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FlawedGRUNT · 01-05-2007, 10:08 AM

Hey guys im trying to eat healtier... and im using fitday... but from the looks of it im having a hard time getting up to even 2000 cals

heres my list for the entire day today

2 Eggs white only
2 Eggs whole

1/2 Cup of raw oats
1 Cup skim milk
1 serving ON whey

Tuna

Turkey Sandwich on wheat bread with mustard
Carrots

Chicken
Large Apple

Carrots
Protein Shake

Cottage Cheese

For a grand total of 1732... any suggestions?

FlawedGRUNT · 01-05-2007, 10:11 AM

forgot to mention today is a cardio day... didnt have a post-workout shake

xzarian · 01-05-2007, 10:54 AM

theres not much there in the way of carbs. Why noy some pasta, potatos and the like. more vegies too and some milk. Olive oil has alot of caloeies too. You can put that on anything. I love the stuff..

TALO · 01-05-2007, 11:49 AM

Maybe:
- switch from skim milk to 2% milk ( gives you aprox 150 cals per cup)
- some more egg whites, wouldn't hurt ( aprox 16 cals each)
- Add some hamburger - XL, L or regular
- Add some more chicken ( 1 chicken breast might only be 200 cals)
- Add some rice/potatoe or pasta (these are the cheapest cals you can get ie: 1 pak of Mr.Noodle = aprox 400 cals for only .50c)
- You could always put 2 scooops of whey into your shake

If you do this it could give you as many calories as you want , depending on how much food you take in.

ChinPieceDave667 · 01-05-2007, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xzarian

more vegies too and some milk. Olive oil has alot of caloeies too.

totaly agree. I dont' see any greens.. and olive oil is one of the best things you can have in a diet. filled with poly and mono fats. and about 120 cals in only 1 TBSP.

TALO · 01-05-2007, 12:42 PM

I thought vegies where " free cals " meaning it sure does take alot of veg to get even 100 cals.
Not saying they shouldn't be in your diet, but I wouldn't count on them to raise your calories

xzarian · 01-05-2007, 05:06 PM

I think most vegies are only 20- 50 cal. per cup, but i guess even that adds up when you get some in all your whole food meals.

Eric3237 · 01-06-2007, 07:47 AM

I think Dave just meant to eat your greens cuz their good for you

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Joker13 · 01-06-2007, 08:01 AM

throw in some meat, lean ground turkey

hrdgain81 · 01-08-2007, 06:23 AM

a good way to get in extra protien without using too many shakes, is take in some BCAA's with each meal. I would throw in 12g of BCAA into some CR lemonade and throw that down with each whole food meal.

do that 4 times a day, and you add a quality 192 cals of protien to your diet.

01-05-2007, 10:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
FlawedGRUNT Rank: Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 244	Trouble getting cals Hey guys im trying to eat healtier... and im using fitday... but from the looks of it im having a hard time getting up to even 2000 cals heres my list for the entire day today 2 Eggs white only 2 Eggs whole 1/2 Cup of raw oats 1 Cup skim milk 1 serving ON whey Tuna Turkey Sandwich on wheat bread with mustard Carrots Chicken Large Apple Carrots Protein Shake Cottage Cheese For a grand total of 1732... any suggestions?

01-05-2007, 11:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
TALO Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,619 Country: Gender:	Maybe: - switch from skim milk to 2% milk ( gives you aprox 150 cals per cup) - some more egg whites, wouldn't hurt ( aprox 16 cals each) - Add some hamburger - XL, L or regular - Add some more chicken ( 1 chicken breast might only be 200 cals) - Add some rice/potatoe or pasta (these are the cheapest cals you can get ie: 1 pak of Mr.Noodle = aprox 400 cals for only .50c) - You could always put 2 scooops of whey into your shake If you do this it could give you as many calories as you want , depending on how much food you take in.
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01-05-2007, 12:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
TALO Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,619 Country: Gender:	I thought vegies where " free cals " meaning it sure does take alot of veg to get even 100 cals. Not saying they shouldn't be in your diet, but I wouldn't count on them to raise your calories
	TALO's Sig:"But when do you actually grow? Well, we don't grow in the gym. In the gym, we destroy. We tear down the body. We only grow when we are recovering. That's right, I said recovery. I see it all the time--people beating themselves up in the gym and not seeing results. They don't understand that hitting the weights hard is only a small part of growing or even cutting down. I could train the same all year round and get big or get ripped just by eating different and taking different supplements"

01-06-2007, 07:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
Eric3237 Moderator Rank: Heavyweight Experience: 7-10 Years Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,028 Country: Gender:	I think Dave just meant to eat your greens cuz their good for you .
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Joker13 Rank: Bantamweight Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Somewhere in the USA Posts: 722 Country: Gender:	throw in some meat, lean ground turkey
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01-05-2007, 10:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
FlawedGRUNT Rank: Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 244	forgot to mention today is a cardio day... didnt have a post-workout shake

01-05-2007, 10:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
xzarian Rank: New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 21 Country: Gender:	theres not much there in the way of carbs. Why noy some pasta, potatos and the like. more vegies too and some milk. Olive oil has alot of caloeies too. You can put that on anything. I love the stuff..

01-05-2007, 05:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
xzarian Rank: New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 21 Country: Gender:	I think most vegies are only 20- 50 cal. per cup, but i guess even that adds up when you get some in all your whole food meals.

01-08-2007, 06:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
hrdgain81 Rank: Light Heavyweight Experience: 5-7 Years Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,320	a good way to get in extra protien without using too many shakes, is take in some BCAA's with each meal. I would throw in 12g of BCAA into some CR lemonade and throw that down with each whole food meal. do that 4 times a day, and you add a quality 192 cals of protien to your diet.
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