Is 2000 cals a day enough? I wanna add bulk but keep body fat v low
Posted by: Built
I'd lose weight on 2000 calories a day and I'm a middle-aged woman on thyroid meds.
You can't bulk and cut at the same time.
That being said, you only weigh 140 lbs and you're 5'9" - eat up!
Posted by: Merkaba
Youre gonna gain some fat. If you start gaining too much cut back on the calories some but you're probably gonna need to be over 2500 if youre busting your ass in the gym especially.
Posted by: WorkForIt
depends on how many calories you burn in a day.
Posted by: Skib
2000 isn't very many calories but then again that's for me and i'm 5"11 and 175lbs... i actually just got down to 175 from about 190 by eating about 2000 calories a day for a few weeks :P
Posted by: leg_press
Not sure whether to take a leaf out of Jason Stathams book and limit to 2000 cals a day or to do what hugh jackman does and eat 1000 more than maintainance?
Posted by: Skib
2000 cals a day could mean different things for different people... 2000 cals could be below maintanence for one individual, maintanence for another and bulking for another... you have to look at your own individual needs... 2000 cals is just an arbitrary number...
what's 2000 cals for you at 5'9 140 lbs is going to different than what 2000 cals for me at 5'11 175-180 lbs
Posted by: Irons
If you're 5'9'' 140 I wouldn't say it's a stretch to say that you probably have a faster metabolism, and thus I'd eat more than 2,000 calories to bulk.
Posted by: Gazhole
You're gonna have to work out your maintenance level by logging activity and food intake.
Some other guys i know have both higher and lower maintenance levels, and need varying deficits and surplusses to lose/gain weight.
Posted by: leg_press
Ive tried fitday before found it all confusing. Im keeping a food diary though
Posted by: Merkaba
Originally Posted by leg_press
Ive tried fitday before found it all confusing. Im keeping a food diary though
Whats confusing about fitday?
Gimme a break.
Posted by: Skib
Originally Posted by Merkaba
Whats confusing about fitday?
Gimme a break.
no kidding... it couldn't be easier really...
the fact that you can add your own personal foods and even MEALS is key... so say you always eat roughly the same 10 meals... and on day x you eat meals 1, 4, 6 and 8... you can just add up those 4 "meals" and bam you've got your macros for the day laid out right in front of you... it's awesome really... it would be a pain in the ass if you had to sit there and add each individual item that made up every meal for the day...
Posted by: leg_press
I found myself havin to add custom foods time and time again
Posted by: Built
So? Once it's in, you're done.
Posted by: Merkaba
Originally Posted by Built
So? Once it's in, you're done.
I know! What other option is there? Otherwise youre gonna have to record your "custom food" every time!
Hey its 2009....we want instant gratification.
Posted by: Biggly
Well you could try Biggly?
I'm also putting together the finishing touches to an online version.
B.
Posted by: leg_press
Signed up for fitday got as far as lunch and got annoyed with adding custom foods so im going to try again tomo
Posted by: Nigeepoo
Eat, monitor and adjust accordingly so that you gain, on average, 0.5lb a week. At that rate of gain, you won't gain much body-fat. When you've bulked up enough, you can then slowly cut, which will lose the body-fat without losing the muscle.
Originally Posted by leg_press
