Bulking, Don't Know What to Eat

The diet itself isn’t necessarily bad. It’s that your portions are tiny.

[quote]fuze wrote:
well animus, I asked people at my gym and they suggested to me this plan, again i said i am not that good at making a diet plan. can you please tell me a plan that you think is “good” ? just a normal day diet.[/quote]

What gym do you go to that suggests “pate” as a snack?

A good diet to bulk on is… steak & eggs, every meal; vegetables on the side (alternate steamed broccoli and spinach sauteed in olive oil [with fresh garlic if you want]). Protein shakes for snacks. Take a good bioavailable multivitamin. Take 1-6g of fish oil. Take 3-6000 IU vitamin D.

But that’s expensive and you’ll probably get sick of it very quickly.

It’s much easier to talk about principles of a good diet, than to actually tell you what to eat.

Pick three protein sources you like to eat: eggs, steak, chicken breasts, chicken thighs, pork chops, pork tenderloin, etc. Pick three non-root vegetables you like to eat… leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables are great options, along with bell peppers.

Then learn to cook them, and eat that for your main meals of the day. It’s ok if you don’t eat breakfast food for breakfast.

For snacks, cottage cheese and protein shakes are decent options, you can use half&half in your shakes if you want.

Then, monitor your weight and how you look in the mirror. Assuming you’re lifting and sleeping well, if you’re gaining scale weight, and you’re also looking better in the mirror, you’re doing all right. Just keep doing that.

If you’re getting too fat, cut back on how much you eat. If you’re not gaining weight, and not getting stronger, eat more food.

OR… you could just read one of the many articles on this site.

thanks a lot LoRez! that was a really great advice there… i will try to do that, is there any other alternatives for the snack? i take protein shake after workout as a snack, when about the snack between breakfast and lunch? can a chicken burger do? cause i am always at work at this time and i cant get to cottage cheese at that time! :confused:

omg

Breakfast: 6 eggs, 4.5 oz chicken, 80g dry measure oats
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut butter, banana
Lunch: 8oz beef or chicken, 2 potatoes, 32g Peanut Butter
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut Butter, 1 cup rice cooked measure
Dinner: 6oz beef or chicken, 300cals of almonds or some kind of nut

just thank me later

EDIT: throw veggies in at anytime if you want them

@PlainPat lol can i thank you now :stuck_out_tongue: ? thanks alot dude!

[quote]fuze wrote:
@PlainPat lol can i thank you now :stuck_out_tongue: ? thanks alot dude![/quote]

Lol that plan isnt absolute by the way, like if you start getting too fat too quick or arent gaining enough u can just add/subtract from the portions but you probably wont have to

[quote]fuze wrote:
thanks a lot LoRez! that was a really great advice there… i will try to do that, is there any other alternatives for the snack? i take protein shake after workout as a snack, when about the snack between breakfast and lunch? can a chicken burger do? cause i am always at work at this time and i cant get to cottage cheese at that time! :/[/quote]

Oh, I wasn’t trying to narrow down your options. Yes, protein is a good choice… even if in the form of a chicken sandwich.

Just keep track of how many calories you’re taking in (and if you can, macros too), and pay attention to how your body responds over time. The better you understand how YOU respond to things, the better you’ll be at making food choices that work for you.

[quote]PlainPat wrote:
omg

Breakfast: 6 eggs, 4.5 oz chicken, 80g dry measure oats
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut butter, banana
Lunch: 8oz beef or chicken, 2 potatoes, 32g Peanut Butter
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut Butter, 1 cup rice cooked measure
Dinner: 6oz beef or chicken, 300cals of almonds or some kind of nut

just thank me later

EDIT: throw veggies in at anytime if you want them [/quote]

OP, please report back on how it feels to eat like that for a day :wink:

[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:

[quote]PlainPat wrote:
omg

Breakfast: 6 eggs, 4.5 oz chicken, 80g dry measure oats
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut butter, banana
Lunch: 8oz beef or chicken, 2 potatoes, 32g Peanut Butter
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut Butter, 1 cup rice cooked measure
Dinner: 6oz beef or chicken, 300cals of almonds or some kind of nut

just thank me later

EDIT: throw veggies in at anytime if you want them [/quote]

