Critique my diet

baz15

Basically just looking for a few tips on my diet.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Breakfast:
Ready brek made with water with wheat grem and honey
Cup of green tea

Lunch:
Slice of brown bread with butter and low fat cheese with either boiled egg/prawns/slice of ham or turkey
or Omelette with 2-3 eggs and potatoe ham peas and onion

Snack:
Handfull of cashew nuts/Nature valley granola bar/Banana/Apple
Cup of green tea

Dinner - Varies a lot but usually one of:
chicken curry with rice
chicken fajitas
steak with potatoes and vegetables (around once or twice a month)
Lasagne
Pasta with sauce
Chicken fillet burger
Chicken stir-fry with rice and vegetables

Snack(if I have gaa training I eat dinner earlier so I have snack when I get home)
Tub of muller rice pudding/ brown bread/Piece of fruit with yoghurt

I should also add that I have recently started using wholegrain rice and pasta and I find it just as nice as normal pasta and would recommend it to anyone

Thanks in advance for any help

Transform

you have not mentioned your goals?

Are you male or female?

Your height and weight?

What training you do besides the GAA and frequency?

baz15

Basically just want to last the last few pounds from the belly and that and get more toned.
I am male, 17 and I am 6ft and around 10 and a half stone.
I lift weights twice a week at home

Transform

let me get this straight - you are 6ft and 10st 7lbs.

You are massively UNDERWEIGHT. Get bloody stronger NOT more toned. You need some serious weight gain IMO and i really hope you take this the right way as you really need to focus on getting bigger and just eating way more.

Hit the weights hard 4 days per week and increase it week on week when possible

baz15

I know I am not the strongest in the world and that is why I started lifting weights this year.
My plan is to lose fat first and then focus more on building muscle after that

Zapp Brannigan

I'm 6ft and only 138 pounds. Just can't seem to put the weight on

brianthebard

baz15 wrote: »

I know I am not the strongest in the world and that is why I started lifting weights this year.
My plan is to lose fat first and then focus more on building muscle after that

If you gain muscle you'll have less bodyfat as a percentage of a whole. Guys like yourself who have fat to loose need to actually have some muscle underneath to make it worthwhile, otherwise you'll just end up lighter and weaker.

Bandara

baz15 wrote: »

I know I am not the strongest in the world and that is why I started lifting weights this year.
My plan is to lose fat first and then focus more on building muscle after that

I think what Transform was pretty much getting at it is that at 6ft and 10st 7 you dont have any fat to get rid off and should be focusing on gaining weight

Transform

baz15 wrote: »

I know I am not the strongest in the world and that is why I started lifting weights this year.
My plan is to lose fat first and then focus more on building muscle after that

man i really think you are wayyy off base there and as would many others

baz15

Ok, I wil admit that I am no expert on weights etc
Would I be better served by focusing more on building muscle and in the process losing weight?

Transform

you would be better off posting up what you are currently doing training wise first.

Yes get bigger and stronger if you feel that would be good for you but if you want to stay slim (which i think is wayyy to slim at your height) then maybe thats right for you

Money Shot

Transform wrote: »

let me get this straight - you are 6ft and 10st 7lbs.

You are massively UNDERWEIGHT. Get bloody stronger NOT more toned. You need some serious weight gain IMO and i really hope you take this the right way as you really need to focus on getting bigger and just eating way more.

Hit the weights hard 4 days per week and increase it week on week when possible

The guy is only 17, six feet tall - most likely he has taken a stretch or two recently. I wouldn't exactly call him massively UNDERWEIGHT at this point in his life, and I don't think he needs to get into a panic about piling on the pounds quickly - his body will catch up with his new height in it's own time.

Transform

where have i said to be in a massive rush to 'pile' on the pounds?

I also mentioned that if he is happy at that weight then thats good for him.

finally, he stated he wanted to drop some fat and again i would contend that at 17yrs of age he should not worry about dropping fat especially at his height and weight.

all the best

Money Shot

Transform wrote: »

where have i said to be in a massive rush to 'pile' on the pounds?

Originally posted by B]Transform[/B]
You need some serious weight gain IMO and i really hope you take this the right way as you really need to focus on getting bigger and just eating way more.

If I took this up wrong - apologies

BuyingorSelling

I see a lot of people advise to eat cottage cheese as a snack - what shops stock this went looking for it in the cheese section of tesco but couldnt see it, am i going blind or is it sold in other isle?

Money Shot

BuyingorSelling wrote: »

I see a lot of people advise to eat cottage cheese as a snack - what shops stock this went looking for it in the cheese section of tesco but couldnt see it, am i going blind or is it sold in other isle?

Not sure why you posted that here, as good as place as anywhere I suppose, but you might find it in with the cream and creme freche products. God awful stuff mind.