How many calories are dangerous?

[dms]

OK, so below is my diet for one day. I've heard things such as eat 1 gram of protein/1 lb of bodyweight (and that seems to be very much the high end). On this day, I ate about 1.8g/lb. Now, I'm 6'7" and 200 lbs. (25 years old), out of shape, and I can eat a lot more than the normal person and not gain weight. I could get to 190 in under a month to be sure.

Anyways, just trying to give some info relative to my metabolism, size, etc...

I'm wondering whether or not I should be concerned for my health if I eat this much over a decent period of time (i.e. diabetes,etc.). I realize I'm bigger than the average person and that I'm trying to gain weight, so obviously I need more calories. But is there a limit to the number of calories you can safely consume? Can I eat this much on a day off (if I can even eat it on a workout day)? Is this just beyond what is necessary for even a "hardgainer"?

fwiw, these values are pretty precise and I get carbs and protein each meal. I also take glutamine, fish oil, BCAA's, and a multivitamin.

Thanks for any advice.

Food------------------------------Cals-Fat-Carb-Prot
Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled-----506--37--7----34
Yogurt, plain, lowfat milk-----------250--2---50---10
Milk, cow's, fluid, whole------------1537-84--117--82
Broccoli, raw----------------------15---0---3----2
Spaghetti-------------------------500--5---98---16
Chicken---------------------------220--3---0----48
Olive oil---------------------------358--41--0----0
Protein Shake---------------------1940-36--304--100
Creatine--------------------------210--0---60---0
Cheeseburger---------------------600--31--45---36
Cottage cheese-------------------260--10--10---30
Canned Pears---------------------210--0---50---0
Sunflower seeds------------------249--23--6----9

Totals----------------------------6855-272-749--366

[Thremp]

Wow. Just wow. Thats a ton of food. I have no advice. How much more could you eat?

In all seriousness, if you aren't gaining weight and can eat more... Do it.

[dms]

Right around a workout, it's a little bit tough. I might be trying to squeeze too much in too quickly. For example, I'll have a meal of pasta and a pound of chicken 2-3 hours before the workout and then a protein shake with creatine and glutamine right before. The shake gets me feeling a little bit light headed, not to the point where I'm at any risk of dropping weights or anything, but enough to be noticable.

Other than that though, I feel like I could probably put 8-9k carbs in a day without too much discomfort. Especially if I get the extra as fat.

I haven't done this diet long (probably about a weeks worth since I've been sick since I started it), but I weigh about 4-7 lbs more. Obviously not sure how much of that is just extra food digesting in my gut and water weight, but...

[thirddan]

how long have you been eating like this?

edit: just saw your post...if you have only been on this kind of diet for a week and have already gone up 4-7lbs why would you want to increase it? seems like this amount of gain is likely to be mostly you just getting fatter?

[anklebreaker]

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Food------------------------------Cals-Fat-Carb-Prot
Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled-----506--37--7----34
Protein Shake---------------------1940-36--304--100
Creatine--------------------------210--0---60---0
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Totals----------------------------6855-272-749--366

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Some questions:
> How did you calculate these caloric values?
> How many eggs is that?
> What protein shake has 76g of carbs for every 25g of protein?
> Why does your creatine have 60g of carbohydrates?
> How long have you followed a 7000kcal diet and not gained weight?
> Do you have digestive tract issues?
> What narcotic or psychotropic substances do you use?

[dms]

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Food------------------------------Cals-Fat-Carb-Prot
Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled-----506--37--7----34
Protein Shake---------------------1940-36--304--100
Creatine--------------------------210--0---60---0
[...]

Totals----------------------------6855-272-749--366

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Some questions:
> How did you calculate these caloric values?
> How many eggs is that?
> What protein shake has 76g of carbs for every 25g of protein?
> Why does your creatine have 60g of carbohydrates?
> How long have you followed a 7000kcal diet and not gained weight?
> Do you have digestive tract issues?
> What narcotic or psychotropic substances do you use?

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1. http://www.fitday.com, customized by reading the labels on my specific foods

2. 5

3. http://bmfhardcore.com/huge.html

4. Kind of an energy boost I assume to make it like Gatorade. Not sure if there are other uptake benefits, etc...

5. I have gained ~5 lbs since I started this. Sorry if I made it sound like I've eaten this everyday and not gained weight. My diet, however, can be much larger than a typical person's and I can not gain weight even if just watch TV all day.

6. I don't have any reason to think so, as far as I know.

7. None. I hardly ever, never when I'm seriously working out, drink.