Being "good", but still not getting enough calories...what do I do?

Okay....this month and next month is going to be extra hard for me because Thanksgiving is coming, my birthday is a few days after that, and then my dad's birthday is 6 days after mine, and then Christmas is 3 weeks exactly after his birthday, so needless to say, I'm going to have a hard time not eating what I want to. 

So to "counteract" this, I've decided to give up sweets until Thanksgiving, which is really killing me, but I'm proud of myself...I haven't given in to temptation yet.  haha!  

So this past week, I have been really, really, really, particular about what I ate.  (And I must add, I've lost 3 pounds this week, and I'm very happy because I've been at a stand still!)  I've been having whole wheat or bran cereal in the morning with 2% or fat free milk; for lunch I'd have a cup of Light Yoplait Yogurt, the one with 100 cals, with 0 fat; sometimes an apple for lunch or some other fruit, and for dinner, sometimes a salad, or something mom makes, but usually it'll be without the rice if she makes rice, or just a small portion of whatever she makes that is healthy.  

So at the end of the day, I'm still not getting 1200 calories...I'm still below that, and my mom has been getting on me about that, saying that I'm in starvation mode, and that I might get diabetes....

So how can I get at least 1200 calories without going overboard, and not eating unhealthy stuff?  Could I just eat more fruits and vegetables, or something...but doesn't alot of fruit become a lot of sugar?  What can I have?

Eat a low fat turkey wrap for lunch. It's filling and if you use low-cal ingredients it should add only 250-290 calories!

The sugar in fruits isn't like the sugar in a snickers bar. Fill up on some blueberries, it's no problem.

Eating more veggies is al ways a good idea. Try&nbs p;adding some for lunch.  I would say

you arent eating enough b ut I kinda stink at  this.

The veggies are a fine&nb sp;idea, though.

Good luck! 

a tablespoon or two of peanut butter can go a long way towards alleviating a calorie deficit.  Add that to an extra apple and you can be up a couple of hundred calories.

Going back and looking at your example meal -- you are way under...  and what you are eating is not balanced..  It is virtually impossible to eat a balanced, healthy day of food and NOT reach 1200.

have a sandwich, have a wrap, eat some beans if you are a vegan/vegetarian, eat some fish, eat more food.

Definitely eat more for lunch and dinner! A yogurt and salad isn't going to do much for you, plus it will make it harder for you to stay away from the sweets because when you deprive yourself it's easier to binge.

Lunch is going to keep you going for the day once breakfast wears off, and keep you from being starving at dinner and possibly eating everything in sight. Dinner is important because the time before bed and while you sleep is a looong time until your body gets food again (breakfast the next morning). Ideally you should be having small snacks in between meals too.

If that's really all you're eating, it's WAY below 1200 calories... fruit has less than 100 calories a piece. Most days I have a salad sandwich for lunch with a small amount of lunchmeat and a small amount of cheese and lots of good healthy veggies. It comes out to about 400 calories and doesn't feel like starvation.

If you cut your calories too much between now and thanksgiving, your body will still be in starvation mode come Turkey Day and you won't burn all the calories you eat then. 

I am not sure where to post or what to do I just started on this site. I know how many calaries I should get a day but I always go under that and sometimes I come close. Based on my weight I should eat 2203 calories a day my days have vaired from 1500-2100. Is it ok to eat less or do I really need to get to the 2203

It is important to give your body

its minimum calories. Throw in some more veggies!

Have some pumpkin! 

EAT EAT EAT!!!

You can't go too wrong as long as it's healthy! 

 Add some protien... nuts, lean meats, etc.

 It sounds crazy, but the more you eat (HEALTHY) the more you lose!!

Thanks you guys for your suggestions!!!! I hadn't thought of some of those suggestions, and I think I'll be using them....now I can still eat healthy, but still get enough calories, without eating wrong or starving myself! haha! Thanks again!

dip the apple in peanut butter. yummy. or try some ranch to dip your veggies in.

I agree eat but eat healthy stuff, fruit, veggies, low fat cheese slices!!!

Original Post by marygirl05:

I am not sure where to post or what to do I just started on this site. I know how many calaries I should get a day but I always go under that and sometimes I come close. Based on my weight I should eat 2203 calories a day my days have vaired from 1500-2100. Is it ok to eat less or do I really need to get to the 2203

I highly recommend visiting the tools section and the library. The tools will give you information on how many calories you need, what your BMI is, how many calories you need to reach your goal by a certain date (if you're a teen, use the teen links in the Weight Loss Welcome post).

It depends on your goal weight loss/gain as to how many calories you need. The exact amount does not matter, a bit over will let you gain weight, a bit under will let you lose weight, 500-1000 calories is the differential for ~1-2 lbs per week.

livingall_4_god: I like to make smoothies with yogurt and fruit juice and a scoop of protein powder when I'm low on calories. Or grab a snack bar, make a tortilla wrap, etc. As far as sweets go, you can make black bean brownies which are fantastically good and really good for you.