Hi guys, I'm on my second day of DC training (albeit not official yet, unfortunately).
I'm 6'2" 165-170lbs. I have been calorie counting for a few months during my last workout split, and I was generally increasing my calories as I wasn't gaining. From the start of my working out until now, I've increased calories from 2200 a day (yeah way too little), to about 3400 cals.
Still, I was looking at john berardi's massive eating cal counter and worked out I should be eating around 3700, so this is what I'm planning to eat on the DC method... I don't want diet holding me back.
The thing is I try to do this at 40/40/20 P/C/F, but damn... is it hard to get the calories in. I woke at 5:30am this morning hungry, so I dutifully had some oatmeal and protein shake and went back to bed. I'm 5 meals in and about to have my 6th at 9:30pm...
because it's late I'm figuring no carbs, so I'm making it up with olive oil and flax. The thing is this is going to blow 40/40/20 out because I didn't eat enough carbs today, but I can't have any now I don't think (stomach has been CRAMMED all day).
Bottom line, is it cool just to pile on the fat into this meal, and then have a P+F protein shake at 11:30 or so before bed?
here, you can see my diet here:
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...?Owner=monkeyd
I think the overall question I'm trying to ask is, is 3200-3700cals enough for me to be getting at my weight (165 ish) and is it ok for much more than 20% to come from good fats?
bleurghhh better see how that steak is cooking now
Alex
I'm 6'2" 165-170lbs. I have been calorie counting for a few months during my last workout split, and I was generally increasing my calories as I wasn't gaining. From the start of my working out until now, I've increased calories from 2200 a day (yeah way too little), to about 3400 cals.
Still, I was looking at john berardi's massive eating cal counter and worked out I should be eating around 3700, so this is what I'm planning to eat on the DC method... I don't want diet holding me back.
The thing is I try to do this at 40/40/20 P/C/F, but damn... is it hard to get the calories in. I woke at 5:30am this morning hungry, so I dutifully had some oatmeal and protein shake and went back to bed. I'm 5 meals in and about to have my 6th at 9:30pm...
because it's late I'm figuring no carbs, so I'm making it up with olive oil and flax. The thing is this is going to blow 40/40/20 out because I didn't eat enough carbs today, but I can't have any now I don't think (stomach has been CRAMMED all day).
Bottom line, is it cool just to pile on the fat into this meal, and then have a P+F protein shake at 11:30 or so before bed?
here, you can see my diet here:
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...?Owner=monkeyd
I think the overall question I'm trying to ask is, is 3200-3700cals enough for me to be getting at my weight (165 ish) and is it ok for much more than 20% to come from good fats?
bleurghhh better see how that steak is cooking now
Alex
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