Gawwwd! I cant eat all this food!!

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  • trababes1971
    trababes1971 Posts: 173 Member
    You should snack on almonds, drink some protein shake or eat a bar. Have fruit, that's calorie dense like bananas, a few apples a day, grapes, berries. all that yummy stuff lol

    Now i like banana sarnies ;)..but i have to have a bit of sugar sprinkled on lol. I need to get some more fruit in i think :). xxx
  • darkmouzy
    darkmouzy Posts: 227 Member
    Wow...must be rough. :huh:

    Lol do you think 1200 cals is a small amount then?..cos it feels alot for me, and i certinally dont eat like a bird! If anything my problem is gorging late at night like some pig lol x Although pigs are cute so i shouldnt say that. but i love a big meal! x

    At first I thought 1200 was alot because I was a chronic UNDER eater which was not healthy and I joined this site to help relearn how to eat properly. I've been doing well on 1200 but I've been feeling hungry even with that now So i actually just upped my calories by 100 to see what happens :)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    It's because you aren't eating enough fat. Fat has more calories than protein or carbs. I only glanced at a few days of your diary but you are always way under your fat goal. Try adding a little olive oil to your cooking or eating some nuts and you'll see the calories shoot right up without actually eating much more food.
  • ChicoKass2010
    ChicoKass2010 Posts: 4 Member
    Your body gains weight when you eat too many calories in one sitting. So it wont matter if you havent eaten all day, if you are eating large amounts of calories for dinner. Key is to spread out your calories during the day in 4-6 meals, cut down on bad carbs and sugar. Pasta and rice should be infrequent.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Your body gains weight when you eat too many calories in one sitting. So it wont matter if you havent eaten all day, if you are eating large amounts of calories for dinner. Key is to spread out your calories during the day in 4-6 meals, cut down on bad carbs and sugar. Pasta and rice should be infrequent.

    This is 100% false, what matters is your intake for the day or week, not per meal. Timing of eating is also irrelevant.
  • SerenaRT8
    SerenaRT8 Posts: 2
    The reason it feels like a ton of food at the minimum healthy required amount to eat (1200 which is why myfitnesspal gives you that red warning at the bottom if you eat under 1200), is that you aren't fueling your metabolism. You must eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and dinner to jump start your metabolism again (think of it like the heart paddles shocking it back to life). Once you get it going you're going to be crying that 1200 is no where near enough b/c you're hungry all the time. :-) Trust me, at 306 lbs I was never hungry. 2 1/2 years of fueling the metabolism this way and eating the right food along with exercise helped me lose 128 lbs. It really does work.
  • silvercufaoil
    silvercufaoil Posts: 1
    I actually have the same problem. I've always been a light eater, and I tend to choose veggies or fruit when I do feel like eating. I had gotten to the point where I didn't feel hunger any more and if I didn't have kids that eat on a schedule, I could easily forget to eat. THEN, to make matters worse I was put on a gluten free diet due to having celiacs disease. I choose to not replace most things like bread, just because the cost is so exorbitant. Also, because I am a SAHM that homeschools, I hardly ever leave the house at meal times. This means I get very little in the way of processed foods.

    When I first joined MFP it wanted me to eat 1300 calories. I couldn't do it. I would eat until I felt sick, and STILL not have enough. Then, I started reading about how someone my size and activity level should really be eating around 1800!!! I am pretty sure I died inside. and then they wanted me to eat back my calories I burned exercising? o.O

    BUT Honestly, I've eaten like a bird my entire life, and all it has gotten me is 50 lbs over weight. So obviously, it isn't doing me any favors. So, for the past few weeks I've been struggling to get more calories. Yeah, I'm eating junk food sometimes and soda (which is something I never would've done before) and I feel BETTER. I feel hunger again. First time in 10 years I've had a rumbly tummy. I have energy. My brain isn't cloudy. I'm not so quick to freak out over things. I've gained weight, but I feel better and look better, so I don't really care!

    Also, I have to say that the attitude that people can't eat enough is less deserving of understanding than those that can't eat little enough is annoying and defeating to the person going through it. Think of all the people in the same boat as the OP but don't ever post or ask for help because of all the people out there who will roll their eyes and say "oh I bet that is SOOO hard."

