Bad Diet?

[armydude1]

Hi, I was told my diet is terrible and to post it here for tips. I understand its not solid as far as what foods I'm eating, as I dont eat the same thing every day. Please help me out here, and if possible, I would like to continue keeping the variety of foods in my plan. I am trying to bulk, but unfortunatly cannot afford to eat 8 meals a day. Just cant afford it. What I have here is what I can do. Its a matter of WHAT Im eating I guess. How can that improve. Thanks.

""""My diet itself varies quite a bit, as far as the foods that I eat daily, as I get tired of repetitious meals and I am fortunate to have a wife who cooks. (i can cook meat, pasta...cereal...bout it. i **** everything else up. haha) But GENERALLY speaking it goes something like this

Meal 1: Bran cereal, some have nuts and oats or real fruit in them. I hate eggs, but I supp for the protein with 2 boosts. 2-4 slices of peanutbutter wheat toast, or rasin bread, bagel or english muffin (no sugar).

9:00: Snack of Baked beans, dinner left overs, peanuts/cashews, fruits or sandwhich (whole wheat) (peanutbutter, tuna or sandwich meats, ect)

10:00: Creatine, Jack3d
10:30: Work out
11:30: Protein/Weight gainer shake (whole milk)
Lunch: Dinner leftovers, or meal consisting of dinner foods. (Meat, sweet potatoes, veggie, pasta ect.)

2:00: See 9:00

Dinner: Meat, sweet potatoes, veggie. Heafty servings.

Between supper and bed: Small meal (a bit of dinner left overs, maybe my wife cooked a small side meal, or a separate meal-half that night, other half next day), sometimes a snack in addition, always protein/weight gainer shake in whole milk. Bed at 9:00 and Up at 6:30

If anything irregular happens to my daily diet, like i miss a meal, or snack, or I eat something that I dont normally eat, then I bust out the calculator, and figure out where I have lacked, and supplement accordingly. Example. I have the day off and the wife wants to go out. I dont bring any food and I forget my wallet, I have enough cash for her to eat but I pretend Im not hungry so she can eat. When we get home, I will make up for it, by eating a heafty meal, and supping my cals and protein every few hours (as to not waste them by taking all at once) until bed.""""

bring on the criticism, lol

[yungone501]

Hi, I was told my diet is terrible and to post it here for tips. I understand its not solid as far as what foods I'm eating, as I dont eat the same thing every day. Please help me out here, and if possible, I would like to continue keeping the variety of foods in my plan. I am trying to bulk, but unfortunatly cannot afford to eat 8 meals a day. Just cant afford it. What I have here is what I can do. Its a matter of WHAT Im eating I guess. How can that improve. Thanks.

""""My diet itself varies quite a bit, as far as the foods that I eat daily, as I get tired of repetitious meals and I am fortunate to have a wife who cooks. (i can cook meat, pasta...cereal...bout it. i **** everything else up. haha) But GENERALLY speaking it goes something like this

Meal 1: Bran cereal, some have nuts and oats or real fruit in them. I hate eggs, but I supp for the protein with 2 boosts. 2-4 slices of peanutbutter wheat toast, or rasin bread, bagel or english muffin (no sugar).

9:00: Snack of Baked beans, dinner left overs, peanuts/cashews, fruits or sandwhich (whole wheat) (peanutbutter, tuna or sandwich meats, ect)

10:00: Creatine, Jack3d
10:30: Work out
11:30: Protein/Weight gainer shake (whole milk)
Lunch: Dinner leftovers, or meal consisting of dinner foods. (Meat, sweet potatoes, veggie, pasta ect.)

2:00: See 9:00

Dinner: Meat, sweet potatoes, veggie. Heafty servings.

Between supper and bed: Small meal (a bit of dinner left overs, maybe my wife cooked a small side meal, or a separate meal-half that night, other half next day), sometimes a snack in addition, always protein/weight gainer shake in whole milk. Bed at 9:00 and Up at 6:30

If anything irregular happens to my daily diet, like i miss a meal, or snack, or I eat something that I dont normally eat, then I bust out the calculator, and figure out where I have lacked, and supplement accordingly. Example. I have the day off and the wife wants to go out. I dont bring any food and I forget my wallet, I have enough cash for her to eat but I pretend Im not hungry so she can eat. When we get home, I will make up for it, by eating a heafty meal, and supping my cals and protein every few hours (as to not waste them by taking all at once) until bed.""""

bring on the criticism, lol

So, between 2:00 and bedtime you only eat 1 meal? Only if your bedtime is at like 5:00 pm is see no problem in that, LOL. Im like you, I cant afford 8 hefty meals a day but...I can spend only $50.00 a week and be set. Shop with efficiency man. Eggs, milk, oatmeal, peanut butter, olive oil, dry beans/rice, expired meats,etc... I once used that as my excuse too but where there's a will, there's a way. Also, try and eat every 2 hours even if it is a "smaller" meal. Gotta keep those muscles feed bro.

