Food thread...

[bigbadasian]

|--[\\\]>-------- Again, i want to start another thread about the basics. At my gym, i have told a lot of ppl about this website and trying to get them to check it out. a lot of them are new to the world of AAS and bbing and need to start at the beginning and start to understand how AAS and eating and lifting go hand and hand. So let's make this easy for them to read and understand, we all know eating is the majority of building size, so what is everyone's typical OFF SEASON diet look like:

 

[AWN2004]

For me I try to keep things simple. I eat the same stuff many days and I don't go haywire with the weight gainer shakes and fastfood. It is the off-season however and if I feel like a treat, Ill have it. Thats the beauty of the offseason....keeping in mind my goals and knowing not to let the BF levels get too out of control. Here is what mine looks like....honest to goodness....no sugar coating anything, this what I really eat.

Meal #1
either a cup of oatmeal and (4-6)scrambled eggs with low fat cheddar or a shake with glutamine (10 grams)

Meal#2
2 cups brown rice and 14oz chicken or ground turkey with peppers and onions and bbq sauce

Meal#3
same as above

Meal#4
10oz sirloin tips and grilled onions and veggies, large salad with fat free dressing and some sort of diet soda

Meal#5
I'm at my store all day so typicaly some sort of bar or MRP....most likely a Labrada MRP

Meal#6
I tend to eat out a couple nights a week with the old lady. We are fans of the Cheese Cake Factory. I get the same thing almost every time. Its a grilled chicken sandwhich with avacado and I ditch the fries and mayo and sub for a salad or grilled veggies. Sometimes I get a piece of cheese cake.

Thats it for me. I have to watch it a little more than others because Im pretty carb sensitive Ive found out. If I go crazy on the food I get too out of shape and it makes it hell come contest time. I found that out the hard way this past spring. There ya go...enjoy.

Oh I guess Ill add this too....since deciding to quit "supps" my body weight has dropped a little. Im anywhere from 205-210 now and I just had my BF tested and it was a little over 10%. Im actually going to phase out one of the meals because over time I feel my metabolism may slow down a bit. I try to stay away from sweets even though I crave them almost everyday. I end up drinking a bunch of crystal lite and that seems to take the edge off my cravings somewhat.

 

[xcelbeyond]

Here's my current plan

I'm currently 195 lbs and ~12% BF (hopefully less )

I am able to lose BF and maintain/gain LBM with this. I eat this ALL THE TIME. Since I don't have an "specific" goal at this time, it easy to stray. Straying consists of eating additional foods - not always the good stuff

Keep in mind that I workout at 4:30-5:00 AM

#1 - Pre workout
1c (dry weight) oats
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 banana

#2 - Post workout
6 whole eggs

#3 - 8:30 Meal
1 can tuna in water
1/2 c (cooked measurement) pearled barley

#4 - 10.30 Meal
1 can tuna in water
1/2 c (cooked measurement) pearled barley

#5 - 12:30 Meal
1 can tuna in water
1/2 c (cooked measurement) pearled barley

#6 - 2:30 Meal
~60g whey protein isolate with 2/3 banana & 1c blueberries

#7 - 5:00 Meal
6-8oz steak (sirloin or similar)
1-1/2 c min (or more) green veggies - like green beans, brocolli, cukes, etc

If I get hungry at night, I eat a protein bar or some natural peanut butter.

 

[hompie]

1/2 c (cooked measurement) pearled barley

xcelbeyond I'm dutch , what is pearled barley?

 

[xcelbeyond]

Pearled barley is barley that has the outer husk removed. Whole barley is suppose to take forever to cook. A guy at work told me it's double the amount of time - in other words, 2 hours!!

 

[xcelbeyond]

Dummy me

I just noticed that I should probably add some Dextrose to my protein drink and make it my post workout meal!

 

[glenihan]

on a workout day

1 - 1/2 cup oats, 8 egg whites, 1 scoop protein powder, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup water - all blended

2 pre workout - 1/2 cup oats, 2 scoop protein, 1 cup milk

3 post workout - 1/2 cup oats, 2 scoop protein, 1 cup milk

4 - 10oz chicken, 1 cup FF yogurt, 1/2 cup oats

5 - cheat meal (i.e. chicken burrito in whole wheat wrap w/ brown rice, cheese, salsa and sour cream)

6 - 10 oz chicken, 2 tbsp natty pb

7 - 2 scoops casein protein blend, 1 cup milk, 1 cup water, 2 tbsp natty pb

 

[Stroyer]

Diet

Today was this:

1: Tuna Scramble (4 eggs, whole, + 6 oz. can of tuna (drained) + 1/2 cup shredded cheese, salt), 2 LARGE bagels & 1 banana

Snack (cheese & chilli tortias 2)

2: Chicken, whole buncha red potatoes, green beans

3: Cheat meal (3 double cheeseburgers, fries, soda)

