2500 calories - how?
vladatwork
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The day's almost over, I'm 1400 calories behind and if I so much as see another egg I'll barf.
How do you pack in so many calories daily?
How do you pack in so many calories daily?
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Some foods are small in size and packed with calories0
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I ate 2400-2600 (estimated maintenance week for diet break) and ate this easily in 3-4 square meals.
Calorie-dense foods or just... like... having a good appetite?
myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/ana3067?date=2014-10-30
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If I ate that, I'd explode.I ate 2400-2600 (estimated maintenance week for diet break) and ate this easily in 3-4 square meals.
Calorie-dense foods or just... like... having a good appetite?
myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/ana3067?date=2014-10-30
myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/ana3067?date=2014-10-28
I swear I can go for the whole day with a bagel and some coffee. Firmly stuck at ~140lbs for years now. Even approaching 2500 is pretty hardcore. I think I might to drink the calories or something?0 -
2 burgers from a local burger place will get you there0
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milkshake0
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Just break up.-1
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vladatwork wrote: »
If I ate that, I'd explode.I ate 2400-2600 (estimated maintenance week for diet break) and ate this easily in 3-4 square meals.
Calorie-dense foods or just... like... having a good appetite?
myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/ana3067?date=2014-10-30
myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/ana3067?date=2014-10-28
I swear I can go for the whole day with a bagel and some coffee. Firmly stuck at ~140lbs for years now. Even approaching 2500 is pretty hardcore. I think I might to drink the calories or something?
It's really not a lot of food. I'd guess your issue is either mental (i.e. afraid to eat more calories) or you are eating more than you think you are (so maybe that bagel you think is 100 calories is like, 400 calories).
I just estimated your maintenance needs, without including exercise you'd potentially maintain on around 2150 calories. Maybe try 2350-2400 instead? 100 calories can really make a difference for hunger/satiety. Otherwise I'd assume it's still that you are eating more than you think if you can be full on like half your intake goal.0 -
The most calorie dense real food - fast food choices are generally empty calories, not good for meaningful calorie increase. Chocolate covered pecan halves, or just he halves by themselves if you don't like chocolate or have issues with such. Also grains, such as corn, breads, including bagels, white breads, and pasta; nuts such as macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, and pistachios.
One thing i like to eat if i need a calorie boost:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/view/63376176483453
then just swap the mayo for cream cheese, for a bit light fare.
If you've built one sandwich you've built them all.
The sandwiches are 507 and 467 calories respectively.
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Nothing wrong with "empty calories" in a diet. I regularly eat crappy food, and I'm still in a deficit. I'm eagerly awaiting next year when I start my first bulk, and will likely need to eat more empty calories in order to reach my intake needs sometimes.The most calorie dense real food - fast food choices are generally empty calories, not good for meaningful calorie increase. Chocolate covered pecan halves, or just he halves by themselves if you don't like chocolate or have issues with such. Also grains, such as corn, breads, including bagels, white breads, and pasta; nuts such as macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, and pistachios.
One thing i like to eat if i need a calorie boost:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/view/63376176483453
then just swap the mayo for cream cheese, for a bit light fare.
If you've built one sandwich you've built them all.
The sandwiches are 507 and 467 calories respectively.
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I love these posts and the Questions - a guy with only one post, and no profile makes a fake ID, asks a dumb Q - and it turns into a life debate for people. Cyber 'Timewasting" is an art . . . . . .-1
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GOMAD.0
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Nuts
Seeds
Nut butters
Avocados
Cheese
Ice cream
Protein shakes that add up to 500+ calories
It's not hard to eat 2,500 calories.0 -
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vladatwork wrote: »
If I ate that, I'd explode.I ate 2400-2600 (estimated maintenance week for diet break) and ate this easily in 3-4 square meals.
Calorie-dense foods or just... like... having a good appetite?
myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/ana3067?date=2014-10-30
myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/ana3067?date=2014-10-28
I swear I can go for the whole day with a bagel and some coffee. Firmly stuck at ~140lbs for years now. Even approaching 2500 is pretty hardcore. I think I might to drink the calories or something?
LOL, I guess I'm "hardcore". I ate 2,452 calories yesterday, and wanted more (FTR, I'm not a gainer but a maintainer--so I stopped eating in the spirit of moderation). And just because you "can" get by on a bagel and coffee all day doesn't mean you should. Food is fuel. Fuel appropriately.0 -
FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
It's not hard to eat 2,500 calories.
This. It really isn't, OP. If you get full very fast, then eat more calorie dense foods.
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i can eat 1400 for breakfast, no problem ..2500 is really not that hard. My diary is open so feel free to browse it..i would suggest bagels, ice cream, peanut butter, burgers, cheese, steak, etc...0
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_SandShoveller_ wrote: »I love these posts and the Questions - a guy with only one post, and no profile makes a fake ID, asks a dumb Q - and it turns into a life debate for people. Cyber 'Timewasting" is an art . . . . . .
