TL;DR: I think I need more calories.
I usually aim now to have at least 5 servings of fruit/veggies a day, which should amount to only a few hundred calories (just off the top of my head - and especially so if I roast veggies with some garlic and olive oil). What I have found is, now that I've gotten a bit more used to being hungry over the past week, such that it doesn't really register that I could do with some (wholesome) food, I'm occasionally having what I think are too little calories.
I know some of you out there would love to be in my place by being able to shrug off some hunger, so forgive me if this is upsetting, but I think this comes down to returning to the eating habits I had before I gain weight over the past 5ish years. I was quite underweight for most of my life.
Sans exercise, which I have yet to do regularly, my TDEE is currently ~ 2200 - 2300kcals, so only getting in around 1400-1500kcals some days seems to be excessive. For slow weight loss, like only around .5-1lb per week, my intake should only be around 1800kcals, right? I'm hoping keeping the weight loss slow will help me avoid excess skin after I get into regular exercise.
Should I be concerned about this development? I'm hesitant to cut back on a serving or so of vegetation so I have enough of an appetite to eat more protein/carbs. According to MFP, I'm also having trouble taking in sufficient protein. Could I simply take some protein powder in that case?
Thoughts and comments?
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