Help me slow my metabolism and gain weight... please :)

[Ycrehtnep]

Hey guys, I found this forum when i was about to buy steroids and start using, I learned a lot from you guys and you have convinced me that it would have been the most ignorant choice of my life because im not ready at all. I am very glad. Thank you!

I will tell you guys a bit about my... stats...

20 years old
6'4
165-170lbs
slim build runs in the family
I have broad shoulders and slight muscle definition
I have been doing light work-outs over the last 2-3 years. Nothing consistent. or hardcore

I have a very very fast metabolism, I can go days of eating thousands of calories and fat per day and gain not one pound. I can also go days of maybe one thousand calories (if im sick or feeling unwell and lazy) and lose no weight.

I am currently in law enforcement as a security guard, By-law officer, and private investigator. I go to college and I don't have a very constant schedule that I can say "ok i do this at this time and that at that time everyday" it just cant happen.

With all that being said I need to start bulking up. Although my height can be intimidating I just dont think its enough with my field of work.

im looking for something that will help slow my metabolism and help me put on weight, even if its not all muscle. It would also be greatly appreciated if someone could help me with a cheap and effective daily or weekly meal plan that includes minimal shakes (1 a day) and possibly creatine if its needed?


TLDR: Want to put on weight, slow metabolism, daily, weekly diet plan, and do it for a good price. However im not against paying what ever price I have to in my final attempt to look how i desire.

Thanks again guys and especially to anyone who decides they want to help change my life, I am most grateful!

[SlimmerMe]

Welcome to the diet forum!

You could help us by posting up a sample of what you eat and when you eat so your diet can be reviewed and tweaked. Try to be as specific as you can. Details.

Enjoy~

[Ycrehtnep]

As of right now I Just eat your classic 3 meals a day, nothing specific really, just anything that is available. Mostly fast food because of long work hours and its easy. I want to change this as soon as possible, but being young and buying my own foods and cooking it my self is proving to be hard and I need some help. Breakfast is usually a bagel, donut, and maybe a pop. I might eat subway foot long one day and a medium pizza the next for lunch. Dinner is your classic meat, veggie, pasta kind of deal. Its absolutely terrible and by no means is anywhere close to a diet that should be in place for a workout routine; and absolutely no where near ready for a cycle.

[SlimmerMe]

Okay your choices do need some help!

Here is what I suggest you do now: Search around the threads and stickies and review what other members are eating to try to gain weight. There are many here who have the same issue you have. NOT ME! LOL!

And then after reading what they eat, propose a few meal plans which you KNOW you will stick to and actually prepare and eat. Then your proposal can be reviewed. You need to make it up since we do not know what you are allergic to nor what you will eat when it comes down to it. So.....read....read ....read and make a plan.

[Ycrehtnep]

Aside from my diet plan which I will start working on, is there any hope in slowing my metabolism down to a rate at which it will actually matter what I eat? Ive eaten 4000 calories a day for a week as a test and gained next to no wait, it was expensive and made me feel like shit. :-/

[Twist]

You don't need to slow down your metabolism at all. Your food choices are garbage so it doesn't matter how much crap you eat. I would lose weight on fast food and soda because there is no quality calories. You need to start taking in foods that will allow you to grow. Not only that but I would bet my life on you eating 4k for a week. Start eating 4 eggs and a bagel for bfast, 2 chicken breasts and 1 cup broccoli and 1 cup rice for lunch, and a steak and 1 or two sweet potatoes for dinner and go from there. That's not expensive and you need to learn to cook anyway. You don't need to slow your metabolism

Oh yeah, and start working out

[Windex]

You don't need to slow down your metabolism at all. Your food choices are garbage so it doesn't matter how much crap you eat. I would lose weight on fast food and soda because there is no quality calories. You need to start taking in foods that will allow you to grow. Not only that but I would bet my life on you eating 4k for a week. Start eating 4 eggs and a bagel for bfast, 2 chicken breasts and 1 cup broccoli and 1 cup rice for lunch, and a steak and 1 or two sweet potatoes for dinner and go from there. That's not expensive and you need to learn to cook anyway. You don't need to slow your metabolism

Oh yeah, and start working out

Exactly this, you've got some research to do and time to put in but I promise if you put time and effort into a diet and training schedule that fits your needs you will see results. Slowing your metabolism is the last thing you want to do. Also, working long hours is not an excuse. I'm a med student, in class for 40 hours a week, working a part time job 16-20 hrs/week, looking after 3 animals at home, and cooking/cleaning/random chores and I've still made time to eat 6 quality bodybuilding meals a day.

Reading this will be an eye opener for you:

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...et-Information

[jfalco]

fast metabolism is a blessing not a curse.

[SlimmerMe]

Ycre...

looking forward to your proposal.....and ditto on fast metabolism is a blessing. It may not seem so to you right now but later on you will really appreciate it when you start to refine what you are after.

[Ycrehtnep]

Ok, so I been reading and looking into what I should buy. Im not 100% sure behind the reasons for certain eating times, or what foods to eat at whoch art of the day, so please help me rearrange this if needed, add more, or subtract.

Age: 20
Weight 170lbs
Height: 6'4
Workout: Mon/wed/fri Lifting -- Tues/Thurs Running

Meal 1 8:00 am
- 6 large eggs
- 1 Blueberry Bagel with low fat butter
- 8 oz glass of 2% milk

Meal 2 9:30 am
- 2 scoop Whey Protein

Meal 3 10:30 am
- 2 cans of Tuna, mayonnaise
- approx 1 sleeve of crackers

Meal 4 12:00 pm
- Chicken Breast with BBQ sauce
- 1 1/2 cup of rice with soy sauce

Meal 5 2:00 pm
- 2 chicken breast sandwiches with mayo and lettuce
- Broccoli with ranch dip

Workout 3:00 pm

Meal 6 Postworkout
- 3 Scoops Whey Protein
- (Possible things to add for flavour and protein? Blueberry? Any suggestions?)