4: Tuna Scramble (4 eggs, whole, + 6 oz. can of tuna (drained) + 1/2 cup shredded cheese, salt, 2 large bowls frosted mini wheats cereal

5: 3 1/2 cups non-fat cottage cheese, mixed veggy blend

Stroyer

 

[BIGKIWI]

I won't write my diet as I eat to many meals but here is average food intake per day eat meal every 30mins at moment as am damn hungary

1 x muesli , youghurt 2x pottles, 13 x cans tuna 180gram , 4 x servings noodles , 1 beef serving, 6 x 50 gram protein drinks (inc milk would be 70-80 gram ) , 1 x serving chicken veges , snacks x 12 ( apples, muesli bars , chips , biscuits, youghart ), 5 x 650ml powerades, 1 x 500ml lift, extra 2 litre milk drink straight when in bed hahahaahah damn I am expensive to feed

 

[Kahn]

13 x cans tuna

Holy Shit. What, you wear out a can opener a week? Beat those fuckers with a rock, can openers add up, man.

 

[T-MUSCLE]

for the untrained in aussy vocab

I won't write my diet as I eat to many meals but here is average food intake per day eat meal every 30mins at moment as am damn hungary

1 x muesli , youghurt 2x pottles, 13 x cans tuna 180gram , 4 x servings noodles , 1 beef serving, 6 x 50 gram protein drinks (inc milk would be 70-80 gram ) , 1 x serving chicken veges , snacks x 12 ( apples, muesli bars , chips , biscuits, youghart ), 5 x 650ml powerades, 1 x 500ml lift, extra 2 litre milk drink straight when in bed hahahaahah damn I am expensive to feed

what is pottles ?
what is museli bars ?
what is Lift?

 

[BIGKIWI]

pottles are those little containers yogurt comes in, lift is soda drink like lemonade, muesli bars are strangely emough bars made outta muesli

 

[bigbadasian]

Relpy

|--[\\\]>-------- Awsome responses guys!

 

[hompie]

Pearled barley is barley that has the outer husk removed. Whole barley is suppose to take forever to cook. A guy at work told me it's double the amount of time - in other words, 2 hours!!

I'm sorry Xcel , so barley is meat?

 

[Phidias]

Damn BIG KIWI, you are far from the FDA daily recommandations

Tuna, beef, yogurt, protein drinks and milk: somewhere around 1200 g protein a day!!!

How many gallons of water do you have to drink to flush your kidneys?

Any probiotics and digestive enzymes to help with the stomach bloat?

 

[xcelbeyond]

I'm sorry Xcel , so barley is meat?

It's a grain. It's the rice-looking stuff that's in Campbell's Minnestrone (sp) soup

A very complex carb with a GI in the low 20's!

 

[BigMatt]

I won't write my diet as I eat to many meals but here is average food intake per day eat meal every 30mins at moment as am damn hungary

13 x cans tuna 180gram

That's what im talking about
364G of protein Right there!
300G of Protein from the Shakes...

you must be at 900G of protein at the end of the day.
Great job!

 

[jahras12]

great thread- would love to hear more input- but i use this diet I got from getting my personal trainer cert- its real good and it calculates how many cals you need to take in then add 300 cals to that on a high day and drop 300 cals from that # on a low day and you gain muscle and lose fat - it seems to be workin- my diet is very easy-

high carb day for me-

3x a day- 8 oz chicken breasts(99% ff) with 3/4c cup of uncooked rice with 2 tbs of ketchup

2x a day- 5 scoops protein(good stuff- 16g protein 1g fat 3 carbs 1g sugar per scoop) and 1 cup oats uncooked blended in h20 with cinnamon and splenda

1x a day- 5 scoops protein blended in h2o

15% fat
35% protein
50% carbs

the only thing that changes from high carb to low carb day is 1 cup of uncooked long grain white rice and low day is 3x a week- high day is 4x a week- its the zig zag diet! I stay on this year round and gain little bf with good muscle gains and also i dont like brown rice so i go with chicken and long grain white rice instead

 

[Vander_V]

Breakfast - Mcdonalds for 3 egg Mc muffins and a 2 sides of flap jacks.

Lunch - In and Out Burger I usually get the #2 with a large chocolate shake .

Dinner - latley has been either Taco Bell or Pizza dependng on how im feeling.

 

[BIGKIWI]

Damn BIG KIWI, you are far from the FDA daily recommandations

Tuna, beef, yogurt, protein drinks and milk: somewhere around 1200 g protein a day!!!

How many gallons of water do you have to drink to flush your kidneys?

Any probiotics and digestive enzymes to help with the stomach bloat?

actually don't get much stomach bloat find protein drinks would bloat me more than the meals. I don't eat heaps at once just constantly every 30mins.