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[makingchanges]

just wanted to formally introduce myself. Ive been training for about 6 years now. More seriously for the last 2.5-3 years or so. Im 29 6' and currently at 215 and 11% bf last time I was checked. Good for me considering my starting weight was sooo horrible 6 years ago at a whopping 130. My goal is to get to a nice, clean and lean 230 and 5-6% bf. I know im a long way off but Ive got nothing but time I guess. but I have a stupid fast metabolism and makes it hard to put on weight. I currently eat 4500 hundred calories give or take a lil. everything I eat is put on a scale so I know the exact amout of what im eating. I think I finally have my diet where it needs to be for the most part. there that sums me up in a nutshell. thanks

 

[Bigboychance80]

Welcome to the board. One question though, if you have such a hard time gaining why are you so worried about measuring you food? I can understand when trying to cut bf, but I would not be measuring everything while trying to gain.

 

[QStorm]

its a good habit to get into imo. perhaps a sample of what you eat on a regular? you never know, there may be something that can be tweeked. lots of knowledgable people here. Im sure they wont mind taking a look for you.

welcome.

 

[DeeZ]

Welcome! I need to get my diet in check thats the hardest thing for me!

 

[QStorm]

Welcome! I need to get my diet in check thats the hardest thing for me!

deez, if that is you in your avatar, eat anything that isnt nailed down brother.

 

[RONJON]

welcome

 

[makingchanges]

thanks for the welcome guys. As far as the whole weighing my food I just figured only one way to know where your body put on to much fat and how it reacts to certain types of carbs ect. as far as my diet and meals it looks roughly like this: (feel free to chime with any recommedations ect)

Meal 1: 2 scoops of ON whey and 1 cup of pineapple
Meal 2: (1hr later) 3 full eggs 5 egg whites, 1 cup (precooked) oatmeal
30 mins after workout
Meal 3: Postworkout-2 scoops ON whey 1/2 cup creme of wheat
Meal 4: Spagetti- 3oz (precooked wt) w/ 6 oz of extra lean ground beef chicken, 1 cup sauce 1 cup of brocoli
Meal 5: 340g of cottage cheese 1 can of tuna, 30g of walnuts, 8 whole wheat crackers
Meal 6: 1 1/2 -2 cups of brown rice w/ 8oz salmon
Meal 7: 8 oz new york strip or top sirloin w/ 200g sweet potato with 1/2 cup brocoli
Meal 8: 340g cottage cheese 30g almonds 1/2 cup oatmeal

Thats my basic outline of what I eat. its not the same everyday. sometimes I use black bean and kiney beans ect but just to give you an idea of what it looks like. As far as supplements. right now I just started using xtend this week just to see if it actually does anything for me. and I just ordered some casein shakes by ON cause havent used it in a long while (cottage cheese is getting kinda old) and some digestive enzyemes (never used them but figured I would give it a go as well). but any advice/feedback would be appreciated. thanks!