Eating a lot but clean?

[Lomac]

I aiming for the largest gains I can get. I'm not too worried about fat gain, but I don't want to put on any more fat than I have too. I'm 5'10 180 pounds with approx 14 % bf.
Pretty much all I'm eating is chicken (cooked oil free and unseasoned except for garlicsalt) Cottage cheese, fish, wheat bread and eggs (3 whites 1 yolk). I work at a restaurant so I'm pretty much sorrounded by foods.
I don't eat scheduled meals really, and I eat a lot
example, in the last eight hours I've had 4 chicken breasts, a pint of cottage cheese with oranges and more water then I care to think about.
Is it ok when bulking to eat so much? Are these the right foods? All I really know is to avoid anything processed, deep-fried and things that start with Mc.
What should I add\subtract? What caloric intake should I aim for?

 

[KentDog]

Personally, I would cut a little bit more fat before bulking if you're currently at 14%. If you're not too concerned with fat gain, then you don't need to be too overly concerned with eating a lot of food when bulking, especially if you are young. Four chicken breasts, a pint of cottage cheese, and oranges over 8 hours time isn't that much. Where are your complex carb and fat sources?

 

[CancerNV]

How do you measure body fat? Is there anything I can buy at GNC or something like that?

 

[KentDog]

Calipers are the cheapest way. You can measure by yourself, by a friend, or you can pay someone working at your local gym to do it. You can also do hydrostatic water submersion testing. It's the most accurate way to measure BF%, but also the most expensive. I know they offer it at my university, sometimes they offer it for free if they are doing testing/surveying.

 

[Lomac]

Went and had the electic BF% done, I'm at 12 %. (I think it's low but I won't complain)
What are complex carbs? Why do I need them. Fat sources are usually olive oil on salad, and I thought cottage cheese (even lowfat) had plenty of "good" fat in it. Like I said, I'm reluctant to call it a diet, moreso I'm just eating from a limited food source. I eat a TON. Also what are good sources of EFAs? I read that they are required to build new cells. What has them, and what doesn't?

 

[ReelBigFish]

Read the sticky "Guide to Cutting, Bulking and Maintaining." and scroll down to the bottom of the first post and there is a shoppinglist.doc link you can click on. I wouldn't trust that electric bf test that much because they can be affected by so many things. But it may be right, 12 is low

 

[patricio223]

Pretty much everything you listed was protein source. You need carbs! Try adding alot of oatmeal in and some brown rice. Also use flax seed oil and fish oil.