DAMN!GOONx19;1847469 wrote:Yeah. I have to consume about 5500 calories/day to maintain my weight. Even have a 950 calorie supplement shake I drink most days on top of my normal diet.
You run half marathons every evening or something?GOONx19;1847469 wrote:Yeah. I have to consume about 5500 calories/day to maintain my weight. Even have a 950 calorie supplement shake I drink most days on top of my normal diet.
Haha no. I haven't done cardio since high school, with the exception of an hour or two of basketball each week. Metabolism just hasn't slowed down since I was a teenager. Now that I can afford food it isn't so much of a problem, but I do drop about 5 pounds a week if I get too busy to eat that much.Ironman92;1847480 wrote:You run half marathons every evening or something?
Hard to imagine eating 4,000 calories multiple days in a row. 5,500 is silly.GOONx19;1847481 wrote:Haha no. I haven't done cardio since high school, with the exception of an hour or two of basketball each week. Metabolism just hasn't slowed down since I was a teenager. Now that I can afford food it isn't so much of a problem, but I do drop about 5 pounds a week if I get too busy to eat that much.
How much do you weigh?GOONx19;1847469 wrote:Yeah. I have to consume about 5500 calories/day to maintain my weight. Even have a 950 calorie supplement shake I drink most days on top of my normal diet.
I'm thinking 7'5 345like_that;1847491 wrote:How much do you weigh?
Edit: How tall are you?
If you need 5,500 to maintain....how much did you have to eat to gain back the 25 lbs over 3 months? 7,000?GOONx19;1847515 wrote:6'2" 180. Every day. Twice in the last three years I've had to cut to about 3000 calories for a month and I dropped to 155 both times. Then takes 3 months to get back up to 180.
I figured you were tall if you had to eat that many calories to maintain weight. 180 is still pretty light for someone who is 6'2 lol. I have a buddy who is just like you and has to do the same. It's a blessing and curse at the same time I assume.GOONx19;1847515 wrote:6'2" 180. Every day. Twice in the last three years I've had to cut to about 3000 calories for a month and I dropped to 155 both times. Then takes 3 months to get back up to 180.
I didn't count but it was a ton. Essentially 5 full meals a day, plus all my usually snacks and calorie shake.Ironman92;1847520 wrote:If you need 5,500 to maintain....how much did you have to eat to gain back the 25 lbs over 3 months? 7,000?
Your lunch wasn't too bad though as far as healthy. Not like you are eating a double quarter pounder super size meal with a coke and 2 apple pies.....you're just doing that many calories.GOONx19;1847526 wrote:I didn't count but it was a ton. Essentially 5 full meals a day, plus all my usually snacks and calorie shake.
It used to be a lot of work when I was in undergrad but I'm so used to it know that I don't mind. I'm able to keep the weight I do have in the areas where I want it, just have very little body fat. I definitely prefer it to the other end of the spectrum. I really enjoy eating so I hope when my metabolism does slow down it isn't too drastic. I also don't really pay much mind to eating the healthiest food, because I only look at calories most of the time. I'm guessing it will catch up to me in the form of hypertension or hyperlipidemia at some point unless I make more of an effort in that regard.
Probably an obvious question, but have you talked to your doctor about this? 5,500 a day is absolutely insane for a non-athlete.GOONx19;1847526 wrote:I didn't count but it was a ton. Essentially 5 full meals a day, plus all my usually snacks and calorie shake.
It used to be a lot of work when I was in undergrad but I'm so used to it know that I don't mind. I'm able to keep the weight I do have in the areas where I want it, just have very little body fat. I definitely prefer it to the other end of the spectrum. I really enjoy eating so I hope when my metabolism does slow down it isn't too drastic. I also don't really pay much mind to eating the healthiest food, because I only look at calories most of the time. I'm guessing it will catch up to me in the form of hypertension or hyperlipidemia at some point unless I make more of an effort in that regard.
Yeah, is there some sort of underlying condition to explain eating 2x as much as the average person other than your metabolism hasn't slowed down - to the point you significantly drop weight if for not eating so much.sleeper;1847537 wrote:Probably an obvious question, but have you talked to your doctor about this? 5,500 a day is absolutely insane for a non-athlete.
What athletes would need that many calories? Long distance swimmers? Ironman competition athletes?sleeper;1847537 wrote:Probably an obvious question, but have you talked to your doctor about this? 5,500 a day is absolutely insane for a non-athlete.
Ironman92;1847539 wrote:What athletes would need that many calories? Long distance swimmers? Ironman competition athletes?
I don't even know.
How much do in season NBA guys consume I wonder? I'm interested.
The Rock Johnson is 5K.friendfromlowry;1847545 wrote:Wasn't Phelps consuming 8K-10K/daily?
Yeah. They did a full metabolic and heme workup about 4 years ago when it was actually a burden for me. All of my labs are stone cold normal. Nothing identified over the course of about 4 months.sleeper;1847537 wrote:Probably an obvious question, but have you talked to your doctor about this? 5,500 a day is absolutely insane for a non-athlete.
No you didn't.ernest_t_bass;1847544 wrote:I ate a piece of shit for breakfast.
justincredible;1847567 wrote:No you didn't.
