Weight-Loss Not enough calories ?

[lauraallover]

For awhile now, i've been eating really well. For breakfast, I have a Banana smoothie (Banana, ice, plain low fat organic yoghurt, fresh squeezed orange juice and a teaspoon of honey/maple syrup), for lunch I have a salad, and then for dinner I have either another salad, or, a veggie quesadilla. (Or, sometimes, if my husband wants, he'll make a steak for us and a side of salad.) I usually space these meals out so I'm eating around 6 times a day. If I want a snack, I have a fiberone bar and fruit, but I rarely snack.

The things is, I keep getting a feeling I'm not getting enough calories... (And most of what I eat are fruit and veggies, and they don't come with nutrition facts ~~~)
For fat loss, I apparently need 2144 calories a day, and for extreme fast loss, I'd need 1832 . :S

 

[TLaude]

Count the calories and you will have your answer.

However, if all your having is a smoothie, a couple salads, and maybe the occassional bar and fruit, you are not coming near your 1800-2100 calories per day.

Depending on what you have on your salad, how much dressing, etc.. it can really vary your caloric intake.

With a realistic amount of dressing, i'd estimate each salad to be a couple hundred calories (give or take) and the smoothie to be anywhere from 100-200 (again, depending on quantities you put in).

Just for the sake of making my guesses stick out more, let's just say each is 300 calories a day (which is a way high number). that would be 900 calories (2 salads and a smoothie).

That's 1/2 your calories needed. Bars are generally 100-150 calories, so tack on that.. and you have 1000-1050.

A few easy ways to get some more calories, but have other benefits would be for example, putting a scoop of protein powder in your smoothie. That will add roughly 100 calories and 15-20g of protein (i believe my protein value is close).

Long story short though.. I would count your calories eating what you normally eat (mark every last thing down) and see what your intake really is. Then make adjustments.

 

[TikTak]

If those salads don't contain cheese and/or sausages/beef/tuna or other meats, it certainly seems like you're not getting enough calories from your diet. And MORE IMPORTANTLY way too little PROTEINS.