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Posted by: Boost777

As some of you may have noticed, I've been posting a lot of questions regarding diet lately. I followed the diet today but it seemed really hard for me to hit my goal of 3600 calories. All the foods I eat seem to have so little calories, i'm just wondering if there's something else I can throw in there to help up them a bit that's still healthy. I've been eating chicken, tuna, sweet potatoes, brown rice, salad, olive oil, cottage cheese, natural peanut butter, oatmeal, and eggs. If not, is there some sort of vitamin or mineral I can take to increase appetite? Thanks again

Posted by: Emma-Leigh

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Originally Posted by Boost777

As some of you may have noticed, I've been posting a lot of questions regarding diet lately. I followed the diet today but it seemed really hard for me to hit my goal of 3600 calories. All the foods I eat seem to have so little calories, i'm just wondering if there's something else I can throw in there to help up them a bit that's still healthy. I've been eating chicken, tuna, sweet potatoes, brown rice, salad, olive oil, cottage cheese, natural peanut butter, oatmeal, and eggs. If not, is there some sort of vitamin or mineral I can take to increase appetite? Thanks again

Try increasing the fat in your diet - eat more nuts/oils and avocado. These are pretty calorie dense and can help with the calories a bit. Adding 1 oz of walnuts adds about 185 cals and 18.5g fats... Adding 1 tbs olive oil is 135 cals... So if you aimed for one serve of fat in each meal you could easily do it.

You could also try 'liquid' meals - shakes with milk, protein powder, ground oats, PB and fruit in them can add up and are healthy too..

eg:
1 cup skim milk
1 cup oats
2 tbs PB
1 med banana
1 scoops whey

TOTAL ~800 cals with ~100g carbs, 54g protein and 22g fat...

You could throw in another tbs PB to increase the fat to 30g and total cals to ~900. That is nearly one third of your days requirements right there...

If you are really finding it difficult to get the cals then you could also try things like wholegrain pasta.... Very calorie dense!

Posted by: JOHNYORK

wheat pasta with tomato sauce and lean beef or chicken mixed in

Posted by: NEW_IN_THE_GAME

More beef and whole eggs if you are bulking.

Eat 3-4 whole eggs, 2-3 whites for breakfast. 3 cups cooked oats. i banana.
this meal is 45g protein(33 from whole sources) 100g carbs, 30g fat. I always have a monster breakfast. Then sorta tone it down the rest of the day.

I also have 40-50g protein, 80-100g carbs, 10-15g fat post workout. try it out. these 2 meals olone is 1500 cals or so. you shouldnt be far from your daily. if you eat like this.

Posted by: Emma-Leigh

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Originally Posted by NEW_IN_THE_GAME

I also have 40-50g protein, 80-100g carbs, 10-15g fat post workout. try it out. these 2 meals olone is 1500 cals or so. you shouldnt be far from your daily. if you eat like this.

Ahhhmmm... Fat PWO?? As in - at your PWO shake? Or in the meal after this??

Because having fat in your PWO shake is probably not the best idea.... Even if you are trying to add a lot of cals...

Posted by: Boost777

Tomato Sauce is cool for the diet, I was hoping it is since I don't know what I would do if I had to eat pasta without sauce....

Posted by: NEW_IN_THE_GAME

It is like 20 minutes after the shake. I have alomonds. then like an hour or so i have a meal

Posted by: garethhe

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Originally Posted by Boost777

I've been eating chicken, tuna, sweet potatoes, brown rice, salad, olive oil, cottage cheese, natural peanut butter, oatmeal, and eggs.

Do you have any idea which of those foods listed above is particularly filling you up, making it difficult to reach your calorie goal?

Posted by: Boost777

I think it was just a lack of timing my foods correctly. I made a liquid meal today and i'm about to make some pasta, i'm on right on track. Thanks again

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