Can't get my calories

Manga23 wrote: »

It's not that difficult to eat a lot of calories.

If you want to gain weight fast aim for around 700–1,000 calories above your maintenance level. Or you can start with 300-500 to see what happens.

Eat plenty of high-carb and high-fat foods if weight gain is a priority for you. It is best to eat plenty of protein, fat and carbs at each meal.



Nuts: Almonds, walnuts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, etc.Dried fruit: Raisins, dates, prunes and others.High-fat dairy: Whole milk, full-fat yogurt, cheese, cream.Fats and oils: Extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil.Grains: Whole grains like oats and brown rice.Meat: Chicken, beef, pork, lamb, etc. Choose fattier cuts.Tubers: Potatoes, sweet potatoes and yams.Dark chocolate, avocados, peanut butter, coconut milk, granola, trail mixes.

Many of these foods are very filling and high in calories as well 🤪
Good luck

Pretty much nailed it. Look for high calorie foods and if it helps, break your goal down by the number of meals so it gives you a smaller target each time you eat. For example, if you eat 5 meals a day, know that you're aiming for 680 cals per meal (based on 3400 goal) which sounds much more achievable.

Once all the good stuff such as lean proteins and veggies have been consumed throughout the day... are late night or early breakfast cheesecake and cookies allowed? 'cause... I can hit ANY number with cheesecake decorated with some cookies! And let's not talk about Whole Foods' carrot cake with icing!

Peanut butter, avocados, and chocolate do it for me.

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Jobygains wrote: »

Thank you for all your responses! I read through them all and went out and bought most the foods suggested. I also began meal prepping and set timers for 8 meals a day every 2 hours, 425 calories per meal. I might end up adjusting this as 8 meals seems like a lot, but the smaller portion sizes seems easier to achieve. Before I was just eating when I was hungry and by the end of the night I was trying to cram the rest of the calories down, I was throwing up every night. I never realized how little I ate until I started tracking my calories. I average about 1100 calories a day when I don't watch my diet, so 3400 is a huge increase, but I'm tired of being small.

😭😱 OMG 1100 calories !!! That's at least what your body needs to get al organs function when you're in coma 🤣 Take good care of yourself

Suggestions above are all good and best way to gain weight but I too found it hard to eat that many calories during the day, both through not being hungry/too full to eat more, and due to not being practical cooking and time wise. After going around a food store and looking at calories in certain foods I have found some cheats..........full fat whole milk has already been mentioned but will mention it again as it gets overlooked. 1lt is just over 600 calories so easy to drink throughout the day and even 2lt for extra 1200 calories. Plus it adds lots of protein and calcium. You can make your own protein shakes with 300ml milk, some oats, peanut butter, honey, banana, and maybe olive oil to give you around 650 calories. Bread is another good way to add calories with each medium slice being around 100 calories so 2 slices with each 5 meals a day adds extra 1000 calories and that’s easy to do!!!!! One average size banana is around 100 calories so easy between meal snack. When really pushing for calories but feeling lazy, I get a box selection of 36 biscuits that totals 2200 calories!!!! Easy to spread 36 biscuits throughout the day, but not every day. I also sometimes get a 400g pack of cooked cocktail sausages to snack on which is 1100 calories a day. Putting on lots of calories, if no appetite, is easy if you don’t mind doing it in an unhealthy way but try to add some cheat food with proper healthy meals when possible and not just unhealthy for calories but ignore everything else your body needs. See how you get on with adding milk, bananas, peanut butter, and the suggestion other here have made and then look at biscuits and cheat food if still struggling.

Large tub of Nutella and a spoon, job done 😂

I have the opposite issue..

Coconut oil, nuts, nut butter, whole milk, thick tiger bread, rice, etc.