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4000 Calories?!

spunkme99 Posts: 2 Joined: 2005/03/31	2005/04/19, 10:27 PM I'm 6'2, 220 pounds, and I don't think my nurtrition plan is exactly right: Protein - 220 g .. maximum 10% variance is acceptable Carbohydrates - 770 g .. maximum 10% variance is acceptable Fats - 54 g .. maximum 10% variance is acceptable Total Calories - 4396 I mean, over 4000 calories a day? That's beyond excessive, and double checked my nut. profile and didn't enter any bad info. Any ideas what happened? p.s. Even if I changed the weight and metabolism, it still gave me a high number.
sbroyhill Posts: 442 Joined: 2005/04/06	2005/04/19, 11:09 PM That sounds right if you are trying to gain mass.... I am 195 and 6'1 and I eat right around 4,800 calories. You just have to make sure you are eating good foods and not bad ones :)
spunkme99 Posts: 2 Joined: 2005/03/31	2005/04/20, 02:15 AM Well, I want to tone up, but also cut the fat. Thanks for informing me that I atleast got a plausible total calorie number.
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2005/04/20, 10:11 AM It sounds like a crazy amount but it isn't, especially if your trying to build muscle. I am 5'10 at about 170 lbs and I try to eat 3500 calories a day. I have been doing this for weeks and still my weight gain has been very minimal.
GOWAR Posts: 361 Joined: 2001/10/24	2005/04/26, 01:45 AM I'm 6'4 208lbs. and extremely active, my nutritionist told me for me to gain muscle weight I have to eat 5,000 calories a day, and around 60% of those coming from carbohydrates which is like 700 grams plus around 120-170 grams of protein per day and all the other food groups. It is a frigging ton to put in your stomach, but if you're training enough its just gets burned up like fuel in a race car.