Hello.
I have issues with anxiety which leads me to have trouble eating. I am 6 foot 4 and 1/4. I am lanky. I am trying to eat 200 grams of protein, 280-300 carbs, and 70-80 grams of fat. I am trying to gain weight. I am wondering if this is a good start. I also do not really know when to increment with more fats and carbs. When I see my clothes fitting tighter? I might work with a nutritionist at Barbell Medicine to get this straight.
Your height isn’t enough information for me to ball park your Calorie intake, but it is unlikely 2700 Calories is nearly enough. If you’re not gaining weight, you’ll need to add more fuel.
Check out this tool for more help on determining Calorie intake:
I am 24 years old. You have said that I should maintain weight first. I would have to eat 3200 calories. Outside of weightlifting, I will be doing light activity at work and light walking. My level on the website is about 1.6. In the To be a Beast article, you said to monitor your current macronutrient intake without altering it. I have been eating very inconsistently with small portions for awhile so how can I get up to 3200 calories realistically. Also, how should I adjust my protein intake as I get bigger per week. I know you say to eat a 1 gram of protein per bodyweight for muscle gain. Thank you.
I also think keeping my food consistent week to week will allow me to get the results that I want.
You do not need adjust protein intake again, but 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram bodyweight per day is fine. You can eat more protein if you want, but it’s not necessary.
I I can’t really tell you how to eat in a forum reply, though. We do have many resources on our site about what we think is a health promoting diet for reference.
I agree that keeping your food consistent from week to week is likely to be beneficial.
I see now that there you have many threads here and I apologize for not remembering them. My recommendations for you: