At what rate should I increase caloric intake to make sure i'm not going "overboard"?
28 y.o
5'10.5
170lb
Not sure on my BF% because I think it's skewed when I do it. I used to weigh around 220 pounds of slob fat from ages 14-19. I have a little excess skin in certain areas. I want to say im % is near 14? 15?
Currently i'm eating almost 1800 cals a day and it's broken down as follows:
5:45am - Pre-workout (Noxplod 2.0)
7:10 - PWO shake (2 scoops of protein)
8:10 - 6 hard boiled eggs (2 full, 4 whites)
10 - 150oz fruit (either raspberries or pineapple) + 1/4 cup of nuts (either almonds or sunflower seeds). I also take my multi vit and fish oil at this time
12 - 2oz (measure raw, 4oz after cooked) barilla pasta + 4oz of meat (ground beaf, chicken or a sausage)
2 - 6oz of chicken (sometimes with cheese, usually not)
4 - 1 scoop whey protein
6 - 6oz of chicken + green veggi, I take the rest of my multi vit and more fishoil with this meal
This meal plan has worked for me and I have been sticking to it pretty solid for the past ~2 months. I just added the pasta about 2 weeks ago. I'm looking to start to slowly gain weight and put on a little size, but I don't want to go crazy. As it is right now i'm having a hard time eating everything listed above because come 2pm, i'm so full that I have to choke that meal down and then again the same thing at 6. I don't like seafood so eating any sort of fish or tuna is out. I know I can add more chicken, or another sausage or more beef, that's fine. I'm just not sure where or how to fit it in. I was also looking at meal replacement powder and maybe adding in a ~600cal drink.