How to eat more?

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  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    There is an easy solution to this 'how to eat more" problem.

    Go get yourself a bucket of ice cream.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Me, I just, well, eat more...
    But then I didn't join this site because I had a problem not eating enough :).
    - you can't always be high!
    That time is called 'sleeping' and you wouldn't normally eat then anyway ;).

    The normal reason to get your macros from 'real food' than drink is that it keeps you fuller for longer.
    sometimes, you think you can't eat more,
    Oh, that happens, does it?
    Interesting concept there!
    Ok, to be fair, I reckon at Christmas etc when I've had at least 4000 calories in a fairly short space of time I may feel like this.
    Or when I ate 3.7lb of pizza in 40 minutes.... err, except ten minutes later I went and got some more food. Maybe not, then :).

    Why would you carry a cooler with you? Why not just carry food in a normal 'lunch box'? Won't find much food that needs to be chilled that will go off during the day time when you're out and about.
  • darreneatschicken
    darreneatschicken Posts: 669 Member
    My BMR is 1633 calories/day

    My TDEE is 2316 calories/day

    This is if I exercise 4 times a week (3 workouts and 1 ice hockey game)

    Ok, good stuff.

    Can you go here and just double check? It seems low...http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    Get your sedentary rate too...

    It may need tweaking as you go.

    With scoobys website, it calculated my BMR as 1673 and my TDEE as 2593. I need 2843 calories a day to accomplish a 'clean bulk.' These statistics were gained when I entered an activity level of 3-5 hours a week along with macro nutrient ratios: 30% protein, 50% carbs, 20% fat. I don't know how accurate these percentages are; I just sort of guessed while looking at myfitnesspal required macros.

    I did some research on what a sedentary rate is. This site says that it is a blood test that is used to monitor inflammation in the body. I don't know how to get my sedentary rate though.

    http://www.medicinenet.com/sedimentation_rate/article.htm#toca

    EDIT: If I l click the 'auto-set' button, it sets my macro ratio as: 15% protein, 65% carbs, and 20% fat.
  • steve0820
    steve0820 Posts: 510 Member
    There is an easy solution to this 'how to eat more" problem.

    Go get yourself a bucket of ice cream.

    Yup!!! I added ice cream recently because I was struggling to get over 3000 cals a day, works great!
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    Daily required protein only @ 90+/- ? This is ridiculously low!!
  • darreneatschicken
    darreneatschicken Posts: 669 Member
    Daily required protein only @ 90+/- ? This is ridiculously low!!

    Not to worry... I am getting at least 130 grams of protein in a day.

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