New lifters diet Calorie question?

[Poopshoot]

Hello, I am a new lifter and am very new to stuff like an appropriate diet
Heres how i am: 17, 6'2'', VERY lean, 130 LBS, I have been reading about how you guys count your calories, how would you go about counting your calories at lets say a high school lunch?? And i hear all about 2000 + calories, how much food is that exactly , thanks alot guys

J

[Poopshoot]

^ I have been working out for about 3 weeks now and really need to gain some mass

[bradley]

Originally posted by Poopshoot
Hello, I am a new lifter and am very new to stuff like an appropriate diet
Heres how i am: 17, 6'2'', VERY lean, 130 LBS, I have been reading about how you guys count your calories, how would you go about counting your calories at lets say a high school lunch?? And i hear all about 2000 + calories, how much food is that exactly , thanks alot guys

J

Sometimes you just have to estimate, since you do not know the exact composition or how the food was prepared. You can use the sites listed below to help you determine your calorie intake.

www.fitday.com
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl



And i hear all about 2000 + calories, how much food is that exactly , thanks alot guys

Depends on the food(s) in question.



I have been working out for about 3 weeks now and really need to gain some mass

This thread might help.:)

http://www.wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38218

[Poopshoot]

thanks alot man