Critique My Diet

[cajunbob]

Hi all. I am new to this board and wanted some opinions on my current diet.

To give a little background, I am 5'10, 167 lbs. I started working out about 8 months ago and at the time weighed 150 lbs. When I started I had 8% bodyfat according to the fitness consultant that took measurements. At 167 lbs I am guessing my bodyfat is 12%. I am looking to get to about 190 lbs. Also I am curious how most of you measure your bodyfat. And I have heard alot about ketogenic diets but am looking to bulk up, not down so I assume it would not apply to me. Anyway, on to my diet. . .

Meal 1: 2 soft-boiled eggs, whole
(8AM) 1 piece wheat toast with a tablespoon of jam
1/2 a grapefruit
oatmeal w/ water, raisins, tsp of brown sugar
whey shake (8oz 1%milk, banana, scoopwhey)

Meal 2: 2 slices of 97% fat free beef jerky
(11AM)
Meal 3: side of cottage cheese with canned pineapple
(1PM)
Meal 4: beef patty, 2 baked potatoes, whey shake
(3PM)
Meal 5: beef patty, side of white rice, side of corn
(8PM)
Meal 6: Myoplex Shake (1/2 liter water, Myo, banana)
(11PM)

Drink water throughout the day. Will substitute beef for chicken breast if there is a sale at the market. Tried tuna for awhile with the cottage cheese but do not like fish products so had to cut that out. Will also substitute the rice for plain pasta.

I work out 3-4 times per week. Do about 10 minutes of cardio and 1 hour of weight training each time I work out.

I am on a 3-day split that is as follows:
Day1: calves, thighs, and forearms
Day2: chest, back, abs
Day3: biceps, triceps, shoulders, abs

Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bob

 

[SaintStephen]

Well, if your intent is to bulk, as you have said it is.. then that diet will definitely do it for ya. You are getting a lot of protein for sure, so that is good. You might want to watch the saturated fat however, looks like you are eating a lot of beef... I would think about replacing at least one of these with a tuna or chicken meal. The 2 baked potatoes in 1 meal seems like a lot of carbs too.

In the end you just have to judge yourself on what you want to accomplish. As you have said your bf% is increasing... if you aren't too worried about that and just want to add as much mass as possible , both muscle and fat then this would work. If you are more concerned about the amount of fat you are adding, you might want to watch your diet a bit closer for the extra carbs and fats you are consuming.