Do you get tired of eating?
ClubSilencio
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At 9:22pm last night I found myself needing another 500 cals to meet my daily quota (and that's only to gain 1 lb/week).
I try to eat every 2 hours, usually 5-6 meals, and it feels like a full-time job plus overtime. It's real life stuff.
It's one thing to get 1,000 cals from a take-out, but preparing healthy food at home and trying to gain weight is almost insanity. There's so much more volume. I'll be plowing through a meal and be like, "how is this only 450 calories? bro lol".
How many meals do you eat? How often do you eat?
Do you ever sit down to eat but you're already satiated to begin with? lol
I try to eat every 2 hours, usually 5-6 meals, and it feels like a full-time job plus overtime. It's real life stuff.
It's one thing to get 1,000 cals from a take-out, but preparing healthy food at home and trying to gain weight is almost insanity. There's so much more volume. I'll be plowing through a meal and be like, "how is this only 450 calories? bro lol".
How many meals do you eat? How often do you eat?
Do you ever sit down to eat but you're already satiated to begin with? lol
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When I did my bulk I ate a lot of healthy foods to make sure I got my nutrition...but once nutritional requisites have been met, you don't get extra credit...eat some ice cream for desert...have a beer...etc, etc, etc.
You want to hit your nutrition, but at some point it simply becomes about getting those calories in...and to do that consistently, it's likely you're going to have to let go of some pre-conceived ideas that you need to eat 100% "clean" on your bulk.0 -
Yeah that is what I fear happening to me once the semester ends. I am fortunate that the dining halls here have so much food that I can just select it without having to take a long time preparing it. However, once this semester of college is over, I go home and my choices are significantly more limited so getting calories in to meet nutritional requirements will be a challenge, let alone hitting my calorie limit.0
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ClubSilencio wrote: »At 9:22pm last night I found myself needing another 500 cals to meet my daily quota (and that's only to gain 1 lb/week).
I try to eat every 2 hours, usually 5-6 meals, and it feels like a full-time job plus overtime. It's real life stuff.
It's one thing to get 1,000 cals from a take-out, but preparing healthy food at home and trying to gain weight is almost insanity. There's so much more volume. I'll be plowing through a meal and be like, "how is this only 450 calories? bro lol".
How many meals do you eat? How often do you eat?
Do you ever sit down to eat but you're already satiated to begin with? lol
I don't have much of an appetite, but I try for nutrient-dense foods occasionally like avocados and peanut butter. Nut butters and high-fat dairy, legumes, etc are all fairy nutrient dense and higher in calories. They will help you reach calorie goals without needing to add tons of bulk to your daily intake.
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cwolfman13 wrote: »When I did my bulk I ate a lot of healthy foods to make sure I got my nutrition...but once nutritional requisites have been met, you don't get extra credit...eat some ice cream for desert...have a beer...etc, etc, etc.
You want to hit your nutrition, but at some point it simply becomes about getting those calories in...and to do that consistently, it's likely you're going to have to let go of some pre-conceived ideas that you need to eat 100% "clean" on your bulk.
^All of this
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I hear ya...Been off two weeks with a back injury but before that, trying to cram the food in is no fun. Have to eat early to get all the cals in. If not it is a lot of work at the end of the day. i eat about 5 times a day. Started moving my dinner to breakfast (train at 11:30am) and get a bunch of calls over and done with. Need to up my fat a lot when i start back tomorrow. Wasn't eating nearly enough fat. like @mccindy72 says, those are the foods you need0
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bro toss some heaping spoonfuls of peanut butter, ghee, avocados, walnuts, pistachios and ice cream into your protein shake BAM its like 2300 calories before you know it0
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How many calories are you eating to get bored of it?0
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Yes! I get tired of prepping and eating. I am trying to lose weight but I am really trying to eat clean, I have a hard time eating 1300 calories in a day and sometimes I think I would have so much more time in the day if I didn't have to prep food and eat at all. (which is actually pretty easy for me to do) but it won't help me reach my goals.
I keep looking for the shortcuts also, looking for processed items that fit into my eating requirements but processed food just doesn't fit at all.0 -
Karabobarra wrote: »Yes! I get tired of prepping and eating. I am trying to lose weight but I am really trying to eat clean, I have a hard time eating 1300 calories in a day and sometimes I think I would have so much more time in the day if I didn't have to prep food and eat at all. (which is actually pretty easy for me to do) but it won't help me reach my goals.
I keep looking for the shortcuts also, looking for processed items that fit into my eating requirements but processed food just doesn't fit at all.
Please see my post above. And eating 'clean'? Not necessary. And define 'processed'. Dairy is processed. Frozen food is processed. Be careful with your wording.
