advice on weigh gain + sample of what I ate yesterday)

scottie pippen

hey all. I am currently trying to put on weight

when I decided I wanted to start lifting weights - I relised that I was seriously under eating and feeling drained as a result.
so about 5 weeks ago I started making time to eat,
I have found it quite hard to stick to it, but its going well, the odd day I may skip a meal due to work, but have been fairly steady.
its been hard work, but I put on half stone

I would like some advice on my diet, since over all Im putting on weight which is good, I am getting a bit of fat belly too
am I eating too much fat?

My aim is to be 13 stone by Christmas

height 5.9
current weigh 11 and half stone
was 11 stone 5 weeks ago (post weight lifting program + weight gain diet)


below is an example of what I ate yesterday
all constructive comments welcome

thanks for reading


breakfast

3 weetabix + milk
1 banna
1 mandrine
cup of regular tea plus milk

mid morning snack
100g grams cashew nuts
plus cup of regular tea plus milk

lunch
sandwich made from
two slice of whole grain bread toasted
1 chicken Brest diced
1/2 a green pepper diced
1/4 onion diced
some mixed lettuce
some olive oil + thousand island sauce
small amount of cheddar cheese

afternoon snack

100g of white pasta
with
1 chicken Brest diced
1/2 a green pepper diced
1/4 onion diced
and two table spoons of pesto
1 small slice of homemade carrot cake

dinner
bowl of home made stew containing approx
1 beef stake
1carrot
1/2 an onion
1potato
1/2 liter of milk


snack before bed
bowl of vanilla Ice cream + honey, - approx 1/4 liter

--Kaiser--

scottie pippen wrote: »

I would like some advice on my diet, since over all Im putting on weight which is good, I am getting a bit of fat belly too
am I eating too much fat?

You don't seem to be eating much fat at all. You do seem to be eating a lot of carbs and sugar though. Get rid of the bowl of ice-cream and replace it with milk and whey powder. I'd also stop eating the weetabix for breakfast and replace it with porridge or eggs, much more nutritious.

scottie pippen

thanks for the reply

Ill get rid of the ice cream

I had started out on porridge, but it was giving me seriously bad indigestion.....................and really bad gas

some days I replace the chicken Brest for eggs -

so I will eat eggs for breakfast, and have various beans for lunch in place of the eggs?


how many eggs is it safe to eat in one day?
I could double up two in the morning and two in the evening?

--Kaiser--

scottie pippen wrote: »

thanks for the reply
some days I replace the chicken Brest for eggs -

so I will eat eggs for breakfast, and have various beans for lunch in place of the eggs?


how many eggs is it safe to eat in one day?
I could double up two in the morning and two in the evening?

I eat 3 - 6 eggs on a normal day, some here would eat even more. Don't worry, dietary cholesterol doesn't increase your blood cholesterol levels, and eggs are some of the most nutritious foods you can eat.

scottie pippen

excellent, roll on the eggs so.

looking up some great omelet recipes now

LFC5Times

GOMAD - Gallon of Milk a Day.

I did it before and put on a stone in around a month/5 weeks. Some days I wouldn't quite have the full gallon but would try get as close to the gallon as possible.

It does work from my experience.

scottie pippen

dose this just make you fat? or will it be overall bulk?
I would be concerned that GOMAD would just keep adding to my belly, despite working out.

thanks for the reply

brianthebard

one and a half stone is a lot to gain between now and christmas so if you are committed to that number some of it will be fat. At 11.5 stone I can't imagine you being chubby, but if you don't want to drink a gallon of milk every day (and I don't think its necessary for you), you could try increasing the size of your breakfast and snacks to include some more protein and carbs.

scottie pippen

the problem isnt overall chubbyness, while I'm really gald to put putting on weight, but Im getting a fairly big belly, and I was concernd this was a bad sign.
my intention was to bulk by eating and lifting weights, and was worried that a belly might very hard to shift if I put one a lot of weight so fast.


I'm probably setting my weight gain goal too high.


thanks again for the reply's