In fact, it's very very difficult to make bigger muscles unless you are
eating lots of extra calories.
Initially, I got a thyroiditis and lost a bunch of weight despite eating A LOT (low of 112 at 5» 5 ″ but I knew it was a problem, so I was
eating a lot of extra calories), so obviously that was not great.
«Don't go overboard and have a whole day of
eating a lot of extra calories or eating a lot of junk food.
Not exact matches
They burn a
lot of extra calories breathing, and have a harder time
eating.
So let's recap: expectant mothers
of multiples have
lots more nutrients to get with a moderate amount
of extra calories to get them with; we need loads more protein, but we're craving only carbs; the list
of foods we can actually
eat is shorter than ever due to food aversions and food safety considerations, but our energy to plan and execute appropriate meals is limited.
And before someone suggests that breastfeeding mothers need to
eat more, breastfeeding mothers do
eat more (and use up more
calories) but an
extra bowl
of oatmeal a day is a
lot cheaper than a box
of formula.
Eating more than this amount 20 to 30 % +
of your daily
calories won't allow you to build muscle any quicker but it will result in a
lot of extra fat gain.
You can not help that since you are
eating a
lot of calories and no workout can eliminate all the
extra calories that you are ingesting.
They make your stomach feel fuller, so you'll
eat less during the day without having to worry about working off a
lot of extra calories.
Which brings me to a final point: in a
lot of people, the 1,000
extra calories they
eat (3,000 in, 2,000 out) don't constitute a surplus — they go into rebuilding muscle, bone, and other tissues, not increasing fat content.
Your fat intake and
calories are too low: KetoDiet Buddy - Easy Macro Calculator for the Ketogenic Diet You would have to
eat a
lot of protein -
extra protein is not an issue in most cases: How To Low Carb: 15 + Common Weight Loss Mistakes
I indulge in the guacamole to get in some
extra calories because a
lot of the time cutting back on
eating crap also means cutting back on
eating calories, something I don't need to do!