OP, please report back on how it feels to eat like that for a day :wink:
[/quote]

LOL compared to how hes been eating its been gonna suck ass for the first few days

Off day:

Brekkie: 2 whole eggs (best quality you can get) 4 whites, 80g Brown rice flour, Mixed berries. An Apple!
Snack: Greek Yoguart 2%fat 250g, 20g (protein weight) whey, 15g Coconut Oil.
Lunch: Steak (170g), Spinach, Kale, chopped Tomato, lentils and spices all mixed and cooked, then served with Rice 50g. Pineapple or kiwi. I make a batch to last the week and just re-heat as required or eat cold.
Snack: Wild Sockeye Salmon (tinned or fresh) 200g, Butter 20g, Spinach. All put in a bowl and microwaved warm.
Dinner: Chicken wraps. Two wraps and cook chicken in olive oil with peppers and spinach as well as spices.
Before bed: Protein blend only if hungry. (20g Protein weight)

Cals: 2500
Protein 240g
Carbs 140-160g (not including fruit and veg)
Fats: 100g

On Day:

Brekkie: Same.
Snack Same.
Lunch: Chicken thighs (250g), EVOO (10ml), asparagus, Broccoli.
Pre Workout: Protein Blend (30g protein weight), 30g Oats, 70g Rice.
Post workout: 20-40g Protein and 70g fast acting Carbs.
Dinner: Steak (200g), 2 whole eggs and sweet potato chips. Spinach and Kale on the side. Mixed bowl of fruit for desert.
Pre bed: 20-40g protein powder.

Calories: 3100-3200
Protein: 260-300g
Carbs: 260g (not including fruit and veg)
Fat: 110g

Increase decrease macros as required.

[quote]PlainPat wrote:

[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:

[quote]PlainPat wrote:
omg

Breakfast: 6 eggs, 4.5 oz chicken, 80g dry measure oats
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut butter, banana
Lunch: 8oz beef or chicken, 2 potatoes, 32g Peanut Butter
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut Butter, 1 cup rice cooked measure
Dinner: 6oz beef or chicken, 300cals of almonds or some kind of nut

just thank me later

EDIT: throw veggies in at anytime if you want them [/quote]

OP, please report back on how it feels to eat like that for a day :wink:
[/quote]

LOL compared to how hes been eating its been gonna suck ass for the first few days[/quote]

Damn thats a lot of peanut butter!

[quote]Marzouk wrote:

[quote]PlainPat wrote:

[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:

[quote]PlainPat wrote:
omg

Breakfast: 6 eggs, 4.5 oz chicken, 80g dry measure oats
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut butter, banana
Lunch: 8oz beef or chicken, 2 potatoes, 32g Peanut Butter
Snack: 50g whey protein, 64g Peanut Butter, 1 cup rice cooked measure
Dinner: 6oz beef or chicken, 300cals of almonds or some kind of nut

just thank me later

EDIT: throw veggies in at anytime if you want them [/quote]

OP, please report back on how it feels to eat like that for a day :wink:
[/quote]

LOL compared to how hes been eating its been gonna suck ass for the first few days[/quote]

Damn thats a lot of peanut butter![/quote]

If you just carry around jar of pb and your scale its not hard to do. Much easier than stuffing your face with goddamn almonds and other fat sources. Plus who doesnt like pb?

[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:

[quote]fuze wrote:
i am trying to bulk and i was hoping to get a good diet plan.[/quote]
You’ve been “trying to bulk” for a month and a half, according to the two other threads you’ve discussed this in. You got solid advice in both of them.

In the last 6 weeks, how much bodyweight have you gained?

How much has your strength improved on the squat, deadlift, flat bench press, row, and pulldown or pull-up?

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If your pullup numbers are decreasing, should you slow down the bulk or forget about it?

[quote]csulli wrote:
If all else fails you could always just get dirty with it. There’s a lot of weight to be gained from pizza, ice cream, burgers, and beer.[/quote]
<–prime example of this^

This may be weird, but the BEST piece of advice I have gotten from this site is this…you’re looking to eat 1 cup of oatmeal, put 1/2 in then your milk (whole) then add the other 1/2 in and stir. Makes it soooo much easier to go down.