GOMAD Diet...

[Swirvi]

Hi,

I'm new to this site and have some questions regarding diet. I have been a hardgainer my entire life and had to work very hard to get up to 200 lbs and I'm 6'4". I started doing CrossFit about 6 months ago and my trainer told me about a diet called GOMAD (Gallon Of Milk A Day). I tried it out and actually got a really good gain from it. I shot up from 200 lbs to 212 lbs in 2 months. The problem is my bf% also went up from 15% to 20%. So now I don't know how much of that weight gain was just fat. During those 2 months, I kept my diet the same and worked out about 4 days a week. My chest, arms, and legs all got bigger...but so did my midsection unfortunately. I now feel like one of those skinny-fat people.

Has anyone ever tried this diet? Did it work for you? What can I do to gain the weight but keep the fat down?

Details of my diet:
1 Gallon of whole milk every day - drinking throughout the day

breakfast:
I would usually eat either 3-4 eggs along with some bacon and whole wheat toast, or if i'm running late, I would eat 2 packets of oatmeal and some fruit

lunch:
usually some type of chicken and vegetables dish or pasta; sometimes a large chicken salad

snack:
usually would eat either a bowl of soup or a subway sandwich

dinner:
grilled chicken and steamed vegetables

snack:
i always ate something before bed - either fruit or nuts or tuna fish or something along those lines

I know this isn't a very detailed diet and I also know that its not a very smart diet, as I should probably be eating smaller meals every 2-3 hours, but I kind of considered drinking that much milk throughout the day as mini-meals.

thanks for all inputs!

[Little76]

I did gomad. Im 6ft tall and was underweight at 69kg. Did gomad for 3 months. got to 85kg, with very little fat gain - maybe 3-5%.
I would not get those sort of results again, I contribute it mostly to me being so underweight.

To main points come to mind when I think of gomad

*Gomad should be EXTRA on your already good, clean diet. It should NOT replace meals.
*You should be squatting also..... ALOT.

[Little76]

Here, sus this out mate.
http://stronglifts.com/gomad-8-commo...ou-must-avoid/

[gbrice75]

I didn't get too far into the post - I saw a few standout words, like a gallon of whole milk a day, bacon, subway sandwiches... this is not a BBing diet. It's a diet that will make you look like shit though. You are what you eat, it's very true. Eat shit and you'll look like shit.

PS - milk is not a meal replacement IMO. If you can tolerate dairy and want to beef up your protein macro a BIT, have a glass or 2 a day - but make it skim for fvck sake! =)

Take a look at my current diet as an example of a more well rounded, and more importantly - CLEAN diet:


Current Diet:

protein/carbs/fat/total calories

5am: MEAL 1 - PRE WORKOUT
1 extra large egg, 4 extra large whites - 27/0/5/160
1/2 cup oats - 5/26/2.5/140
1/4 cup blueberries - 0/5/0/20

TOTAL: 32/31/7.5/320

WORKOUT followed by 1 hour of cardio

8am: MEAL 2 - POST WORKOUT
1 Scoop Myofusion - 25/5/3/160
1 Premier Protein Shake - 30/5/3/160
1 cup oats - 10/52/5/280

TOTAL: 65/60/10/600

10am: MEAL 3
6oz broiled tilapia - 35/0/3/165
3/4 cup brown rice - 3/22/1/110
3/4 cup black and red beans - 5/18/1/105

TOTAL: 43/40/4.5/380

1pm: MEAL 4
5oz chicken breast - 34/0/2/140
1/2 cup oats - 5/26/2.5/140
1/4 cup blueberries - 0/5/0/20
2 cups baby spinach - 1.5/1.5/0/10

TOTAL: 40/33/4/310

4pm: MEAL 5
4oz 93/7 lean ground beef - 23/0/9/180
1oz (dry) Barilla Plus Multigrain Pasta - 5/20/1/105

TOTAL: 30/20/10/285

7pm: MEAL 6
2oz Flank Steak - 15/0/6/120
1 extra large whole egg - 7/0/5/80
3 extra large egg whites - 15/0/0/60
2 cups baby spinach - 1.5/1.5/0/10
2 Fish Oils - 0/2/0/20

39/1.5/13/290

10pm: MEAL 7
1 scoop ON Casein - 24/3/1/120
1 tbsp natty PB - 4/3/8/105
2 Fish Oils - 0/0/2/20

TOTAL: 28/6/11/245


DAILY TOTAL: 271/195/62/2425