Thread: new here, need help

Originally Posted by SnakeEyez

Hi im new here and some wat new to the diet game (although not that new to working out, i have some experience, maybe like a year + or so) so i needed some help constructing my diet. so far it looks like crap (not cuz i eat the bad things but because i dont eat 5-6 meals), it gos something like this:

Breakfast - like 2 cups of oatmeal
meal 2 - blank
meal 3 - post work out ON Whey protein (3 scoops)
Meal 4 - 6 hardboiled eggs, 2 of them being with the yolk, the other 4, just egg whites
Meal 5 - Dinner - 3 -4 pieces of chicken breast and a salad
Meal 6 - Blank

right now im on my cutting phase so i think that my caloric intake is not too high so that i gain weight, but i feel im not getting enuff protein in my diet (especially when i go to my bulkin phase, when ima want to get 1-2 grams per lb which would be like 140-280 grams of protein). can some 1 help me? oh, i think this may be important but i dont eat fish so a tuna sandwhich on wheat bread is a no go. Thanks ^.^

Welcome bro, we would love to help you, but kinda need some stats on you first.

Age, Weight, Bf%..ect.ect.

im 18 and i weight 143-ish and i dont know my BF% but i doubt its real high, and since i can like see my abs (not ripped how i want them but u can see them), i'll say its about 14%-15%, around there.

What the hell are you cutting for? Unless you are 4' 2", 143lbs is pretty skinny. I say make a nice just above maintenance diet up, post it here and the knowledgable will rip it apart. Take the advice, make a finished plan and continue on down the road of success.

im trying to get to a low BF% before bulking up so everything i gain is pure muscle and i can still have the abs from cutting. That is my diet regardless if im cutting or not, the 2 meals that i have blank in there (dont know wat to eat) would make a difference in if im above maintenance or cutting diet

you will never gain pure muscle. you will always add some fat when you "bulk up". It comes with the territory. The goal is to limit the amount of fat taht you add.

Forget about cutting. Starting jsut eating a consistently healthy diet and your body will start to "even itself out".

so ur sayin forget about cutting as in the diet, do u mean also cutting as in when u work out (as in no cardio and such)? So can u like help me put something in those 2 meals that i have blank

Why so much oatmeal in your breakfast? Cut down on the oatmeal and add protein and fat. You can make a protein shake for the protein and stir tablespoon of natural peanut butter into your oatmeal for the fat.

Meal #2, how about a piece of grilled chicken breast with some brown rice.

Meal #4 needs some carbs and Meal #5 needs some fats.

Meal #6, how about a cottage cheese shake? Cottage cheese + skim milk + natural peanut butter or some extra virgin olive oil for fat.

As for cutting, do what you want. I am the type that likes to be lean so I can't start bulking until I am pretty cut. However, if you are relatively skinny, you really don't need to unless it's a psychological thing. If this is the case, just get your diet perfected and bulk. Cut cardio to once a week or whatever you feel comfortable with, but you don't need to stop doing it altogether.

for meal #4, to add carbs, how bout i cook 4 eggs, 2 egg whites, 2 yolk, and eat it with like 3 or so slices of wheat bread?

Originally Posted by SnakeEyez

for meal #4, to add carbs, how bout i cook 4 eggs, 2 egg whites, 2 yolk, and eat it with like 3 or so slices of wheat bread?

Wheat isn't the best option. Get sprouted bread or just substitute bread all together with old fashioned or steal cut oats. A substantial percentage of my daily carbs comes from oats. I feel like a frigg'n horse... and it feels good.

Originally Posted by ABCs

Wheat isn't the best option. Get sprouted bread or just substitute bread all together with old fashioned or steal cut oats. A substantial percentage of my daily carbs comes from oats. I feel like a frigg'n horse... and it feels good.

What about wheat bread that is sprouted?

Originally Posted by ABCs

Wheat isn't the best option. Get sprouted bread or just substitute bread all together with old fashioned or steal cut oats. A substantial percentage of my daily carbs comes from oats. I feel like a frigg'n horse... and it feels good.

ok this is gonna sound like a bad joke but by oats u mean as in oatmeal or just eat it like that

Originally Posted by SnakeEyez

ok this is gonna sound like a bad joke but by oats u mean as in oatmeal or just eat it like that

Actually it sounds like bad grammar, not a bad joke.

Originally Posted by SnakeEyez

for meal #4, to add carbs, how bout i cook 4 eggs, 2 egg whites, 2 yolk, and eat it with like 3 or so slices of wheat bread?

Why drop egg whites from 4 to 2? Egg whites are virtually pure protein and don't contain many calories, the yolk of an egg is where it's all at. Dropping two whites would only reduce calories by 30-40. For carbs, a better source would be brown rice or rolled oats (as ABCs has suggested). And yes, oats as in oatmeal.

Originally Posted by KentDog

Why drop egg whites from 4 to 2? Egg whites are virtually pure protein and don't contain many calories, the yolk of an egg is where it's all at. Dropping two whites would only reduce calories by 30-40. For carbs, a better source would be brown rice or rolled oats (as ABCs has suggested). And yes, oats as in oatmeal.

that was my mistake, i meant the 4 eggs, have 2 of them fully wit the yolk and the other 2 just egg whites to drop some of the fat that the yolk brings.

Originally Posted by SnakeEyez

that was my mistake, i meant the 4 eggs, have 2 of them fully wit the yolk and the other 2 just egg whites to drop some of the fat that the yolk brings.

Why not add more whites? Two full eggs plus two whites would put you at about 18g protein. Do you have a number of total calories you are shooting for?