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Ok so I have been eating better and working out for two weeks now. I feel great that I am back into lifting and hope that it will cut my weight down. Right now I am 6'3 340ish, 21 yrs old , but I have a huge bone structure and have always been athletic for my size. I have been taking in far too few calories and I hope to be around the 2500-3000 calorie range when the day is done. On an earlier post someone told me that I shouldent try to eat so little and kill myself with exercise, but I am not doing that at all I enjoy doing light cardio and lifting. So my problem is what can I eat that is healthy that will bring me into my calorie range, Im running out of ideas!!

And yes my goal is to lose weight and build lean muscle so would 2500 calories be enough? It is so tough being a big guy and having to eat so much lol

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Hey... you could always eat 3 healthy meals a day with some healthy snacks in between... and to add calories/protien for lean muscle production you could have some whey protien shakes. 

Thanks for the recommendations but my whole problem is finding foods to eat and feeling good about it when I eat them. I am at a loss for what to eat and have been feeling tired and weak when I do not eat enough. Is there anyone else out there who knows how hard it is to consume 3000 calories a day in healthy foods?!!

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Try eating healthy, calorie-dense foods like peanut butter, those big slices of whole grain bread for sandwiches ( like 100 calories or more per slice), nuts, beans, whole wheat pasta, and other foods that give you lots of calories per serving. Peanut butter and nuts have protein and healthy fats and whole grains are complex carbohydrates, so they won't break down as quickly. If you're eating lean meats, eggs, and fish for protein, try cooking them in olive oil to add calories and more of those healthy fats. If all else fails, drink some Boost. Hope that helps :)

There is a good list of energy-dense, nutrition-dense foods in this link http://caloriecount.about.com/best-foods-ft84 211   Someone like you that needs a relatively high calorie-intake to lose weight and still wants to eat healthily should find the suggestions useful.  If you include plenty of those foods, increase the portion-sizes of everything else and cut back a little on bulky, low-cal foods like too many vegetables or salads then you should find it's easier to get the 2500-3000 that you need.

Eat 'little and often' so that you get it all in and plan ahead rather than find you're falling short when it's too late to do anything about it.   Start early with a good-sized breakfast and aim to eat every two or three hours after that.... interlacing a high-calorie main meal with a high-calorie snack or drink. 

Good luck

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