New Diet for a new Schedule...

[thegodfather]

safety

[Prada]

What are you stats dude and goal? Id rather wait for the stats but Meal 2 looks enormous. Cals 931/Fat 37g/Carb 103g/Pro 81g? Wow, thats one juiced up chicken breast right there.

[thegodfather]

5'9 178lbs 9% bodyfat (caliper)

goal is to bulk

The chicken nutrient info is what fitday gave me for a boneless skinless medium sized breast...I buy the largest breasts I can so I went with medium just to be on the safe side..

[Prada]

Okay, so you need around 3400 Cals/Day to bulk. A couple hundred over that you may get by with but over that will result in unspent calories retained and transformed into fat. Probably should look into the carbs that can be causing this.

[Prada]

New schedule I'll be working and taking labs all summer... My previous diet was an easier schedule...So Im not very creative when it comes to what foods to chose as you will see..I'm getting the majority of cal/fat/carb/pro from FitDay.com and the rest off the label of whatever food i'm preparing..

Id really appreciate some suggestions, and if you have none then just say it looks good...

looks like this.. work from 8:30am-12:00noon... Class from 1:20pm-5:05pm

MEAL 1
8:00am/wakeup
1 cup egg whites
2 cooked eggs
1 cup oatmeal
2 slices stone ground whole wheat 2 slices stone ground whole wheat
Cals 643/Fat 21/Carb 65/Pro 48
If neccessary look into cutting the 2 slices stone ground whole wheat

WORK 8:30-12:00 NOON

MEAL 2
12:00 noon/immediately after work
1 whole boneless skinless chicken breast(medium/baked-cals491/fat17/carb18/pro 64)
1 package-Uncle Bens 90 second brown rice- Cals 440/fat20/Carb 85g/pro 17g)

Cals 931/Fat 37g/Carb 103g/Pro 81g

This a lot of PRO and Carbs in one sitting and a 4 hour gap amongs meals


Class 1:20-5:05pm


MEAL 3
5:10pm pre workout meal
1 package tuna- Cals 160/fat 1/carbs 0/protein 35
1 package uncle bens rice- (Cals 440/fat20/Carb 85g/pro 17g)

600 cals/fat 20g/Carb 85g/Pro 52g
Again a hugh gap amongst two meals and be wary of carbs but meal looks good.

GYM 5:30

MEAL 4
6:45pm PWO-
1 can of soda
1 Cytogainer shake
Cals 890/Protein 54g/Carbs 75g
Soda?

MEAL 5
8:30/9:00pm
1 whole boneless skinless chicken breast(medium/baked-cals491/fat17/carb18/pro 64)
1 cup of pasta (spaghetti) Cals 173/fat 1/carbs 37/pro 7

Cals 664/Fat 18g/Carb 55g/Pro 71g
If the pasta is WW, looks good. Good choice of lean protein PPWO.


MEAL 6
1 cup cottage cheese w/fruit (Cals 199/ Fat 7g/Carb 6g/Pro 26)
Looks alright

DAILY TOTALS
Cals 3,927
Fat 103g
Carb 371g
Pro 328g

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[IBdmfkr]

You must be getting the rice in the bag which is mixed with sunflower oil I believe putting the fat content pretty high.

Meals look o.k. but I'd add a snack or small 300-400calorie meal between/during class if possible and I'd consider changing your PWO choices.

Otherwise it is alright but not an ideal bulking diet IMO..
I see no red meats, no vegetables, no fruits etc..

[thegodfather]

Excellent responses so far...

As far as red meats go, I'd definately like to add them in..My only reservation is that I'm not the best cook and I haven't faired well with steaks in the passed..

Vegetables...Your right and I totally overlooked that... In previous diets I would include a can of spinach, baked potato, etc. So I'll definately look into tweaking that as well.. My main problem here as you can see is that Im pretty limited in the amount of time in my day, and after school I need to be studying for a few hours for the next days class... I was reluctant to include food at class time because it is a lab class and no food/drink is allowed. However I can pack something light for during the break... I'm going to update and then let me know what you think...

[IBdmfkr]

The reason I say it's not an ideal bulking diet is your food choices and your caloric intake average per meal.

No reason at all for someone your size to be taking in close to 1000calories, but rather split your day into more meals to spread the calories more evenly.
Also you probably only need 3200-3400calories to gain weight ***ending on your metabolism and maintenance needs.

With your stats I'd guess your maintenance is approx 2800 or so.