Need help hitting my daily CALORIE goal

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  • geekprincess858
    geekprincess858 Posts: 86
    Avocado...nuts...coconut, olive oil...I wish I had your problem lol :-)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    IIFYM works fine for plenty of people, and that is a set amount for each macronutrient. The op days they meet their goals for protein, fat and carbs. So they should be eating enough calories...

    Take a look at the goals on IIFYM... http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/
    PROTEIN -- 1.00 grams per lb. of body weight
    FAT -- 0.40 grams per lb. of body weight

    So, a 150lb person would have a daily MINIMUM goal of 150 grams of protein, and 60 grams of fat. --- Kind of like you have a MINIMUM goal of getting in AT LEAST 150 minutes of exercise per week. No one says you can't go over that goal, and they tell you that you are doing great when you do.

    The OP is hitting their minimum daily intake goal (150g Pro, 60g fat), which would be 600 cals & 540 cals, for a total of 1140 cals out of their daily calorie goal of 3500 cals. They can fill in those remaining 2360 cals with anything....protein, fat, or carbs.

    Is it making more sense now?

    no

    why would I have a calorie goal separate to my macro goals? the iifym calculators work out the cals you require to lose, maintain or grow, then all 3 macros are worked out accordingly. if you work out the cals of the macros, they meet the calorie goal.

    the op said they are meeting their macro goals, for protein fat and carb....so how are they not meeting their calorie goal, unless they're just guesstimating their goals.
  • eviegainer
    eviegainer Posts: 4
    I'm a vegetarian as well, trying to gain. I make 1,000 calorie smoothies every day using frozen bananas and a mix of various nuts/seeds and oils. Some of the items I add that help increase the calorie content include:

    Coconut oil (if combined with frozen pineapple, tastes like a pina colada!)
    Flax or Hemp oil
    Flax, chia or hemp seeds (ground up or whole)
    Protein powder
    Almond butter
    Whole fat yogurt
    Coconut milk (or soymilk, almond milk, whole milk)

    Hope this helps! Good luck!
  • topshopperwantabe
    topshopperwantabe Posts: 112 Member
    Talenti Gelato

    LOL
  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    This is why I keep plenty of PB and various nuts in the cabinets. I'm running behind today so I'm probably going to have a few ounces of cashews shortly to add a quick 320 calories.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    Peanut butter and a spoon. :smile:

    seriously
  • Just_Scott
    Just_Scott Posts: 1,766 Member
    Peanut butter and a spoon. :smile:

    very dangerous advice since the spoon isn't high in fiber or MACROS, tread lightly when consuming spoons.
  • vnar
    vnar Posts: 5
    Haha.. I just downed 4 tbsp of PB, and a cup of peanuts... quick 800 cals right there along with a good amt of protein.
  • Lisahorstkamp
    Lisahorstkamp Posts: 11 Member
    coconut oil and you can eat it by the table spoon it is very healthy for you and high in saturated vegetable fat. I have switched to this instead of butter on my toast. Also, when ever you cook anything with a sauce or when making breads/muffins/cakes add hemp protein powder. I do this for my skinny kids and husband. It has helped put on 1 pound in the last 3 months for my daughter which is a great success. Manitoba has 3 choices 70, 50, or protein + fiber. I use the protein + fiber because I found that all the whey based protein shakes made her constipated. the nutritionist had me adding milk powders to all these things before I read about hemp. I use 4TB in every thing I make. Plus adding it to corn bread (had to get use to green corn bread), I also began frying it like pancakes adds extra fat. I've personally gained 10 pounds that I didn't need too! I'm the fatty of the group though ;)
  • pandorakick
    pandorakick Posts: 901 Member
    Besides the already mentioned cheese, avocado and peanut butter you can also think of chocolate, full fat dairy, nuts & seeds, icecream, all yummy desert type dishes etc.
  • racheldancey1
    racheldancey1 Posts: 1
    Peanut butter and a spoon. :smile:

    My method exactly haha
  • vnar
    vnar Posts: 5
    I upped my shake from 8oz milk to 10oz milk, and 30 almonds to 40 for breakfast. Also added more butter to my waffles (and less syrup because it fills me up too much). So today my breakfast was 1300cal.

    I have also started to eat string cheese, cheese sticks, or peanut butter between meals whenever I feel hungry. Will update with weight next week.

    Thanks

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