How to increase calories

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chrissismone
chrissismone Posts: 116 Member
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I was wondering while on my way to my Sunday nap, how to increase calories. I have stalled out in my weight loss journey. 68lbs lost by working out alot and eating 1200-1300 calories daily and even less on the weekends. So now I am going to try and increase my food bc I'm often hungry and thought it was my water intake so I upped it to 3 liters a day with no avail. I wondering if I should just increase my serving size of what I already eat or do something else. TIA

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    It's up to you. Increasing portion size is the easiest but if you're already eating enough at one sitting it may be hard to force feed yourself.

    Maybe add 2 snacks per day, at a midway point between meals? Serving of mixed nuts between breakfast and lunch, and a yogurt between lunch and dinner? I do 16 oz of chocolate milk before going to bed.
  • chrissismone
    chrissismone Posts: 116 Member
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    Ok that would mean eating like 7 meals bc I already do 2 snacks one in the morning and one in the afternoon along with your normal breakfast,lunch and dinner...something to ponder.
  • junipuni
    junipuni Posts: 264 Member
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    It's hard to suggest things without seeing your diary. For me, the easiest thing was to see what I was already eating and replace with something with more calories, but the same thing. For example, I don't drink fat free milk, do reduced fat or reduced calories of pretty much anything. So I will drink 2% or whole milk in place of the fat free milk which gives me more calories. Same with string cheese, cottage cheese, etc. I add olive oil to dishes where I might not have before. I tend to eat regular eggs vs. the liquid eggs that have less calories, that kind of thing.

    Right now I am eating around 1600 calories (give or take) and more on the days I exercise.
  • debbiestine
    debbiestine Posts: 265 Member
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    Add 100 calorie packs of almonds, hard boiled eggs, a slice of cheese, plain yogurt w/fruit, celery w/almond butter or hummus, protein shakes or protein drinks. Just stay away from junk food and you will do fine...
  • chrissismone
    chrissismone Posts: 116 Member
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    Thank you ladies. I am not a junk food person anymore. I do have my vices but I keep them out of the house. My diary is open for peeking just be gentle.

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