Meal 7 7:00 Pm
- 6 oz Steak
- Mashed Potato
- Corn

Meal 8 9:00 pm
- 1 Egg salad sanwhich w/ lettuce

Bed 9:30 – 11:00 pm

[Windex]

Ok, so I been reading and looking into what I should buy. Im not 100% sure behind the reasons for certain eating times, or what foods to eat at whoch art of the day, so please help me rearrange this if needed, add more, or subtract.

Age: 20
Weight 170lbs
Height: 6'4
Workout: Mon/wed/fri Lifting -- Tues/Thurs Running

Meal 1 8:00 am
- 6 large eggs
- 1 Blueberry Bagel with low fat butter Gone
- 8 oz glass of 2% milk Replace with Skim or Homogenized

Meal 2 9:30 am
- 2 scoop Whey Protein Replace with real food.

Meal 3 10:30 am
- 2 cans of Tuna, mayonnaise Cut mayo
- approx 1 sleeve of crackers See good carbs list

Meal 4 12:00 pm
- Chicken Breast with BBQ sauce No BBQ Sauce
- 1 1/2 cup of rice with soy sauce

Meal 5 2:00 pm
- 2 chicken breast sandwiches with mayo and lettuce Cut mayo, add more veggies
- Broccoli with ranch dip Cut ranch dip

Workout 3:00 pm

Meal 6 Postworkout
- 3 Scoops Whey Protein Cut 1-2 scoops, need a carb source
- (Possible things to add for flavour and protein? Blueberry? Any suggestions?)

Meal 7 7:00 Pm
- 6 oz Steak
- Mashed Potato Remove, see carb list
- Corn Remove, see carb list

Meal 8 9:00 pm
- 1 Egg salad sanwhich w/ lettuce Remove all sandwhich components, switch to eggs + lettuce and move to a different meal time. Add cottage cheese or casein powder before bed.

Bed 9:30 – 11:00 pm

Based on your stat's I'm going to safely assume your looking to bulk.

STEP ONE Calculate your TDEE by reading this: http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...ead&highlight=

STEP TWO Calculate the amount of proteins / carbs / fats / total calories of each meal. Also include when you are working out and at what time.

STEP THREE Replace everything in bold replace with items in Step 4 and add more foods

STEP FOUR

EAT THESE PROTEIN SOURCES

- Extra lean turkey
- Extra Lean Ground Beef
- Boneless skinless chicken
- Lean cuts of steak
- 1-2 Scoops of Whey Postworkout
- Casein Powder / Cottage cheese before bed
- Eggs
- Fish
- Egg Whites

EAT THESE GOOD FAT SOURCES

- Fish Oil Pills
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Flax Oil
- Flax Seed
- Nuts
- Peanut Butter

EAT THESE VEGETABLES

- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Green or Yellow Beans
- Spinach
- Asparagus

EAT THESE CARBS

- Yams
- Sweet Potato
- Brown Rice
- Quinoa
- Lentils
- Chickpeas

DRINK A LOT OF THIS:

- Water

USE THESE FOR FLAVOR:

- Salsa
- Mustard
- Cayenne Pepper
- Seasoning / Dry Rubs
- Lemon & Lime

STEP FIVE:CHECK MEALS

All of your meals should be Protein + Carbs or Protein + Fat. You should have 3 Protein + Carb meals : Preworkout, Postworkout, and first meal of the day.

[Windex]

Also here is my current diet, please do not copy it, also keep in mind my goal is to lose weight. However, it should be beneficial to show you what a clean well balanced diet would look like:

Macros = Protein / Carbs / Fat / Total Cals

Meal 1: 8:00am


1 AnimalPak 3/2/0/20
200g Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 48/0/2/200
1/4 Cup Brown Rice: 3/37/2/160
1 Cup Broccoli
1 Cup Cauliflower

Totals: 54/39/4/380

Meal 2: 10:00am

125g Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 30/0/1.25/125
6 Asparagus
1 TBSP EVOO 0/0/14/120

Total: 30/0/15/245

Meal 3: 1:00pm

125g Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 30/0/1.25/125
1 Tbsp Flax Seed 4/4/6/90
1 Cup Broccoli
1 Cup Cauliflower

Total: 34/4/7/215

Meal 4: 4:00pm

1 AnimalPak 3/2/0/20
3 Oz 99% Lean Ground Beef 27/0/0/103
2 Tbsp Flax Seed 8/8/12/180


Total: 38/10/12/283

Meal 5: 6:00pm (Pre-Workout)

2 TBSP Flax Seed 8/8/12/180
1/2 Scoop ON Whey 12/2/0.5/60
2/3 Cup Rolled Oats 8/40/4/240

Total: 28/50/16.5/480

7:00 - 7:45 Workout, 7:45 - 8:30 CARDIO

Meal 6: 9:30pm (Post Workout)

1 Scoop ON 100% Whey 24/4/1/120
1/2 Cup Brown Rice: 8/69/3/320
5g of Creatine mixed into shake

Total: 32/73/4/440

Meal 7: 10:00pm

1 Scoop ON CASEIN 24/3/1/120
1 Tbsp Flax Seed 4/4/6/90

Total: 28/7/7/210

Bed = 10:30pm

Grand Totals: 240/179/62/2253
50% Protein, 37% Carbs, 13% Fat.