So I have begun my annual post spring break calorie counting portion of my training in the hopes of getting to 154# from 164# by Sept for IM Chattanooga. After the fall races until the kids' spring break I really don't watch what I eat as closely as long as I'm around 163-167# at 5'8". Anyways I use myfitnesspal app to log what I eat with the goal of losing 2# per week which in actuality is probably closer to ~1 #/week. So for someone my size I am supposed to take in approximately 1970 cal plus whatever I burn up working out. As I've begun my HIM build and am now working out approximately 10-13 hours/week I tend to burn up another 600-1200 cal/day.
My question is this: I try to eat what I can but I do eat fairly healthy with mostly lean meats and less carbs as well as minimal to no junk food which typically is not calorie rich. This leaves me at a 700-800 calories deficit per day 4 days of the week. The other days I'm neutral. IOW if my goal is to take in 2700 cals for the day, I'll be at 2000 or so.
Do you guys supplement your diet with protein supplements to get to neutral calories or just let it ride and be under the goal for those days. I already know that in general I don't take the 1.2-1.5 g/kg body weight of protein that I should but I'm often not that hungry.
My question is this: I try to eat what I can but I do eat fairly healthy with mostly lean meats and less carbs as well as minimal to no junk food which typically is not calorie rich. This leaves me at a 700-800 calories deficit per day 4 days of the week. The other days I'm neutral. IOW if my goal is to take in 2700 cals for the day, I'll be at 2000 or so.
Do you guys supplement your diet with protein supplements to get to neutral calories or just let it ride and be under the goal for those days. I already know that in general I don't take the 1.2-1.5 g/kg body weight of protein that I should but I'm often not that hungry.