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You really should stay at 1,200 calories at a minimum. It's not worth wrecking your metabolism. Once you do that, it takes months to get back to normal. 

Lately, it seems like there have been a lot of threads with people going much lower than 1,200 calories. Don't do it, ladies! It's not even just about watching your weight. Your calorie consumption affects so many facets of your overall well-being. 

@Pappy8: Yes, but like I said, it's not just about weight. It's about many other areas of your health. You can add a serving of almonds, which would give you nearly 200 extra calories. It's just not good to dip that low.  

If you want to gain muscle, you definitely need more calories and lots of protein. 

As I mentioned, almonds are good, and peanut butter would be another option. Both are small servings but deliver a good amount of calories. 

It's a little hard to say without knowing what you normally eat. I get how you feel. I eat really healthy, and it's sometimes it's hard to get the necessary amount of calories when you're not eating cheeseburgers all day, but it's really important that you do, especially for gaining muscle. 

Also, are you eating nonfat versions of Greek yogurt or other types of products? A really easy way to boost calories is to skip those nonfat versions and eat regular, full-fat yogurt or whatever food it might be. Fat is good for the system. 

There are a lot of liquid options for adding to your diet like ensure that might help supplement you without making you feel too full.

No matter what your body looks like, you NEED exercise to be healthy.  It boosts the immune system and mood, keeps digestion and circulation in check, blood pressure, and decreases the risk of pretty much every disease out there.  The human body was designed to be in motion and working.  Its why we have joints!

If you want to gain muscle/tone up, you need to exercise and lift weights.  You'll quickly see that you get hungrier throughout the day.  If doesn't sound like you are at risk of over-eating, so as long as you are able to get through the day, get through a tough workout and not get dizzy/sick/etc I'd say you are fine.  Talk to your doctor or a nutritionist about it also.

I did a quick Google search, and it looks like Oikos only has nonfat Greek yogurt, though I could be wrong. If you're not opposed to switching brands, I'd look into regular Greek yogurt. 

Do you like avocado? You can add some avocado slices to your chicken or try swapping out salmon on some nights for chicken. Salmon has more calories. I'm not sure if you cook your chicken or vegetables with olive oil, but that's also another easy way to add some calories without taking up more room in your stomach. 

@Pappy8:  Well, it doesn't matter if you're hungry or not, you are NOT eating enough. Eat breakfast every morning, whether you're hungry or not.  From what I've noticed, most people aren't hungry first thing in the morning and most of them eat anyway because they know they have to.  Like the others have said, eat more than soup for lunch and you should definitely throw in more carbs.  Another thing I've noticed is that you say you just aren't hungry a lot of the time... that's what happens when your body gets used to being starved, which is what you're doing to it.

Honestly, I'd suggest seeing a nutritionist.  You have some sort of eating issue that needs to be addressed.  (I don't buy any of the "I'm small" stuff, as a very skinny person who eats more BECAUSE I'm small and know I need to gain some weight.)  Sorry if it sounds harsh, but food issues are very important to deal with.

Get a basal metabolic test done- I found out that mine was 800/day.  That's why I was satisfied on 1000/day.  Eye opening, really.  It can be improved though.