Help! Having trouble eating so many calories for muscle gain!

[yadira0020]

Hope you all can help me. I am 5'3 about 134lbs BF low 20's. I have embarked on a "bulking" phase in order to gain more muscle and lean down in a couple of months. My target calories are about 2000, but I am having trouble even making it to 1500. Also, I have already gained about 4lbs in the last two weeks (hoping this is all water). Also, I have tons of energy, feel great, so don't know if it is absolutely necessary for me to take my calories up to 2000/day. If I can gain muscle in the 1500 range it would be great. Also, doing a very clean bulk with typical supplements Looking forward to hearing back from you guys! Thanks!

Yadira

 

[omega]

Easy , just buy a mass protein powder, o eat a lot!

 

[GreatGunz]

The typical cure for that is to try and drink some of those calories.Make higher calorie protein shakes or simply add a couple more to meet your needs

 

[MPMC]

x2 to the above posts. 2000 calories is simple honestly. Its only 5 meals at 400 calories each. Make 2 of those meals shakes, and it should be no problem.

 

[yadira0020]

Thanks for your replies. I am drinking shakes in between, but will do 2 scoops rather than one to help get more calories in. I think I may also try to get in breakfast earlier to enable me to get another meal in

 

[AXEMURDERER]

I agree the easiest way to get your cals in is to drink them.

When all else fails honey-gram crackers with natural peanut butter, and a drop of chocolate will do the trick.

 

[Ogre717]

if you can dip it in peanut butter or drizzle olive oil on it, go for it. Snacking on nuts inbetween meals and fatten up the shakes.

 

[GreatGunz]

If you like yogurt you can add one to a shake makes a huge differrence

 

[sassy69]

Do you mind posting a sample of a typical day's meal plan so we get an idea of where you're getting your cals from?

 

[dangerouscurves]

Thanks for your replies. I am drinking shakes in between, but will do 2 scoops rather than one to help get more calories in. I think I may also try to get in breakfast earlier to enable me to get another meal in

You need carbs to grow too, what about adding something simple like juice or dextrose to your shakes instead easy eay to add more cals without stretching the belly
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[yadira0020]

Heres my daily food in take.
Breakfast- 4 egg whites one yolk
1/4 oatmeal made in water

Snack 1 tablespoon natural Peanut butter
1 low sodium rice cake

Post workout 1.5 scoops gold standard whey
1 slice whole wheat toast with 1 tbs natural bp

Lunch 4 oz chicken or ground turkey
3 oz sweet potato plain
3 oz green beans

snack 1.5 scoops gold standard whey in H2O

dinner: same as lunch

snack about 8:30 only if I fall short on calories somehow...some natural peanut butter

 

[yadira0020]

I am here to learn, so please any advice and motivation is sooo appreciated