Hey, I think I saw a post about calories awhile back but can't seem to find it now, so I'm gonna make this one again for my purposes.
Anyways, according to the meal plan calculator provided by scotthermanfitness.com says I'm burning approx. 3.5K calories a day. I'm also trying to bulk up so I need roughly 4K calories a day.
I have a very fast metabolism and I tend to eat a lot just cause I'm hungry all the time and also find it hard to put on much weight because of that. I still don't think I'm meeting my needed daily calories despite eating constantly. So I guess I'm just looking for some foods that might be rich in calories that I could eat to help me reach my daily calorie intake.
Also, I'm finding it difficult to meet the protein intake (going off the idea you want about 1.25 grams per pound, I weigh about 185 lbs so I should be shooting for about 230 grams of protein). While I eat a lot, I live with my parents and don't have a bunch of free money cause of college and what not, I tend to fall a little short on the protein count aswell. I can't afford to eat chicken all the time and when I do try and eat foods rich in proteins I tend to fill up faster. So maybe some possible ideas for reasonably priced protein sources that wont completely fill me up.
Also thoughts on how much protein you should consume. (It varies, some people think your body weight, then the range from your weight to 1.5 your weight. Some even think you should consume less protein than your body weight).
Just an example of about what I eat in a day right now...
Breakfast: 4 egg whites, 2 whole eggs and 3-4 slices of oval shaped ham (along with my multi-vitamins and such)
Snack: 4 slices of the same oval ham wrapped around what chicken will fit in them with a side of cottage cheese.
Then I went to workout and took my protein shake after (which with milk has about 1K calories and 66 grams of protein
Snack: x2 PB&J sandwiches
Dinner: Homeade whole weat tortillas with some cheddar cheese and half a johnsonville brot inside.
Based on my rough estimates for how much I consumed of each item and looking up the nutritional information I had approx. 3K calories and 212 grams of protein.
Pretty close on the protein and calories, but I also had a better selection than normal. So probably tone that down a little bit. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.