Please don't judge me

If someone judges you for that, then you should completely ignore them.

If you want help raising your cals a bit, try getting some protein shakes, and add a spoonful of peanut butter in.

One shake a day with peanut butter can add anywhere up to 350cals into your diet

Edit: For reference, I would use something like Optimum Nutrition Double Choc with a teaspoon of peanut butter.

Its not to the point of needing help yet, you just need to figure out a balance.
I began in the same way, buying low calorie stuff and reachin 1000kcal max but i swapped them for more healthy fat filled things, higher kcals, more protein and so on and now im losing so well!

Take a look at my diary and see how u can improve Its as simple as adding oils to foods, drinking some fruit juice to add kcals and just maintaining that Good luck

And that does happen. Happens to me alot. I keep yogurt in the house in the freezer, skinny cow ice cream too and a spoonful of peanut butter works too. On those days when I know I'm not going to come close to hitting the mark, I eat protein bars (special K is my favorite). They are 170 calories and I feel like I'm not only getting to the mark faster, but I'm also adding the protein that I need for exercising those muscles to build them back.

For some reason, ice cream and popcorn have helped me get to where I need to be calorie wise. Maybe it is just a habit I had as a kid--long days in school and activities and a treat at the end of the day. Try that--think of something that made you smile, transfer that to a food. I know we are supposed to be using our brains for a lifestyle change, but sometimes child-like thought can get you through.

It works for me at work so often I have considered myself to be a tall child...LOL

I was the same way when I started. I think in the beginning it was just learning that normal food is ok to eat. You don't have to eat "diet" stuff. It's ok to put some cheese on your salad, or sour cream on your potato. Incorporate some of your old favorites (in moderation of course) back into your diet and you shouldn't have a problem hitting your goal. It's not an "all or nothing" thing! Took me a while to figure that out. Ignore the idiots who are saying "eating disorder" and "mental problems". I got the same bull when I asked the exact same question when I started. Good luck!

I was eating as bad too! Trust me, the change is not THAT bad unless you make it seem that way...
It takes time and patience

I was the same way when I started. I think in the beginning it was just learning that normal food is ok to eat. You don't have to eat "diet" stuff. It's ok to put some cheese on your salad, or sour cream on your potato. Incorporate some of your old favorites (in moderation of course) back into your diet and you shouldn't have a problem hitting your goal. It's not an "all or nothing" thing! Took me a while to figure that out. Ignore the idiots who are saying "eating disorder" and "mental problems". I got the same bull when I asked the exact same question when I started. Good luck!

I was eating fast food for pretty much every meal of the day before this.

Well fast food isn't evil. I have a cheeseburger every Saturday (I skip the fries and soda and have a salad and water instead). But everyday would likely put you way over.

You mentioned tacos... Make your own at home, heavy on the veggies and lighter with the cheese and hamburger. Or I do a taco with chicken breast sliced up and cooked in the same spices (I usually just buy the kits). If your a burger fan, use extra lean beef, or switch it up and do a chicken burger. You can do fries in the oven, just not a heaping pile.

My point is not everything you eat has to be "diet" or "low cal". Regular cereal is fine if you stick to one portion. Full fat cheese is fine if you have the calories for it. Just buy regular food and you should be able to get your calories up. It's really hard for some people to eat their calories in "diet" food. I'm one of them! I only do diet stuff for things I tend to overeat. Like popchips instead of regular chips (chips are my major weakness). It took me a few months to figure out what I could fit into my calories. It's a learning curve. You just have to watch the portion size or go for "diet" if you find one portion not filling enough.

Can you try and eat healthier foods high in calories like nut, avacado, meats or a protien shake.

Wow, from eating fast food all the time to eating way healthy. Amazing to begin with!

Don't worry about buying "diet" and "light" foods. Go with the full fat, full calorie versions. That will boost your calories without eating more. Next, try adding more fat and oils to your diet. Things like olive oil, coconut oil, avocados and nuts/nut butters. Great, healthy way to increase your calories and fat intake without increasing much food.

Good luck! I'm in the same boat. I only eat enough if I eat out, or pig out on ice cream. Not the healthiest habits!

So I went from seriously over eating. (anywhere from 3-7K cals a day) to now under eating.

It is seriously a struggle to put food in my mouth at all.

I usually get to 900, sometimes 1K.

I know I need to eat more. I know this isn't healthy and is going to hurt me in the long run.

I set goals for myself to eat more through the day. They don't work.

I have had days when I've gotten over 1200. But that's usually on a day I'm sick or too busy to cook and the husband comes home with tacos. Which is rare.

I'm really unsure what to do at this point. Maybe I should stop buying the lower calorie cereals and stuff to get more calories?

Do you feel well? Is your diet usually nutritionally balanced? Do you have nutritional deficiencies? Are you active? Are you losing weight? I'm in no position to judge whether or not you are eating too little.