Need MOAR food!!

Babarrosa1

Hey everyone!

I'm finding it really hard to come up with ideas to come up to even a minimum of 1500 calories and my aim is really 1800 on rest days with up to 2100 on workout days (I'm on a heavy lifting programme so I really need those extra cals!).

My issue is that the only thing I can ever think of it nuts to boost up my calories, but they always throw off my macros (esp my fat).

Any ideas?!

heywithers

I see a lot of people who workout hard eating a lot of the same foods over again during the day. 3 bananas, 2 apples, 2 sandwichs, 2 bowls of cereal, peanut butter through out the day (just an example)

Tanja_CHH

Maybe you want to reconsider upping your fat and lowering your carb macros which might help solve the problem youre having?

Fozzi43

A protein shake would be one way of upping your calories and increasing your protein.

3dogsrunning

Just a quick look showed skim milk, low fat yogurt and low fat hummus. Switch those out to full Flavor. I also often see people using low fat/low cal salad dressing, cheese, etc. These can quickly add up if you change.

One other suggestion is to focus on getting some protein with each meal. One day you had bread and butter - that's not a meal

Easy add calories - avocado, nuts and nut butters, cheese, olive oil, different cuts of meat (ie dark meat for chicken and turkey, fuller fat versions of beef) salmon.

ETA - focusing on adding more protein along with the fats will help balance your macros.

Babarrosa1

Maybe you want to reconsider upping your fat and lowering your carb macros which might help solve the problem youre having?

Will do and see how it works! Changed it to 40/30/30 (carbs/prot/fat) would that be ok?

Babarrosa1

A protein shake would be one way of upping your calories and increasing your protein.

Funny you should say that haha! Just got back from the store with some whey protein. Having a problem getting loads of protein in

Babarrosa1

Just a quick look showed skim milk, low fat yogurt and low fat hummus. Switch those out to full Flavor. I also often see people using low fat/low cal salad dressing, cheese, etc. These can quickly add up if you change.

One other suggestion is to focus on getting some protein with each meal. One day you had bread and butter - that's not a meal

Easy add calories - avocado, nuts and nut butters, cheese, olive oil, different cuts of meat (ie dark meat for chicken and turkey, fuller fat versions of beef) salmon.

ETA - focusing on adding more protein along with the fats will help balance your macros.

I'll try do all this! Milk esp. I usually dont eat the other two, their kind of oddities this week haha! Yeah, I'm having a problem with protein, got some whey protein and will start taking it thursday to see how it goes for me.

Thanks everyone for all the helpful suggestions. Will try to put them all into practice

LeenaRuns

Maybe you want to reconsider upping your fat and lowering your carb macros which might help solve the problem youre having?

QFT. I eat 2100/day and my macros are set to 25/50/25 (c/f/p).

ETA: I also lift heavy.