Ideas for higher calorie intake

nickychicky
nickychicky Posts: 44
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi I am traing 2 hours a day , Muay Thai and boxing. .
I have had lap band surgery 4 years ago and have lost 67 kgs but want the last 20 off

I can't seem to physically eat enough to get calorie count up.

I am also allergic to all nuts and olives.

Any ideas ?

I eay cream butter protein powders nothing low fat

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  • BonaFideUK
    BonaFideUK Posts: 313 Member
    You want to keep weight off but you also want to up your calories? Im not sure what you're trying to say.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    if i'm bumping up to calories I use cheese (mmmm cheeeeeeeeese), avocado, full fat yoghurt, sunflower seeds in my salads etc, crackers and dip...basically if you need more calories, eat more food! :)
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    You need more calories when working out for the energy. So u don't plateau. Oo I will try the dips and stuff .

    I always feel full so eat very little I just want to get it to 1200 each day.

    Thanks for that
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    You need more calories when working out for the energy. So u don't plateau. Oo I will try the dips and stuff .

    I always feel full so eat very little I just want to get it to 1200 each day.

    Thanks for that

    Yep def shoot for dips, full fat dairy, oil in stirfries and pasta etc.... it adds up
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Cool thanks. It's weird getting your head around eating more lol after losing so much. But I want to do body building as well so need to change . How many cals do you think are a good starter ?
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    I haven't used diary for a while cause it was always telling me off. Lol

    I would be stoked to get to 1000 looking at history
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Cool thanks. It's weird getting your head around eating more lol after losing so much. But I want to do body building as well so need to change . How many cals do you think are a good starter ?

    no idea for body building... I eat TDEE - about 20% so I eat about 1800;
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Wow ! Sorry to sound like an idiot but what tdee ?
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    Hi I am traing 2 hours a day , Muay Thai and boxing. .
    I have had lap band surgery 4 years ago and have lost 67 kgs but want the last 20 off

    I can't seem to physically eat enough to get calorie count up.

    I am also allergic to all nuts and olives.

    Any ideas ?

    I eay cream butter protein powders nothing low fat

    Doh, there goes my idea of peanut butter....Cheese but I see your body doesn't like that either.

    I'm all out of ideas. Good luck finding something :smile:
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Hi thanks. Cheese is good I can do cheese. Camembert , Gouda and cheeseeeeeee
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Wow ! Sorry to sound like an idiot but what tdee ?

    http://thefitgirls.com/tdee-calculator.aspx

    total daily energy expenditure. IE how much you're burning in a typical day, including exercise.
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Cool thanks ill have a look
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Maybe I'm tired but I don't really get it
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Maybe I'm tired but I don't really get it

    i'm exhausted so this may or may not make sense.

    There are two numbers generated.

    BMR is the number you must eat over. This is the basic number of calories your particular body needs to function at the absolute minimum level.

    TDEE is the number you must eat under to lose weight. This is the combined amount of energy you burn going through your normal daily life.

    Most people starting out eat 10-20% less than their TDEE number, as long as it's over their BMR number, and see results, so I'm told. Worked for me....
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Ok cool got it now thank you so much
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Omg 1532. And 2911.

    So I need to get up to 1532. Lol this is going to be fun
  • girlie100
    girlie100 Posts: 646 Member
    cook everything in butter :) mmmm butter
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Haha girlie I do that
  • nickychicky
    nickychicky Posts: 44
    Ok just found out from surgeon 1000 calories is fine for me woo hoooooooo

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