For those of you on a 'regular' diet:

I'm about to graduate from mushies, but my caloric intake has been abysmal - 300-400 per day. I know I need to get 1000 calories per day to maximize weight loss. Do you get this in 3 regular meals? Do you have to snack to make it?

Thanks for your advice/input.

I try to eat 4-5 times a day. Just eat slowly and gradually increase non-mushy foods. Be careful about the use of the word snack... most of us just eat more meals over the course of the day. Use healthy foods with protein.

My plan I set up with my nutritionist is to eat 3 meals and 2 snacks. My meals are breakfast, lunch, dinner and are around 300 calries each. My snacks fall between Breakfast and lunch and then lunch and dinner and I keep them about 150 calories.

Honestly, I eat when hungry, regardless of whether that's snacking between meals or skipping meals entirely if I'm not hungry.

I pretty much eat what I want so long as it allows me to stay within 1000-1200 calories a day. (and a cup or less of food per meal)

if i get hungry between meals, i eat a healthy/protein filled snack...

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I find if I don't snack at the times I set for myself that I will find myself in a little while over hungry and then it's hard to get that starving hunger under control. Find what works for you and that keeps your calories low and your intake a cup or less at a time.

For me though if I wait until I say ok I am hungry it's bad. It's like my body now has 2 modes not hungry and starving- as long as I eat about 4-5 hours I am ok, if I say ok I'm not hungry at 5 hours I feel like crap and have a hard time eating like I am suppose to, but this is me.

I do snack.... Either string cheese or baby carrots w/hummus.

I eat 3 meals a day (about 300 calories each) and 2 snacks (approximately 100-150 calories each). If I don't, I find I get really hungry before bedtime & end up eating junky food to satisfy the hunger. I also find that if I skip meals or snacks, my band seems to tighten and I have trouble when I finally do eat again. I aim for 1200 calories a day.

If you are having trouble reaching your caloric goal, have a high protein shake for breakfast or as a snack - approx. 250 calories.

When you get the hang of things, you won't have any trouble eating 1000-1200 calories a day. LOL