Eating 'clean' (if by that you mean eating mostly whole fruits and vegetables, cuts of meat you cook yourself and no canned or boxed food) should not make it difficult to hit your calorie goal. As I said before, if you eat avocados, natural nut butters, whole-fat dairy, and legumes, it's quite easy to do.0 -
I have no issue eating.... I can out-eat my husband and always have more volume than him. I often say if I wasn't into bodybuilding and health/fitness, I'd be an awesome competitive eater0
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@ClubSilencio dude find calorie dense foods you enjoy trust me i hate eating sometimes and its allot easier when the food your eating you can enjoy
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The struggle is real man, lol. I know how you feel. I've found that a more flexible eating plan is easier to stick to such as IIFYM (if it fits your macros). I eat mostly healthy, but I eat whatever it takes to hit my calorie goals. It's next to impossible to get, in my case, close to 3500 cals a day eating chicken, rice and a veggie.
Just keep at it, the longer you do it the more and more you'll be able to eat!0 -
Yes, sometimes I eat 4000 calories in a day but 3580 is my limit. I'm slowly getting used to just eating for no reason. Like I used to hesitate eating a meal when I wasn't hungry. Just yesterday I had 1300 calories for breakfast.0
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I'll tell you, I'm so in the same boat - and I only have a 2,460 intake to gain 1lb per week. I've found drinking the calories help. Last night, for example, I used 1.5 cups of 2% milk, 2 tablespoons of all natural, low fat peanut butter, 3/4 cup of low fat vanilla ice cream, a frozen banana and one scoop of whey protein mix. That was just over 1,000 calories. If you didn't use low fat I imagine the calories would be around 1,600 or so. Good luck, buddy! Keep at it!0
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scottf4413 wrote: »I'll tell you, I'm so in the same boat - and I only have a 2,460 intake to gain 1lb per week. I've found drinking the calories help. Last night, for example, I used 1.5 cups of 2% milk, 2 tablespoons of all natural, low fat peanut butter, 3/4 cup of low fat vanilla ice cream, a frozen banana and one scoop of whey protein mix. That was just over 1,000 calories. If you didn't use low fat I imagine the calories would be around 1,600 or so. Good luck, buddy! Keep at it!
Shakes are our savior brethren haha.0 -
I’m not bulking yet, but I’ve had no appetite recently as I’m getting off a cold, so I’ve been eating wine and chocolate to meet my calories for the past couple of nights. No joke.
Shakes are a great way to get in those calories. Like… Nutella shakes. With peanut butter. And avocado. (would that even work? hmmmm)0 -
Yup. I'm rarely hungry and unless I force myself to nibble all day, I have to cram eating in at night. Sometimes the act of eating is uncomfortable, even when I should be starving. What's up with that?? Eating healthy at home is tough, especially with fulltime/overtime work. So maybe try stuff you can throw together fast....
Greek yogurt, kiwis/pineapple, pumpkin seeds or other nuts (or make smoothie with spinach and milk!)
Oatmeal with nuts/banana/kiwi
Boiled chicken
Raw avocado/olive oil
Peanut butter with flaxseed
If I don't want to eat, I really don't want to cook. So it has to be quick and easy....
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Get all your nutrition in with the 'clean' stuff then have the 1000 cal takeaway - simple.0
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I try to sympathize with folks trying to gain weight and force themselves to eat.
It eludes me, but I try.
No jocks or skinny people were harmed in the writing of this post. 0 -
karrysalexi wrote: »scottf4413 wrote: »I'll tell you, I'm so in the same boat - and I only have a 2,460 intake to gain 1lb per week. I've found drinking the calories help. Last night, for example, I used 1.5 cups of 2% milk, 2 tablespoons of all natural, low fat peanut butter, 3/4 cup of low fat vanilla ice cream, a frozen banana and one scoop of whey protein mix. That was just over 1,000 calories. If you didn't use low fat I imagine the calories would be around 1,600 or so. Good luck, buddy! Keep at it!
Shakes are our savior brethren haha.
For sure! They are becoming a large part of my diet.0 -
You really honestly can't think of a way to add calories? Nuts? Peanut butter? Olive oil? Bacon?
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ClubSilencio wrote: »At 9:22pm last night I found myself needing another 500 cals to meet my daily quota (and that's only to gain 1 lb/week).
I try to eat every 2 hours, usually 5-6 meals, and it feels like a full-time job plus overtime. It's real life stuff.
It's one thing to get 1,000 cals from a take-out, but preparing healthy food at home and trying to gain weight is almost insanity. There's so much more volume. I'll be plowing through a meal and be like, "how is this only 450 calories? bro lol".
How many meals do you eat? How often do you eat?
