Tip to getting lots of calories!

louismurphy259

A few weeks ago, I was struggling to manage 2,500 calories a day, let alone my 3,030 target. There was never enough time in the day.

If you're struggling, then I have 1 tip, that'll make it 500x easier for you, like it did for me.

Ready for this?

Drumroll, please!

Start early. If you can start slamming back a few hundred calories from a time like 8:00am and gradually eat from as early as you can to as late as you can, by the time you're thinking about going to bed, low and behold, you've managed to get all your calories without trying too hard!

So. Yup. Start early. Eat calorific foods as you normally would, but make sure you don't do what I did, which is only starting to worry about your calories around 2:00pm or something.

Hope this helps someone!

Kimramsay58

Thanks, I will try and do that and see if it makes it easier towards my goal

emilydawkins2

Adding on topic of that you should be eating something every 2-3 hours, say you start at 10am
10am breakfast: 500-600calories (if not more)
12pm snack- 300-400cals
2pm lunch- 500+ cals
4:30pm snack- 400cals
6:30-7pm dinner- 500+ cals
9pm protein shake/ amino acids 120cals

This is excluding any preworkout post workout, protein shakes etc etc
I need 2300-2400 cals a day, since I've followed this routine I've found it easier to get my calories in whereas before I did this I found it hard to get to 2100 cals. Good luck!

psuLemon

I have a 4 step progress that will help anyone get a ridiculous amount of calories in a short period of time without lots of volume.

Step 1 - Grab spoon
Step 2 - Grab peanut butter jar or ice cream cartoon
Step 3 - Insert aforementioned spoon in aforementioned container
Step 4 - Repeat as necessary

mariadalmadi

Hi, my goal is eat 2200 cal per day . I start around 9 o'clock, 11 ,half past 1 . I always work back shift , I have only one break around 6 , and when I arrived home around 11 this is the 5.meal .i have problem with the amount of food , because I can't eat too much for one meal. I try eat food with more calorie in it ,and after meal I always eat some sweets . My tips: homemade rice pudding, Birds Eye fish fingers: 3 finger 184 cal for veg dish ,French toast 1 slice 149 cal, every kind of eggs, meat , pasta with olive oil on it . Sweets: Pearl's chocolate flavoured flap jack 120g 577 cal, Cadbury hot chocolate instant 28g 120cal, jelly babies 5 pieces 100cal or Heartleys jelly 125g 100 cal, chocolate digestive bisquit 1 piece 83 cal, yogurts with grounded seeds ,strawberry with double cream . You always need take with you something ex when I went to hairdresser I took with me chocolate and 100% juice in a small bottle from our fridge( if you don't have time buy it) I mix these things all the time , because if I eat everyday same things I feed up really easy. Buy and cook what you like and it's easier. First was difficult eat so much cal but after 3 weeks I usually eat a bit more than 2200 and I put on 1.3 kg. I'll be happy if you share more tips!

mattyc772014

Cheesecake

Laughter_Girl

There are some great tips here. I especially loved the peanut butter/spoon tip. I have not had this problem to date. I'm the one wanting more calories...1900 is just so low. I workout almost daily just for more calories. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

lee41major

psulemon wrote: »

I have a 4 step progress that will help anyone get a ridiculous amount of calories in a short period of time without lots of volume.

Step 1 - Grab spoon
Step 2 - Grab peanut butter jar or ice cream cartoon
Step 3 - Insert aforementioned spoon in aforementioned container
Step 4 - Repeat as necessary

Haha Brilliant. Very good advice
Although I've got to suggest a couple of slices of bread to go with the peanut butter, goes down a bit easier

mariadalmadi

I just bought today : taste the difference : lemon curd yogurt 150g 262cal, black cherry 204 cal ;Jordan's nut cereal bar 249cal, eat natural fruit & nut bar 231cal

legs180

Yes! I never used to eat breakfast because it would make me feel sick, but once I started trying to consistently eat a little in the morning I've been waking up hungry ever since. I didn't realize how bad my habits were before this (I would often only start eating around 2pm!!!), but now that I've changed them I'm getting more calories in and slowly but surely seeing the number on the scale rise.

ninerbuff

Personally when I was adding weight and muscle, I DIDN'T try to eat several meals a day. I just ate more calorie dense foods that got me up to 4,000 calories. Pizza and fries were go to's. I still also ate whole foods and vegetables too.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

mzbek24

I've found one thing that makes it easier, is using the TDEE method as opposed to the NEAT or eating the fitbit calories back, because then you can just plan ahead what to have for your whole day, exercise is already counted, and it won't be going up throughout your day with your exercise, which means normally that you're trying to get in a lot of food later in the day.

Also, drinking calories is an easy way to get more for me. I can knock back a 400 calorie smoothie quickly and not feel full, so I can have that with a meal.

ndj1979

ice cream and oreos

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auddii

ndj1979 wrote: »

ice cream and oreos

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Add peanut butter, and you'd have a bowl full of awesome!

N200lz

Do you drink protein shakes?
If so, add about 5 oz. (or more) of heavy cream when you make it.
That's an easy 1000 extra calories and it really makes any shake taste better.

juggernaut1974

auddii wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

ice cream and oreos

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Add peanut butter, and you'd have a bowl full of awesome!

And chocolate chips, sauce, nuts, and whipped cream.