High calorie raw

caapi

Greetings!

I’m pretty new to being raw, and I recently decided to increase my daily calorie intake greatly, to at least 4,000 per day. I realize the challenge implied here, but the absolute last thing I need is to lose weight…in fact, I really need to gain it.

If anybody has any particular food ideas, recipes, or tips, I’d be infinitely grateful!

caapi

Heh, I just saw a thread similar to this one. I apologize, should have looked a little first, just figured this wasn’t a common issue in the raw world! ; )

caapi

Thanks for your reply, it’s much appreciated.

Yes, I signed at fitday after reading JKD’s thread (coincidentally I also practice Jeet Kune Do, twice a week). It’s less practical than I hoped, as I ate out today and don’t know the quantities. Also challenging is entering values for things like mixed fruit…

My JKD teacher doubles as a nutritional guide among many other things…he suggested that I need to gain some weight through eating before starting weight lifting, and that I could even lose mass if I’m not eating enough, by digesting my own muscle. Although at this point I may be ready for it, I will be asking him tomorrow. He says I may also have a hyperactive thyroid, I’ve always been a bit underweight. I’ve also been eating some raw cheeses, which he says can help this. I’m still really experimenting with the diet, as you can tell, certainly not 100% raw at this point, but I’d really love to be if I could nail a good diet down.