Post Gym Hunger

Supercell

Having started going to the gym again and honestly really enjoying the excercise and the feeling i'm doing something worthwhile, I'm a little unsure about correct diet.

My body fat percentage was measured when i started in the gym by some electrical gadget , it showed that mine is about 40%, which from reading on the web is very high indeed, and not that suprising given the pot belly.

I have stopped eating sweets and a fry up at breakfast, which is an obvious thing to do, but clearly as part of a training regime is not enough.

I've been reading that eating lots of protein rich food is good for building muscle whch is fine, am fond of chicken , red meat and tuna fish, and upping the quantities of them is not a problem. However am concerned that this may just simply add to the belly.

After the gym i was ravenous today and really wasnt sure what to do..do i eat a big salad sandwich with low low spread or some similar low fat spread or should i go for protein?

In the end i ate a nutrigrain bar and a tin of tuna .
Is that the right approach to take or should I fill the hunger with liquid such as water ? (which i did as was still a little hungry after the tuna and nutrigrain bar).

For someone with a fat percentage as high as mine am very wary of piling into sirloin steaks, and having baked beans for breakfast.

So , basically, in a very high fat percentage situation, should I stick to the veggies after a workout, or is tuna or steak (with all fat cut away) ok to eat?

Thanks for any advice.

silverside

after a workout your blood sugar will be low so need carbs
pasta/bread/bananas
take a bit of protein with it if you want - skim milk etc
protein is needed for rebuilding but no need to take it immediately after workout, can wait til next main meal.