a little bit of background info. i have been dieting my entire life, yes i am only 20 - but i started being forced into diets such as slimming world / weight watchers when i was under 10 (had a step-parent with a very unhealthy view on weight / food). i know how much i can be eating on a diet. know how many calories i should be consuming - this is not my first rodeo.
in the past years i have taken on weight-loss myself being overweight for a majority of my teen years, i have tried everything. a couple of years back i gained some unhealthy dieting habits and lost a lot of weight in a very short amount of time - but at the point where i started passing out, i got help for my issues, gained a lot (not all) of the weight back, and i feel as though i’m now in a healthy place to take weight loss back up.
here lies my problem. when i am not dieting, i don’t believe i eat a lot but i am a very fussy eater and my go to foods are those that are calorie dense. but i am just not a hungry person. i’m the bigger person that confuses everyone because i just “don’t eat that much”. most days i would skip at least breakfast, sometimes breakfast and lunch and just snack until having dinner. a lot of my calorie intake came from drinks - i am a coke, coffee, redbull fiend.
so now that i am trying to lose weight by cutting out these calorie dense foods, and swapping to sugar free drinks - i find i’m not eating enough, my intake every day is averaging around 700-900kcal and i feel as though i’m forcing myself past the point of fullness to at least get over 1000 calories. i’ve supplemented shakes in my diet, not to restrict, but to ensure that if i don’t want to eat - i know i’m getting at least 200 calories in for either breakfast or lunch. today for example, i had eggs and toast for breakfast, a prawn salad for lunch, and a ready meal for dinner with added veggies, then a couple of cups of tea, cereal bar, and fruit for snacks. this feels like a substantial amount of food. i am full. but my brain is telling me that this day of eating, that has come out around 950kcals is not enough, that i need to eat something else to ensure i’m staying healthy - but surely eating past the point of fullness is not ideal ?
to summarise (because i realised i rambled a bit) - i find myself full on 700-900 calories but know this isnt a healthy amount and i force myself to surpass 1000 (at least), but it feels as though i’m pushing past the feeling of being full.
any advice on what i could be doing different ? or anyone who feels the same ?
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