4700 cals in One Day?!

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  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    My highest daily calorie target was 6502 - sadly only managed to eat 4855 on the day.
    (Hilly 9 hour cycle ride with approximate calorie burn of 4502).

    I went over the next day by 980 cals to compensate.

    That's pretty amazing. Sadly I can easily hit 6500. I'm 5'1.9" and have a very low weight.
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
    edited April 2017
    I don't usually try to bank calories. And clearly, we're all different with regards to appetite. There's no way I could eat anywhere near what some have listed, and I don't think I've ever gone over 3000 for one day. Granted, I've ever had a need to eat that many calories in one day.
  • tsortsor
    tsortsor Posts: 830 Member
    I eat around 4000 a day or try to...i find it hard sometimes cause I don't like protein shakes. If I eat junk it's easy but I feel like crap after no energy sluggish.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    The_Enginerd wrote: »
    I typically try to spread my calories for big workout days among several days. I frontload a bit to make sure I am fueled for the workout, and then I'll cover some of the additional deficit the following day or two if I'm still under for the week.

    4700 in a day isn't very difficult though. Note that I ran a marathon this day, and had eaten almost 5000 calories the day before as well. 5'10", currently maintaining at my running race weight of 148 lbs, so it's not like I'm a big guy.

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    This, sir, is impressive. Also, those 2 blue moons you had with lunch sound delicious! I've never seen them around me, I'll have to keep my eye out next time I'm at the pub, and/or look for them at the grocery.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    MichSmish wrote: »
    The_Enginerd wrote: »
    I typically try to spread my calories for big workout days among several days. I frontload a bit to make sure I am fueled for the workout, and then I'll cover some of the additional deficit the following day or two if I'm still under for the week.

    4700 in a day isn't very difficult though. Note that I ran a marathon this day, and had eaten almost 5000 calories the day before as well. 5'10", currently maintaining at my running race weight of 148 lbs, so it's not like I'm a big guy.

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    This, sir, is impressive. Also, those 2 blue moons you had with lunch sound delicious! I've never seen them around me, I'll have to keep my eye out next time I'm at the pub, and/or look for them at the grocery.

    I've seen Blue Moon stocked regularly in CA and AZ grocery stores (Fry's and Ralph's). This day was in Houston for the last marathon so it should be in TX as well.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Detritus_1965 wrote: »
    4700 in 1 day?
    Easy! And most likely you'd even go to bed hungry:

    Visit the next McD and for breakfast order:
    1 large Coke
    1 Cheeseburger
    1 Fries (large)
    1 Double Quarter-pounder w Cheese
    1 Frappé Chocolate Chip

    This sums up to 2,630 kcals and was "only" breakfast, in the early afternoon you'd be hungry again and are ready for the next round. How about a visit at a PizzaHut?

    Banking in calories is easy as long as you don't care about health, just raise the high-energy foods (fat / carbs). One normal sized tortilla (without anything else) already has 200 kcals.

    Ha! Amateur hour. Make a trip to the food court:
    Bloomin Onion from Outback 900 cals
    Mocha Java Chip from Starbucks 600 cals
    Cinnabon 810 cals
    Fettuccine Alfredo 1500

    Bam! 3800 cals.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    I had a re-feed on Saturday and hit over 1500g of carbs and over 10k calories total. With the "right" foods, 4700 calories is pretty easy to put down.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    ^^ not if you were to burn 5-6000 calories during an athletic event
  • Rincewind_1965
    Rincewind_1965 Posts: 639 Member
    TannedTiger wrote: »
    retarded to eat so many calories.

    Probably,
    please give alternatives for endurance-sports such as long-distance running (15 mi +), Triathlon, Long-Distance bike rides (100 mi +), with usually very low chances of adequate refueling.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    I normally eat low carb, though do not generally eat any plants (except coffee, and trace amounts of sauces, seasonings, etc.). However, I fasted on Fri. for some testing. Afterwards, I allowed myself to eat low carb plants (salad and nuts) without calorie restriction. So from about 2pm - midnight, this is what I ate (there was quite a bit of "carb creep" and this day did not end up very low carb as a result of the volume of nuts and such):

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    In a couple weeks, I'm doing a complete cheat weekend... meaning I'm not restricting carbs or calories. Also, I'm not going to fast for more than half of the day for those 3 days. I still log when I have cheats, so remind me then if you would like to see my diary those days (or just send me a friend request) if you need ideas.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    5k/day here. Whole foods diet (whole pizzas etc). Foreverbulkmode for Powerlifting.
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    ^^ not if you were to burn 5-6000 calories during an athletic event
    Agreed, but several of the responses of people in this thread who have eaten that many calories were not doing any strenuous exercise near that intensity to justify that amount of food.

  • rensler123
    rensler123 Posts: 3 Member
    edited April 2017
    So I recently i lost some weight, and rentered my weight into myfitnesspal and my calorie goal remained at 2210 is that normal? Should it go down if I'm trying to lose weight? Stupid questions I no sorry in advance.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    edited April 2017
    So if normal goal was 1700 say, and you are eating 3000 more that day - I'd think that extra 500 cal deficit the other 6 days for what you describe as your workouts would be the harder side of the bargain.

    That's pretty active to already have a 1000 cal deficit (if I recall correctly from other thread), and then add another 500 on to it.
    Especially if that's 6 days of that level of activity.

    Of course - easier to take an extra 500 deficit on those days then perhaps a rest day not burning nearly as much.

    I'd say just chalk it up to the fact you have a big day coming up - and eat up.

    You are still in a deficit 6 days out of 7, and you will continue to be in one after the day.

    Just don't be so foolish as to weigh the morning after - unless you are curious and it won't mess up your thinking or emotions on the weight gain.

    Oh - that can be called a refeed day, you know, for the sake of your workouts. Makes it sound all official and beneficial.

    I've reached that high on a long bike ride day, and didn't even reach the goal I was planning.
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