says the person with no profile picture and three posts...0 -
start slowly. the more you eat, the more you will be able to eat. like others' have said, 2500 isn't a lot.0
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I can understand your struggles. The bulk of my diet is made up of whole wheat foods, potatoes, fruit, cheese, yogurt, nuts, along with some foods that are not so healthy. For me, I think it's the fiber content of my diet that makes it hard sometimes for me to reach my calorie goal for slow bulking. But at the same time, given that I'm already eating some empty calories regularly, I don't want to significantly reduce the overall quality of my diet. But I have to admit that it is really easy to get in additional calories by eating cookies, cakes, and chips.0
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ForecasterJason wrote: »I can understand your struggles. The bulk of my diet is made up of whole wheat foods, potatoes, fruit, cheese, yogurt, nuts, along with some foods that are not so healthy. For me, I think it's the fiber content of my diet that makes it hard sometimes for me to reach my calorie goal for slow bulking. But at the same time, given that I'm already eating some empty calories regularly, I don't want to significantly reduce the overall quality of my diet. But I have to admit that it is really easy to get in additional calories by eating cookies, cakes, and chips.
define "empty calories" ..do they not count or something???0 -
By "empty", I mean foods that provide little nutritional benefits (other than simply calories).ForecasterJason wrote: »I can understand your struggles. The bulk of my diet is made up of whole wheat foods, potatoes, fruit, cheese, yogurt, nuts, along with some foods that are not so healthy. For me, I think it's the fiber content of my diet that makes it hard sometimes for me to reach my calorie goal for slow bulking. But at the same time, given that I'm already eating some empty calories regularly, I don't want to significantly reduce the overall quality of my diet. But I have to admit that it is really easy to get in additional calories by eating cookies, cakes, and chips.
define "empty calories" ..do they not count or something???
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I wish I had that problem sometimes - I find it quite easy to maul through prodigious amounts of food when I really want to. v___v0
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Perhaps empty is not the best word. But I'm referring to foods such as cookies, cake, pie. Obviously those foods can be high in carbs and fat, but they have little micronutrients.
Such as what specifically?ForecasterJason wrote: »
By "empty", I mean foods that provide little nutritional benefits (other than simply calories).ForecasterJason wrote: »I can understand your struggles. The bulk of my diet is made up of whole wheat foods, potatoes, fruit, cheese, yogurt, nuts, along with some foods that are not so healthy. For me, I think it's the fiber content of my diet that makes it hard sometimes for me to reach my calorie goal for slow bulking. But at the same time, given that I'm already eating some empty calories regularly, I don't want to significantly reduce the overall quality of my diet. But I have to admit that it is really easy to get in additional calories by eating cookies, cakes, and chips.
define "empty calories" ..do they not count or something???
Do the carbs and fat in the foods count for anything?
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ForecasterJason wrote: »
By "empty", I mean foods that provide little nutritional benefits (other than simply calories).ForecasterJason wrote: »I can understand your struggles. The bulk of my diet is made up of whole wheat foods, potatoes, fruit, cheese, yogurt, nuts, along with some foods that are not so healthy. For me, I think it's the fiber content of my diet that makes it hard sometimes for me to reach my calorie goal for slow bulking. But at the same time, given that I'm already eating some empty calories regularly, I don't want to significantly reduce the overall quality of my diet. But I have to admit that it is really easy to get in additional calories by eating cookies, cakes, and chips.
define "empty calories" ..do they not count or something???
But, if the issue is not consuming enough cals, not nutrient deficiencies, what is the problem with "empty cals"?0 -
As long as one is at least getting in some nutritious food, I don't see any problem with eating some junk food while bulking.ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »ForecasterJason wrote: »
By "empty", I mean foods that provide little nutritional benefits (other than simply calories).ForecasterJason wrote: »I can understand your struggles. The bulk of my diet is made up of whole wheat foods, potatoes, fruit, cheese, yogurt, nuts, along with some foods that are not so healthy. For me, I think it's the fiber content of my diet that makes it hard sometimes for me to reach my calorie goal for slow bulking. But at the same time, given that I'm already eating some empty calories regularly, I don't want to significantly reduce the overall quality of my diet. But I have to admit that it is really easy to get in additional calories by eating cookies, cakes, and chips.
define "empty calories" ..do they not count or something???
But, if the issue is not consuming enough cals, not nutrient deficiencies, what is the problem with "empty cals"?0 -
vladatwork wrote: »The day's almost over, I'm 1400 calories behind and if I so much as see another egg I'll barf.
How do you pack in so many calories daily?
So many? 2000 is cutting it down for me and is so difficult. I might be able to not be starving if I could get 2500. Maybe try some milk, or some juice. Not bad for you, and high in calories.
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ForecasterJason wrote: »
As long as one is at least getting in some nutritious food, I don't see any problem with eating some junk food while bulking.ThePhoenixIsRising wrote: »ForecasterJason wrote: »
By "empty", I mean foods that provide little nutritional benefits (other than simply calories).ForecasterJason wrote: »I can understand your struggles. The bulk of my diet is made up of whole wheat foods, potatoes, fruit, cheese, yogurt, nuts, along with some foods that are not so healthy. For me, I think it's the fiber content of my diet that makes it hard sometimes for me to reach my calorie goal for slow bulking. But at the same time, given that I'm already eating some empty calories regularly, I don't want to significantly reduce the overall quality of my diet. But I have to admit that it is really easy to get in additional calories by eating cookies, cakes, and chips.
define "empty calories" ..do they not count or something???
But, if the issue is not consuming enough cals, not nutrient deficiencies, what is the problem with "empty cals"?
So why are you having a hard time reaching your slow bulking cals? Did I miss something?0
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