Trouble meeting caloric goal

[gbrice75]

Just (over)thinking about this - let's say I need 3000 calories/day, and i'm 200lbs at 15% bodyfat. We'll take a basic 40/40/20 diet and break it down:

1200 calories/300g of protein
1200 calories/300g of carbs
600 calories/65g of fat

Now, i'm not a very active person outside of the gym - in fact I sit on my ass at work ALL day long. Gaining bodyfat is a concern for me, in fact i'd like to lose some - so I would like to consume my carbs in the am and around my workout schedule (also in the am) - that basically leaves about 3 meals in the day where carbs will be 'safe' for me to eat. 300g of carbs in 3 meals is probably not the greatest idea, and ALOT to eat. 300g of carbs in general is alot for somebody concerned with bodyfat. So the obvious answer is to start playing with macros - here's where the trouble starts for me.

Let's say I want to reduce carbs to 150g. I now have 600 calories to make up in order to hit my target 3000 calories for the day. My LBM is 170lbs - so i'm already getting 2g of protein/lb of LBM - so upping protein further doesn't seem to be the answer.

Only choice left is to up fat by another 65g to make up the 600 calorie deficit i'm in from reducing carbs. I'm now at 130g fat/day which most people would say is alot.

Remember, this is based on 3000 calories. This becomes even MORE difficult IMO as you get up into the 4000+ range. So, how does a person handle this?

I'm curious to hear your answers as this MUST be a concern for people other than myself.

[D7M]

Yah, no I wouldn't have 300g of carbs over three meals.

You could slightly raise your protein to 350g/day,

and don't be afraid to eat carbs at some of those other meals.

I know your training split has changed, but as long as you're doing cardio consistently, having some carbs at those other meals won't get you fat.

[MaNiCC]

Like d7m said raising protein wont do you any harm

[bigcwithane]

Raise your protein