[dj_pacman51]

Hi, I was told my diet is terrible and to post it here for tips. I understand its not solid as far as what foods I'm eating, as I dont eat the same thing every day. Please help me out here, and if possible, I would like to continue keeping the variety of foods in my plan. I am trying to bulk, but unfortunatly cannot afford to eat 8 meals a day. Just cant afford it. What I have here is what I can do. Its a matter of WHAT Im eating I guess. How can that improve. Thanks.

""""My diet itself varies quite a bit, as far as the foods that I eat daily, as I get tired of repetitious meals and I am fortunate to have a wife who cooks. (i can cook meat, pasta...cereal...bout it. i **** everything else up. haha) But GENERALLY speaking it goes something like this

Meal 1: Bran cereal, some have nuts and oats or real fruit in them. I hate eggs, but I supp for the protein with 2 boosts. 2-4 slices of peanutbutter wheat toast, or rasin bread, bagel or english muffin (no sugar).

9:00: Snack of Baked beans, dinner left overs, peanuts/cashews, fruits or sandwhich (whole wheat) (peanutbutter, tuna or sandwich meats, ect)

10:00: Creatine, Jack3d
10:30: Work out
11:30: Protein/Weight gainer shake (whole milk)
Lunch: Dinner leftovers, or meal consisting of dinner foods. (Meat, sweet potatoes, veggie, pasta ect.)

2:00: See 9:00

Dinner: Meat, sweet potatoes, veggie. Heafty servings.

Between supper and bed: Small meal (a bit of dinner left overs, maybe my wife cooked a small side meal, or a separate meal-half that night, other half next day), sometimes a snack in addition, always protein/weight gainer shake in whole milk. Bed at 9:00 and Up at 6:30

If anything irregular happens to my daily diet, like i miss a meal, or snack, or I eat something that I dont normally eat, then I bust out the calculator, and figure out where I have lacked, and supplement accordingly. Example. I have the day off and the wife wants to go out. I dont bring any food and I forget my wallet, I have enough cash for her to eat but I pretend Im not hungry so she can eat. When we get home, I will make up for it, by eating a heafty meal, and supping my cals and protein every few hours (as to not waste them by taking all at once) until bed.""""

bring on the criticism, lol

For breakfast go ahead and get used to eggs. They're a good source of protein. I didnt like eating alot of them either but sometimes you gotta man up and just do it lol. Also no raisin bread, enlish muffin or bagel. Whole wheat is ok. Or try a 1/2 cup of whole oats.

For your snack...the tuna is good. and nuts. Almonds are better imo. I'll eat about about 2 pouches of tuna and a hand full of almonds. Try to get 40g of protein each sitting.

Pwo drop the milk. Mix it with water.

For lunch drop the pasta. Have wheat pasta as a subsitute. or brown rice.

Before bed should be a slow digesting protein. Casein or cottage cheese. And I usually take my efas and supps b4 bed.

Whats your stats too? Also write down all the macros(protein/carbs/fats/cal) of what your eating and get a total at the end of the day and then you can see exactly what your taking in. And find out your BMR too.

[armydude1]

For breakfast go ahead and get used to eggs. They're a good source of protein. I didnt like eating alot of them either but sometimes you gotta man up and just do it lol. Also no raisin bread, enlish muffin or bagel. Whole wheat is ok. Or try a 1/2 cup of whole oats. Will try with eggs, lol. (yuck, chicken fetus..). I do eat oats, and not the premix stuff. Is syrup ok?

For your snack...the tuna is good. and nuts. Almonds are better imo. I'll eat about about 2 pouches of tuna and a hand full of almonds. Try to get 40g of protein each sitting. 40g no prob. Every 2 hours, thats the hard part. I can only eat at the times I listed for snacks, that is my break time at work.

Pwo drop the milk. Mix it with water. What if I dont mind the extra fat? I drink whole over skim for a reason, haha.

For lunch drop the pasta. Have wheat pasta as a subsitute. or brown rice. How is wheat pasta? Never tried it...good?

Before bed should be a slow digesting protein. Casein or cottage cheese. And I usually take my efas and supps b4 bed. Checkmate on this one, my shake has casein. Booya, I got one right, lol!

