Dietary advise please.....

golfman

Hi guys,

Recently got back into the gym and am going pretty solidly at 3-4 mornings per week before work. 3 of these mornings are weights sessions. I've been chatting to a few people about correct eating and I feel like I'm eating heathier and eating more. My aim is to bulk up a bit whilst losing a bit of a belly and general puppy fat. I'm 6ft 2" and weigh a shade under 14 stone. I haven't got any specific goals other than to beef up a bit (I feel a bit skinny for my height).

So I went out and bought a George Foreman for the office so I can cook some meat and this is my new diet, which I thought was going to help me achieve this. I was told last night this is still way too little for me to be consuming. So here it is.

7.15am: 3 weatabix with skimmed milk and a Protein shake
After workout: Protein shake
11am : Tin of tuna
1.30pm: 2 chicken breasts or 2 steak burgers with sometimes some Batchelors Super Noodles
6pm: Chicken or prawn stir fry with noodles or 2 x salmon steaks with potatoes.


Now, I can see there is an obvious gap between 1.30pm and 6pm. Is there something I should be eating then?

Also, I was told I should be eating some rice or pasta with my chicken breasts/steak burgers. Should I? Also, where do Batchelors Super Noodles fall into this? Are they utter ****e or can I still eat them?

Any advise would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Adam

dioltas

You should give a read through this for starters,
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054886861
And I'd say the super noodles probably are fairly ****e tbh.

Fitday.com is handy for counting calories if you've time to use it, and it gives you a pie chart of carbs, fat and protein. I think if your bulking you should be eating at least 500 Cal more than you burn and getting in 1g - 1.5g of protein per pound of lean bodyweight. Although I usually just eat as much as I like and make sure I eat plenty of meat and tuna etc. Eating too little has never been a problem for me though

I'm not an expert so I'll leave it to someone else to comment on your diet, but fair play for making the effort.

unreggd

Work out your calorific needs here

Cut out all the noodles
they're no good

For breakfast, try porridge instead of weetabix

Are the steak burgers frozen or made from round steak mince?

For your small break, try havin the tuna on wholemeal Pitta's / wholegrain bread with some salad

Try eat a small portion of Brown Rice or Wholewheat pasta with the chicken @ lunch time and a large portion of veg, at lunch and at dinner

You're not eating any fruit either, so try add one portion to each meal

golfman

unreggd wrote: »

Work out your calorific needs here

Cut out all the noodles
they're no good

For breakfast, try porridge instead of weetabix

Are the steak burgers frozen or made from round steak mince?

For your small break, try havin the tuna on wholemeal Pitta's / wholegrain bread with some salad

Try eat a small portion of Brown Rice or Wholewheat pasta with the chicken @ lunch time and a large portion of veg, at lunch and at dinner

You're not eating any fruit either, so try add one portion to each meal

Thanks for your reply. I need about 3000 kcals a day by my reckoning.

Is there another option other than porridge? I can't stand it!

The steak burgers are fresh from the butcher I'm happy to say.

I'll give the brown rice a bash. I've never heard of wholewheat pasta, is that readily available?

I forgot to mention I do usually have a punnet of grapes or blueberries next to my desk for something to nibble on.