I've never been able to diet the way I should but have been on a really good run the past few months. I have been counting macros and watching everything I eat. Currently I'm eating 250p 250c and 60f. It's all mostly from chicken and rice/pasta. According to a few online calculators (I've also done the long math calculation) my tdee is somewhere around 2500 but that sounds really high to me. I eat all day and sometimes don't even hit 2500. How have I been maintaining and even making small gains when I didn't give a shit about what I was eating? My goal is to put on lean muscle but I don't want to get fat. I train 5 days a week but my job is pretty sedentary. I'm sitting at about 170 right now which is a little low I think I have actually lost weight. I know only time will tell but I would appreciate any advice.
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170 is pretty small, doesn't take many calories to maintain that. Are you trying to grow or lean out? You absolutely are not "eating all day" in bodybuilding terms. I hit your 2500calories by 12:30 every day.
Assuming you want to grow
Try starting with 6 meals, big meals. Don't eat because you're hungry, don't eat till you're full, eat for your goal and nothing less. Try something like 8oz beef, 1 cup brown rice, 1/2 cup black beans mixed with some salsa for a few of your meals
Assuming you want to grow
Try starting with 6 meals, big meals. Don't eat because you're hungry, don't eat till you're full, eat for your goal and nothing less. Try something like 8oz beef, 1 cup brown rice, 1/2 cup black beans mixed with some salsa for a few of your meals
For instance, my girl is a physique girl and currently bulking on 2900-3000cals at your weight
I am trying to grow for sure. But I also don't want to put on too much extra body fat. I am afraid to up my fat or carb intake for fear of body fat. What should go up if I want to get in more calories? Carbs? Because 250g of protein is already over 1.5g/lb lbm.
If you're really concerned, start by adding 50g carbs per day, see how your body changes after a week. No progress? Add 50 more etc and spread the carbs out through your meals. This is a very basic approach but where there's alot of information on you and your diet I don't have, this is a good guideline to start
