ClubSilencio wrote: » At 9:22pm last night I found myself needing another 500 cals to meet my daily quota (and that's only to gain 1 lb/week). I try to eat every 2 hours, usually 5-6 meals, and it feels like a full-time job plus overtime. It's real life stuff. It's one thing to get 1,000 cals from a take-out, but preparing healthy food at home and trying to gain weight is almost insanity. There's so much more volume. I'll be plowing through a meal and be like, "how is this only 450 calories? bro lol". How many meals do you eat? How often do you eat? Do you ever sit down to eat but you're already satiated to begin with? lol
schpitt wrote: » It freaks me out that 1.5 glasses of protein shake I gulp down instantly is 400 cals, but a massive amount of oatmeal that takes forever to eat is only 100! It feels like there are hands pushing outward from inside my stomach.
999tigger wrote: » schpitt wrote: » It freaks me out that 1.5 glasses of protein shake I gulp down instantly is 400 cals, but a massive amount of oatmeal that takes forever to eat is only 100! It feels like there are hands pushing outward from inside my stomach. A massive amount of oatmeal is not 100 calories, that is n nonsense. You can easily make a decent bowl of oatmeal go to 600+ calories by adding ingredients and making it with milk.
ClubSilencio wrote: » At 9:22pm last night I found myself needing another 500 cals to meet my daily quota (and that's only to gain 1 lb/week).
joeboland wrote: » I was on a 3300-calorie cycle a little bit ago, and after making plenty of mistakes (supplementing the calories via packs of Oreos, gummy candies, chips, etc.), the best way I found was to supplement my whole foods by "drinking" my calories, ie. whole-fruit smoothies, shakes, etc. I found they didn't make me feel bloated and sick. Just don't go off the rails by stuffing yourself with empty calories just for the sake of hitting your target.
ndj1979 wrote: » joeboland wrote: » I was on a 3300-calorie cycle a little bit ago, and after making plenty of mistakes (supplementing the calories via packs of Oreos, gummy candies, chips, etc.), the best way I found was to supplement my whole foods by "drinking" my calories, ie. whole-fruit smoothies, shakes, etc. I found they didn't make me feel bloated and sick. Just don't go off the rails by stuffing yourself with empty calories just for the sake of hitting your target. I feel to see how that would be a mistake if you have met your macro and micro needs....
joeboland wrote: » ndj1979 wrote: » joeboland wrote: » I was on a 3300-calorie cycle a little bit ago, and after making plenty of mistakes (supplementing the calories via packs of Oreos, gummy candies, chips, etc.), the best way I found was to supplement my whole foods by "drinking" my calories, ie. whole-fruit smoothies, shakes, etc. I found they didn't make me feel bloated and sick. Just don't go off the rails by stuffing yourself with empty calories just for the sake of hitting your target. I feel to see how that would be a mistake if you have met your macro and micro needs.... I probably should have said that in my personal experience, those were big mistakes: I frequently felt bloated and sick - I didn't feel satisfied, I just felt...full - and all that refined sugar and near-bipolar insulin reaction played all kinds of hell with me (headaches, general soreness, dehydration, etc.). I just felt like garbage all the time.
cbills65 wrote: » I'm glad I stumbled across this thread. I've been lifting for just over 5 months but just decided to take a leap of faith and bulk. I'll admit, I'm terrified of screwing this up. Having been someone who has always tried to lose weight and eat in a deficit I am already finding it challenging to eat enough healthy food to reach a much higher calorie goal. I don't eat dairy so ice cream, whole milk and cheese, yogurt etc. are out of the question. I totally get the idea of avocados and peanut butter but they are high in fat and I'm set at 45% carbs/35% protein/20% fat right now (just starting the bulking process this week). Is that an unreasonably low expectation on fat intake in order to reach my higher calorie goal?
cbills65 wrote: » I have grudgingly accepted the fact that there will be fat gain and I fully anticipate a cut later on. I agree it will not be possible to eat 100% clean. I just want to do this right and it's a completely foreign concept to me. Being female the focus all my adult life has been to get lighter, get smaller. It wasn't until recently that it occurred to me that I was not doing myself any favors with that mentality. Now I am working towards stronger and leaner, whatever it takes...