1500 is nothing.. A large quarter pounder meal has like 1200 - 1300 calories alone. fuck a 250 g packet of chips is over a 1000 calories, you could get 2000 calories drinking a 3 litre milk 6 times a day..
fuck guzzle down some extra virgin olive oil
Noodles are crazy high in calories, so is cheese
It was my lack of appetite which made me convert to training closer to powerlifting in the past year and a half. The way I saw it, I wasn't going to get any bigger on my calories so I figured if I could get stronger that would be at least something.
For some perspective, if you gave me half a thick sandwich and a glass of milk I would be good for about 18 hours. Meaning that left alone, I would not crave food for about that time. 18 hours later I would be hungry enough to be seeking food. But in the meantime I would be feeling fine basically, full of energy to be honest. It's obviously genetic as my mom has the same appetite as do my siblings and Matt C. Jr. I know I sound repetitive, but I really think I could make decent gains if I was naturally more hungry. I can force-feed, but that was a lot easier for me to do in summers off when I was in university rather than now when my children are my priority.
I would really like to be maybe 180 in good condition with the same or greater strength than I have now. I also think that's possible on 2,500 calories a day which is not really unrealistic. If all else fails, I can pretty much guarantee I'll be deadlifting 500+ at around 165 soon enough. My disproportion between strength and body weight annoys me at times but at least I have something.
Adding shakes - mixed with fruit to make them tolerable - really helped. If anyone has any tips like that which are simple to implement, I am all ears.
