entire diet consists of shakes??

[Nok]

i know this is not ideal, but i'm wondering if this could potentially work. i have very little to no time when it comes to preparing food, so what i am doing is drinking an OPTIMUM NUTRITION:SERIOUS MASS shake when i wake up, and before i go to bed. thats 3000cals (including the milk) and then for my other 1k cals i usually eat some chicken breast and some eggs.

my macros are looking like:
575g carbs
205g protein
??? fats, etc

i'm bulking, and running 500mg Test E every week. what do you guys think this "diet" (or lack there of) will give me in terms of gains? both fat, and muscle.

help please thank you

 

[Powermaster]

Not a healthy option. Where are you getting your fiber from? How about micronutrients?

 

[lilgumby]

Not a healthy option. Where are you getting your fiber from? How about micronutrients?

This X100000000000


This is a really bad idea , protien shakes are supplements to a diet plan NOT a diet plan . Take some time on a weekend ( im sure you can spare a few hours ) and prep real meals for the week . do up a bunch of chicken breast , i make mini turkey meatloafs . A good quick meal is cottage cheese, peanut butter and chocolate protein powder. Hard boil a dozen or two eggs . Get a dozen cans of tuna , couple cans of chicken breast , some turkey lunch meat and your set for a bit with your shakes as a supplement . Now the canned chicken and lunch meat is not ideal because of being pre packaged and higher in sodium but is better than just shakes


As in your calories it depends on your weight and activity level to determine how many you need to "bulk" . Also depending on your weight you should get 1.5 to 2.5 grams of protien per pound of body weight . With all them carbs every day and that small amount of protein i would out on more fat and water weight

Just my 2cents worth

 

[hypo_glycemic]

You're only getting whey peptides. Whey's affective (half life)--- I think is around 90 minutes? You're for sure to go catabolic. I would study macro nutrient intake a long with shakes. All micro nutrient diets are not good for you at all...

 

[Intense]

How the hell do you not have time to prepare food?


Stop being lazy and just cook all your meals for the week at once and store them. Not to be a dick but judging from your videos you have A LOT to learn about nutrition and lifting, and could have gained 20 or so lbs in noob gains without the juice.

 

[njc]

This one guy on this forum was blending (and Im not kidding) chicken breast and watermelon and drinking it twice daily. Yucko.

 

[Roaddkingg]

You have to have solid meals often.
Every meal I have has carbs and protein, both go together.
It's ideal to eat every two hours to give you the strength to bulk and put on muscle.
When I do chicken tenders I make a half package at once. I may only eat 2-4 but I have lots left for later.
When I make up brown rice I make a big pan so I can have some every time I feel I need some chicken.
A bowl of rice, some tenders, piece of wheat bread and a shake makes a pretty easy and filling meal.
You can do up some beans and have plenty left, fish same thing. Even though fish isnt always as good the second time around I do it.
Beef, make plenty, noodles all kinds of options.
The way I look at this is IF you have time to lift and buy gear you have to have time to make meals.
You are what you eat and if you dont eat right you will not get the results you want period.
Make the time.

 

[Intense]

This one guy on this forum was blending (and Im not kidding) chicken breast and watermelon and drinking it twice daily. Yucko.

Did he happen to be black?....



I've made some pretty disgusting shakes in my time as well because I was in a hurry.

I've done ground beef, choco protein, and oats. Good lawd, nasty

 

[DetMuscle]

You have to have solid food man. That protien alone isnt good for ya.

 

[Nok]

okay thanks for all the advice guys. i got a big bag of chicken breasts in the freazer and a couple bags of tilapia. along with prob about 10 or 15 cans of tuna... i'm off tomorrow so i guess i should cook up tonight.

shouldnt be hard to cook for a week in advance i suppose.

 

[Standard Donkey]

diet looks pretty good Op

needs more puffins tho

 

[hypo_glycemic]

okay thanks for all the advice guys. i got a big bag of chicken breasts in the freazer and a couple bags of tilapia. along with prob about 10 or 15 cans of tuna... i'm off tomorrow so i guess i should cook up tonight.

shouldnt be hard to cook for a week in advance i suppose.

I wouldn't prep food to store for more than 3 days, otherwise it gets pretty dingy. Use glass Tupperware to carry and store, the food taste fresher.

 

[Nok]

im trying to calculate all the macros right now and i am struggling, this is confusing. definately should have had all this worked out prior to cycling. atleast i have caught myself early into it.

i am 6'3", 195lbs so i am thinkin of bulking with a 4000calorie diet. having trouble figuring out how many grams of carbs, fats, protein, etc i need to have. any help??

soon as i figure all this shit out i'm headed to the grocery store.

 

[Nok]

so from what i am reading i should go with around 285g protein (1.5xbody weight) 97.5g fats (.5 x body weight) and the rest from carbs which will be 500g.

does that sound right??

