[ceedan]

I used to think the same. I would guess that you do not have a big breakfast. Without getting a real meal in for breakfast, hitting a huge calorie surplus is difficult. If you counted your calories and tried to get a 1000 calorie meal for breakfast, hit 3000 calories a day, you’d probably gain 10% in a few weeks. Weight training is good too… you don’t want to just gain fat.

1000 calorie breakfast = bagel with cream cheese, 3 eggs, banana, some berries, protein shake. It’s a whole lot more than a bowl of cereal.

[zdragnar]

Or go get some fast food. Plenty of them in the US can easily top out at around your daily requirement.

In college, I used to treat myself with a Hardee's sourdough Frisco burger because, for some reason, it was really damn good to me. Then I saw the calorie count: https://www.hardees.com/menu/charbroiled-burgers/hardees-fri...

Add on some fries, regular soda if that's your thing, and you are pretty much at the daily recommendation.

[johnisgood]

I tried eating all that, not just for breakfast, but 3-4 times a day, give or take, sans berries and banana.