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Is it true that I need to eat at least more than 3 meals a day to bulk properly?

Hello All, I’m 20M and I was 55–56kg back in February and now I’m 63.7kg. I have been doing exercises over quarantine, mainly things like push-ups, crunches, planks etc. And I’ve been eating more food in general but not as much as 4 or 5 meals per day. Recently, I’ve been doing weights like biceps, squats and bench press etc. and I’m not exactly sure how much this has contributed to my weight but I assume it had a little bit of impact. I do have to note that during the months of June and July, I lost motivation to exercise (except running roughly 2km in 3 reps on average per week) and I did notice weight gain. So I can’t talk about my weight without talking about what I usually eat in a day:

2x white bread toast
1x glass of milk
4x fried eggs
More recently, 1 bottle of whey protein with water.

Some days I eat a bag of basmati rice with mashed potatoes and at least 3 chicken marinade (usually like a drumstick) and in other days I just eat pasta with tomato sauce and if I’m hungry after the pasta I just eat 2x more toast and milk and 2x fried eggs or I just one broccoli. I am planning on expanding more variety, such as me eating 2x salmon fillets the other day.

I checked lifesum and the calories are always roughly 3,000 but maybe I need to reach 3,500!

Any advice would be appreciated! Just wondering if I need to eat more meals a day or is whatever I’m eating atm is fine! Many thanks! :smile:
What's your maintenance?
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What's your maintenance?

How do you mean? Sorry I’m relatively new to these terms 😅
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You don't need to. Work out your maintenance calories and add 200 - 400 calories to that figure (doesn't matter how much meals it's in).
No not really, follow what the other users are saying.
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How do you mean? Sorry I’m relatively new to these terms 😅

It's the amount of calories needed to maintain your current weight, you should add 500 calories to that amount and you'll gain a pound a week.

You could add anywhere between 500 - 1000 depending on your goals.
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You don't need to. Work out your maintenance calories and add 200 - 400 calories to that figure (doesn't matter how much meals it's in).

Alright then, awesome!! 👍
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It's the amount of calories needed to maintain your current weight, you should add 500 calories to that amount and you'll gain a pound a week.

You could add anywhere between 500 - 1000 depending on your goals.

Wow 😮 okay that makes sense 👍 my main goal really is to add weight/more muscles but it’s just I heard diet is like the main thing
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Wow 😮 okay that makes sense 👍 my main goal really is to add weight/more muscles but it’s just I heard diet is like the main thing

Yes calories come from your diet.

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