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Peanut butter, Almond Butter, Cashew Butter......usually one serving will have something like 7g Protein, 7g Carbs, 17g Fats and 190/200 Calories. I am not sure if we are allowed to mention specific brands, but I spend a lot of money at TJ's. I am sure that everyone knows that Traders by any name are still Joes.....But, to each their own. I like almond butter and cashew butter over peanut butter (I dont eat peanut butter often, but when I do it;'s Skippy Creamy). But that is just my preference. To each their own.
I also like Sun Flower seeds. Yes, sun flower seeds. 1/4 cup is 200 Calories, 8g P/6g C/17g F. I get the "Dakota Style" but I am sure that there are many others.0 -
These threads always amaze me. I'm 6' 157 with 18% BF and I have a very slow loss at around 2400-2500 calories, even with a decent amount of cardio. Does the extra weight and higher proportion of muscle make that much difference?0
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richardgavel wrote: »These threads always amaze me. I'm 6' 157 with 18% BF and I have a very slow loss at around 2400-2500 calories, even with a decent amount of cardio. Does the extra weight and higher proportion of muscle make that much difference?
No. A pound of muscle burns around 6 calories per day, a pound of fat burns around 2. So you're looking at an extra 4 calories per day burned for every additional pound of muscle. So it could make enough of a difference to be somewhat significant if he had maybe 50-60 pounds more muscle than you - but if that was the case, he wouldn't be posting about not being able to bulk because he'd be pretty jacked already.
But we don't know how active OP is and/or whether he's logging his food accurately. Those things could make that much difference.0 -
richardgavel wrote: »These threads always amaze me. I'm 6' 157 with 18% BF and I have a very slow loss at around 2400-2500 calories, even with a decent amount of cardio. Does the extra weight and higher proportion of muscle make that much difference?
No. A pound of muscle burns around 6 calories per day, a pound of fat burns around 2. So you're looking at an extra 4 calories per day burned for every additional pound of muscle. So it could make enough of a difference to be somewhat significant if he had maybe 50-60 pounds more muscle than you - but if that was the case, he wouldn't be posting about not being able to bulk because he'd be pretty jacked already.
But we don't know how active OP is and/or whether he's logging his food accurately. Those things could make that much difference.
We do know this, and his isn't logging.0 -
Guac, salmon, Tim tams, granola, full fat Greek yogurt, nutella , rice, lean ground beef,oats.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »jcstevens86 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »open your diary
how many calories are you currently eating and how many more do you need?
I havent kept up logging in my calories....mfp says i shpuld be intaking over 3k calories but i surpassed that and am easily over 4k
if you're not logging then you probably aren't eating the amount you think.
^^^Exactly! MFP food log for a month and see how many calories you're consuming0 -
jcstevens86 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »open your diary
how many calories are you currently eating and how many more do you need?
I havent kept up logging in my calories....mfp says i shpuld be intaking over 3k calories but i surpassed that and am easily over 4kjcstevens86 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »open your diary
how many calories are you currently eating and how many more do you need?
I havent kept up logging in my calories....mfp says i shpuld be intaking over 3k calories but i surpassed that and am easily over 4kjcstevens86 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »open your diary
how many calories are you currently eating and how many more do you need?
I havent kept up logging in my calories....mfp says i shpuld be intaking over 3k calories but i surpassed that and am easily over 4kjcstevens86 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »open your diary
how many calories are you currently eating and how many more do you need?
I havent kept up logging in my calories....mfp says i shpuld be intaking over 3k calories but i surpassed that and am easily over 4k
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If you're not adding avocado or guacamole in your food you should start. Avocados, and as another user mentioned peanut butter will help you gain weight. Good luck!!0
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