I’m the type of person who doesn’t like to eat alot of food (but yes, I KNOW I need to take in alot of calories to grow). So far I’ve been force-feeding and the result is I’m sick sick of food, period. My cheat day is not to eat at all.
Is there any tips or hints that anybody has found to increase the calories in the diet without making yourself sick? some type of recipe maybe?
I don’t care about the taste.
Unfortunately I’m lactose intolerant so milk and most protein powders are out.
Question 2.
Has anybody found a significant difference in results, between eating 6 smaller meals compared to 3 larger ones?
Any other tips/hints people have learnt for bulking?
I’m the type of person who doesn’t like to eat alot of food (but yes, I KNOW I need to take in alot of calories to grow). So far I’ve been force-feeding and the result is I’m sick sick of food, period. My cheat day is not to eat at all.
Is there any tips or hints that anybody has found to increase the calories in the diet without making yourself sick? some type of recipe maybe?
I don’t care about the taste.
Unfortunately I’m lactose intolerant so milk and most protein powders are out.
Question 2.
Has anybody found a significant difference in results, between eating 6 smaller meals compared to 3 larger ones?
Any other tips/hints people have learnt for bulking?
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Olive oil
Eggs - whole
Meat - Leanish
Starches
Eating 6 meals a day provides several benefits. I personally eat around 10 meals per day, 4 of which are usually shakes.
More meals equals increased metabolism.
Increased capacity for protein intake. You can only use around 40g per sitting in perfect conditions.
Ability to ingest more calories.
Eating a balanced diet is the time proven way to making good steady gains and minimising the amount of stress put on your body. Lactose-intolerance makes life difficult for you, which i understand, but you will have to find a way round this using what is available to you.
if you can’t stomach a lot of food in one sitting (like me), forget eating only 3 meals. In fact, I have to eat every 2 hrs just to reach my caloric needs for bulking (4500 cals).
[quote]testanabol wrote:
You can only use around 40g per sitting in perfect conditions.
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Not true. If it is, prove it.
OP, eat more often. Eat calorie dense foods. If you eat a piece of meat, some starch or carb source (potato/fruit) and a fat source (walnuts, olive oil) 8x per day, you’ll be able to eat much more. Go for dense foods, a potato, 10 oz. 80% lean beef, and a handful of almonds is at least 600 calories (6 times a day would be 3600 total), and is easily eaten.
Milk-based protein powders contain an insignificant amount of lactose if you aren’t mixing them with milk. Use unsweetened soy milk or just water. You could also look at egg protein or hemp protein.
And don’t forget about peanuts and peanut butter. Protein doesn’t really get any more convenient.
[quote]RSA_Muscle wrote:
Unfortunately I’m lactose intolerant so milk and most protein powders are out.[/quote]
lactose intolerance has to do with milk sugar, or the carbs in milk (not the protein).
[quote]RSA_Muscle wrote:
Has anybody found a significant difference in results, between eating 6 smaller meals compared to 3 larger ones?
Any other tips/hints people have learnt for bulking?
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I believe the proteins sold on this site are Lactose free, as are many others. Get Metabolic Drive Complete and have as it my boy.
Your cheat day is to not eat at all? Awesome, see you at baby gap shopping for clothes. This is remarkably off base on so many levels. Your cheat day should contain things like ribs, burgers, steaks, potatoes, bread, pasta… You name it.
Nuts, nut-butters, protein bars, shakes, burgers… These are the kinds of things you can start adding in if you are honestly finding it hard to eat that much.
Thanks everybody for the helpfull and not-so-helpfull tips.
ktennies:
well, for some reason the MRPs I use just don’t agree with me. Basically the same “symptoms” as I get from drinking milk. Guess I’ll find a pure protein powder and see what happens.
others:
otherwise, thanks all for the tips, I’ll incorporate them. if anybody has any other tips, please add them.
I’m not the only one who lacks an apetite and other people might benefit from this info too.
for the flamers, I force myself to eat regardless, but no harm in making the force-feeding process abit smoother