated initially to stay on low cals....this way you don't eat more bulk - but you get more calories :-)

good fats
avocado
salmon
bananas
nuts / nut butters
olives
eggs
high fat yoghurt / mayonnaise rather than low fat
pesto
some chocolate

these are some of the lovely foods I get to eat on high calorie days :-)

My favorites when I have too many calories or when I burn "too many" in a day:

avocado
almonds
pistachios (really, any nuts work)
granola

really, just a handful of nuts or a few slices of avocado on your sandwich will do it. THey are pretty high in calorie.

Peanut Butter if I only need 200 cals
or something high in protein for example: 2 Chile Lime Chicken Burgers from Trader Joe's with a little bit of ketchup. Sometimes it takes me 30 - 60 min to force it down, but it's proven to be worth it

Since I started strength training, I haven't had many days with a large excess of calories. Lifting weights seems to increase my appetite.