Stepping up the diet...

[spartan]

So I'm real close to starting a cycle, it's basically just down to when I want to do it within the next few weeks.

Anyway, I decided a week I was going to slowly bring up the calories in my diet from last week's average of 4400 to somewhere near 6000 right before I start the cycle.

Now don't get me wrong, I have had a strict diet for the last two and a half years, nearly at the same times everyday no longer than 3 hours apart, yet I never really exceeded 5,000+ calories on a constant basis.

Let me tell you, these extra 1,600 calories are kicking my ass! Haha I have not felt this consistently full in such a long time, and although it's not such a bad thing, I feel like I am a teenager at Thanksgiving dinner everyday, and it's been forever since I've felt like that.

I didn't slowly adjust myself to the 6,000 and just went right into it with adding more to my meals and it's really kicked me in the behind. I'm thinking about actually waiting 2 weeks of doing this before I start the cycle to adjust.

Anyone else ever encounter anything like this? It's actually kind of interesting the way your body reacts after being on such a diet regimen for so long.

[Prospect]

man 6,000 cals thats some serious work. When I upped my calories drastically out of no where I got some really fast gains. I was thinking about dropping what I eat and then upping again every once in a while to keep my body out of rythm so to speak.

[spartan]

Yeah I've put on 4.5 lbs this week but I decided 6,000 is way too steep for me. I should average 5,000 today and so far I feel much much better.

[eddgardd]

im just wondering how do u get all that 6000 cal man how many times do u eat a day when do u wake up when do u sleep how many hours do u sleep if u eat every 2 hours can u get all that 6000 cal if ur having a good diet like without cheating in any of ur meals??
do u take something for appetite to eat all that?

[spartan]

It's really not that hard, especially if you are already around 4,500 calories. I simply added a bit more of whatever I was eating, for example an extra chicken breast, to all my meals. I also threw in another one of my protein shakes. It's really easy as well when you are awake from 5:30am-11:30pm daily. Plenty of time to eat