 

[MinMaxMuscle]

i know this is not ideal, but i'm wondering if this could potentially work. i have very little to no time when it comes to preparing food, so what i am doing is drinking an OPTIMUM NUTRITION:SERIOUS MASS shake when i wake up, and before i go to bed. thats 3000cals (including the milk) and then for my other 1k cals i usually eat some chicken breast and some eggs.

my macros are looking like:
575g carbs
205g protein
??? fats, etc

i'm bulking, and running 500mg Test E every week. what do you guys think this "diet" (or lack there of) will give me in terms of gains? both fat, and muscle.

help please thank you

You do have time. You just refuse to use it. An hour of a week is all you need to prepare the food for the week. Weigh the food, cook it for 30 min, throw em in individual tupperware. Done. You have all your meals for the week.

 

[Pork Chop]

I thrive to make my nutrition plan where i need no shakes. real food is 100% better than any shake. I may have to replace a meal here or there with a shake but it is very rare. (on a plane or something) but thats it.

 

[Roaddkingg]

im trying to calculate all the macros right now and i am struggling, this is confusing. definately should have had all this worked out prior to cycling. atleast i have caught myself early into it.

i am 6'3", 195lbs so i am thinkin of bulking with a 4000calorie diet. having trouble figuring out how many grams of carbs, fats, protein, etc i need to have. any help??

soon as i figure all this shit out i'm headed to the grocery store.

Go to fitday.com
It will help you figure out everything. Just type in what you eat and consume every day and it will calculate for you.
I found out some very interesting stuff about my own diet.
I thought I was eating plenty and it turned out I wasnt even close.
I always need to try to improve my diet.

 

[Roaddkingg]

I thrive to make my nutrition plan where i need no shakes. real food is 100% better than any shake. I may have to replace a meal here or there with a shake but it is very rare. (on a plane or something) but thats it.

I commend you bro.
That is very hard to do for a lot of us, myself included.
Seems like you have it down pretty good and I bet you look great for it.
Repped.

 

[Imens]

I don't think that is a good thing to do. You need to balance you diet with food and not just shakes

 

[l0newolf]

Ok bro I will do this for you but only once. Go to walmart, buy boneless chicken breasts which are cheap. Most of them are 10 ounces and thats about a good 55-60 grams of protein. Go back home and grill all of them in a charcoal grill after lightly seasoning them with a garlic/onion/light salt seasoning. This will be your main protein source for pretty much 2-3 days. Make sure you get the following list from the supermarket.

1. Oatmeal, not the ready mixes with junk sugar. You can get steel cut if you want.
2. Brown Rice.
3. whole wheat pasta
4. Get some organic low sodium sauce for your pasta. They do exist and yes, watch out your sodium. You only need sodium back in your body after you sweat it all out.
5. Egg whites carton
6. Make sure you get a good whey protein, 50-100 grams of whey a day preferably after workout are ideal. Get also casein protein so you can eat it at night. I take 50 grams after workout, and 75 grams before going to sleep (mix of whey, and casein).
7. package your food in containers and prepare well.
8. Use a website like my fitness profile to track down calories.
9. You don't have to eat enormous amounts of calories but try not to go lower than 3500.
10. Avoid junk food if you can. IF you are gonna eat outside please choose healthy food.

 

[sassy69]

^^ What they all said. To the guy above - egg whites are great, whole eggs are great too. You need to good fats. You also need good colorful fruits & veggies to help your body break down & shuttle out the byproducts of daily metabolic functions. This is easy - if you don't have time to buy / spend the money/ don't like veggies, get good powdered greens - good and very fast.

In terms of finding time - you can find time. It just takes a little work to come up w/ the best containers for your food and set aside maybe 30-45 min / week - Sunday afternoon or whatever - to do a mass cooking of food - I had to give up my grill when I moved to a highrise in the city, but I use my broiler like its going out of style. No reason you can't find some time to make food. An all protein shake diet is a great way to just lose muscle and develop some fun indiegstion or something from a very incomplete diet. Don't even waste your time w/ the thought cuz it won't get you anywhere.

 

[l0newolf]

^^ What they all said. To the guy above - egg whites are great, whole eggs are great too. You need to good fats. You also need good colorful fruits & veggies to help your body break down & shuttle out the byproducts of daily metabolic functions. This is easy - if you don't have time to buy / spend the money/ don't like veggies, get good powdered greens - good and very fast.

In terms of finding time - you can find time. It just takes a little work to come up w/ the best containers for your food and set aside maybe 30-45 min / week - Sunday afternoon or whatever - to do a mass cooking of food - I had to give up my grill when I moved to a highrise in the city, but I use my broiler like its going out of style. No reason you can't find some time to make food. An all protein shake diet is a great way to just lose muscle and develop some fun indiegstion or something from a very incomplete diet. Don't even waste your time w/ the thought cuz it won't get you anywhere.

Can't agree anymore with Sassy69. Preparation is the key to everything and staying fit. I work from home so BOOYA TO ALL lol. Allows me to eat when I want but I still prepare my meals as I should and put them in plates of containers etc.