I have a really physical job and I have been seriously struggling to actually capitalize on weight distribution. According to a web calculator and some gym people I talked to I need a daily intake of 3100-3400 calories to actually put on weight. I don’t know how I could eat that much physically and financially. I’ve been trying to up my intake and eat lots of ice cream, but I’m so used to eating like 1800 calories and I’m essentially not hungry for the day by like 2400.
Update:
I just counted today’s calories:
- 100 - dd coffee
- 110 - dd hash browns
- 540 - dd egg sandwich
- 400 - aldi calzone
- 220 - protein shake with whole milk
- 480 - 4 aldi swiss rolls
- ———
- 1850 - total
I dunno how I’m gonna squeeze another 1300 calories in. Maybe I’ll drink 7 protein shakes tomorrow.
Can highly recommend making one of the diy ‘soylent’ type drinks, using those in the morning so that the rest of your meals throughout the day are where you get your surplus, because you can mix in whatever extras you’d like, if you’re not allergic, throwing a load of nuts into a food processor to get a fine paste can help with boosting the protein and fat content of the drink.
Yeah one of my gym friends said to drink a lot of mass gainer, but that stuff is like $100 a bucket. I’ll look into making a diy version though
Top tier advice I can give is always go DIY, don’t buy the ‘product’ ones, it’s always going to be better than anything that’s stuffed with the fillers and artificals every suppliment company throws in to bump their profits.