Caloric Intake Help!!!

Ready2Serve

So I am a Big Guy. I am 6'5" and 280 pounds at this time. I am suppose to be eating 2390 calories. After I workout that goes up to almost 3000 calories most days. Now that I am eating healthy I am finding it very very hard to get all of my calories. After las week with only a 1 pound loss, and more than one day I only made it to about 900 calories after my workouts.

I am doing protein shakes to add extra calories, peanut butter, almonds. Looking for suggestions??

teamnevergoingback

Bagels and cream cheese!

AmethystPheonyx

Find a healthy not to large (portion wise snack) and eat it. Ex: home made pizza, spaghetti. They are rich in nutrients, and it leaves the choices as far as what goes in it up to you. Also instead of protein shakes a good lean meat: ex fish or chicken without fat.

coppertop_4

Since the simple math is "burn more calories than you consume" then don't eat if you're not hungry.
Just don't go more than 4 hours without eating a few hundred calories.

sdreed25

Avocado is always a good one for me, full of good healthy nutrients and good fats too. Plus they are quite high calorie-wise without being especially filling. I agree with the don;t eat moe if you aren't hungry but just sneak a few more cals into each meal. For example I add milled seeds to my breakfast and that adds a few, just keeping upping each one a touch and it soon adds up.

Firefox7275

So I am a Big Guy. I am 6'5" and 280 pounds at this time. I am suppose to be eating 2390 calories. After I workout that goes up to almost 3000 calories most days. Now that I am eating healthy I am finding it very very hard to get all of my calories. After las week with only a 1 pound loss, and more than one day I only made it to about 900 calories after my workouts.

I am doing protein shakes to add extra calories, peanut butter, almonds. Looking for suggestions??

Eat six meals and day and divide your calories up evenly that is only 500 cals per meal which is not difficult, otherwise cut back on your workouts if needs be - more quality less quantity. There are plenty of calorie and nutrient dense foods other than nuts - very oily fish like mackerel and sardines, seeds, avocado, olives, cocoa powder, block creamed or unsweetened dessicated coconut, dried fruit.