I eat on average 5000 calories a day!

Have you ever tracked what you eat? I know Harrarington says he eats 1500 calories a day.

Well, I have been watching what I eat, not writing it down, but with no sucess at dropping weight.

My breakfast consist of roughly 800 calories alone.

Grant it, I generally workout at least once, sometimes twice a day.

But this was a real eye opener for me. I have been writing EVERYTHING down that I eat. and boy oh boy, no wonder I can't drop weight.

hno:

Shouldn't consume more then 1,800 calories a day unless you like spend hours at the gym everyday.

I'm thinking 2000 calorie and I will still lose weight.

Resting, with no movement I burn roughly 74 calories an hour that is 1776 calories in a 24 hour period.

Now, I am highly active. My job is VERY physical. And I do at least 45 mins of cardio 5 days a week and lift.

I am tracking it as of now and no more than 2000 calories with a goal weight of 215lbs by April 29th. Roughly 25 lbs.

A Palermo's Frozen Pizza has roughly 1150 calories per pizza. So 5000 calories would be like eating 4.4 Frozen Pizzas or 4 1/2 Frozen Pizzas.

5000 is insane. Ideally you want like 10-12 cals per pound you weigh

Check out this calc to figure what you should be taking in to mantain lose or gain

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Shit if you eat an additional 5000 calories then you could give that whale from Jersey a run for her money.

Think of it. You could be Mr. and Mrs. Lardass's of America.

Rambo said:

Shouldn't consume more then 1,800 calories a day unless you like spend hours at the gym everyday.

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Not true. There is no formula as to what each person should eat each day. It is up to your own individual body.

Rob, thanks for that site. Hell, today I have been having headaches on less than 1200 so far, need to eat dinner! :smoking:

Calorie Calculator - Daily Calorie Needs

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If this site is correct, I can see why I don't lose weight.

I workout 5 days a week, but I also have a physical job.

If I can get it to average 1800-2200 calories a day, I should be golden.

you dont even realize till you start noting these things down. Im healthy but I would always complain about wanting to get more ripped and thought I ate well so I just wasnt working out properly but getting in shape is 80% nutrition and 20% exercising. So I really started focusing on my intake and writing it down and I was seriously undervaluing how many cals I was taking in and how many certain dishes had things like that. I'm not where I wanna be yet but im making progress.

john boland said:

A Palermo's Frozen Pizza has roughly 1150 calories per pizza. So 5000 calories would be like eating 4.4 Frozen Pizzas or 4 1/2 Frozen Pizzas.

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Thank you for clarifying "4.4" is somewhat equal to "4 1/2."

quit eating cake

steak tartar said:

quit eating cake

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he can't steak .. he is a professional cake decorator and baker

JohnnyMac said:

Thank you for clarifying "4.4" is somewhat equal to "4 1/2."

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Just like that 1/2 point in sports betting, you have to be as accurate as possible.

how much does a mcgriddle run me?

There was a period when I would grab a McGriddle on the way to work every day. I put on a lot of weight. I'm amazed at the amount of calories.

Speaking of lots of calories. A large shake from Baskin Robbins has about 1690 calories.

I quit booze for 9 months and lost 40 lbs.

Started back, liked feeling smart better than being skinny.

All I know is 5,000 calories is A Lot of CAKE !! ^<<^

Drop it to 2000 calories a day big and drop sugar and booze. If you eat the right food 2000 calories is a ton of food. I maintain 180 lbs. eating 2000 a day and have not been to the gym in about three weeks.

Only cut out booze if everything else in your diet is out of whack. I probably eat 1500 calories a day, some nights I easily drink 1200-1500 empty calories but I'm at the gym a lot...haven't really gained weight simply because of booze.