Help me out here..

MTBrob

So I may be just getting all bent out of shape about the numbers.. But on a daily basis I am not meeting my calorie goal ( Under it..)

I am a male 5'9 218 lbs ( as of this morning) and have been stuck here for a while ..

My exercise include 6 days a week of p90x and on the strength resistance days(Mon, wed, and fri) I also throw in a 1 hour jog around the neighbor hood ( about 4 miles burning 500-700 calories pending on my speed ).

My Daily in take goal is 1410 ( which does seem a little low for the amount of exercise but I am still not meeting it..

My Daily intake is this.

Water = 6-9 glasses a day

Breakfast = 3 egg white, 3 slices of turkey bacon, 1 glass of v8 juice

Snack 1 = fringo Cheese head light string cheese

Lunch = Healthy Choice Steamer ( various dishes ranging from 240 - 350 calories per meal ), 1 whole medium banana

AFTER WORK OUT SNACK 2 = usually a protein shake made up of some type of fruit 2 scoops of Protein powder ( 300 cal ) Light soy milk base or just water... Shake varies between 400 and 500 calories

Dinner = Consists of various meals that usually range from 300 - 400 calories

Bed....



So the obvious answer I think is I am not eating enough and my body is going into starvation mode... Do you think I am right ? Help me with some ideas on what I can do to up my Calorie intake..

Thanks !!

erickirb

If you are doing P90X you should never go below 1800 cals/day (lowest intake on the diet guide). You don't have to eat more food to eat more calories just eat more calories-dense food. Nuts/seeds, and dehydrated fruit, eat higher fat % milk, cheese, yogurt. add olive oil to soups and sauces. Add avocado to salads and sandwiches. eat nut butters. Have a glass of juice instead of 1 glass of water.

skinnylizzard

That seems really low in calories for being male and at that weight. I'm 160 lb female my calories are set at 1400, I add more calories when I work out!

MTBrob

Agreed technically Per Beach body I should be eating around 2200( lvl 2 calories) which seems a little crazy to me

Question though, what are Nut butters...


All suggestions much appreciated.

erickirb

Agreed technically Per Beach body I should be eating around 2200( lvl 2 calories) which seems a little crazy to me

Question though, what are Nut butters...


All suggestions much appreciated.

Nut butters are peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, tahinni, pumpkin seed butter, macadamia nut butter, etc.