So.Much.Food!!!

kfischer1018

Does it get any easier?!? My MFP suggests that I eat 1980 calories a day. I actually need more on days like yesterday when I had rehearsal and was dancing for an hour. I was all excited thinking I'd actually hit my goal, only to enter my exercise and see I was short 230 calories!!

What I am wondering is does it get easier to eat all this food?! Right now I still have over 1200 calories left for today, it's 1:30 and the idea of needing to eat lunch makes me want to cry! I'm so full!

Maybe 3 meals and 3 snacks isn't going to work and I need to focus on getting more calories into each meal so I can snack less?? I just don't know but I don't like feeling so discouraged already! Any advice?

aeloine

ETA: saw that it was in gaining weight. Don't get to see the forum title in "recent" on the mobile app.

Unfortunately, I don't have experience with this but there are a lot of lovely, helpful folks on here. Best of luck!!!

kfischer1018

@aeloine I need to gain. I'm currently 94 lbs and my goal is 115 lbs.

quiksylver296

Choose foods higher in calories. Full fat dairy, peanut butter, avocado.

Choose higher calorie protein sources. Instead of chicken breast, go for a fattier cut of steak.

Avoid high volume, low cal foods like leafy greens, celery, etc.

Drink your calories. Get a whole milk latte or chai tea.

And ice cream. Always ice cream. Pints of Ben and Jerry's should hook you up.

Davidsdottir

I'd love to have your issue. My goal is 2400 a day and I always feel like I'm starving! (I'm averaging 2-3 lbs a month gain, so I know my number is right). Try including more calorie-dense foods (PB, butter, fattier cuts of meat, full fat dairy) into your diet.

kfischer1018

quiksylver296 wrote: »

Choose foods higher in calories. Full fat dairy, peanut butter, avocado.

Choose higher calorie protein sources. Instead of chicken breast, go for a fattier cut of steak.

Avoid high volume, low cal foods like leafy greens, celery, etc.

Drink your calories. Get a whole milk latte or chai tea.

And ice cream. Always ice cream. Pints of Ben and Jerry's should hook you up.

I think I'm going to have get over my aversion to ice cream in the winter! Lol Thank you for the advice!

kfischer1018

Davidsdottir wrote: »

I'd love to have your issue. My goal is 2400 a day and I always feel like I'm starving! (I'm averaging 2-3 lbs a month gain, so I know my number is right). Try including more calorie-dense foods (PB, butter, fattier cuts of meat, full fat dairy) into your diet.

Wow! I definitely would be crying at 2400 calories! Lol I honestly felt like all I've done the past 2 days is eat!

quiksylver296

kfischer1018 wrote: »

quiksylver296 wrote: »

Choose foods higher in calories. Full fat dairy, peanut butter, avocado.

Choose higher calorie protein sources. Instead of chicken breast, go for a fattier cut of steak.

Avoid high volume, low cal foods like leafy greens, celery, etc.

Drink your calories. Get a whole milk latte or chai tea.

And ice cream. Always ice cream. Pints of Ben and Jerry's should hook you up.

I think I'm going to have get over my aversion to ice cream in the winter! Lol Thank you for the advice!

This does not compute in my world! :laugh:

kfischer1018

@quiksylver296 nor in my husband's!

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

Nut butters are my go to.

Very little volume for a big amount of calories.

kfischer1018

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

Nut butters are my go to.

Very little volume for a big amount of calories.

I decided to suck it up, stop whining and went to the kitchen and made a half a peanut butter sandwich and poured a glass of milk. That got me up another 400 something calories! I'll take it! Peanut butter every day! Lol

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

kfischer1018 wrote: »

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

Nut butters are my go to.

Very little volume for a big amount of calories.

I decided to suck it up, stop whining and went to the kitchen and made a half a peanut butter sandwich and poured a glass of milk. That got me up another 400 something calories! I'll take it! Peanut butter every day! Lol

I don't even bother with the bread, just a spoon.

Milks good, so is fruit juice.

sardelsa

It takes time but you get used to it. The amount of calories I have to eat to gain is really dumb plus on top of that add breastfeeding. Oysh.

Eventually you will get used to eating more. Try not to get too discouraged in the beginning if you can't hit your goal somedays, you can try to add more the next day or by the end of the week (although I try not to make that a habit because it can snowball over time for many people).

Adding calorie dense foods helps, eating every few hours starting as soon as you wake up, adding oils and sauces to things, etc.

This thread is really helpful for more food and tips:
community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p1

zyxst

kfischer1018 wrote: »

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

Nut butters are my go to.

Very little volume for a big amount of calories.

I decided to suck it up, stop whining and went to the kitchen and made a half a peanut butter sandwich and poured a glass of milk. That got me up another 400 something calories! I'll take it! Peanut butter every day! Lol

PB on chocolate squares.

ritzvin

cookie dough.
chocolate bar(s).
cookies.
croissants.
fudge.
wine.
sticky rice in custard or sweetened milk/cream.
anything drowned in cream.
tres leches cake (speaking of drowning in cream).

ritzvin

..
baklava.
avocado with mayonnaise.

kfischer1018

@sardelsa thank you for the link and the advice!

kfischer1018

zyxst wrote: »

kfischer1018 wrote: »

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

Nut butters are my go to.

Very little volume for a big amount of calories.

I decided to suck it up, stop whining and went to the kitchen and made a half a peanut butter sandwich and poured a glass of milk. That got me up another 400 something calories! I'll take it! Peanut butter every day! Lol

PB on chocolate squares.

Yum!! Bonus points if it's dark chocolate?!?

kfischer1018

@ritzvin I think I need to give myself permission for dessert every day! Your suggestions are delicious!

Ciaraphd

Oils really boost your calories. A tablespoon of flax oil in a smoothie is more than 100 calories. Same for coconut, olive oil, butter, etc. Also dry fruit and trail mix, granola, waffles, maple syrup, pancakes have a ton of calories. If you need to catch up on calories one full fast food meal or nachos with toppings will give you around 1000 calories at once.