Whats your stats too? Also write down all the macros(protein/carbs/fats/cal) of what your eating and get a total at the end of the day and then you can see exactly what your taking in. And find out your BMR too.
Age: 22
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160lbs
Calories: 3500-4000
Protein: 240-400g*
Carbs: 280-700g*
Fats: 80-100g
BMR: 1800-2400**

*Low number is my aimed min. Generally this number is higher as I drink Boost casually. Higher number is my approximate average per day when non-scheduled Boost is consumed.

**I've determined my BMR a few times, at different times, with different methods, and have come up with different numbers. This is the general ballpark.

I keep track of what I take in on a daily basis, as the foods I eat vary daily, by writing down the numbes on a daily macro spreadsheet I made. If I have lacked in any section I eat or supp for it. Point is each day I make or over shoot my goals.

[armydude1]

So, between 2:00 and bedtime you only eat 1 meal? Only if your bedtime is at like 5:00 pm is see no problem in that, LOL. Im like you, I cant afford 8 hefty meals a day but...I can spend only $50.00 a week and be set. Shop with efficiency man. Eggs, milk, oatmeal, peanut butter, olive oil, dry beans/rice, expired meats,etc... I once used that as my excuse too but where there's a will, there's a way. Also, try and eat every 2 hours even if it is a "smaller" meal. Gotta keep those muscles feed bro.

I see how that sounds bad, but I didnt mean it that way, lol, no i dont only eat one meal, thats crazy talk. Well, I eat one MEAL, like dinner, but I have many snacks/small meals. Often my wife or I will make a second meal in addition to dinner. So we eat dinner, then I eat half of the second meal later on that night, and the left overs of the first dinner are saved for lunch or a small meal the next day, depending on the size of the left overs, and the second half of the second meal is also brought to work to be eaten at some point the next day. Or in other cases when one meal is cooked, I'll make 2 Whole wheat grilled cheeze sandwiches, or oatmeal, or some leftovers, or Boost or something. Not like I only eat once between 2pm and 9pm. lol.

[** TOP **]

Work on that diet!

[armydude1]

Work on that diet!

....that is not helping. If I knew what was wrong I would not have posted it here.

[armydude1]

Ok, I made some mods to my diet, and also rather than listing options, wrote a plan for one day, to make it easier to critique. How does this look?


Meal 1:
Bran cereal w/almonds, oats and strawberry slices.
2 boosts for 30g protein/66g carbs.
2-4 slices of wheat toast w/penut butter.

Meal 2:
Chicken breast.
Peas.
Boost
2 Slices of wheat bread

Pre-WO: Creatine, Jack3d in 20oz water, Protein Shake for 28g pro/56g carbs.
WO: 1hr
PWO: Protein/Weight gainer shake (whole milk) for 32g pro/62g carbs

Meal 3:
Steak
Sweat potatoes
Corn
2 slices of wheat bread

Meal 4:
See Meal 2 (will be a similar meal)

Meal 5:
Spinach torillini w/spagetti sauce and homemade meatballs
Protein shake for 28g protein/56g carbs
2 slices wheat bread

Meal 6:
Steak
Sweet potatoes
Corn
2 Boosts

Before bed:
Protein shake

Not accounting for small snacks like (penuts/cashews, jerky, ect).
Boost consumed casually between meals
Plenty of water through out the day (approx. 10oz every hour, 20oz within half hour of WO, and approx 40oz during WO).

[dj_pacman51]

I keep track of what I take in on a daily basis, as the foods I eat vary daily, by writing down the numbes on a daily macro spreadsheet I made. If I have lacked in any section I eat or supp for it. Point is each day I make or over shoot my goals.

The best part of the egg is the whites. Me personally I dont like the yolks but I leave 2 of them in there for my fats. All the protein is in the whites.

I guess sugar free syrup is ok. Not sure tho. I just nut up and eat them as are. Not so pleasant so I just wharf it all down followed by water. You'll get used to it lol.

Since your breaks are an hour apart then split up your meals more I guess. 20g each sitting and more meals throughout the day.

Fat is an energy source and your getting plenty from your protein sources, efas and complex carbs. You want a nice clean bulk. Plus milk is for babies lol.

Wheat pasta is good. A bit more texture imo. Get clever with some recipes.

Pwo you want a fast digesting protein. Whey, whey isolate, etc. B4 bed you want slow digesting like casein.

Find out your you lean body mass in lbs and plug it into your BMR to get a better read.

[**TOP**]

....that is not helping. If I knew what was wrong I would not have posted it here.

The real ME did not say that a wanna be cloned my account somehow/lonely prick!

[yungone501]

The real ME did not say that a wanna be cloned my account somehow/lonely prick!

WTF TOP? I turn my head for a minute and your banned. LOL!

[armydude1]

The best part of the egg is the whites. Me personally I dont like the yolks but I leave 2 of them in there for my fats. All the protein is in the whites.

