Diet Advice/Review

slingerz

Hey hope ye can help me here with this.

My current diet would be

bfast - Porridege w/flaxseed & goji berries
10.30 - 2 boiled eggs w/brown toast
1 - tuna/sardines/mackeral with 2 ryita slices & peanut butter
3 - Protein Shake
5.30 - half a protein bar
7 - Traing
9 - Chicken stirfry with brown rice

typical enough day during the week, obviously everyday the 'meal' would differ as would the time depending on the activity.

any thoughts/advice/corrections???? Thanks!!

Alf Veedersane

What is your goal, for starters?

Lose weight, get stronger etc etc?

slingerz

goal is to lose weight and get leaner really. a 6ft male at 102kg

Alf Veedersane

Next step: a little more information on what you eat?

Is it a bucket of porridge (27kg) or a small bowl (50g)?

Do you have a whole chicken for dinner or a chicken breast.

Or, in short, elaborate on how much of what that you eat?

If you can get that much, you can put it into something like myfitnesspal which will determine how many calories you're getting into you, which is useful.

But only if you're honest/accurate.

doctorwhogirl

More veg!

slingerz

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Next step: a little more information on what you eat?

Is it a bucket of porridge (27kg) or a small bowl (50g)?

Do you have a whole chicken for dinner or a chicken breast.

Or, in short, elaborate on how much of what that you eat?

If you can get that much, you can put it into something like myfitnesspal which will determine how many calories you're getting into you, which is useful.

But only if you're honest/accurate.

i use that but i find with myfitnesspal it doesnt have all the brands that you would be using so at times im guessing but i would go for the highest calorie option that appears there

its a standard small bowl of porridge, a chicken breast and some chopped up peppers/veg

as for the more veg comment i think you could be spot on but i dont see where i can fit that in with my current diet

Alf Veedersane

Do you have any idea how much you're eating of anything? Quantities I mean.

A standard small bowl doesn't mean anything.

Stench Blossoms

If myfitnesspal doesn't have the brand, add it.


Do you know a standard bowl of porridge is 30g? Have you weighed that out?

thegreatiam

slingerz wrote: »

i use that but i find with myfitnesspal it doesnt have all the brands that you would be using so at times im guessing but i would go for the highest calorie option that appears there

its a standard small bowl of porridge, a chicken breast and some chopped up peppers/veg

as for the more veg comment i think you could be spot on but i dont see where i can fit that in with my current diet

weigh your food.
chicken breast can vary in size from 80 grams to 200 grams. A standard small bowl of porridge is not a measurement. My bowls could be twice the size of your bowls. Weigh it.

And some is not a measurement of veg. Some veg to me means something very different to you.

Be accurate in your description of your diet that way someone can help you.

You dont need to know exactly to the gram, with 5-10g is fine. but vague measurements like some, enough, a lot dont help

runawaybishop

thegreatiam wrote: »

weigh your food.
chicken breast can vary in size from 80 grams to 200 grams. A standard small bowl of porridge is not a measurement. My bowls could be twice the size of your bowls. Weigh it.

And some is not a measurement of veg. Some veg to me means something very different to you.

Be accurate in your description of your diet that way someone can help you.

You dont need to know exactly to the gram, with 5-10g is fine. but vague measurements like some, enough, a lot dont help

A serving size is 40 grams, i dont think anyone eats that. Pic below shows a small portion of muesli and it is 70+ grams. I would probably eat 5 times that.

thegreatiam

runawaybishop wrote: »

A serving size is 40 grams, i dont think anyone eats that. Pic below shows a small portion of muesli and it is 70+ grams. I would probably eat 5 times that.

indeed, if you were given a bowl like that on the right you would kick off.

most likely OP (and everyone else tbh)is eating 5+ times the recommended portion.

SO now we sit and wait for the op to respond to the questions.

What is your goal, and how much of everything are you actually eating?

*twiddles thumbs*

slingerz

the porridge comes in pouches of 30g so i assumed that its the standard size?

I dont have a scales to measure the weight of food such as that. I would estimate that a pepper for example would not have a huge amount of variation in its size.

thegreatiam

slingerz wrote: »

the porridge comes in pouches of 30g so i assumed that its the standard size?

