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Originally Posted by liftintexas
you're not boring me or rambling. Good stuff.
work, wife, and kids are definitely factors. for me, the thought of getting in that many calories in one day seems just huge. I'm 6' and 181 right now. I think the most I have ever weighed is 184.
Were you doing crazy amounts of cardio at the time you were taking in that many cals?
*hey, I can move this to a pm if you don't want your log clogged up with this convesation.
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This can stay here, it's no bother.
I don't do any cardio, aside from playing basketball every once in a while. This always makes people mad, but I gain almost no fat at all when I put on weight. I started at 6-4 160 at 27- that's horrific. I was probably skinnier than that in college, but I didn't weigh myself out of embarassment.
I really think that since I was so underweight, I desperately needed what I've put on. I just now, JUST now- can feel a little fat around the beltline if I put on weight too fast, but it hasn't ever stayed.
Since you're 6' 180ish, you're way past where I was when I started and probably have a different body type. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it going on too fast unless you're afraid you'd never work it back off.
As far as getting the calories in, I looked for calorie dense and convenient to eat, and just eat more and more until you can build the appetite up. It's sort of like lifting in that regard- the more you do the more you can do.