Always Hungry!!!!

[787fighterpilot]

So even though I eat 6 meals a day to try to prevent getting hungry every 2 minutes, it still doesn't work. I eat 130g protein, 147 carbs and 47 fats. Approx 1600 cals a day. 20 minute Cardio everyday plus lifting. I tried adjusting everything a little bit more and still I never get to the point that I am fully satisfied unless I eat a big burrito or any other cheat meal. I don't know if its my metabolism since ever since I was a kid I always was involved in sports such as surfing, football and tennis. Now doing cardio too probably adds to this. This Memorial weekend I went on vacation and ate whatever I wanted for 3 days straight, when I came back my weight was still 130lbs.

I just wanted to verify if other people have the same problem and what/how they did to manage it. My stats are 5'3'', 130 lbs and approx 9% bodyfat.

Thanks

[mtb4life95]

You're probably always hungry because you're eating 1.6kcal a day.

[Gxp23]

You're probably always hungry because you're eating 1.6kcal a day.

Spaced over 6 meals at that ^^

[bdillingham5]

So even though I eat 6 meals a day to try to prevent getting hungry every 2 minutes, it still doesn't work. I eat 130g protein, 147 carbs and 47 fats. Approx 1600 cals a day. 20 minute Cardio everyday plus lifting. I tried adjusting everything a little bit more and still I never get to the point that I am fully satisfied unless I eat a big burrito or any other cheat meal. I don't know if its my metabolism since ever since I was a kid I always was involved in sports such as surfing, football and tennis. Now doing cardio too probably adds to this. This Memorial weekend I went on vacation and ate whatever I wanted for 3 days straight, when I came back my weight was still 130lbs.

I just wanted to verify if other people have the same problem and what/how they did to manage it. My stats are 5'3'', 130 lbs and approx 9% bodyfat.

Thanks

At 1600 calories you are extremely low, especially with how active you are.

What is your goal (gain weight, lose weight)?

Are you lifting weights on top of the other activities you have listed?

[787fighterpilot]

At 1600 calories you are extremely low, especially with how active you are.

What is your goal (gain weight, lose weight)?

Are you lifting weights on top of the other activities you have listed?

yes I am.. Lifting each day.. My goal is to gain muscle and at least try to maintain a low BF

[coconuttree2009]

yes I am.. Lifting each day.. My goal is to gain muscle and at least try to maintain a low BF

What???
You want to gain muscle on 1.6k kcals??????
You need to go back to nutrition basics first...

[handyhills86]

You're probably always hungry because you're eating 1.6kcal a day.

not trying to be a tool, but isn't 1600 calories actually 1600 kcal in literal terms? not 1.6 kcal

[787fighterpilot]

What???
You want to gain muscle on 1.6k kcals??????
You need to go back to nutrition basics first...

I am a small guy, I don't think getting 2500 cals a day would make me look lean and keeping my bf low. I'm following what my macros should be on fat loss..

[bdillingham5]

yes I am.. Lifting each day.. My goal is to gain muscle and at least try to maintain a low BF

I would advise starting at around 2200-2500 calories a day and add more from there if needed. This is why you feel like you are starving, because you are. Think about how many calories you are burning with your current activity level.

Check out the Nutrition section of the forums to help calculate you caloric intake.

[handyhills86]

Calories are the basic measurement of energy provided by a food. Calories as we know are actually 1,000 calories or 1 Kcal, but we commonly refer 1 Kcal as a calorie.

http://www.rbaworld.com/Nutrition/in...splaycat&cat=1

[handyhills86]

I would advise starting at around 2200-2500 calories a day and add more from there if needed. This is why you feel like you are starving, because you are. Think about how many calories you are burning with your current activity level.

Check out the Nutrition section of the forums to help calculate you caloric intake.

He's on point. Ignore whatever calculator you used to plug in your for your macros and total calories. I burn more than 1600 kc just sitting around all day. The real question is do you know your BF%? If it's high then lower calories are okay, and being hungry is acceptable.

[787fighterpilot]

Wouldn't 2000-2500 cals a day make my core muscles fade away? This is why I want to maintain a low BF too..

[Gxp23]

Wouldn't 2000-2500 cals a day make my core muscles fade away? This is why I want to maintain a low BF too..

If you care about your abs more than building a healthy physique, then yes, keep eating that way, if you want to add some mass while keeping bf gains at a minimum, eat more.

[AdrianPerry]

No.

RDA (recommended daily allowance) for your average-joe male is 2500 calories anyway. With regular exercise and hitting the gym on top of that, 2500 should be the MINIMUM you aim for.

[handyhills86]

step 1, call your core muscles abs. They wont fade just because you start eating enough calories not to starve. Chances are that you're very insulin resistant/borderline type II diabetic. Bumping your calories, especially with the right macros, wont cover your precious abdominals. If anything it will make the rest of your muscles fill up. That's step 2. You've probably spent your entire life enjoying how solid your abs look. Just for a while, allow them not to be your best feature. It's worth it to not be starving and to have other muscles fill out. Step 3 - realize that abs will always be there.

[AlwaysTryin]

I am a small guy, I don't think getting 2500 cals a day would make me look lean and keeping my bf low. I'm following what my macros should be on fat loss..

But you said you want to gain muscle... So why eat macros for fat loss instead of muscle gain....

[787fighterpilot]

I understand and will try to eat more. Just two thing that are always on my mind. If I am following my macros but the calculator tells me I have to eat 1600 for fat loss because my tdee is 2100 more or less, why would I eat more than 2500? Yes I want to gain muscle big time because I have started lifting almost 4 months ago and people tell me I look leaner/cut but still I see my arms and shoulders look skinny. Just don't want to lose abs with adding more fat .

[mjf100215]

yes I am.. Lifting each day.. My goal is to gain muscle and at least try to maintain a low BF

I'm following what my macros should be on fat loss..

Listen to the advice being given to you as by your own words make no sense. Your goal is to gain muscle, but you're eating according to fat loss. If you intend on building muscle, you have to give your body the EXTRA building blocks it needs to do so.

[ChiBearsfan]

FYI, this guy is a troll.

Every few days he comes on here and starts a post about his 1600 calories per day,
and every time he's given the advice that his calories are not sufficient, and he needs to eat more.

Don't waste your time here...

[mtb4life95]

not trying to be a tool, but isn't 1600 calories actually 1600 kcal in literal terms? not 1.6 kcal

when we refer to calories in regards to food, it's assumed we mean kilocalories. who the fuk measures their expenditure in actual calories. brb my tdee is 2500,000 calories a day.

[bdillingham5]

I understand and will try to eat more. Just two thing that are always on my mind. If I am following my macros but the calculator tells me I have to eat 1600 for fat loss because my tdee is 2100 more or less, why would I eat more than 2500? Yes I want to gain muscle big time because I have started lifting almost 4 months ago and people tell me I look leaner/cut but still I see my arms and shoulders look skinny. Just don't want to lose abs with adding more fat .

The calculators don't accurately capture your expenditure of calories. Meaning that it may say 2100 calories for your maintenance level, but if your lifting weights AND doing all of the activity u had listed then you are burning through those calories with ease.

I am not saying that you have to get fat to gain muscle, but you're gonna have to focus on size and not abs to get big.

Muscle gain = caloric surplus
Fat loss/abs = caloric deficit

You're gonna have to focus on one or the other.