My target cals per day for 2lbs a week weightloss is 2600 atm and im having a difficult time getting enough calories so I have incorporated 2-3 extra protien shakes (w/water) a day to try and bump it up
this has all been fine and dandy becuase I have felt consistantly hungry every couple of hours.

Untill I changed my routine

I had been doing my cardio and lifting together at night with little to no break inbetween, I decided to try and do my cardio first thing in the morning and since that first day, I cant bring myself to eat half what I had been eating per day before which means im not getting the cals I need.

do I need to force myself to eat? is my body telling me something?

it allmost gags me to think about eating as often as I had been before (5-6 meals a day) and my favorite food (eggs) made me sick today after the first bite, litterally gagged me.

is there something wrong?

post a sample diet please and we can go from there

stats:
6'1
244lbs
27 yrs old

25% body fat

I also did my BMR
3608.6
-1,000 cals = 2608.6
42:36:22

what I ate yesterday, this is pretty consistant everyday

8:30 - 2cups of whole bran cereal w/ half cut up banana and 2 cut up strawberries, 1/2 - 3/4 cup of 1%milk
2 fiber supplements
1 multi vitamin (bio-35)
1 natural accelerator (compare to ephedra stack)
water w/2 scoops of ONs Whey protien

10:30 - fresh banana w/2TB of natural peanut butter
water w/1 scoop ONs Whey protien

11:30 - Tuna patti (can of tuna, tobasco, whershisire, fresh lemon juice, 1TB olive oil)
1 cup spring salad greens, 1TB light vinnegrette
1 natural accelerator
1 multi vitamin (bio-35)

1:30 - pita bread with 2oz of low fat fresh deli ham, 1 slice provolone cheese, 1cup of spring greens, 1TB of light vinnegrette dressing
8oz water w/2 scoops ONs whey protien

3:30 - Fresh apple
8oz water w/1 scoop ONs whey protien

5:00 - water w/2scoops of Whey protien (pre workout)
6:30 - water w/2scoops of whey protien (post workout)

7:30 - 6oz Mahimahi, 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese, 3 cups fresh zuchini, mushrooms and squash fried with 1TB light olive oil
1 multi vitamin (bio-35)

this has been my consistant diet since upping my calories, but im forcing myself to eat all this now.

before it was easy

Today I have been able to eat:

8:00 - my usuall bowl of bran cereal w/fruit
supplements
protien shake w/water

11:00 - banana


12:30 - 6oz skinless chicken breast
2 cups of veggies
supplements


3:00 - protien shake


4:00 - choked down an apple

My target cals per day for 2lbs a week weightloss is 2600 atm and im having a difficult time getting enough calories so I have incorporated 2-3 extra protien shakes (w/water) a day to try and bump it up

is there something wrong?

How much weight have you lost in what time frame on this plan?

I saw great results as soon as I started adding the extra protien shakes and upped my cal intake, thats what has me worried.
(I lost around 6lbs in the two weeks I changed it up.)

now I have no appitite and im afraid that my progress will halt if I dont keep up with the same cal intake, thats why I have been forcing myself to eat these last few days, im still losing alittle weight, but I can tell somethings not quite right.

normal?

That’s a lot of protein powder. Maybe you have an allergy to whey? Try to get some more solid foods in there. Also your post-workout shake should contain lots of carbs. In any case you should make sure you’re getting enough calories. Being in a calorie deficit will trigger changes in your body. Maybe a 1000 calorie deficit is too big for you.

Man, there are some days I wish I could eat this much! I think it's great that you're eating lots of veggies, but maybe it's too much ruffage that is filling you up. Try regular olive oil, instead of light. More calorie dense.

I also agree you should add in more whole foods and less whey supplementation.

Maybe just changing your diet to new food choices- start trying out new recipes, because you could be getting sick of the food you're eating. Go back to these foods in a few weeks. I bet those eggs will taste a lot better!

I also calculated your caloric requirement with the stats you gave, and according to Katch-McArdle with a moderately active lifestyle, a BMR of 2166, you are looking at 2858cals/day for a 500 cal deficit, meaning ONE lb a week, not two. But of course that's just a rough estimate...


stats:
6'1
244lbs
27 yrs old

25% body fat

I also did my BMR
3608.6
-1,000 cals = 2608.6
42:36:22

what I ate yesterday, this is pretty consistant everyday

8:30 - 2cups of whole bran cereal w/ half cut up banana and 2 cut up strawberries, 1/2 - 3/4 cup of 1%milk
2 fiber supplements
1 multi vitamin (bio-35)
1 natural accelerator (compare to ephedra stack)
water w/2 scoops of ONs Whey protien

10:30 - fresh banana w/2TB of natural peanut butter
water w/1 scoop ONs Whey protien

11:30 - Tuna patti (can of tuna, tobasco, whershisire, fresh lemon juice, 1TB olive oil)
1 cup spring salad greens, 1TB light vinnegrette
1 natural accelerator
1 multi vitamin (bio-35)

1:30 - pita bread with 2oz of low fat fresh deli ham, 1 slice provolone cheese, 1cup of spring greens, 1TB of light vinnegrette dressing
8oz water w/2 scoops ONs whey protien

3:30 - Fresh apple
8oz water w/1 scoop ONs whey protien

5:00 - water w/2scoops of Whey protien (pre workout)
6:30 - water w/2scoops of whey protien (post workout)

7:30 - 6oz Mahimahi, 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese, 3 cups fresh zuchini, mushrooms and squash fried with 1TB light olive oil
1 multi vitamin (bio-35)

this has been my consistant diet since upping my calories, but im forcing myself to eat all this now.

before it was easy

Today I have been able to eat:

8:00 - my usuall bowl of bran cereal w/fruit
supplements
protien shake w/water

11:00 - banana


12:30 - 6oz skinless chicken breast
2 cups of veggies
supplements


3:00 - protien shake


4:00 - choked down an apple