Do you ever sit down to eat but you're already satiated to begin with? lol
I eat 5 meals. 3 Times supplementation. It is a part of it. The moment you think it as an extra you get frustrated. It happened to me at first. Now, it is easier. The only downside is that I go to work with a huge bag, my meals, sports clothes, computer, documents... I am like a walking caravan.0 -
ClubSilencio wrote: »At 9:22pm last night I found myself needing another 500 cals to meet my daily quota (and that's only to gain 1 lb/week).
I try to eat every 2 hours, usually 5-6 meals, and it feels like a full-time job plus overtime. It's real life stuff.
It's one thing to get 1,000 cals from a take-out, but preparing healthy food at home and trying to gain weight is almost insanity. There's so much more volume. I'll be plowing through a meal and be like, "how is this only 450 calories? bro lol".
How many meals do you eat? How often do you eat?
Do you ever sit down to eat but you're already satiated to begin with? lol
I Feel you bruhh ! The struggle is real
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I can honestly say I have never felt tired of eating. Occasionally, I get tired of the need/desire to eat, but never of eating the food itself.0
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Sometimes low appetite can be caused by a number of real medical issues. One of the most common is gut dysbiosis, bacterial overgrowths... h. pylori, SIBO, candida, etc. There's also low digestive acid and enzyme output--caused by h. pylori, gut damage, and stress among other things. That's one reason that fulfilling calorie requirements with sweets (or foods that set off inflammation or mental health symptoms) for you is not a good idea. That is, sweets feed microbes... and eating foods that you don't get along with will add fuel to the vicious cycle. Some people aren't affected by these things, some people are, some people are slowly becoming affected but don't realize it yet.
I'm not saying that if somebody struggles to eat a somewhat high calorie goal they necessarily have these issues, though. Mainly if it's hard to even meet a regular calorie goal, that's something to check out. Even then, when eating healthy meals that are a bit monotonous, appetite tends to decrease. This is why virtually any weight loss diet works, if people stick to it, until they start manufacturing tasty snack foods that fit into the confines of the diet. And man, yes, cooking is nuts. I slowly get better at making it efficient, but I really mean slowly. To make things more appetizing I use healthy fats (calories!), garlic (a head of roast garlic will add some actual calories, but minced and just barely cooked adds a lot of taste), herbs especially fresh, and acids like lemon or vinegar. Also roasted sweet-starchy veggies... I find a mix is more appetizing than "sweet potatoes again?" or "yay, parsnips." Consider sauces that include nut/seed butters such as tahini, both caloric and appetizing. And of course batch cooking large amounts and eating leftovers, but I still don't make usually them large enough.
If eating is uncomfortable although you know you should be very hungry, these health issues above are something to look into. There's a lot of other possibilities too, though microbes and basic gut health are factors almost no matter what the main issue is.
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I'd suggest pre-planning meals...might alleviate the whole "omg what else to eat to make up ALL those calories" issue. Something I find chews the calories are smoothies, and nuts. They don't really fill me up and can knock out cals pretty easy and can be taken with a meal. Also, large breakfasts are ideal because you burn up the energy throughout the day, and its not just sitting there making you feel full...I figured that out, so (trying to lose weight) I stay away from big breakfasts for the reason that I tend to binge at night if I've already eaten and burned up quite a lot of calories earlier in the day and didn't leave many for later.0
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3500cals here to gain 1-2kg per month, I'm full always, know that feeling bro0
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It freaks me out that 1.5 glasses of protein shake I gulp down instantly is 400 cals, but a massive amount of oatmeal that takes forever to eat is only 100! It feels like there are hands pushing outward from inside my stomach.0
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ClubSilencio wrote: »At 9:22pm last night I found myself needing another 500 cals to meet my daily quota (and that's only to gain 1 lb/week).
I try to eat every 2 hours, usually 5-6 meals, and it feels like a full-time job plus overtime. It's real life stuff.
It's one thing to get 1,000 cals from a take-out, but preparing healthy food at home and trying to gain weight is almost insanity. There's so much more volume. I'll be plowing through a meal and be like, "how is this only 450 calories? bro lol".
How many meals do you eat? How often do you eat?
Do you ever sit down to eat but you're already satiated to begin with? lol
I'm on 4,000 calories daily. When I started with this figure, it was difficult enough to get it all in and most of the time I wasn't hungry. However if you start planning the day in advance as to what you are going to eat, it becomes much easier. Mentally you know what you are going to eat and it is easier to stick with. I would have 4 big meals and 2 small snacks. I normally leave 2-3 hours in between them all. If I'm stuck for something, shakes are the best way to go. My go to shake is a scoop of protein powder, natural greek yogurt, spinach leaves, peanut butter, blueberries and a banana.0
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