@sweetkf 5’4” and 124 lbs, and I can say if you enjoy being active it’s quite possible to have a 2500 daily calorie need. I know because I did for two years straight (lots and lots of hilly bike riding and bike commuting). I can’t even imagine how annoying it must be to be large and active. Like you’d have to eat all the time and break the bank at the grocery store.
Just watched a large man’s “what I eat in a day” IG real and once again mad at how little we can eat
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forwhatitsworth
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@shieldofangels Food is fuel. You eat for the nutrients. This man isn’t mindless stuffing his face with empty calories. He’s clearly eating to hit whatever health and fitness goals he has set for himself. If a smaller person is following the same path they’ll feel the same way he does when they’re done with their food.
Larger people require more calories. If anything it’s more challenging for them than it is for those of use who require fewer calories to fuel our activity.
Larger people require more calories. If anything it’s more challenging for them than it is for those of use who require fewer calories to fuel our activity.
@forwhatitsworth the reason we are complaining is because we can only eat 1/2 or even 1/3 of what some men our same heights can eat. one of my best friends is only an inch taller than me and eats TRIPLE what i do to maintain his weight.
some of us actually enjoy eating food and would like to not have to count our calories every day to keep ourselves from gaining weight; but because we are short and petite, we have to be more careful and can’t afford as much wiggle room
some of us actually enjoy eating food and would like to not have to count our calories every day to keep ourselves from gaining weight; but because we are short and petite, we have to be more careful and can’t afford as much wiggle room
@shieldofangels Comparison is a thief of joy.
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@shieldofangels Honestly if you get in lots of fiber (volume), protein and also starches in order to feel satiated, these kinds of things shouldn't seem as desirable. You need to find a way of eating within your caloric boundaries that makes you feel happy and fulfilled, physically and emotionally. I assure you that you won't even care what or how much some other person on the internet eats. At least that's my case. I find myself obsessing over all these food IG reels only when I'm undereating...
@shieldofangels I don't get why it matters? Of course a bigger active person is going to need more food. If you want to be able to eat more, focus on growing muscle. My maintenance has increased from 1,200 to 2,200 so far. I'm bulking at the moment, which means my calories are at 2,500+ per day.
@shieldofangels If you reduce fat you'll be able to eat more volume and that should help satisfy you! I recommend looking into the McDougall Program 
https://www.drmcdougall.com/recipes
https://www.drmcdougall.com/recipes@shieldofangels
I saw this on /r/all, I'm not a regular here. But just to give context, my TDEE is ~4300. I'm a large man, and I'm more active than 95% of the population. One of my meals is probably equal to (or more than) what you eat in a day.
I say this to say that in my personal experience, what you described is not an unreasonable amount of food.
My wife is much smaller than I am, both in height and muscle mass. Her TDEE is ~1750, so on an average day, she eats literally less than half what I eat (she will eat a whole pie on Holidays though, haha).
For breakfast today, I had 3 biscuits smothered in sausage gravy (~12oz of gravy), 3 pieces of deep fried chicken, 3 scrambled eggs (with cheese) and a decent portion of hash browns.
My wife had 1 biscuit, buttered (no gravy), one piece of air-fried chicken, 2 egg whites (no cheese), and no hash browns.
I'm currently trying to put on another 20-25 pounds, while she is trying to lose 5-10 more pounds from a (relatively) recent pregnancy.
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and I am definitely not your doctor, so do not take this as medical advice, or dietary advice. What works for us may not work for you, I am just describing our own lived experience.
I saw this on /r/all, I'm not a regular here. But just to give context, my TDEE is ~4300. I'm a large man, and I'm more active than 95% of the population. One of my meals is probably equal to (or more than) what you eat in a day.
I say this to say that in my personal experience, what you described is not an unreasonable amount of food.
My wife is much smaller than I am, both in height and muscle mass. Her TDEE is ~1750, so on an average day, she eats literally less than half what I eat (she will eat a whole pie on Holidays though, haha).
For breakfast today, I had 3 biscuits smothered in sausage gravy (~12oz of gravy), 3 pieces of deep fried chicken, 3 scrambled eggs (with cheese) and a decent portion of hash browns.
My wife had 1 biscuit, buttered (no gravy), one piece of air-fried chicken, 2 egg whites (no cheese), and no hash browns.
I'm currently trying to put on another 20-25 pounds, while she is trying to lose 5-10 more pounds from a (relatively) recent pregnancy.
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and I am definitely not your doctor, so do not take this as medical advice, or dietary advice. What works for us may not work for you, I am just describing our own lived experience.