take a look at my diary

I just looked at the last few days. You could try substituting in fruit for whenever you get a sweet craving or switch to a jello instead of ice cream. Another suggestion would be to cut back on the carbs and up your protein levels. You could try changing your macros to 40 percent carbs, 30 percent protein, 30 percent fat for awhile and see if that helps.

Here's a few things I eat that have helped keep my calorie count in check:

Ice Cream: Try Sweet Freedom Fudge Lites (35 calories for 2 bars), chocolate-covered ice cream bars (~80 calories for 1 bar- check your grocery store), or Edy's Slow-Churned Ice Cream (about 120/calories per half cup but 1/2 the fat). There's quite a few "light" options out there when it comes to ice cream so look for those that are lower in fat, lower in sugar, and lower in calories. They all still taste great!

Another sweet treat you could try would be diet soda cake (simply mix 10 oz. diet soda with any dry cake box mix and bake as directed on box - do not add the oil, eggs, or water). You can divide the mixture into 24 cupcakes and then it's only about 98 calories total for a cupcake with 2 TBS of fat-free cool whip and a strawberry. I really like Lemon Cake with Diet 7 Up and Devil's Food Cake (or any other chocolate cake) with Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi. I store the cupcakes in the fridge and top them with cool whip and a strawberry whenever I want a quick, low-cal treat.

Another idea is 3-2-1 cake, which comes to about 100-110 calories per serving depending on the cake mix. Mix together one box dry angel food cake mix with any other flavor dry cake mix in a gallon-size ziploc container (just pour them both in and shake until they're well mixed). Then put 3 TBS dry cake mix into a coffee cup, add 2 TBS water, and put in the microwave for 1 minute. 3-2-1! You can either eat the cake right out of the coffee cup or flip over onto a plate and add 2 TBS fat-free cool whip and a strawberry. Eat warm or let cool for 5 minutes depending on your preference. The remaining cake mixture can be stored in the cupboard for whenever you'd like to make a quick, easy treat. One box must be angel food cake, but the other can be whatever cake flavor you'd like (I tried lemon and chocolate fudge). Look for the cake mixes that are lower in calories.

As for bread, you could try substituting normal whole wheat bread for light whole wheat bread (45-50 calories/slice).

Look for things that are high in protein since that will help you feel full, and add veggies and fruits to your meals and snacks throughout the day. Veggies and fruits are quite low in calories and you can eat a lot more of them than you can candy or other snacks that don't have any nutritional value. For instance, you could eat 1 entire cup of strawberries for 48 calories vs. a Smarties candy packet. Add 1 TBS fat-free cool whip for a yummy, sweet treat.

Also, if you really crave candy bars, try protein bars instead. I like the Detour Low-Sugar Protein Bars and the Kashi Go Lean Crunchy Bars (150-180 calories each). I have a protein bar for breakfast, then a Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt for morning snack, and those two things keep me going until lunchtime. Then I have my other protein bar for afternoon snack along with some fruit to combat the low sugar/hunger I feel in the afternoon before dinner. The protein bars are fairly high in calories but offer more nutritional value than a candy bar and they satisfy my chocolate craving too while keeping me full, allowing me to stay within my calories for the day.

Hope that helps!

P.S. I'm 5'3 and on a 1,200 calorie/day plan. If you're finding it hard to reach your calorie intake without eating unhealthy foods, you could try lowering your calorie intake per day, or not eating back the calories you gain from exercising (I didn't look to see whether you ate them back or not). Also, if you're hypothyroid you may want to lower your calorie intake from what MFP suggests since unfortunately it's even harder to lose weight when your thyroid isn't working properly.

It's almost impossible for me to eat 2500 calories a day unless I choose unhealthy foods.

And yeah, davischick, I know I need to cut down on ice cream, lol, but it's finished and I won't be buying tubs anymore.

I also have hypothyroidism and although we aren't the same...I do agree with your statement it's impossible for you to eat 2500 calories unless you choose unhealthy foods. People don't understand when they look at my diary that I literally ate majority of my calories in the evening before I started. I ate fast food/restaurant quality type of food every single day. Now, I'm trying to watch it and trying to up the calories. Doesn't help to be a picky eater also. What I would suggest for you is more fiber...more veggies! seems like you have your fruit covered. I have a tortilla that is super high in fiber with my scrambled eggs and it fills me up!