Keepin’ Things Simple With Your Diet

[houseofpain]

once again taken from my boys at animalpak

Keepin’ Things Simple With Your Diet
by The Lad
In all of my years of training as a powerlifter and bodybuilder, the word diet has to be the most misunderstood word in the dictionary. The general public thinks dieting means starvation. There are guys go without eating for a short period of time, notice a slight weight loss, then begin eating again. In the end, they splurge and gain more weight than they had originally lost.
Dieting is no more than controlled eating. You can gain, lose or maintain your weight simply by controlling your eating habits. We as a society have been taught to eat three balanced meals a day. What I tell guys who ask is to first break those three meals down into eight smaller meals throughout their day. For instance, take your breakfast and eat small portions every two hours such as 6am, 8am and 10am instead of all at once at 9am.
Next, eat portions of your lunch every two hours such as 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm. Then for your dinner, keep your proteins high and start cutting your carbohydrates at 6pm, 8pm and 10pm (your last meal). By following this schedule for a few weeks, you will notice an increase in all your bodily functions and will genuinely have more energy.
Think of yourself as a high-powered engine. To keep it running properly, you must keep it fueled constantly. Depending on where you are in our training, you need to adjust your diet accordingly. The best way to monitor your diet is to prepare your own foods. In the real world, we both know it’s not always easy. Most of the time, guys tell me they do not have the time to prepare their own foods. It’s not so hard. Here’s a typical menu I might follow when I’m trying to shed some pounds:


6am: Uni-Syn (meal replacement), Hi Protein Bar, Animal Cuts
8am: Boiled egg whites or scrambled eggs, Animal Pak
10am: Ultra Whey Pro (protein shake), small serving of oatmeal, grits or steamed rice
12pm: Small serving of chicken, fish or turkey with green salad or other green veggies of choice
2pm: Uni-Syn or Hi Protein Bar, Animal Cuts
4pm: Small baked potato, small serving of steamed rice, pasta or oatmeal
6pm: Ultra Whey Pro or Hi Protein Bar
8pm: Small serving of chicken, fish or turkey along with a small green salad or other green veggies
Depending on how serious you are about your weight is how serious you should be about your diet. I recommend that no seasonings be added to foods. You should eat your food plain and bland. Avoid frying and try to eat your food steamed or baked. Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
Now for people wanting to gain weight, you’d keep the Animal Pak, skip the Animal Cuts and switch to Animal M-Stak, for example. You would then follow the above menu except you’d need to add more carbohydrates and overall calories. You would also rotate in lean cuts of red beef to replace some of the chicken, fish, and turkey. Again, try not to eat fried foods. If you must eat fast food and burgers are your only choice, eat them plain with no ketchup, mayonnaise or mustard.
The main secret with any type of diet plan is to be consistent with the times you eat to help regulate your bodily functions. Any time you skip a meal, your body goes into a survival mode; it will want to hold onto everything you had eaten earlier. This is why most people who only eat once a day, experience only minor or no weight loss.
Once you reach your goal bodyweight, you can adjust your diet in order maintain that weight you’ve achieved. Splurging or eating your favorite cheat foods can now be a treat once a week. There’s no real secret to dieting. Like I said before, it’s about planning out a diet plan and then sticking to it no matter what.

[The Giant Killer]

Nice post. That will be a good one for members who are new to dieting and training.

[SwoleCat]

Sounds like a marketing pitch for their products?

~SC~

[taiboxa]

Sounds like a marketing pitch for their products?

~SC~

im leaning that way too.. n' im not a big fan of shakes'n'bars... unless its absolutly last resort as compared to a simple healthy pro/carb or pro/fat meal.

[JdFlex]

There are many good articles about nutrition that are laced with product promotion. You have to ignore all that and concentrate on the principals of nutrition being explained.

[houseofpain]

There are many good articles about nutrition that are laced with product promotion. You have to ignore all that and concentrate on the principals of nutrition being explained.

THANK YOU
~HOP

[BIG TEXAN]

Sounds like a marketing pitch for their products?

~SC~

How do you figure???? Just because every other meal contains one or two of their products doesn't mean it's a sales pitch....

[houseofpain]

How do you figure???? Just because every other meal contains one or two of their products doesn't mean it's a sales pitch....

please read post #5
~HOP

[BIG TEXAN]

There are many good articles about nutrition that are laced with product promotion. You have to ignore all that and concentrate on the principals of nutrition being explained.

YEs you are right.... I'm just giving ya'll carp though. I personally hate having to include bars and to many shakes as a main part of my diet but when it's your last resort it's better than nothing.

[houseofpain]

YEs you are right.... I'm just giving ya'll carp though. I personally hate having to include bars and to many shakes as a main part of my diet but when it's your last resort it's better than nothing.

agreed, i hate bars b/c they always taste like cardboard. whole foods and protein shakes are the way to go IMO
~HOP

[BIG TEXAN]

Actually have ya'll tried Muscle Sandwich??? **** they're good....when I worked at Gold's I was swiping a box a week, almost became addicting. LMAO!!!

[houseofpain]

never even heard of that, what is it?
~HOP

[BIG TEXAN]

It's a peanut butter based meal bar. I can't remember the exact ingriedients but it's two gram crackers with a peanut butter/ protein mix in between them coated with a chocolate like substitute. **** they're awesome!

[houseofpain]

you should send me some so i can sample
haha, wonder if i can get them from a local vitamin store?
~HOP

[BIG TEXAN]

You should be able to or at least order them.... just called Muscle Sandwhich.... there's tewo flavors... original and white chocolate or something like that.

[houseofpain]

i may have to do that for sure when this contest prep ends. i am a glutten for anything that taste good
~HOP