I guess sugar free syrup is ok. Not sure tho. I just nut up and eat them as are. Not so pleasant so I just wharf it all down followed by water. You'll get used to it lol.

Since your breaks are an hour apart then split up your meals more I guess. 20g each sitting and more meals throughout the day. they arent. 9 hour days, 3 breaks (2 15min and 1 30min.) i cant eat on the job, so i can only eat 3 times during the workday.

Fat is an energy source and your getting plenty from your protein sources, efas and complex carbs. You want a nice clean bulk. Plus milk is for babies lol. aww, I am baby? well is it detrimental? Cuz baby or not, I like my milk, haha.

Wheat pasta is good. A bit more texture imo. Get clever with some recipes.

Pwo you want a fast digesting protein. Whey, whey isolate, etc. B4 bed you want slow digesting like casein. My shakes are a whey/casein mix, good calorie sorce too, cals from protein and carbs, a little from fat.

Find out your you lean body mass in lbs and plug it into your BMR to get a better read.

The real ME did not say that a wanna be cloned my account somehow/lonely prick!

haha, i was gonna say, from what i read you normally have a bit more intelligent advice to offer.

WTF TOP? I turn my head for a minute and your banned. LOL!

lol i saw that too, wtf? haha.

[**TOP**]

WTF TOP? I turn my head for a minute and your banned. LOL!

haha, i was gonna say, from what i read you normally have a bit more intelligent advice to offer.
lol i saw that too, wtf? haha.

What do you think i thought when i logged on this morning and my name was posting in sections that i dont even visit?? I dont keep up with MMA but i posted ?? There is a story behind it but ADMIN and a few mods have been bodyguarding so hopefully we have seen the last of this individual!!...TOP

[dj_pacman51]

Have the damn milk then lol jk. Nah its cool b4 bed I think.

I had a job with similar break structure. Every 3 hours we had a break so every break 40g.

[yungone501]

Work on that diet!

Wow TOP, could you be ANY ruder. A$$HOLE!

[armydude1]

HAHA! I KEEPZ ME MILKZ! lol. I really dont mind the fat anyway. See, I've been a twiggy boy my whole damn life. All of it. And worked out all through highschool, joined the army, and plenty of workin out there...and after all that I still weighed a measly 145-150 depending if I pooped that day.

Happy to say though, since I've researched and modified my diet, I've put on 10lbs in a bit more than 2 weeks. Very excited. Put on another 2 lbs in the past 3 or 4 days...weighed in at 162 this morning "ah thankyou", and it was after a good dump. So Im excited about my progress thusfar, and can only hope for better after I take yalls input on this diet and put it to use.

I was seriously about to hit the roids too. Truth be told i bought some bout a month ago, only research i did was on the site that sold them. (bulking-cutting.com) which was a total scam, lol. but you all know that. (its ok to post a site that is a scam right?...) I did more research after and realised how dumb i had been and decided to research right. I spent most of my time looking into legit sources and how gear works and shit, but didnt put time into researching my diet, till I kept hearing people say gear dont do shit unless your diet is good.

So I suppose you can add me to the 'saved' list, because I probably would have ****ed myself up pretty good. I'd have big tits and emo problems and probably turn gay with all the estro, lol. Thank you all for your immediate response to all new guys trying to jump on da juice. If only more of us listened to what you tell us....

[**TOP**]

Army i remember the first time i met you in the steroid threads and we asked about your diet!! Its amazing to see someone go from fruit loops and pop tarts to a diet protocol.What week are you in your cycle if you dont mind me asking?...TOP

[armydude1]

Army i remember the first time i met you in the steroid threads and we asked about your diet!! Its amazing to see someone go from fruit loops and pop tarts to a diet protocol.What week are you in your cycle if you dont mind me asking?...TOP

lol, well i wouldnt say fruit loops were my key ingredient but i guess it could have used improvement, haha. I totally thought it was A-rate too.

I actually didnt start my cylce. Im actually trying to avoid aas. I thought my diet was good, and with no gains, figured I needed the extra kick. But I'm going to give my diet more time.

Im off the creatine, I'm gonna let it filter out, while I fine tune my diet, and start up again when I hit my next plateau.

As much as I am avoiding the aas I'm still researching it. Just looking to the future so if the time ever comes, I dont jump into it without the best education I can get. Knowledge is power after all.

[**TOP**]

Sounding like a brilliant man good job!!

[armydude1]

Sounding like a brilliant man good job!!

haha, yes yes i know, i am the man.

[**TOP**]

I retract my previous statement! LOL

[armydude1]

I retract my previous statement! LOL

Oh wtf!
let me have my glory moment! lol