I know portion sizes are a bit individual, but I’m wondering if you are overestimating the calories in some of the things you eat. Did you measure and calculate them? For example, I don’t think I could get 1000 kcal into a smoothie, though I don’t eat peanut butter, so maybe that’s the difference.
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^^ This is what i was coming to say.
I would start with really measuring intake with something like MyFitnessPal. Just to make sure you’re actually getting in what you think your getting. Just do this for a couple of weeks to make sure.
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The easiest addition I see would be to add you favorite type of nut to your snack list. An ounce of pecans is 200 calories, and it is easy to snack on 2-3 ounces.
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My smoothies are like 400 calories max. I couldn’t imagine a 1000 calorie smoothie. When I look at what he thinks he’s eating, its more than I am and I’m struggling to lose weight at 78kgs and riding about the same amount. I’m 42, so that may have something to do with it. If the intake is closer to the 3200, then it makes more sense to me than if it’s closer to the 4200. If it is really 3200, then you’ll have to eat more. My suggestion would be to eat breakfast as a first meal and have the smoothie as a snack between breakfast and lunch. If you get 400-500 calories of oatmeal or eggs and toast that should help.
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There very well may be some overestimation. I put a bunch of milled flax which is high fat as well as whole milk / whole milk Greek yogurt. If it is over estimated, it’s maybe by 200-300cal I’d say. It’s def calorie dense for what it is.
@russell.r.sage I just noticed I forgot to put oats in the shake when I wrote out a description. I put about 300-450cal of quick oats in the blend. I just slug it down- you couldn’t sell it at a smoothie bar lol!
With any weight challenge (gaining or losing) - if you haven’t tracked and weighed everything for a couple of days you are really going to struggle with figuring out the problem. Strongly recommend you actually measure everything for a week and then use that as a baseline for adjustments
If you really want to regain the weight I’d strongly suggest upping your sugar on the bike substantially and dropping the late night (or really any time of day) burger and fries. Sugar on the bike is going to get converted very quickly and be much healthier for most people than slamming fast food right before bed
But really, its all guesswork if you haven’t figured out how much you’re consuming
I can relate to this situation - I don’t have a solution and ultimately think only you can find what works for your current situation and your history with eating. Also fully appreciate that seeking advice from others can help provide some insight or possibly something you hadn’t thought of.
One question you might want to ask yourself is about what your energy demands are for everything else that you do away from the bike - i.e. do you have a physical job? do you walk alot? are there ways that you can limit energy expenditure elsewhere to make maintaining or gaining weight easier?