Advice on diet

wingnut32

Folks I have recently started stronglifts and my objective is to gain weight and put on muscle. I have gotten alot of information from Transforms blog and other sources also (B Builder). Im about two weeks in and im finding I can eat more without the cramps that I was getting in the first week but I am unsure if im eating enough..here's the diet:

8am - about 30g jumbo oats, fresh fruit( strawberries, blueberries, grapes), tablespoon of flaxseed and 250ml of low fat milk.

Scoop of whey, creatine, and l glutamine.

Cup of green tea.

11am - tin of tuna or fresh fruit mixed with 125g of natural yogurt, apple, 250ml slimline milk.

2pm - two chicken breast mixed in salad with olive oil dressing.

Whey shake.

5pm - 3 oatcakes with a heap of peanut butter on each.

Banana, 250ml slimline milk.

8pm - two chicken breasts or two sirloin steaks or large omlete with a large portion of broccoli and carrots. Sometimes with a drizzle of sauce (out of packet, only way I can eat them!)

Whey with creatine and L glutamine

Mug of green tea.

10pm - another 2 oatcakes with peanut butter.

Any advice is appreciated.

Esse85

Looks like more of a weigh-loss diet to me.

Why so little carbs?

wingnut32

Esse85 wrote: »

Looks like more of a weigh-loss diet to me.

Why so little carbs?

Where do you think I should get them in Esse? Potatoes??

Esse85

First of all answer me this:

age:
weight:
height:
what time you train:

wingnut32

Esse85 wrote: »

First of all answer me this:

age:
weight:
height:
what time you train:

34
90kg
6ft 1

6:30pm

Esse85

wingnut32 wrote: »

8am - about 80g jumbo oats, fresh fruit( strawberries, blueberries, grapes), tablespoon of flaxseed and 30g whey with water, creatine and L glutamine

Cup of green tea.

11am - tin of tuna, with brown bread/brown rice/pasta with 125g of natural yogurt, apple, 250ml slimline milk.

2pm - two chicken breast, brown rice/pasta mixed in salad with olive oil dressing.

5pm - 3 oatcakes with a heap of peanut butter on each.

6pm Apple, 250ml slimline milk.

6.30pm Weights

7.30 post workout shake of 30g whey, 50g glucose, creatine and L glutamine, banana

8pm - 1 chicken breast or 1 sirloin steaks or large omlete with a large portion of broccoli and carrots. Sometimes with a drizzle of sauce (out of packet, only way I can eat them!)

Mug of green tea.

10pm - another 2 oatcakes with peanut butter.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thats a guideline, if you choose to try it and you feel like your gaining too much weight/fat, either reduce the carbs or increase the amount of cardio you do.

wingnut32

Thanks esse!

wingnut32

Esse85 wrote: »

Thats a guideline, if you choose to try it and you feel like your gaining too much weight/fat, either reduce the carbs or increase the amount of cardio you do.

Just one more question, should I keep this diet the same on no-training days bearing in mind that I only train three times a week?

Thanks

Scuba Ste

wingnut32 wrote: »

Just one more question, should I keep this diet the same on no-training days bearing in mind that I only train three times a week?

Thanks

Yep, stuff your face every day unless you want to take twice as long to gain weight.

Esse85

wingnut32 wrote: »

Just one more question, should I keep this diet the same on no-training days bearing in mind that I only train three times a week?

Thanks

Good question.

You could reduce the portion sizes of the carbs you have on non training days if you find your gaining weight/fat too quickly. Obviously there'll be no need for the post workout shake.

Not everyone will respond to the same diet so its difficult to say exactly.

It really is a matter of trying something, sticking to it for a set period and determining the results from it, then if all is going well, stick to the plan, if not, then adjust the diet/training.

Sounds complicated but it really isnt!