Rest of my life...?

[mrMac]

I'm doing a bulking "diet" my question is:

Do I have to eat like this for the rest of my life to maintain the weight I put on??? Or can I lower my intake at some point?

[Turkish Juicer]

If you are 150lbs and trying to go up to 200lbs per se, then you will have to eat like a 200lbs guy.

When you have made it to 200lbs, you will have to continue to eat like that if you want to maintain your current BW.

[Times Roman]

If you are 150lbs and trying to go up to 200lbs per se, then you will have to eat like a 200lbs guy.

When you have made it to 200lbs, you will have to continue to eat like that if you want to maintain your current BW.

TJ is right. Adding weight (LBM) increases your TDEE and you need additional consumption to support it.

[mrMac]

So I've gotten to 160. Meaning I have to eat the way I'm eating now forever to maintain 160? Of course im still trying to gain more weight.

[Times Roman]

So I've gotten to 160. Meaning I have to eat the way I'm eating now forever to maintain 160? Of course im still trying to gain more weight.

a good idea is to recalculate your tdee for the new weight gain.

this is why we pound on the newbs so much about diet. if you don't want to lose your gains, especially post cycle, you need to eat to support your new TDEE. have you calculated this yet?

[oscarjones]

I'd recommend creating a diet to suit your needs, and then revising as needed every 2 weeks or so. This will give your body a chance to ramp up to the additional calories (in your case), devoid from an overabundance of adipose tissue accumulation. It's commonly recommended to eat within a range of 500-1000kcal aloft your current caloric needs. So, every couple weeks add in some more food to build your fuel intake, slow and steady is my motto.

[mrMac]

a good idea is to recalculate your tdee for the new weight gain.

this is why we pound on the newbs so much about diet. if you don't want to lose your gains, especially post cycle, you need to eat to support your new TDEE. have you calculated this yet?

Yes I've calculated it and I should be around 3500 cal.

But to maintain I have to keep eating that way correct?

[Times Roman]

Yes I've calculated it and I should be around 3500 cal.

But to maintain I have to keep eating that way correct?

when you bulk you are eating your tdee + more (between 500 and 1000) calories
to maintain, just your tdee