I can't eat enough

So, how did you get fat again?

Really easily... slow your metabolism down, then eat a bunch. Starve temporarily to keep your metabolism down, stuff yourself again, don't exercise, eat big portions, when you aren't starving yourself... keep gaining.

Doesn't really work that way. You still have to eat more than you can store and your metabolism won't slow down significantly.

I was going to say the same about avocado. Lots of calories/healthy fats and yummy to boot.

What about adding some healthy fats to your daily intake? Like nuts & nut spreads, some olive oil etc. This can add more calories without too much more food wise!

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I've had the same problem, and I found during that time that even though I wasn't hungry I started getting tired easily and some days would get dizzy. Once I added some nuts/avocados/other higher-healthy fat items I quit having the problem as much and it made my weight loss easier.

If there is a day you still have trouble hitting your goal maybe try adding honey to your tea? I've done that a few times too and it's a nice treat for me since I normally don't sweeten my tea but am a total southern sweet tea girl.

Are you trying to lose or gain weight? I'm kinda confused with your post .
I have been doing just fine on about 900 calories per day, I'm trying to lose weight.

900 calories per day isn't healthy for most people....have you checked with a doctor to make sure you're getting enough? Coma patients get 1200 calories/day just to keep their brains and organs functioning, that's why it is kind of used as a benchmark for "starvation mode"

cook in some extra virgin olive oil it will boost the cals without making you eat more just add it to the food your already eatting ( I drizzle it over my veggies and roast them in the oven yummy )

peanut butter grab a spoon and take a few cals add up fast and you don`t need to eat alot at all

any kind of nut

Well there really is two issues. First, to get more calories, it's been well explained: nuts, avocado, cooking in extra virgin olive oil, or the peanut butter trick. Another thing you can do is eliminate some of the low calorie stuff with higher calorie foods (I call it eating smart). Instead of plain veggies, have celery with peanut butter (do this every day), or instead of a low calorie snack, have a muscle milk protein shake (2 scoops = 300 calories, add milk and it's 400 calories). Another thing you can do is eat higher calorie protein bars.

The second issue, is that too many people assume you have to eat 1200 calories to lose weight. I can tell you, I have designed plans for 200+ people on this board and the lowest one is eating 1600 calories. If you exercise (especially 4 days a week) then it's more like 1800+. All but one of those people continued to lose weight or increase their weight loss when increasing calories. The one who didn't was going through menopause and that is a whole different animal. I can tell you, she was able to eat 2200 calories and didn't gain any weight, but no matter what we did, her body wouldn't lose any.


The fact is, calories are energy. And you need energy to burn energy. Low calorie diets force your body to adapt and slow down it's function. So doing an exercise that you used to burn 300 calories doing, you will not only burn 200 calories. Because when your metabolic rate is above 1200 calories, then take a guess what your body will use the calories for... repairing muscle or maintaining your bodies functions?

And as a FYI, here is what your weight loss goals should be set at based on your goals

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.