Need Some Advice on my Diet

[Jonesyy]

Thanks for the truly in-depth reply gbrice75.

What I want to address most of all is your part about me not training. I've stopped training because I have 3 weeks left here at Uni, with exams throughout. After this I go home for 1 week, then go to Africa for a month. That leaves 2 months left in the summer and I know I will be working 5 days a week 9 hours a day due to scholarship. I am wanting to prepare a good diet, and possibly any supplements or whatever to accompany it, for September when I start Uni again. Then I have 3 months where I can solidly train, and hopefully see some good gains.

I have never had my test levels actually tested, but I have always felt a 'lacking' aggression. Maybe it is my personality and not my testosterone levels but when I took some of my friends prohormones (5 days, as a test but stopped after 2 due to realisation of stupidity) I instantly felt more pumped all the time if you get me. I think the lack of spirit in this regards is partially due to some private things that hit me pretty hard though, that I am only just really getting away from.

The first step is to research what foods I am needing, as well as nutritional needs. So far I have worked out I need between 3000-4000 calories now based on the theory in a thread on here. If I aim for 4000-4500 a day I will probably get enough.

Next I need to work out what I am going to eat and when, and that is where I am most ignorant. I should probably make 3 different but similar daily plans so I do not get bored making the same every day. Then I should also pick my supplements to help get to the high calorie intake levels without busting my bank account lol.

I'll repost on here when I have done this, but I have no idea how long it will take as I am quite new to this.

[gbrice75]

Thanks for the truly in-depth reply gbrice75.

What I want to address most of all is your part about me not training. I've stopped training because I have 3 weeks left here at Uni, with exams throughout. After this I go home for 1 week, then go to Africa for a month. That leaves 2 months left in the summer and I know I will be working 5 days a week 9 hours a day due to scholarship. I am wanting to prepare a good diet, and possibly any supplements or whatever to accompany it, for September when I start Uni again. Then I have 3 months where I can solidly train, and hopefully see some good gains.

Understood bro, and it's never a bad thing to have plenty of time to plan.

I have never had my test levels actually tested, but I have always felt a 'lacking' aggression. Maybe it is my personality and not my testosterone levels but when I took some of my friends prohormones (5 days, as a test but stopped after 2 due to realisation of stupidity) I instantly felt more pumped all the time if you get me.

A feeling is definitely not enough of anything to make a decision on with something like this, IMO. If you seriously think you might have an inbalance and/or be low, you should get tested. Just have bloodwork done and be sure to tell them you specifically want your test levels measured.

The first step is to research what foods I am needing, as well as nutritional needs. So far I have worked out I need between 3000-4000 calories now based on the theory in a thread on here. If I aim for 4000-4500 a day I will probably get enough.

Next I need to work out what I am going to eat and when, and that is where I am most ignorant. I should probably make 3 different but similar daily plans so I do not get bored making the same every day. Then I should also pick my supplements to help get to the high calorie intake levels without busting my bank account lol.

TBH, I think 3 separate plans will be a pain to manage. Maybe switch up every week or something, but I think it would be MUCH easier to cook in bulk and eat the same things every day for a week. It's up to you, but it's hard enough (in the beginning) to maintain a single proper diet; 3 diets sounds daunting!

That said - if you choose to do so, lean proteins are pretty much interchangeable, same with complex carbs, so long as macros are very close.

I'll repost on here when I have done this, but I have no idea how long it will take as I am quite new to this.

We'll be here!

[Jonesyy]

Gb do you have that same schedule every single day?

Also, can you recommend some good starting points/foods that I may not think of, such as seeds/etc