Am I eating enough?

[Thadon]

Breakfast
--7:00
-4 Eggs, 2 bannana's, OJ, and Whey protein W/ Milk

7:50
-Bowl of Oatmeal

Lunch: Hamburger, apple

--3:30
-Oatmeal, and Veggies

4:00-Workout

5:00-Supper: Chicken (Hamburger, Steak, or some meat), Rice (OR potato, etc), veggies, and an apple.

6:00-Work

10:30
-Whey Protein W/ Water, and Cottage Cheese.

Doesn't seem like i'm eating that much. Would beef jerkey be a good food to eat while i'm at work and school?
Lunch is basically nothing, that's why I eat a bowl of oatmeal before school too.

That's not much, I can only eat at those times bascially because the other times i'm at school or work.

Thanks

 

[Strider]

How much do you weigh now?

Are you trying to Gain? Loose? Maintain?

Sit down an add up, even at a close quess, the total Protein, Carbs, and Fat grams and Calories, it will give you a good idea with just that. Do the Math.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

you are NOT eating enough no matter if you are cutting or bulking. If cutting, eliminate milk,OJ,bananas,apple. Regardless if you are cutting or bulking you should Eat fish chicken and turkey and eliminate the powders.

 

[gymtime]

What kind of oatmeal are you eating?

 

[Thadon]

Quaker oats.

I weigh 165, trying to gain muscle mass.

Have any suggestions on when to eat the fish, chicken, and others?

So you suggest not having Whey powder with milk in the morning, and with water before I go to bed?

Lunch, I have no control over that.

The rest I can control but the times I eat really suck.

 

[ccc]

Quaker oats.

I weigh 165, trying to gain muscle mass.

Have any suggestions on when to eat the fish, chicken, and others?

So you suggest not having Whey powder with milk in the morning, and with water before I go to bed

Lunch, I have no control over that.

The rest I can control but the times I eat really suck.

How come you dont have any control over lunch Just curious... because you can just prepare your meals before hand and take with you.

 

[Thadon]

They dont want us taking food to school.

 

[BiggerisBetter]

its alright to take powder for your protein
just make sure your get less than 50% of your protein from powders

 

[Thadon]

Yeah that's what I thought.

I know I am not eating enough...Should I eat more before I work out? More for supper? More after work?

And what should I eat at those times, I know eating certain things at certain times is bad.

 

[Thadon]

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Scottyo]

If your trying to bulk up you definetly need to eat more. For starters I would add a good protein source with your preworkout meal, either a chicken breast or some tuna. Also, if you can change your bedtime shake from whey to a whey/egg/caseinate mix it would slow down the digestion. Its good that you do have some cottage cheese their but i would still go for different protein shake (i use labrada pro-v60 i scoop). Also don't be scared to use some olive or flax seed oil. If you need more advice, PM me. I may be new to the board but not new to bodybuilding.

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

Why less than 50% from powders?

 

[Strider]

Why less than 50% from powders?

Simply put, it is better to get you protein from real food than powders.

Powders should be thought of as a supplement, not a replacement.

With that said, it is better to have a shake, than nothing.

-Strider-

 

[vtec96]

If you like peanuts and peanut butter, try adding at least 1-2 servings a day, escpecially since your bulking..... With a proper diet this shouldn't turn into fat. Peanuts have healthy fats that will help you burn fat and maintain muscle. Also like stated try adding in some flax oil to your night shakes.

You might try replacing your 3:30 oatmeal with some good protein sources like fish or lean red meat. This will give you more protein to go with your veggies.. Hope that helps...

 

[Thadon]

Thanks

 

[Thadon]

Breakfast
--7:00
-4 Eggs, 2 bannana's, OJ, and Whey protein W/ Milk

7:50
-Bowl of Oatmeal

Lunch: Hamburger, apple

--3:30
-Fish, and Veggies, Peanuts

4:00-Workout

5:00-Supper: Chicken (Hamburger, Steak, or some meat), Rice (OR potato, etc), veggies, and an apple.

6:00-Work

10:30
-Whey Protein W/ eggs (How many) and Water, and Cottage Cheese.

And believe it or not, I'm not much of a cook and dont know what Flax oil or caseinte are. Yeah, i'm a dumbass.

Do I mix those up in a shake?

What do you guys put in shakes? Usually I just take my Whey with Milk or water and mix it with a spoon? DO you mix it with fruits, eggs, and other stuff and use a blender? I might start doing that.

Thanks for all the help...

 

[Scottyo]

Flax seed oil is an oil kind of like olive oil but it is dark in color and comes from flax seeds. You can find it in health food stores or order it online. It is considered the best source (some say fish oils) of healthy fats with good amounts of both omega-3 and omega-5 fatty acids. Just remember that it must be refrigerated. As for caseinate, it is a type of protein naturally found in milk (milk is made of whey and casein proteins) that is very low digesting, thus good before bed. You can either order it from proteinfactory.com or what would be easier is get a blend of whey, egg, and caseinate powder (like prov-60....theirs others). But like the others say...real food is better than powder.

 

[D00fy]

your meals are skrewy,some meals u have no protein and its jsut carbs

every meal should contain a variety Protein and CARBS or Protein and Fat,and if your not crazy like some of us Protein/Carb+fat in moderation in a meal

 

[Thadon]

All of my meals have protein.

Eggs=Protein, Whey=Protein, Oatmeal=Protein, Hamburger/Other meat they give us at school=Protein, Peanuts=PRotein, Fish=Protein, Meat=Protein, Whey=Protein, Cottage Cheese=Protein.

I might get some of that flax seed oil, how much does it cost?

Other than that, what should I add?

 

[vtec96]

I would get the liquid form... its about $10 for 16oz. depending on the brand. Can prob get at your local health food store or online at vitaminshoppe or wherever you like...

 

[Thadon]

Ok, so my diet is looking good?

 

[Thadon]

^

 

[Scottyo]

The true test of a diet is how you feel and the results you get. Your diet is fairly sound. Its clean and has pretty good macro-nutrient breakdown. The greatest problem I see left is the gap from 5-10:30...thats a pretty long time without food. If you can add something like a chicken breast or some form of protein to keep your nitrogen balance and keep from going catabolic that would help. Other than that try what your doing for a couple weeks, gauge yourself in the mirror and scale and check your results. If your not gaining enough, bump the calories up about 500. If you think your starting to get a little fat, cut back a little on the carbs. Thats about it.

 

[Thadon]

I work from 6-10 usually, so I can't really eat anything at work. I might be able to sneak in a few little small things, I guess, any suggestions?

Basically, 8-3 sucks and so does 6-10.

 

[Scottyo]

If nothing else...this would be a good time for a protein shake...but if you did this ii would change your last meal to a whole meal rather than protein shake (like a cup and half cottage cheese with some egg whites)...if that isnt a good option...simply snacking on peanuts then or a glass of milk might be your best bet...doesnt necessarily have to be large but even a chicken breast grilled up on the foreman grill might be an option...just some thoughts

 

[Thadon]

I might be able to take a shake in a gatorade bottle or something, anything else...like pocket size?

 

[Scottyo]

protein bar...umm..thats all i can think of right now

 

[Thadon]

Ok, Thanks.