Do I really have to eat all of these?
jmath0303
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I had a very busy day...do I really have to eat all of these lol
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IDK, what are your stats?0
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Yea we need more information. But that isn't that many calories. Have some pasta, burgers, noodles, ice cream0
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Davidsdottir wrote: »IDK, what are your stats?
I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »IDK, what are your stats?
I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today
I'm a 36yo 5'5" (now) 140 lb female who slow bulked on 3k cals while averaging about 18k steps a day. Yes, you need to eat all those calories. I agree with @sardelsa. Go have a burger with fries and a beer... follow it up with an ice cream sundae.6 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »IDK, what are your stats?
I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today
what are you doing to get 50k steps? and 5'9 and 140 are you trying to lose weight? since this is the gaining weight section you need to eat those calories
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Davidsdottir wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »IDK, what are your stats?
I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today
I'm a 36yo 5'5" (now) 140 lb female who slow bulked on 3k cals while averaging about 18k steps a day. Yes, you need to eat all those calories. I agree with @sardelsa. Go have a burger with fries and a beer... follow it up with an ice cream sundae.
No way I could eat all of that lol0 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »IDK, what are your stats?
I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today
what are you doing to get 50k steps? and 5'9 and 140 are you trying to lose weight? since this is the gaining weight section you need to eat those calories
No I'm trying to bulk for the first time0 -
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days like moving furniture or helping people move for 16 hours.. I never got 50 k steps. Curious to know what kinda activity got you 50k0
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Davidsdottir wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »IDK, what are your stats?
I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today
I'm a 36yo 5'5" (now) 140 lb female who slow bulked on 3k cals while averaging about 18k steps a day. Yes, you need to eat all those calories. I agree with @sardelsa. Go have a burger with fries and a beer... follow it up with an ice cream sundae.
No way I could eat all of that lol
If you can't hit your calorie goals.. you won't gain. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. This thread might help too
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p13 -
A jar of peanut butter and a spoon will cure that problem real quick.12
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I also am set as sedentary and try to eat back my exercise calories0
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »IDK, what are your stats?
I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today
what are you doing to get 50k steps? and 5'9 and 140 are you trying to lose weight? since this is the gaining weight section you need to eat those calories
No I'm trying to bulk for the first time
Then yes, you need to eat them, as long as you think they are an accurate representation of your calories burnt?0 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »IDK, what are your stats?
I'm 5'9 140 lb 24 yr old male. Had about 50k steps today
what are you doing to get 50k steps? and 5'9 and 140 are you trying to lose weight? since this is the gaining weight section you need to eat those calories
No I'm trying to bulk for the first time
thats why I asked if you were trying to lose weight and since its the gaining weight section to eat those calories.3 -
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For me, 50,000 steps are 21 miles. Wow!2
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Yea I call BS on the steps. certainly not every day. Hope OP comes back to clarify how and how often0
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The one time I hit over 50k steps, I ran a half marathon and had a busy 8 hour day in a restaurant. I'm curious myself.
A pint of Ben and Jerry's will get you a lot closer. Add on a sandwich and maybe a bag of chips or a protein shake and you're there.0 -
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The one time I hit over 50k steps, I ran a half marathon and had a busy 8 hour day in a restaurant. I'm curious myself.
A pint of Ben and Jerry's will get you a lot closer. Add on a sandwich and maybe a bag of chips or a protein shake and you're there.
the most I have ever got in was 25k and that was a chore
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At 100 steps a minute (a moderate walk pace) 50K steps would involve about 8 hours of walking. Busy day. 8 hours of walking. Hard; but possible! And I would be checking for blisters!
To the OP: obviously if you're trying to gain weight you would need to eat back as many of your exercise Calories as you can!
Just as someone won't stop losing weight (long term) if they eat too much on a single day, they also won't stop gaining weight if they don't eat enough on just a single day.
But if under (or over) -eating turns into a pattern... well what happens then is obvious!2 -
I typically average around 20-30k a day and just had some extra exercise and walking0
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I do have a charge 2 so much step count is pretty accurate as well0
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Tone down the movement if possible if you are consistently having trouble eating all of your calories. If this is a one time thing, you can split them among several days (on top of any step calories earn on those days) to make it easier.1
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Personally I don't see why you should. If you are hungry, eat. But I don't believe in forcing yourself to eat just to reach a certain calorie goal. If anything you can use those left over calories later in the week when you really are hungry4
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Personally I don't see why you should. If you are hungry, eat. But I don't believe in forcing yourself to eat just to reach a certain calorie goal. If anything you can use those left over calories later in the week when you really are hungry
For some people trying to gain weight it becomes very important to reach that goal. Otherwise you just won't gain. For many, leaving leftover calories usually ends up snowballing into an overwhelming number that becomes harder and harder to hit. Also there is only so much muscle you can build at once so eating let's say 3000 calories over your TDEE all at once regularly become a suboptimal way to gain muscle.3 -
Personally I don't see why you should. If you are hungry, eat. But I don't believe in forcing yourself to eat just to reach a certain calorie goal. If anything you can use those left over calories later in the week when you really are hungry
OP is trying to gain weight. There is no "really hungry" for him with his current activity level and goals.3
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