Calorie Intake and Metabolism

Ok, i’m going to give allll my info. and if anyone can help me out you’de be the shit

First off im trying to loose weight i am 6’3’’ 240 pounds and have a pretty good idea on how but one problem. Im taking in 2,000 calories a day on an average and i KNOW thats not enough. My splits are 45% 45% 10% and i’m raising them 100 kCal a week right now, but 2,000 kcal is driving me insane it isnt ot alot of food at all.

If i raise it anymore would that help out with speeding up my metabolism? I haven’t been taking any protein or carb drinks and my diet is really clean. If anyone has any pointers or wants more info. please don’t hesitate.

Also my workouts are less then an hour, VERY high intensity the rep range is 6-8 and i lift about 5-6 days a week, cardio 6 days a week and i cycle HIIT cardio and regular. I lift at 6 A.M. and usually do cardio later in the day.

Thanks,

-Wildman

anyone?

Are you losing weight?

  1. Post you diet.
  2. Increase your calories to maintenance level. then decrease them until you are losing weight at a reasonable, steady pace.
  3. 45/45/10 what?

45% protein and carbs an 10% fat

If you want to feel fuller faster. Then go on a high protein/high fat/low carb diet. Helps for losing weight as well since your insulin isn’t being spiked as much,

You never stated if you were losing wieght or not. I asume if you are asking about the diet there is a problem… hungry all the time or not losing wieght.

Other than that of you have been dieting for a long time you may want to bring your calories up for a while then bring them back down…

need more info…

Okay, my understanding is that if you’re not eating more calories you’re going to lose a lot of lean muscle mass doing what you’re doing…that’s not what you want. So I think you might have to up your calories and eat very clean. Am I right about that? I’m not a nutritionist or anything…I’m just assuming that’s the case. Post your diet.

yea my fault on that, im loosing weight VERY slowly. heres my diet…

                       Cal F C  P

5 a.m. Oats 311 5 54 13
Banana, raw cup, 109 1 28 1

7:30 a.m. Egg, white only, 227 0 5 48 2 peice Bread 249 2 51 9
GATORADE 58 0 15 0
Protein 60 1 2 13

9 a.m. cottage cheese 164 2 6 28
go lean crunch 200 3 38 9
Yogurt 111 0 21 6

11 a.m. chicken 120 0 0 30
Beans, string 68 0 16 4

2 p.m. Peanut butter 95 8 3 4
Cottage cheese 164 2 6 28

5 p.m.Chicken 144 0 0 36
veggies 28 0 6 1

add some whey to your oats

get some Surge, ditch the gatorade PWO

need more fats the rest of the day

add another meal at end of day

I disagree with Surge being a necessity PWO, mikeyp, but that’s another story. Gatorade’s HFCS can’t be doing any good, however.

Cereal and yogurt at 9am are too far-removed from your workout to have any carb effect, I’d say, but you’re taking in over 60g of carbs at that point.

Instead of eating them as a lump, try slowly eating them over time. A PT friend of mine suggests evening out carb consumption after workouts so your body has a constant flow of carbs to draw from as energy. If you eat them as a lump, he says, they’re more likely to get stored as fat.

I find it hard to believe a man 6’ 3" is eating 2000 a day. A woman 5’ 6" can weigh 128 pounds and eat that much without exercising at all. Please use Fitday. 3825 calories to maintain your weight!!! Do you want to weigh 120 pounds? Not cute on a 6’ 3" frame. Ewww. Wrong forum!!!

[quote]Wildman90 wrote:
45% protein and carbs an 10% fat[/quote]

You are fat.

so you think goin over 50 grams at a time isnt to good then.

Yea i was only doin 2000 a day, dumb i know but i bumped temup to 2600 and i use fitday im addicted to it

[quote]Wildman90 wrote:
so you think goin over 50 grams at a time isnt to good then.

Yea i was only doin 2000 a day, dumb i know but i bumped temup to 2600 and i use fitday im addicted to it[/quote]

Why don’t you pm for more. :wink:

[quote]chiquita wrote:
Wildman90 wrote:
45% protein and carbs an 10% fat

You are fat.

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ok please tell me how 11% body fat is fat

[quote]chiquita wrote:
Wildman90 wrote:
so you think goin over 50 grams at a time isnt to good then.

Yea i was only doin 2000 a day, dumb i know but i bumped temup to 2600 and i use fitday im addicted to it

Why don’t you pm for more. :wink:
[/quote]

haa your funny * I BUMPED THEM UP

[quote]Wildman90 wrote:
chiquita wrote:
Wildman90 wrote:
45% protein and carbs an 10% fat

You are fat.

ok please tell me how 11% body fat is fat[/quote]

I meant your picture is big.

It seems like you need to eat more carbs and fat. You’re starving yourself for being 6.3.

wildman: its not about “50g or more at a time is bad.” Its just a suggestion you could try out, if you’re so inclined.

Okay, be honest: do you ever snack or nibble on stuff? Are you iron-clad in following this thing? And do you take HR or Alpha Male or any of those things?

When i was doing 2000 a day i didnt nibble on anything i was very strict about it, and i dont take anything besides fish oil and protein