eaiting just these foods, good thing ?

[DSM4Life]

All i mostly eat is , chicken, tuna, salmon, eggs, peanut butter (not oo much) , peanuts, lean beef, and a lot of cottage cheese low fat. You think i can pretty much live off all of these. I also take mutli vit and also mix in fruit here and there on carb meals , like apple and peanut butter. Mainly trying to keep it clean and eating a lot of this to try and put weight on.

right now 5'6 158

[ya_man]

you have hardly, if any, complex carbs....most of it is protien....also you should never mix that apple (carb) with the PB( fat).....never mix the 2.... you need more foods such as whole wheat breads, pasta, potatos, rice, yams...etc

[ginkobulloba]

From what you said, the only carbs you are taking in are fruits. That's no good man. You need some complex, slow burning carbs in there. Pick up some sweet potatoes, brown rice (good with black beans), oatmeal, and maybe even some whole grain pasta.

You could definitely live off of what you are eating and do it better than most, but that's not what your goals are. Check out the diet forum and take a good look at protein/carb meals and pro/fat meals. You'll see that apples and peanut butter really isn't the best combo. Also, almonds are better than peanuts, but I suppose it's your call there. Get some lean steaks in there dude!

[SwoleCat]

If you are trying to add lean muscle tissue, that approach won't do much in that area, no.

~SC~

[DSM4Life]

Sorry well i do have 3 pro/carb meals a day. I am going to start mixing protein and brown rice with my meals. and also in the morning i have say 4-5 eggs with a bowl of oatmeal. I think i posted that too quick . Here is an example of the meal plan i am trying to follow. This is just an example not my meal as it would be way to much for me.


Meal 1: Pro/Carb

8 Egg Whites, 1 Scoop Of Whey Protein, 1 cup oatmeal

50g protein / 54g carbs / 5g fat



Meal 2: Pro/Fat

Lean Ground Beef, ¼ cup swiss cheese, green veggies

55g protein / 2g carbs / 20g fat



Meal 3: Pro/Carb

Chicken Breast, 1 and a half cup Brown Rice

55g protein / 64g carbs / 3g Fat
**Disclaimer: Meal 3 can be a pro/fat meal if you are ultra sensitive to carb intake.


Meal 4: Pro/Fat

2 Cans of Tuna, 1 Tbsp Full Fat Mayonnaise, Veggies

60g protein / 2g carbs / 13g Fat



Workout


Meal 5: PWO Nutrition

2 Scoops Whey Protein / 80g of Dextrose

40g protein / 80g carbs / 0g fat



Meal 6: PPWO

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, ½ cup Brown Rice (Measured Uncooked)

50g protein / 70g carbs / 3g fat



Meal 7: Pro/Fat

Lean Protein of your choice, 2 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
50g protein / 5g carbs / 18g fat



Meal 8: Before Bed

3 Scoops of Whey Protein, 1.5 Tbsp. Flax Seed Oil

60g protein / 3g carbs / 21g Fat

[DSM4Life]

From what you said, the only carbs you are taking in are fruits. That's no good man. You need some complex, slow burning carbs in there. Pick up some sweet potatoes, brown rice (good with black beans), oatmeal, and maybe even some whole grain pasta.

You could definitely live off of what you are eating and do it better than most, but that's not what your goals are. Check out the diet forum and take a good look at protein/carb meals and pro/fat meals. You'll see that apples and peanut butter really isn't the best combo. Also, almonds are better than peanuts, but I suppose it's your call there. Get some lean steaks in there dude!

Is there a write up on protein/carb /fat meals or you mean look at other people's ? i did a search didnt find anything. I'd rather see it in a sticky then someone's made up diet plan to make sure i am not following someone else's mistake.

[ginkobulloba]

Yeah, that looks pretty good. It's pretty damn clean as well. I personally eat way more than that at the moment, but following the same basic principles. Also, I don't eat pro/fat meals until late in the evening when I am doing nothing but sitting around the house.

For instance, in the diet you posted above, there is a pro/fat meal right before your workout. That doesn't make any sense, you need carbs before your workout.

[ginkobulloba]

You've got the right idea with diets like the one you posted. There's science to back all of this up. Just continue to research the diet forum and read the stickys.

You realize that by taking dextrose with your protein shake, you are increasing insulin production, which is in turn getting all the amino acids and protein from your shake into the muscles where it is needed the most. It wouldn't make sense to spike your insulin and then throw a whole bunch of fat in the mix now would it? Your body needs fat, but it doesn't need high levels of insulin to get the fat where it needs to go.

[DSM4Life]

oone more question i just wrote up a plan i can follow what do you think ?
It would give me 266 + (burger not added in) protein/ 151 Carbs / 67 Fat (w/o burger added in). And if i get hungry i have a lot of healthy snacks laying around like nuts and such.

i am 5'6 158lbs

ALSO is it good to still hit my body with the carbs for my post post workout meal ? i dont get done working out till like 8:30-9:00PMish still good idea since later in the day ?

Meal 1: Pro/Carb

5 Egg Whites, 1 cup oatmeal

35g protein / 27g carbs / 3g fat



Meal 2: Pro/Fat

Lean Ground Beef burger, ¼ cup swiss cheese,
*I make them myself from lean beef not sure the break
down in protein and fat, i know cards are low. I make
them a little bigger then a reg size burger.

??g protein / ??g carbs / ??g fat


Meal 3: Pro/Fat

Bag of tuna, 1 Tbsp Full Peanutbutter

49g protein / 6g carbs / 12g Fat


Meal 4: Pro/Carb

1 full Can of chicken Breast, 1 and a half cup Brown Rice

59g protein/ 35g cabs / 8g Fat


Workout


Meal 5: PWO Nutrition (threw out dextrose bag , so not added in)

2 Scoops Whey Protein / 80g of Dextrose

32g protein / 24g carbs / 18g fat



Meal 6: PPWO

Full can Chicken Breast, ½ cup Brown Rice (Measured Uncooked)

59g protein/ 35g cabs / 8g Fat




Meal 7: Before Bed

2 Scoops Whey Protein,

32g protein / 24g carbs / 18g fat

[ginkobulloba]

Absolutely, carbs for your PPWO are essential.

[ginkobulloba]

There is still some work to be done with the diet, though. I've got a salmon on the grill right now, so I must be going. It's getting there bro.

[Ambulance]

Ya Man has one nice avatar... wait what does that have to do with dieting, never mind pretend I didn't post anything.