    It IS hard. My husband watches me stuff my face day in and out and find out that I have 400 calories left over at 9pm. I measure every little thing I eat and it all gets counted. He has told me that it is obvious to him how hard this is for me. I watch my friends struggle to eat less, and I feel for them. I want them to do well. I don't belittle their struggle, and it is really insulting to have people on the same path to weightloss and wellness do it to me.
  • mdsjmom98
    mdsjmom98 Posts: 333 Member
    I am going through a retraining process as well. The last 7 weeks have been pretty much healthy stuff, with a few exceptions of a splurge here and there. Easter I had a "normal" meal, ham, scalloped potatoes, etc....and instead of feeling satisfied, I literally felt ill. It took all night, and most of the next day to recover from my food hangover. I got right back at it Monday, eating breakfast, (which my stomach was strongly objecting to) and by Monday afternoon, I was feeling much better. I guess my retraining has trained my stomach to rebel at rich foods. I was truly so miserable, that I probably won't be indulging anytime soon.

    Stupid as it may sound, it's a bit of a victory for me.
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    Your body gains weight when you eat too many calories in one sitting. So it wont matter if you havent eaten all day, if you are eating large amounts of calories for dinner. Key is to spread out your calories during the day in 4-6 meals, cut down on bad carbs and sugar. Pasta and rice should be infrequent.

    This is 100% false, what matters is your intake for the day or week, not per meal. Timing of eating is also irrelevant.

    ok, i have a question then....I totally crapped out on my calories yesterday. I got home from work at 12:30 pm and was totally NOT hungry, but probably cause I was really tired...so I just went to bed. Soooooo in your opinion, can I make up those calories today with no ill effects in regards to weightloss....or health for that matter. Will my body care if I even make them up today??
  • KStewart1979
    KStewart1979 Posts: 1
    Have you ever tried the Vi-Shape Shakes? VERY GOOD FOR YOU...Protein has 12 grams in 2 scoops. 7 carbs, less than 1 gr of sugar, 5 grams of fiber, 1 gram of fat. Water intake is very important as well along with your snack in between.
  • seekingstrengthX2
    seekingstrengthX2 Posts: 771
    Your body gains weight when you eat too many calories in one sitting. So it wont matter if you havent eaten all day, if you are eating large amounts of calories for dinner. Key is to spread out your calories during the day in 4-6 meals, cut down on bad carbs and sugar. Pasta and rice should be infrequent.

    This is 100% false, what matters is your intake for the day or week, not per meal. Timing of eating is also irrelevant.

    ok, i have a question then....I totally crapped out on my calories yesterday. I got home from work at 12:30 pm and was totally NOT hungry, but probably cause I was really tired...so I just went to bed. Soooooo in your opinion, can I make up those calories today with no ill effects in regards to weightloss....or health for that matter. Will my body care if I even make them up today??


    I can't imagine why one would want to "make them up", unless you're jus looking for a reason to be able to eat more, LOL. :) I would treat today like any normla day.
  • sdrawkcabynot
    sdrawkcabynot Posts: 462 Member
    Sooo im starting to think now that my problem before wasnt over eating but maybe undereating at times, or having a huuge meal late at night! As sometimes i could go all day without hardly any food, but then i would cram it all in late at night, and majority of food was sugary cereals, biscuits, and the odd takeaway, but then some days hardly a thing would pass my lips. I have 800 cals left to eat and i feel ive already eaten loads!! Totally feel im eating too much, is this because im retraining my brain into having actual proper meals do you think? Also i guess im feeling full of the water, as i NEVER used to drink any water, yet now i am. Am sat here racking my brains on what to eat for tea..need to use those flippen cals lol!

    Calorically dense foods

    Nuts

    nut butters

    oils

    full fat dairy

    avocados

    pasta

    ice cream

    hahahaha... I am not going to say anything about the fact that you said nut butter...



    Maybe add in a double scoop of protein powder to your shakes? I do this sometimes to make up calories after working out hard. I also use almond milk and fruit which also adds calories (and frozen strawberries mixed in using the blender turns it into a yummy milk shake!)

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