Advice on increasing calories?

bathsheba_c
bathsheba_c Posts: 1,870 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
After a hiatus due to absolute chaos, I am getting back into exercising. The problem is that a typical session of exercise for me tends to burn a ton of calories (at least 1,000). I need to eat back my exercise calories in order not to become ravenously hungry. However, I find that the nutritious, healthy foods I normally eat when I am not exercising are too filling for me to get the extra calories from them. As a result, I end up eating a lot of junk instead.

Anyone have any ideas what I can do to increase my calories while still eating correctly?

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  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    Where are you getting that 1000 calorie figure from?

    I would very surprised if your calorie expenditure was anywhere near that.

    As for the question, small servings of calorie dense foods, extra virgin olive oil, nuts, dairy, or have a shake each day.

    It's fairly easy to add 500 cals to a diet without trying too hard.
  • jlmoses91
    jlmoses91 Posts: 87 Member
    Also protein rich foods or even shakes can have the calories you need and keep you full. I drink low calorie protein shakes but if you get the normal calorie ones they can help. Also meats like chicken, fish or steak sometimes can help
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    Looking at your diary, you are only burning 1000+ calories a few times a month. If you can't eat the extra calories on that day, carry them over a day or two.
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,870 Member
    Looking at your diary, you are only burning 1000+ calories a few times a month. If you can't eat the extra calories on that day, carry them over a day or two.
    Yeah, that is why I prefaced it with "hiatus due to absolute chaos." I basically took a break from working out that started shortly before I started logging on here and only just ended yesterday. But before April, I was doing the 1,000 calorie thing a few days a week.
    Where are you getting that 1000 calorie figure from?
    I do krav maga for 90 minutes, and the estimated calorie burn is based on a few different websites. On the weekends, I go hiking for a few hours, and I use MFP's estimates.
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