I dont have a scales to measure the weight of food such as that. I would estimate that a pepper for example would not have a huge amount of variation in its size.

if its a pouch then it is pre weighed.

you dont need scales to guesstimate a weight. If you bought a pack of 2 chicken breasts and the pack says 250g then it is likely that each breast will be close to 125g.

Peppers have enough variation in size, but it is not really the point we are making.

The point is you have asked us to take a look at your diet and provided us with no information about what it is.

your description of "a chicken breast and some chopped up peppers/veg" is about as vague as it gets.

you might as well say "I ate a quantity of meat and veg, is it too much? or not enough?"

If you want people to advise you on your diet you should meet them half way and actually tell them how much is in your diet.

And if you are getting to grips with your diet to lose weight then eventually you are going to need to measure your food.


So stop being vague and obtuse if you want help and actually provide a measurable quantity of your food or we are all just guessing blind.

If you ate one pepper then say "one medium sized bell pepper"
Grams is better but not always necessary.
If you bought a 200g pack of 2 chicken breast and ate one then say 100g of chicken breast.
1 spoonful of oil,
a dram of whisky,
a hogshead of meade
and 4 barleycorns of salami

seosamh1980

slingerz wrote: »

the porridge comes in pouches of 30g so i assumed that its the standard size?

I dont have a scales to measure the weight of food such as that. I would estimate that a pepper for example would not have a huge amount of variation in its size.

You can get a scales for under a tenner.

slingerz

thegreatiam wrote: »

if its a pouch then it is pre weighed.

you dont need scales to guesstimate a weight. If you bought a pack of 2 chicken breasts and the pack says 250g then it is likely that each breast will be close to 125g.

Peppers have enough variation in size, but it is not really the point we are making.

The point is you have asked us to take a look at your diet and provided us with no information about what it is.

your description of "a chicken breast and some chopped up peppers/veg" is about as vague as it gets.

you might as well say "I ate a quantity of meat and veg, is it too much? or not enough?"

If you want people to advise you on your diet you should meet them half way and actually tell them how much is in your diet.

And if you are getting to grips with your diet to lose weight then eventually you are going to need to measure your food.


So stop being vague and obtuse if you want help and actually provide a measurable quantity of your food or we are all just guessing blind.

If you ate one pepper then say "one medium sized bell pepper"
Grams is better but not always necessary.
If you bought a 200g pack of 2 chicken breast and ate one then say 100g of chicken breast.
1 spoonful of oil,
a dram of whisky,
a hogshead of meade
and 4 barleycorns of salami

Its by no way being obtuse. whenever i see a chicken breast package in the shop there pretty much all the same standard size really. Dont see many 8kg chick breast packs in there do you.

i came here looking for some form of assistance but your holier than thou approach is hardly helpful.

simple advice direction was asked for that a scientific breakdown of everything

Forget it anyway, mods feel free to close this thread.

runawaybishop

slingerz wrote: »

Its by no way being obtuse. whenever i see a chicken breast package in the shop there pretty much all the same standard size really. Dont see many 8kg chick breast packs in there do you.

i came here looking for some form of assistance but your holier than thou approach is hardly helpful.

simple advice direction was asked for that a scientific breakdown of everything

Forget it anyway, mods feel free to close this thread.

In fairness you were asked about the portion size specifically and gave an obtuse answer. As you can see above a portion can vary wildly. If people have to drag information out of you then its not really conducive to a good discussion.

Alf Veedersane

slingerz wrote: »

Its by no way being obtuse. whenever i see a chicken breast package in the shop there pretty much all the same standard size really. Dont see many 8kg chick breast packs in there do you.

i came here looking for some form of assistance but your holier than thou approach is hardly helpful.

simple advice direction was asked for that a scientific breakdown of everything

Forget it anyway, mods feel free to close this thread.

It's not holier than thou - people are willing to help but you need to be willing to help us help you. That's all.

The type of food isn't the only issue in a diet - portion size is key too.

Even something like where you got a pack of chicken would give an idea. Plenty of help at hand if you want.

thegreatiam

Coming begging for help and then being strangely unwilling to provide information to enable help to be given seems obtuse to me.

My opinion may be skewed tho cos of this massive horse im on