Bulk, making me uneasy

[scouthern]

Well I'm eating 500 above mainteneance, yet im hungry enough to consume another 500.. meaning 1000 over mainteneance = fat. anyone have this problem, where they get in the right number of cals, but there stomach wants more and more? what do i do, i dont want to gain fat.

[user5145]

How much weight are you gain per week? How many calories are you eating?

[scouthern]

I used the bennedict formula, to gain 1lb a week, i need 2500 cals, which is what intake, but lately its been 3000 cals because my stomach is always grumbling.

[user5145]

Again, how much are you gaining per week.

[scouthern]

Again, how much are you gaining per week.

1/2lb.

[whitesox3223]

you could throw in a few hundred more calories dude

[TickNick]

i eat till im full, i would guess i eat way over 1000 calories over maintainace, i figure if im active and kill myself in the gym eating alot of healthy food isnt bad at all, its working out good so far, 15 pound gain barely any weight on my stomach... if i were you id eat till your stomach is happy, if you getting fat then cut down

[BCRich]

i think its 3500 is a pound

[bigshayet]

I usually listen to my body on a bulk. Eat slow and be alert of the signs it gives you. If it's full, it's full, stop.

[BCRich]

so in order to gain a pound a week you take in 500 extra cals a day but being a teen it might take longer to gain the weight

[bigshayet]

so in order to gain a pound a week you take in 500 extra cals a day but being a teen it might take longer to gain the weight

Not necessarily. You have to know your daily caloric needs first off, because everybody is different when it comes to metabolism, body type, and caloric needs. Sure, an excess of 500 for anyone will cause a slow weight gain, but you have to know exactly what amount of calories you need first off.

[HeadlessChicken]

Your hungry because your body is sensing it needs more food. Eat. Your lucky because I have to force myself to eat.

[martinelli]

Although you are using the formula, remember that caloric maintenance is condition-dependent throughout the week. Higher activity levels will warrant more calories than you think, so you may be underestimating how active you are on some days, eating less, and thus find yourself still hungry. The maintenance will fluctuate, so it's not an arbitrary number across the board for your calories. Other factors, such as food combination, mood, and sleep depirvation, come into play to some degree as well.

[scouthern]

Although you are using the formula, remember that caloric maintenance is condition-dependent throughout the week. Higher activity levels will warrant more calories than you think, so you may be underestimating how active you are on some days, eating less, and thus find yourself still hungry. The maintenance will fluctuate, so it's not an arbitrary number across the board for your calories. Other factors, such as food combination, mood, and sleep depirvation, come into play to some degree as well.

your right, i guses thats why i've only freakin gained 4lb's in two months.